The Iola register., 1889-08-16
ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
FriRhtful Collision of a Construc-
ton and a Passenger Train.

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ton and Passenger Train.
The Express Messenger Killed and Other
Trainmen Injured-steamer on
Fire-Alton, Kan, Burned
Etc.
TOPEKA. Kan. Aug. 12-At 2:30 yestsr.
day afternoon a frightful collision oc-
CURED on he Rock Island road one mile
east of the city between east bound pas
senger train No. from Caldwell and a
construction train bound west with the
Captain" the company's huge pile
driver, bound for Valencia to repair the
washout The result was the total wreck
of two locomotives and half a dozen
cars including the pile driver. the in
slant death of L. NJ Courier, ex-
press messenger; the probable fatal
injury of Pat Barney, fireman on the
express, and the serious injury of Lon
Bailey, of Troy, Kan. belonging to the
bridge gang that was on the construction
train. Courier is a resident of St Joseph.
where he has wife and child. No. was
due in Topeka at 2:40 p. M, and was rum
ming on time at the rate of twenty miles
an hour. The construction train was
made up here in the yard and was trying
TO make Valencia ahead of the vestibuled
express, totally forgetting there was such
train as No. on the line. The collision
occurred in the aristocratic suburbs of Pot.
win place. As No. Grounded on the curve
the engineer saw the coming train, reversed
his lever. pulled the throttle wide open
and Jumped, escaping unhurt His engine,
No 2s6 plunged into the pile driver which
No. Ala was pushing, with dreadful force.
The tank telescoped with the combination
baggage and express car, was driven clear
into it and crushed the partition. The
'.2s6" landed in the ditch with the bag
gage car and pile driver on top, hiding the
engine completely from view. Fireman
Barney was pulled out of the wreck
badly scalded his collar bone
broken aud injured internally.
B'iley. the bridge man, had one leg
crushed off. Railroad men say they never
saw such a wreck. 1t was miracle
scores were not killed hut not passen.
ger was hurt. Train No. came up few
minutes later and the passengers were all
transferred around the wreck which was
not cleared away before this morning.
and watched the wrecking gang at work
till dark. 1t j. conceded that the exist.
ence of No. . vas forgotten bv the crew
of the construction tran. The body of
Carter is now I,'ing ut Undertaken Palm
er's awaiting the inquest.
ESCAPE OF A STEAMER.
NEw loRK. Aug. 1.-THE National Line
steam ship Queen. which Thomas J.
d,-, mi ta1 70
destroy by throwing soitle OF explosives
on deck August 8. 1857, again narrowly
escaped being destroyed bv fire this NOM
ing at pier %. North river. The night
watch discovered fire in the wheel
house on the forward deck at
three O'Clock. He had looked in
the wheel house few minutes be-
fore and saw no signs of fire
there. When he reached the forward deck
he discovered the fierce fire raging in the
house. The ships crew were called out
and in a few minutes ex:inguished the
flames, but SO rapidly had they spread
that the wheelhouse was Quilted. Chief
McGill made an examination but could
not detec. any odor of oil or explosives.
He could see no reason why a fire should
occur IN such n place. 1t is thought that
ano her attempt had been made to destroy
the ship.
KANSAS TOWN BURNED.
Downs Kan. Aug 12-News has reache"
this city of destructive fire which
occurred Saturday night at eleven O'Clock
at Alton. a town on the Missouri Pacific,
twenty-six miles west of this city. The
large general merchandise store of I. NJ
Walker was totally destroyed. also the
stock and building of ID. W. Milne & Co,
druggists. Four buildings were burned
and fifth badly injured. The
losses are as follows: 7. NJ.
Walker, building and stock. S23 600: in
surance, $1,000; d. W. Milne, drugs. loss
$1,000: insurance. $4,000: J. r Buell.,
building. So 900; insured; James Smith,
building 81 500: insured. Mr.. Grover. of
the firm of Grover & Search, bankers. was
badly burned. but will recover Mr.
Walker was the largest general merchan-
disc dealer in the county. All have signi- |
fed their intention of rebuilding.
THE BABE ONLY ESCAPES
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,. Aug. 12-At Piper
City, Ford County, yesterday, not no.;c-
ing the approaching storm, Mrs. n. Pre-
men, her eldest daughter and her baby
went out driving. The storm overlook
them while they were returning home and
a bolt Of lightning descended and killed
Mrs. Premen and her daughter. The
baby, which was lying in its mothers lap.
escaped without injury and was taken
care of by friends.
GREAT FIRE IN SWEDEN.
LONDON, Aug. 12-Advices rom Baske- |
molle, Sweden, report that a disastrous
confiagration prevailed there yesterday.
Forty six buildings were destroyed, and
tb.,l h,,n rn1
sand dollars. No lives were lost.