The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-30

he was otherwise bruised.
BROKEN LIMBS.
Special Officer Neil, who was on tn,
head car, endeavored to set brake
but the jar of the derailed cars threw
him forward over the front end. III,
fell upon the tender, he thinks, ant
his right leg was broken between tn,
kn4e and thigh. Officer Mason anC
Detective De Long, who were further
back, were also thrown from the car
the former sustaining a fracture of the
left arm and ugly cuts about the face,
while the latter ESCAPED with only q
few minor cuts and bruises. In the
caboOse was Conductor Spangler and
half dozen others, but Mr.. SpangleI
was the only one hurt and he but
slightly. He was sitting in his chair,
looking ahead through the cupalo
window, when his head was suddenly
forced through a pane of glass and
his face and nose lacerated. Two of
the parties who had boarded the ca
bose in the yards jumped off a few
huadred yards this side of the acct
dent, they having reached the conclu-
sion that the strikers would not modest
the train.
A COMPLETE WRECK.
After leaving the rail the engine
ran about three car lengths, then top
pied over on its side on the north
side of the track. The tender looked
like it had encountered a cyclone.
Then came the first car which was
loaded with pig iron 1t was thrown
crossways of the track, where a car
loaded with corn crushed into it, fol-
lowed by a second loaded with corn.
The roadbed was ploughed up in the
highest style of agricultural art, and
ties were broken in twain as though
they were mere toothpicks. The I'M
injured at once FASTENED to the rescue
Of Officers Mason and Neil. The lat
ter was carried to the cabOose and
made as comfortable as possible, while
Mason was placed in a carriage and in
company with Trainmaster Lyon
came to the city. Mason was subse-
quently taken TO the hospital, where
his wounds were dressed. Superin-
tendent Frey also returned to the city,
having been fortunate enough to meet
a lady friend who was out driving in
the vicinity of the wreck.
THE DANGER SIGNAL.
In the meantime those spectators
who had remained at The stock yards
and were also congregated in groups
west of there had their curiosity
greatly excited by the prolonged
whisIling of the engine which had
passed them only a few minutes pre-
viously. THE boys have captured
her." shouted some of those whose
sympathy is known 10 be with the
strikers, but old-time railroaders took
q different view and finally reached
the conclusion that the engine had
been derailed and was lying on her
side. When this surmise was made
known to the crowd there was gen.
eral scampering, and for the next few
minutes hundreds fastened to the |
scene, going pell nell, or any way to
get there. Among the number were
several females, who seemed to be as
deeply interested as the men. The
utmost excitement prevailed and it is
simply impossible to describe the
'cene. The strikers and their friends
we're jubilant, of course, and were
oud in their denunciation of the train
rev, whom they referred to as scabs.
The cooler heads and many business
men looked upon the matter in the
rue light and remarked that the
ituation was serious, indeed.
MET A MESSENGER.
Hardly had one-half the distance
'een traversed when Brakeman King
vas met returning to the general
fices. The train had been ditched, |
e said, and several persons hurt. No
ooner had the information been i'm
arted than the crowd increased their
peed from walk to a double-quick,
nd In a brief period they reached the
Gene, when there was presented to
heir gaze as complete wreck as they
AIRED to witness.
The curious at once began an in
estigation as TO the cause of the
and were not long in solving
to their entire satisfaction. Where
be two rails on the north side of the
rack were joined together, the bolts
ad been taken out and the fsh-bars
emoved and tossed on the bank.
ialf a dozen spikes were drawn, after
hitch the rail was moved some :
orna inches ont of line IN tho so,tb