The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

A thrill OF horror ran through the
minds of the readers of the BAZOo
Yesterday morning as they read the
brief notice of The accident on the
Lexington branch ofthe night pre-.
vious resulting in the death of the
fireman Geo. Yopst and the injury to
Pat OConnell, engineer on the ILL
fated train.
THE ACCIDENT.
The train left Kansas City on time
Friday evening in charge of Jim
King. At about Sis he accident
occurred two miles west of Napoleon
at Wiley's switch, wheer the engine
struck large work mule belonging
to Mr.. Wiley. The locomotive was
thrown from track and lies on its side.
Every car in the train inclusive of
the sleeper let the track and were
thrown into all conceivable shapes
ON sides, almost on end and crosswise
Os the track.
STICKS TO THE ENGINE.
Pat OConnell stuck to the engine
until he was thrown from the cab into
a wire fence where he was scratched
up hideously. He received a very
severe confusion on the head and sew
eral cuts on the cheek and face. all of
which are not serious, but painfully
sore. His injuries were dressed at an
early hour yesterday morning by a
surgeon brought from Lexington.
THE DEAD FIREMAN.
Pat O'Connell does not know how
George Yopst lost his life, but thinks
he must have jumped from the engine
and was struck by car which caused
his death. Conductor King was the
first to discover his body which was
lying on the bank beside the track
lifeless. His skull and breast were
crushed and his legs scalded.
A wRECKING TRAIN,
in charge of Trainmaster Grow and a
crew. left Sedalia about midnight
Friday night and arrived at the scene
of the accident about 3 o'clock a. m.
This train took surgeons from Lex
ington, who dressed the wounds of
Pat UCOnnelI. 1t took about three
hours TO get the disabled cars ON the
track, when the passengers were load
ed in and brought through to Soda
liza, together with the corpse OF YOpst
and Pat O'COnnell.
On the arrival here of the train at
$50 a. m. yesterday the
BODY OF THE DECEASED
was taken to McLaughlin's under
taking establishment, where 1t was
prepared for burial.
The train coming in consisted of a
locomotive, baggage car and passen-
ger coach, in charge of Engineer
Raymond and Conductor King.
When a short distance south of
Hughesville il ran on a push car
standing on the track. The
coupling rod Oh the pilot
was crowded through the platform of
the push car. The damage was
slight and the delay brief.
THE oNERY MULE.
At the point where the accident
occurred the track is securely fenced
with wire, but for his own convenience,
Mr.. Wiley, the owner Of the now
defunct mule, made a gate and a
crossing at the point where the lcci-
dent occurred. The gate, it is said by
the train men, is left open much of
the time and it was through this that
the mule made his way to the place of
danger and death.
The wreck was completely Gle ired
yesterday morning and trains were
running as usual.
Mr.. YOPsT
who resided at 1921 East Third street.
leaves wife and three children in
this city, the Youngest child being a
babe of two months. He was a menu
Der of Golden Eagle Lodge, No. 7S,
brotherhood of locomotive fremen
and of Queen City Lodge, No. 80,
Knis hts of Pythias. In the former
Lodge he holds policy for 1900
and in the latter policy for $4,000,
which amounts his family will receive |
His age was about ~ years. He was
a young man of good habits, indus
trious and frugal. In his death the
city loses sterling citizen. the Pacific |
railway faithful emplOye, and his
family kind husband and an indul- |
gent father.
NOTES.
No passengers hurt.
DIR. Trader returned from Sweet
H. Iolo.oc