The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
OLD VETERANS WRECKED.
a G. A. R. EXCURSION TRAIN DlTcHeo
Serious Railroad Accident Near streRtor.
In.-Fifty Persons Hurt, Many OF
Whom II Is Feared VIII Die-Slx
Cars Down m Embnnkment.

STEEAToR, H., Aug. 26.-The vestibule
train on the Santa Fe route. running between
Kansas City and Chicago, met with a serious
accident at Kinsman, small station about IF
teen miles north of here. at s o'clock this
morning. The train was heavily loaded with
grand army veterans and their friends, bound
for tho Milwaukee encampment and consisted
Of several extra coaches. BY the spreading of
the rails three coaches, two Pullman sleepers
and the dining car were thrown from the track
and down steep emhankment a distance of
probably forty feet.
Word was Immediately telegraphed TO this
city for medical assistance and special train
was sent at once with dozen surgeons on
board. The wrecker was also sent out to clear
up the track. Those most seriously injured
were brought TO this city and taken to ST.
Mary's hospital, where their wounds were
properly attended 10. In all there were prob
ably fifty persons hurt. and though none were
killed outright the following are in very
dangerous condition:
Mrs. S. S. DICKERMAN OF Lawrence, Kas.,
chest and head badly cut
- DICKERMAN, little son Of above, hurt
about back and face.
WILLIAM r. FISH, Topeka Kas., seriously
MRS. FISH, Topeka, head, back and arm cut
S. +. GOULD, Mulyane, kas., back and face
terribly cut
Mrs. r. r. TUcKERMAN, Topeka, face badly
cut and internally injured.
MRS. EDWARD ANDSLEY, lives near Carroll
ton, No., arm, head and back badly bruised and
lacerated.
Mrs GEORGE b. PETERS, Emporia, Kas
head and face mashed and cut.
GEORGE PETERS, Emporia, Kas, hurt
about the chest and face, also internally in
jured.
Mrs. S. S. JOHNSON, Norfolk. Conn.,, badly
hurt internally and head and face cut
In addition to this Ben Levy OF Streator had
his face cut and arm dislocated, but his in
iuries are not dangerous. The others are at the
hospital and the majority il is feared, will die
Three of the injured are reported to have
since died. one OF the three being Mrs. George
Peters of Emporia. Exact information is hard
to obtain, the railroad authorities being ex-
tremely uncOmmunlcative.
The accident was caused by the chair car
the third behind the engine jumping from the
track. IL was ditched instantly, taking with il
the three sleepers behind. rail was found
projecting through the bottom of the chair car
and coming out the side about three feet from
the bottom. A man who was hunting in
field near by and saw the accident said
the chair car jumped fully ten feet high and
landed in the ditch over 100 feet from were it
left the track The car was full OF passengers,
every seat being occupied and the scene which
ensued was intensely exciting. Mr.. Robinson
OF Mulvane kas., had just passed into the smok-
ing room Of the chair car, and when he felt the
jar he clutched the lamp and held himself in
position, thus escaping serious injury. lie at
once commenced to rescue those who were
helpless, but the sight OF bruised heads, broken
limbs and streams of blood were too much for
him and he had TO give it up. Others soon
came, however. aud the sufferers were relieved
as rapidly a. .p0ssibla.s1al-a-.a-a----e-
The train was running at high rate of speed,
probably sixty miles an hour. The road-bed
where the derailment occurred is in very poor
condition and probably the engine and two
cars which passed over the loose rail bent it
out of shape so as to cause it TO catch where it
did, The chair-car and TWO of the sleepers are
a total loss. 1t is believed that if the train had
been of the ordinary pattern instead of vesti-
bued, the loss of life would have been at least