The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-30
JUMPED THE RAILS
A Frisco Passenger Train Goes Head
long Down an Embankmsnt.
Bolts Removed From the Fish Plates
Cause the Wreck.
The Murder of the Chicago Doctor
Still Mystery.
Escape OF Convicts Prevented = More
Sparks From the Wire.

ST. LOUIS, May 24.-The west bound
train on the st. Louis s. San francisco
railroad which left st. Louis last night
at s:15 was wrecked at point three
miles west of Sullivan, Missouri, which
place is sixtY-eight miles west of St
Louis. Not a passenger escaped un.
hurt, and forty-five are known to have
been seriously injured. though ne
deaths are yet reported. The train
was running at high rate of speed
when suddenly, and without warning
the track gave way and the locomotive
and baggage car and five coaches went
over the embankment. The train meL
and those who were only slightly in
jured at once set to work to prevent
the additional horror of fire in which
they succeeded, and turned their at
tention to the more unfortunate in
jured and in a very short time forty-fivt
passengers, all badly hurt, haC
been released from the de
bris. A temporary hospital wa:
improvised at Sullivan and the most Sc
riously injured were taken there, while
the others were brought to st. Louis or
the relief train which was hurried tt
the scene of the disaster. The wound
ed are under the care of DIR. Mcintyre
chief surgeon of the road.
Who removed the spikes and plates
! is not known but the superstition is the
work was done by train robbers who
wanted to hold up the train. Still Nc
robbers put in an appearance and II
the accident was caused by them they
must have either weakened or have
thrown the wrong train and were moi
prepared to do their work at that time
The road officials claim it was a clear
case of train wrecking. In the same
train was a large body of physicians re
turning from Springfield where the
state medical association is being
held and they also rendered valuable
assistance in caring for the injured
The following is list of the injured
D. 6. Werckert, WentZville, Missouri
both legs broken four inches above the
ankle, may lose one of them.
Geo. S. Simpson, Hancock county
Illinois, shock and cut on face.
Patrick O'Day, aged Z years, frac
| ture of skull, will probably die.
Mrs. Kate O'Day, bruised about
head, neck and side and injured inter
nally.
Martin O'Day, cut and bruised OF
the face, also cut in right foot anC
bruised about the cheek.
VIM. Doherty, left hand cut an(
bruised; Mrs. Mary Griffith, injured
| 1OGOuOdu anu CIUOW
John 0. Oatley, Rolla, Missouri
right shoulder injured and thumb dis
| located. -
John E. Holloway, Cuba, Missouri
lower portion of right side bruised anC
cut in forehead.
Mrs. Mary E. Hash, Bloomington
Indiana, bruised on left side and severe
ly shocked.
sas, fracture of arm and cut on shoul
der.
DIR. Ed. S. Russell, Tuscorawas. Ohio
flesh wound, ear torn off and cut in tn
head, severe shock, but rallying nicely
| His wife was also cut in the head.
| D. II. Newman. Cuba, Missouri, Gu
in the mouth.
d. RaIey, New York, leg broken.
| D. S. Graves, Marshfield, Arkansas
leg and back bruised.
John Kendrick, Ft. Smith, Arkan
sas, slightly bruised on the forehead.
Joe E. HarIin, Cuba, Missouri, Gu
on head, bruised and cut on arm ant
shoulder.
Walter Davidson, st. Louis, cut Of
the head, slight cut on the arm an
hips bruised.
J. B. Sally, Rolla, Missouri, right le
and arm bruised.
B. B. Mcintosh, st. Louis, bruised Of
the shoulder and side.
J. o. Morrison, Richland, Missouri
cut on head.
Emma Patterson, Decatur, Illinois
Mrs. w. J. Wright, Decatur. Illinois
cheek bruised.
NJ. Lipo, st. Louis, bruised on shoul
der.
Mary O'Day, wrist cut slightly.
E. j. Shaw, Durango. Colorado
bruised on shoulders and cut on fore
head.
Anton Mar, st. Louis. slight cut O.
SHE.
j. j. Brinton, Sparta, Missouri, GU
on head. right hand and left leg.
j. G.. HOVele. Litchfield, Illinois
cut on head and bruised on the shoul
ders.
Croel Cresler, Galveston,
bruised on foot and arm. indiana
Il. l.. Conle, Brest. Missouri,
head and bI uised on back
der. Missouri
Hattie Shank, st. Louis,
light cut onshead.
T G. J. Wright. baggagemau, bruises
on knee, and right side and cut on tn
face.
Paul Horn, Mount Pulaski, Illinois
cut on the head and bruised on tn
shoulders.
Mrs. w. j. Wayne, Decatur, Illinois
slightly bruised.
No des tbs have as yet resulted frOE
the effects of injuries received by pas
sengers on the Frisco train wrecked a
Sullivan Missouri. though several q
the injured are in a precarious cOndi
ton.
l General Manager Morrill, has offere
a reward of 81 900 for information
which will lead to the detection of tn
party or parties who removed the bolt
from the fish plates and thus cause
the wreck.
The family of O'Days, whose name
appear in the list of injured, were NeN
Workers enroute for Springfield, Mis-
souri,, where they expected to locate
They are relatives of John O'Day frs
vice-pTesident of the Frisco.
Il The Cronin Case.
CHICAGO, May A.-So far there hav
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