Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-28
WESTERN STORMS.
Damage Caused by the Late Heavy Rains
Tramc Retarded.

Retarded
ATCHIsoN, Kan, June 22-The Missouri
Pacific passenger train due in Atchison at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning was
wrecked near Huron, seventeen miles
northwest Of Atchison, at 3:l5. The train
was running thirty miles an hour and the
wreck was caused by the spreading OF the
rails at point where steel rails were
beng substituted for iron, and at the
last place where the workmen had left on
the night before. The entire train, with
the exception of the hind trucks OF the
sleeper and the front wheels of the locomo-
tive, two chair cars turned over and lay on
the side Of small embankment, and the
smoker turned completely over. Several
persons were injured the most serious of
whom was George Kruckemeyer, OF St
Louis, butcher by trade. He was IN the
smoker, and received serious internal in-
juries. The front portion of his body was
also badly cut and bruised John Ander-
son, OF Omaha, was also in the smoker,
and received a bad scalp wound. A
woman named Mrs. Stakes, of Omaha, was
slightly injured, as was Tom Armstrong,
baggageman, a heavy trunk falling on -
left leg. The injured people are all at the
Byram Hotel, in this city, and with the ex-
ceptIon OF Kruekemeyer, will continue
on their journey. They We're brought
here by a special train, sent for the pur-
pose, containing q Missouri Pacific physi-
clan and claim agent. 1t was dark and
raining very hard at the time OF the acct
dent, and 1t was almost a miracle that
more people were not killed and injured.
TRAINS LATE.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 22.--Trains from
all directions were late in arriving at the
Union Depot yesterday morning on account
of the heavy rains The rains OF the last
few days appear to have been general
throughout Missouri, Kansas and Nebras-
ka- A bridge near Lawrence on the Union
Pacific, was washed away and q freight
train plunged into the gulch. The fireman
was scalded and the engineer escaped with
slight bruises. The accident delayed the
morning trains, but the damage was quick.
ly repaired and traffic res umed during the
afternoon. The Wabash and the Santa Fe
also suffered from Iandslides, but were
free from accidents.
INSTANTLY KILLED.
ATLANTA, Ga, June 22.-B. G. Mcmillan
left on a train yesterday morning to visit a
brother in Kansas City. When the train
was within two miles Of Chattanooga he
put his head out OF the window and was
struck by piece of bridge timber and in
stantly killed. His remains arrived in this
city and were buried to-day. By a strange
coincidence his brother of Kansas City
on his way to Atlanta when the acct
dent occurred, and arrived here with the
remains.
TRAFFIC RESUMED.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 22.-The Santa Fe
has its tracks all clear and trains running
again. There were two small washouts
south of this point where temporary re-
pairs have been made. The land slide of
300 feet between this city and Kansas City
has been removed. The Union Pacific and
Rock Island trains between Lawrence and
Kansas City run on the Santa Fe track
Traffic will be resumed on their own road
to-day.
TORNADO.
WICHITA, Kan, June ga cyclone
swept partly across Valley Center town
ship during the storm night before last
The storm was about three miles in length
and from POO to $40 feet in width. Nothing
was left standing in its path, trees being
uprooted and grass and grains moved
down If with a scythe. A house and
barn of Mr.. Watts stood in its course aud
were completely demolished.
STORM AT SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGFIELD, No.. June 22-This city
and vicinity was visited by terrific wind
and rain storm last night, which did much
damage TO crops. especially the wheat,
which is about ripening. All the small
streams are much swollen, and the signal
service officer reports one inch Of rain fall
inside Of an hour.