The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-31
SPREADING RAILS
WRECK A TRAIN CARRYING GRAND
ARMY MEN.
ABOUT FIFTY PERSONS INJURED,
MANY DANGEROUSLY.

ABOUT FIFTY PERSONS
MANY DANGEROUSLY.
CHICAGO, Aug. ga special to the
Eren,ng Journal, from Streator, Ills. .
says: The vestibule train on the Santa
Fe route, running between Kansas
City and Chicago, met with a serious
accident at Kinsman, a small station
about Is miles north CT here, at &
O'Clock this morning. The train was
heavily loaded with Grand Army vet.
Grams and their friends, bound for the
Milwaukee EncampmeDt, and consisted
Of several extra coaches. BY the
spreading Of the rails three
coaches two Pullman sleepeIs and
The dining car were thrown from
tie track and down a steep embark
ment, a distance of about 40 feet.
Word was telegraphed to this city for
medical assistance, and a special train
vas sent at once with a 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 to. In all there were proba-
bly, so persons hurt, and though none
were killed outright the following are
in q very dangerous condition:
Mrs 3. s. Dickermap, OF Lawrence,
Kas., chest and head badly cut.
Little son hurt about back and face.
William R. Fish, Topeka, seriously,
head injury.
Mrs. Fish, Topeka, head, back and
arms.
S. F. Gould, Mulvane. back and face
terribly cut.
Mrs. X. r. Tuckerman, Topeka, face
badly cut and internally injured.
Mrs. Edward Andsley. Carrollton,
NO., arm, head and back badly bruised
and lacerated.
Mrs. George b. Peters, EmporIa,
head and face mashed and cut.
George Peters, Emporia, 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 dis.
located, but his injuries are not dan
gerous.
The others are at the hospital, and
the majority, it is feared, will die.
LATER.
Three of the injured are reported to
have since died, one of the three being
Mrs. Geo. Peters, Of Emporia. Exact
information is hard to obtain, the rail-
road authorities being uncommunica-
tive.
The accident was caused by the chair
car, the thizd behind the engine, Jump
ing from the track. 1t was ditched In
stantly. taking with it the three sleep
ers behind. A rail was found project
ing through the bottom OF the chair
q and coming out the side about
three feet from the bottom.
A man who was hunting In a field
nearby and saw the accident occur
said the chair a jumped fully 10 feet
high and landed In the ditch over 100
feet from where 1t left the track.
Tho q was full OF passengers, every
seat being occupied. and the scene
which ensued was intensely exciting.
Mr.. Robinson, Of Mulvane, Kansas,
had just passed into the smoking room
Of the chair car. and when he felt the
jar he clutched the lamp and held him.
self In position, thus escaping serious
injury. He at once commenced to
those who were helpless, but the
sight of bruised heads. broken limbs
and streams Of blood was too much for
him. and he had to give up. Others
soon came, however, and the sufferers
were relieved IS rapidly as possible.
The train was running at q high rate
OF speed. probably 60 miles an hour.
The Ioadbed where the derailment
occurred Is in very poor condition, and
probably the engine and two cars
which passed over the loose rail bent 1t
out of shape so as to cause it to catch
where 1t did.
The chair a and two of the sleepers
are q total loss 1t is believed that, II
the train had been Of the Ordinary pat
tern instead of vestibuled, the loss OF
life would have been at least so.