The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-22
TEE RAILROAD EXCURSION SLAUGHTER
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PnriicsiArs of the Disaster on rhs Kausas
PneiGc Railroad List Of Killed and
Wounded.
[From the st. Louis Republican July 1911
An excursion party consisting chiefly OF men In
terested IN the iai.road connections between st.
Louis aai Crestne anu PItsbur1 and Cleveland,
lett 81 Louis on saturday, the 10Th INST. by spe
Cal Train.
The excnrsionists arrived at Leavenworth on
Saturday nisnt and stayed there untf Monday morn.
lag Ihey left on Monday morning ana ran on 10
Ellsworth, on the Kansas Pacilc Railway, reaching
there al ABOUT haifpast ten IN the night. They slept
on board the cas- tnat night and at about tive
O'Clock next morning starred westward TO Ugalah,
tairly tnies west of Fort Hays.
raev then started ON the return trip. Everything
had gone Oh well, and they arrived az Lawrence,
Kansas, on Wednesday morning last. &C seven
oc.ocx. General Anderson. superintendent aod
George Noble. assistant superintendent OF tue KAN
fachc road ana several others joined the ex-
cursionsts here, and the party proceeded nome
ward.
me train consisted OF an engine, tender and three
cars The ifsL car. tue one next 10 the tender and
engine Was one used specially by superintendent
Anderson. It was what Is kaown as business car,
and mai an ONCE in II. fne second was coach OF
tine Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati and lndianapo-
lis Railroad. &c WAS very alancn one anu spen.
didiy Anisaei. The third was palace car supplied
~ II. G. Lord. OF the Indianapolis and Lafayette
Ia tue arst there were James Barnard, the con-
ductor. aud nus brotner brakeman.
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Perkins. FRANK fo.d. b. $. Flint. Luolen Hills Il.
King, j.. G. Moves, Epen No,es, General CruIt,
J. 8. Beach William Mack. General Coburn,
General hainett, KOlerIck King, son OF II. KING
OF indianapolis; II. johnson, y. George Noble,
Charles tilcK0x and james foberts coiorei Dorter.
ALONG others there were Ia the rear car-hr.
L0ris--Jscar owasend, Prof. Wilbur and lady,
General Anderson and b. w. Hanna.
Heavy rams had Ia.len on Tuesday night. and
Wednesday morning delugng the country a0d lay
ing portion OF tie tracK under water. 1t was 20
these that the accident, which proved 5uc1 disas
trouS one, was Attributed.
TnE SCENE or THE DISASTER.
The point where the accident occurred was one
mile east OF Lenape and nineteen mlea east OF Law
renee, aud several mites west oil OH creek. 1t Is
ravIne and bridged over 1t does not extend
bottom OF tle ravlne TO the roadway Is from fifteen
to twenty feeI The length OF the bridge was only
ravine Was about three feet deep and there was
con-iderable deposit VI mud. Above the ravlne the
ground Was very high and The heavy rains had
caused quite large quantity to pass down the creek
The track was Apparently Oil sale.
Inc tram ran slower than usual in consequence Of
the heavy rains when mad fa.len. The bridge seeued
ali rlgat anu the engineer did not hesitate TO go on
IL. No sooner, however had che engine moved on It
tnan it gave way and the locomotive was pre-
General Anderspn's car was forced headlons
over It 70 the other SIDE OF the rayine,
Cincinnati ana Indianapolis kailr0ad was thrown
Its side witch one emu Ia the bottom OF the ravlne
TIC Tilted or the track but not thrown
over. 1t was Jatnned against the second car,
anu this prevented 1t rom going any further The
end Of 1t was In the bottom the. other reached TO
the top.
me snock aud smash were terrible. damned be.
tween the euyine AMI the tender, the engineer aul
nre.nan were Instantly killed. The first car Was
wrecSed and the seco "a was scarcely recognizable,
except us mass OF splinters Oae end OF this car
waa kn0cKed OLt immediately upon beng thrown 10
tae bottom OF the ravine, and the falling timoers Of
tue Ordge compile ed the general destruction Ex-
cepting air. LORDS car. eve, tang was s.nashei;
even the massive engin. anu tender were al entire
wreck Scarcely one IN the hfsrand second cars
Aat in I IA
one seemed either to have crusn.l or 0foxea limos
bruises or gajics. As the secold Car lei the ex-
cArsiOnists In IL cOuu see nothing but umbers fall
lng, and when they descended on the car anu the
wnoie became one confused mass there was almost
total Darkness
the passengers who were able began to extricate
themselves as soon as possioe, ANA with thoss IN
tne rear Car proceeded wlth the utmost vsor TO sd
those VINO had Decu serlJusiy injured. Ii WAS about
threeq quarters OF an hour before the work vi extri-
catiog the iaIurcd anu ing them 10 the upper
mere were many marvellous escapes--indeed 1t
was considered wonder by tho excursionsts IN
the second car that any OF them got ot OIL tue 0e6s
aiive:-
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
the following Is correct list OF tue Killed and H.
fne engineer. e. Libby. was found at hts post
killed HIS death must nave been instantaneous 5
other extensive InJures. lie was an experienced
engineer, highly esteeuied, and lived In Wyaddotte
lie leaves we aud several children. He ~ stated
TO have whist.ei "dowu Urakes'' and reversed the
engine whesi gong down, to prevent ~ some deslee
gasa IN MS breast, "a Il tue handle OF tue lever Rad
entered II.
Ine fireman was also instantly Killed. lilo was q
Swede and tuis was MS Drst trip on the ROAD.
J. d. Herkimer general superintendent or the In
dianapolls and >L Louis Raroad. Injured siigntiy
In tue back and lett Saee severely brui5ei.
j. icrKns. president OF tue Bank o. commerce.
Cleveland. Injuries slight.
Frank Ford, of Cleveland, chief engineer OF the
Clel ciand Columbus, CInclDDati and Indianapolis
Railroad. Severity bruised: cannot SIT up.
rs
Railroad. received internal injuries; t serious.
Lucen Hills. o. the Cleveland, Cvlumons, Cmcin-
nati anu lpdanapOlis ha road. Injured about the
head and face ana bruised about the body; injuries
not very severe.
land Columbus, Cincihnall and Indianapolis Rail-
road. Sight fracture OF the right arm, near the
shoulder.
j. c. Noyes OF st. Louis, general freight agent OF
the Indianapolis and 81. Louls Railroad. severely
bruised and ankle spralneo; not severely injured.
Eben hoyes. OF Nation. i'll. severely orused; not
ueaeral Crnt OF Terre Hautc Ind. editor Of the
Terre ilaute Express Severely oraised; injured in
the Side oy q spint.
j. :. Beach, banker, Of Terre Haute. Cut on the
b. ". llama, oi ferre Haute; Attorney, Indianap-
oils and st. Louis itafoad. Badly bruised anu ley
crushed,
Vim. Mack OF Terre Haute, Ind. Badly cut on
nose ana lace.
General Coburp, OF Indianapolis. Badly oru,sed.
General barnett, of Cieveiand. Sustal.ed serious
injury OF the spine and severe cut IN the Iead
nooerick King. Injured oat sltgndy.
James Barnard, conductor. Badly bruised.
Barnard. brakeman. seriously cut and bruised
about the heid.
JAMES Ronerts, colored porter. Slightly bruised.
Charles Hickox, Of Cleveland. Sl.suliy lulureu.
ii. N. Johnson, OF the Cleveland HerQid. Fracture
Of the arm aud slightly cut.
George Noble. Assistant Superintendent Kansas
Pacific Railroad. Hurt about tue mead I'D snvuI-
ders
Jesse Roberts OF Cleveland colored porter Badly
hurt.
Steve Russell, porter. Seriously bruised.
Professor Wuolr aud laIi and tnose III the rear
car were severely snaAen ana sgntiy injured
CAUSE VI tbs ACCIDENT.
AS was ascertaned on un examination after the
accident, the giving way OF the bridge was caused
by what Is known as IA benz having been wrestcd
from under tue treste-wUrk by the hood caused by
the heavy raus, AID eayng tins portion vi tue uridse
unsupported. ihis Was not peiccptue before ,ae
accident Occurrcd ana the tfacS ana bridge were
apparently intact the disaster Is believed 10 have
been purely accidentai.
General Anderson. immediately after the accident,
sent uen to the nearest station, and telegram was