Omaha daily bee., 1883-08-30
A RUSH OF TRAINS.
Regular and Special Trans Delayed by
All Accident at Waterloo.
Mary Commandery and ST. Elmo Re-
turning from San Francisco.

At one o'clock We tMday morning two
freight trains collided on the Union
Pacific railroad near Waterloo, and made
a terrible wreck. No one was killed,
though the engineers remained at their
posts. The fireman of the outgoing
train was hurt by jumping from his en-
CINE. Ten freight cars loaded withfarm-
ing utensils we're piled all up together,
making an impossible place, around
which a temporary track had to be laid.
When this was constructed the trains
which should have arrived here
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING
commenced coming in. The Denver
train pulled in at 1905, and two excur-
sion trains Immediately behind it. The
first was a long and handsome train made
up entirely of Pullman sleepers, some of
the round end pattern for observation
cars. Six of these cars contained the
Mary Commandery No. 80, knights Tenn
plar, of Philadelphia, a very pleasant
party of gentlemen with their ladies.
The two real cars contained st. Elmo,
No. 8, of New Haven, Connecticut, and
they were taken On at Ogden. The lat
ter went on inthe afternoon viathe c., M.
81 st, p. road, the Philadelphia cars by
way of the G. ~ N. w. road.
THE PHILADELPHIA MIGHT
have been from home since the 4th OF
August, visiting st. Louis, Denver, Salt
Lake and the mining district and arriving
-, Cav E,,,,,;,,n lbn 1Olb NJ, na,,,
+. Dealy, of the Chronicle Herald and
Sunday Mercury, Philadelphia, with
whom we had the pleasure of talking, in
formed us that everybody had enjoyed
excellent health and, a good time and
that they were altogether a Jolly crowd
one hundred and sixty-five knights anG
their ladies'.
"Don't forget to mention the eagle
said a very pretty girl who had joined
the inquisitive group that had gathered
around the reporter.
sob, yes" said Mr.. Dealey, cat Man
itou we secured
GoLDEN EAGLE,
which we have named "Manitou Mary.
We took her to the coast with us and OF
our return will present it to the Zoology
cal garden at Philadelphia"
"Do you bear the eagle as an emblem
of the SD degree2"
1--WE might if it were n double-tailet
bird" said the gentleman, laughingly.
Among the party were William II
Reynolds, past commander of Kadosh
No. 30; En-. Sir, Kelley, eminent com
mander of Mary; A. G. Butts and wifi,
of Philadelphia, and Sir knights Jen
kins and Witzel of Allegheny.
A CoN TRAIN.
pulled in a few minutes after and the re-
porter hurried over to see what it con
tanned. 1t was made up of scatteredde
egations of Knights Templar returning
from San Francisco to Ohio and othel
eastern states. On board were Sir Knights
Carson, of CINCINNATI and Frank Henry
of Cleveland-prominent Templars
Among the other passengers were a party
of Texans, who had just disposed o
seven thousand head of cattle on tn,
Laramie plains, ID. w. Hinkle and w
f. Butler, of San Antonio, and w. S
Butler, of Helena, Texas. Another ca
contained a japanese missionary, witt
was returning from a ten years stay il
that country, and DR.. j. Il. Stubbert, Oh
his way from China to New York.
Further information in regard to tn
wreck states that it was caused by one O
the west bound freight trains, No. II
running into an east bound freight, No
~, az she was taking the sidetrack a
Waterloo station. No. IL was not We
on. the siding, the engine and six car
still being out on the main track, whe
No. IL came down on her and demolishe
both engines and a number of cars o
both trains.