The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-08-16
The RailreaA Aec,ae,,.

Inc freight train going west, Thursday NOR
ing met with an accident at the bridge just west
Tracy q Parkers mill. After the engine had pass
over, the bridge was wrecked, dtehing several car
n The passenger train from the cast being mike
y train If freight aud passeaser ears arrived 1t
o'clock, and was compelled to wait until the trsc
was clear. This was acconplishsd about o'clock
the afternoon, when the passenger train for the ea
came down, and was run on to the switch, at the d.
pot, until the western bound train ran up the mai
track. The trouble occurred the hind truck of til
passenger coach was running past the switch. Som
Q say that the switchpin, from some cause dropp>
out while others say that the person in attendant
had pulled it out too soon and holding the ba
with his hands BE that as it nav the rear truck @
the coach was thrown from the track and bumpe,
along on the ties for hundred feet or more We
men commenced screaming, and conductor William
bryan attempted to uncouple the car; but before i
! could be done, the coach was upset down embank
ment OF about ten feet lying almost bottom side M
close by the mill, at the foot of Main Street Tn,
passengers in the coach the switch saw the ACCT
dent, but the train passed off the switch and pulled
out for ST. Joe, without waiting to see if any hel,
would be required Of it Persons who saw the acci
dent hastened to the spot and the passengers VIII.
were unhurt set about rescung those who were in
yured. Over twenty passengers were found to bt
hurt some of them very badly The wounded wers
carried into the mill, the depot, and the neghborine
houses. The mill resembied hospital, the wounded
| lying about on the floor in every direction
The first injured person We saw was an old man
lying ON the platform in front of the mill door, the
blood running from his ears. This was Henry VIVA
ley, reading near Hiawatha. Tho base of his skull
was fractured, and he had received other severe in
juries He was removed to the City Hotel, where he
died Friday evening.
Conductor William Bryan was lying Oh the floor of
the mill, making complaint Whatever, but was
badly hurt. His thigh crushed, and several ribs
were broken forcing them against his lungs causing
| considerable hemorrhage. lie was removed to the
residence of Joseph Craney where he still is with
prospects that he will recover
John T. Hasenyaeger, an old German, residing
near Falls City, Nebraska, taken to the residence
OF James COoney, very badly hurt His left shoulder
was broken, his side injured, and n wound on his
| head He was removed to the City Hotel where he
| is doing well.
VIM. Shubert, of Aspinwall, Nebraska was severe
y hurt in the shoulder and had several ribs broken
causing injury to the lungs, in the case of eonuc-
tor Bryan. He lay the floor of the mill, no muir
muir escaping him. He removed to the CITY Ho-
tel, where he is improving.
Mrs Clauser, wife of the fireman on the engine,
broken. Her infant child suffered conclusion of the
BRAIN They were taken to Severance the next ,lay
Mrs. Belle Sweeney, FROM Daviess County, No.
bound for Fairfield, Nebraska, was considerably
bruised together with her two children. Ii was
thought that the youngest could not survive but all
had improved so to be able to proceed OH their
way, the next day.
Mrs. Claracy Heater, from Bedford, Iowa, going
with her husband to Severance had her collar bone
broken, and Mr.. Heater injured in the breast.
They proceeded on their way, and doing well.
Mrs. I. ii. Dey, of Seneca, had been visit to
Troy, where she formerly lived, and had taken pas
sage on the train for home She suffered a fracture
of the eoccyx, or lower end of the spine. She was
taken to the residence of d. NJ Parker where she re-
manned until Sunday, when she was removed to the
Highly House, where she still remains. Her injuries
are painful, but not fatal.
Mrs Sharp, mother OF the brakeman who re-
Gently killed East Norway, had her shoulder
broken.
Mrs. Rupc, of Ottumwa, Iowa. had her hand mash
ed, and was bruised in the side. Her two children
were slightly hurt.
Mrs Holmes, of ST. Joseph, got q black eye, but
took it in good humor.
One lady, who was bruised about the head, refused
to give her nane, saying that she did want her
friends to hear of it 1t ascertained that she
was a Miss Brown, from Brooklyn, her way to
Hiawatlia, Oh visit. She went on her way.
Charles L. Aldrich, of st. Joseph had his jaw bro
ken, and was otherwise injured about the head and
body. He returned home, the same evening.
Mrs Shortle, wife of "a conductor had II spr.,nei
back and bruised head.
Will f. Harshe, of St. Louis, a commercial travel
Ter, badly cut about the head. lie returned to
st. Joseph.
VIM. II. Hole of Havana ILL.,, on his way to Belvi-
deere, Nebraska had his left side and leg badly brus
ed his eight years of age, severely bruised
about the head and arms and his sister, Miss Phoebe
Hole, had her head, leg and much bruised. They
proceeded on their journey.
DIR. w. b. Hardy, of st. Joseph, WAS badly bruised.
H. Gregg grain dealer, was slightly bruised.
DIR. Cruikshank, of Highland, received bruises
about the head.
Ii is a singular circumstance that there not a
limb fractured in the accident. The wounds
mostly about the heads and shoulders. Most of the
injured persons sat the upper side of the ear and
when it went over, they precipitated head fore
most to the other side. Mr. Whaley, who was fatal
ly injured, We understand, sat on the lower side.
The ply sicians of Troy all promptly on hand,
rendering all the aid in their power the sufferers.
All the citizens did their best. The ladies
pecialy conspicuous, caring for the wounded, and
supplying them with coffee tea, and other refresh
ments
special train came up from st. Joseph, in the
evening, bringing Drs. Smith, Banes, and Christie
pher, who examined all the wounded. The officers
of the road placed such patients as could not be
moved, under the care of DIR. Ashmead, becoming
sponsible for all expenses and the train took
Der of the wounded back to St. Joseph. The above
named physicians have made several visits to Troy.