The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
TALE OF A TRAVELLER.
How . Flying Train Was Wrecked
on the Plstns-A Graphic
Story Of . noonlit
Horror.

The accounts received last evening
of the wreck Of the east-bound train
due in this city at 3:24 p. m. yesterday
we're very meagre and incomplete.
Superintendent Clark beiug out
on the line all messages were sent d.
rectly to him, instead Of to his office
here. The train did not leave the
scene Of the wreck until two or three
o'clock p. m. Yesterday. and It arrived
in this city At 90 q. N. TO-DAY in two
sections. the list bringing the mail.
baggage aud express goods in box-
cars. hastily fitted up for The purpose.
and the emigant passengers from the
east bound train. which was following
No. 4 closest. The second section
brought three Pullman coaches end
two day coaches filled to their utmost
capacity and haul'd in reversr
order.
From one Of the passengers who
was on the ill-faied train We learn
ed
THE GRAPHIC STORY
ar perhape the worst wreck that has
occurred within the history Of the
Union Pacific road.
The overland train No. 1 should
meet freight train No. 2 at a siding
three miles vest of Julesburg at $40
p. IN. Sunday night the freight train
was late. and had orders 20 meet the
express train At another side track
three miles east Of the above Station.
The freight made her time all right.
and Was pulling ia Oh the siding when
M. 1. drawn by new engine. NJ.
II. Pat U'Bara. engineer. and W.
Fonda, fireman, and in charge Of Con-
duc,"r W. l.. Seeley. hove in sight.
The express slackene,i up to await the
signal to come ahead. slowing down
until our informant says he thought
they were stopping at station. The
moon Was shining very brightly at the
time. and objects were distinctly visi-
bic Al great distance. O'Hara from
his post IN the cab cav the come
ahead signal given. and pulling out
the throttle drove down the line at
full speed. probably thirty miles an
hour. At this time the freight train
Was not vet clear Of the main line. the
caboose aud one car still being out.
Ii Is denied ON one hand that any
signal to come ahead was given, aid
claimed on the other that the signal
wac given. but va. for the engineer
on the freight train 70 pull ahead. II
lie probable that the latter is the cor-
rectesi version. and that the mistake
8. regard to tie ,ieoal, Voc. :" fact.
the fault at no one, but q mistake
that might easily he made under the
circumstances.
THE CRASH.
At any rate. the locomotive If the
express train went down upon the
freigh: quick As fash. The obstruc-
ton was seen too late to be avoided.
One shrek from the engine gave the
warning, and the next instant the
crash was heard. followed by a scene
that beggars description. The ex-
press engine struck the side Of the
freight car just back Of the trucks,
and raking by her cut right into the
aud like n fash the locomo-
tive, two dinkeys, the mail. baggage
aud express car. and the smoker and
two freight cans were involved in one
mass Of confusion aud ruin. The en-.
yineer, having reversed his engine,
clapped ON the air brake and sounded
The whistle. stuck firmly to his post !
while his iron sized sprang through |
The air and landed fifteen feet distant !
ID the earth. He had not budged |
,ne Inch when she struck. The ten. !
Ter. torn from her coupling. vas
brown high in the sir and turned q
over the engine. lighting in
ront Of her. The fireman was
brown down the slight en-
'ankmcnt at that point and
,innesl "a the ground with a rail.
The cars pluuge'l in a straight line by
he engine and tank, until the two
linkeys were wrecked, when the mail
ar. occupied by Route Agents w. H.
Herbert ami Seth Mobley. turned
'ver and landed on its roof. remain.
ng in that position. The express
ar
REARED LIKE A HORSE
md lit across the mail car, while the
'aggage car joined in the plunge, and
he smoker with iis load Of sleeping
'assengers fell across the boiier Of the
Dgine, where a pair Of trucks we're
urled against it. Eight cars were
bus ditcl'ed together, and n worse
icture of ruin can not be described.
strange to say. the remaining cars
'ere not only left standing ON the
,noc hat tho n<,cs, M ,,ss u,ono ovo ,,ol., 3