The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-02-13
SERIOUS ACCIDENT


Train on the Missouri Pacific Thrown
From the Track and Goes over an Eight
Foot Embankment--T woRty-Seven Per-
sons More or Less Seriously Injured,
Some, II is Thought, Fatally-List OF the
Victims.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb, THE Inde-
pendence accommodation on the Missouri
Pacific was thrown from the track near
the distillery in the East bottoms, and
went down an embankmcnt some eight or
ten feet high yesterday afternoon. The
train consisted of an engine, baggage car
and two coaches. 1t struck defective
rail, and soon the whole train lay on its
side, willie the passengers, numbering
one hundred, were making frantic efforts
to escape. Many ladies coming in to the
Lolita matinee were among the number,
and a scene Of indescribable excitement.
ensued. The work Of rescuing the i'm
priSoned people was speedily pushed for
ward, and all were found to have suffered
in some way, sustaining bruises and be-
ing cut by glass. Twenty-seven persons
were more or less seriously injured, two
or three perhaps fatally, although no
deaths have vet occurred.
The following is list of the iniured
Mrs. VIM. Clay, an aged lady, Pleasant
Hill; severe cuts on the head, neck and
body. She was sent home and is likely
to die.
Harry Chiles, aged nine, Platte County;
head badly cut and bruised.
James Smith, clerk of the Probate
Court of this county; badly bruised about
the hips.
Cora Barnhill, daughter of commercial
traveller, Independence; severe cuts
about the face and head
Chas Baker, Kansas City; injuries OF
spine and head cut
Mary Duke, of Danville, KY, sister OF
Mrs. Lee Christian, of Independence;
severe scalp wound, spraincd ankle, brok-
en- jaw. Sent to hospital.
Mrs. W. S. Furnish, Independence,
dangerous internal injuries. She is at
the Centropolis Hotel under the in
fluence of an opiate.
Miss Mollie Furnish, daughter of the
above; serious scalp wound.
Phillip Wettig, Kansas City; left hand
cut.
Mrs Emma Glchrist, this city, cuts
on the head and neck.
Fannie Bailey, daughter of Judge
Bailey, Independence head cut by broken
glass.
Mrs. T. C. Bullene, Independence;
ankle sprained.
Mrs. Horace Shelley, Independence;
injury of the spine.
Charles S. Crysler, attorney-at-law In.
dependence severe spinal injuries.
Mrs. Nellie Smith, this city; disloca.
ton of the right jaw.
Frank Chadbum, miller, Independence;
bones in right foot and ankle crushed
and severe cut on the head.
Emma Gassett, daughter of Rev. j. d.
Gassett, Independence; arm cut, wrist
sprained.
Mrs. James Roberts, Laclede Hotel, In.
dependence; finger broken, person badly
! bruised.
Belle Embry Independence; head cut.
Annie Barnhill, Independence; arm in
jured.
Mollie Roberts, Independence; face cut,
badly bruised.
Will Shaffer, baggagemaster; right hand
badly cut.
Daniel Hughes, Sedalia, aboard the en-
CINE learning the road as fireman, re-
ceived severe scalp wounds
j. L. Lcavcll, of Camden Point, Mo-, a
guest of Elder Proctor, of Independence;
serious scalp wounds; sent to the Wa.
bash hospital.
Thomas Mcnamara, fireman; foot and
leg crushed; sent to the Wabash hos
pital.
VIM. Mayo, Independence scalp wound /;
hip bruised.
j. r. Johnson, this city; bruised.