Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-19
CRUSHED UNDER A CLIFF
An Express Train Caught Under
a Falling Mass Of Stones
and Dirt.
The Passengers in Three Sleepers
Crushed, Bruised and
Killed.
Chicago knights of Laber Openly
Avow sympathy With the Con-
demned Anarchists,
Condemn the Action of the Court that
Tried Them and Denounce the
Jury's Verdict.
The National Cattlemen's Association
Memorabilia Congress. Elect
Officers and Adjourn.
A FRIGHTFUL CATASTROPHE.
A Passenger Train Crushed by Fall
ing Mass of Stone.

PITTsBURG. Nov. 1S.-The limited eX-
press coming east on the Pittsburg, Cincin-
pati and st. Louis railroad, which was due
in this city at $50 this n,erning, WAS
wrecked by land slide at Jones Ferry at
the outskirts of the city and number OF
persons in iured, two of them, it is thought,
fatally. The train was running slowly and
lust as it reached Jones Ferry mass OF
rocks and earth came tumbling down from
q precipice forty feet above The first part
Of the train escaped, but the huge mass
crashed into the three sleepers, which were
in the rear
The interior OF the rear car was almost
completely demolished 1t was a Cincin
natl sleeper and fortunately had Il small
number Of passengers in it. The two other
slecpers were also badly wrecked. The
scene following the accident was indcscrib
able; women shrieked children screamed,
while above all was heard the groans of the
injured who were wedged in between the
bcrths and rocks, unable to move. The
moment the crash was heard the engineer
stopped the train, but as soon as the CON
ductor saw the frightful results he cried:
Hurry on to the Union depot station. We
don't want to wait minnie, as we must
care for the injured In a few minutes
the station was reached. A full corps OF
surgeons and company attendants were on
hand to carry out the injured 1t was
found that eight passengers were seriously
hurt, while probably as many more re,
ceived painful cuts and bruises. Among
the injured were two men who may die
The list of injured thus far learned is as
follows:
David Arnheim. Pittsburg, badly cut
about the head, body and breast crushed,
in a precarious condition.
L. A. Bennett, New York, wedged in
under an upper berth of one section, has
two long, ugly gashes on the head, one
shoulder blade and two ribs broken; dan
gerously hurt.
Capt. 0. A. Doud, Pittsburg, ugly cut
on head. slightly bruised.
Mrs. Lieutenant Glass of Fort Bayard
y. NJ, one limb bruised several cuts on
body.
f. A. Curtis, New York, severely though
not dangerously injured.
J. c. Lipman, indianapolis, badly cut
about the head and body. -u
A Young lady from Terre Hautc, Ind
whose name was not learned, struck by
f1ying pieces of rock and hurt about the
head and body.
Mr.. Fowler, Of Washington, D. c..
slightly hurt about the body.
In addition to the above names a number
of other passengers were slightly injured.
S A. Bennett, of New York, is getting
along fairly this evening and will probably
recover 1t is thought that David Arm
helm, of this city, will also get well. No
blame for the accident is attached to
the company, as the rocks which caused
the damage fell from private property on
the hill The damage to the sleepers was
about $50