The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1880-01-01
CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES.
II Life.

A Train Wrecked o, the c. L A. Loss
ST. LOUIS, Disc. 26-The passenger train
on the Chicago & ALTON Railroad, which
left here last night for Kansas City, ran off
the track between Kane and Berdan sta.
| lions.
~be following diepatch from Superin.
| tendent Stagef, contaios all the information
OF the accident yet received by the railroad
officials here:
BERDAN, Ill, Dec 26-The z snsas City
night express was thrown fro, II the track
two miles west of here BY broken rail.
Twenty-Five persons were injured, most of
them slightly. A porter of the sleeper and
Col. L. P. Bond We're killed The smoking
and reclining car burned. Tbs injured pas
sengers were taken 10 Jacksonville and
placed in the hospital, there being 10
cared for. The accident occurred to the
train which left here At $50 last night for
Kansas City, and happ+ned At 1855 p. m.
The train Consisted of a baggage, smok.
ing, chair car and sleeper. There was but
one passenger in the sleeper. The chair
car was veil filed and mere was where the
injury was done. As soou a. the car ran
of the stove upset and that end of the car
was almost ms antlya blaze. The passengers,
many of whom were injured, rushe TO the
other end of the car to escaped, but finding
the door locked . panic seized them, and
for few moments the scene was terrible
one. Finally the door was broken and all
got out excepting Col Bond, who was
burned with the car. The names of the
injured are not yet received here.
CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-J. c. McMillen, gen
ersl manager of the Chicago 4 Alton rail-
road, says that his information respecting
the accident at Berdsn, seventy miles nor,h
of st. Louis, Is 10 the effect that the train
was running about thirty miles an hour;
that after the engine and all the cars except
the sleeper, which wa the last ons on the |
train; had passed over safely, . rail rem
dered brittle BY cold, snapped and threw
the sleeper from the track. This di.ched
all the other cans, the engine alone remain |
ing On the track.
Ths porter. George Paiue, of CHICAGO.
and Col. Bad, Of Auburn, Ills, we're killed. |
The brakeman, slseping car Conductor |
and number Of passsneem wsrs hurt, bat |
noos aeiously.
Two soeehs wee barnsd md tie whole |
train bsdly wrecked. i
The fact that al the ears except the lat
passd over safely GOES to show that the
rail va in perfect condition, and vas only
mapped BY the combined influence of ex.
trems cold and severe Earring.
AIoIHHR ACCOUNT.
81. LOUIS, Dec. 26.-Charlss Pains, the
porter Of the sleeper, was asleep in the
lmoking room of the car when the acci-
lent occurred and was % vedged in BY the
breaking of the car that be could not
sscape and was burned.
A. G. Hovey, Conductor OF the sleeper,
md Va badly hurt shout the body.
C. A. Hook, IN attache Of the road and
he only person occupying berth IN the
~, was slightly injured.
Mr.. Barrett, conductor Of the train, was
llso wounded, bat not seriously enough to
disable him and be did noble service in
airing for the injured passenger.
81. Winkler. of Cincinnati, also he's .
,calp wound and was badly bruised about
he body. He va enrouts to Kansas City,
,ut returned hare to-day and and Will
cave for home toni hit