The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-07
TORE UP THE TRACK.
A Fearful Railway Accident Near
Sullivan, Mo.
Thirty Six Passengers Injured, Some Prob
ably Fatally-Trainmen Think a Rob-
berry Was Intended, but No
Thieves Appear.
OVER A PRECIPICE.

ST. LOUIS, May ~ The westsbound train
on the St Louis Il San Francisco railroad
which left St Louis Thursday night at 9:i5
was wrecked a little before midnight at a
point three miles west of Sullivan, Mo-,
which place is sixty-eight miles west of St
Louis Not a passenger escaped unhurt.
and thirty six are known to have been Sc
riously injured, though no deaths are yet
reported Following is a list of the injured:
d. s. Weikert Wentzviile, Mo-, both legs
broken four inches above the ankle; George
S. Simpson, Hancock County. I'LL; Patrick
O'Day, aged 7years, fracture of skull. will
probably die; Mrs. Kate O'Day,. bruised about
head. neck and side, and injured internally;
Martin O'Day cut and bruised on the face, also
cut in right foot and bruised about the
chest; William Doherty. left hand cut
and bruised; Mrs. Mary Griffith, Fair Creek.
ILL.,, injured on forehead and right elbow
broken; John o. Oatley, Rolla Mo-, right
shoulder injured and thumb dislocated; John
E. Hollow, Cuba, Mo-, lower part OF right side
bruised md cut on forehead; Mrs. Mary Ash,
Bloomington, Ind. bruised on left side and
severely shocked; G. w. Phillips, Springdale,
Ark. fracture OF arm and cut on shoulder; Dr.
Ed s. RUSSELL Tuscarawas,, O., severe flesh
wound ear torn and a cut in the head, severe
shock, but rallying nicely; his wife also
cut in the head B. H. Newman, Cuba
Mo-. d. Raley, New York, arm and leg
KendriclS, Fort Smith, Ark; Joe L. harlin,
Cuba, Mo-; Walter Davidson, St. Louis, Mo-. !;
J. b. Silly Rolla, Mo-; b. b. Mcintosh, St.
Louis; j. o. Morrison, Richland, Mo- Emma
Paterson, Decatur, H.; Mrs. w. j. Wright,
Decatur, ILL.,; NJ Lpo, St Louis, Mo. |;
Mary O'Day; E. j. Shaw, Durango,
Col; Anton Marx, ST. Louis, Mo-;
]. J. Brinton Sparta, Mo-. j. c. Hovele Litch.
field Ill Croel Cresler, Galveston, Ind. II. L.
Cone, Brest, Mo-; Hattie Shank, St. Louis,
Mo-; c. j. Wright, baggageman, bruised on
knee and right side, cut on face; Paul Harm,
Mount Pulaski, H., cut on head, bruised on
shoulder; Mrs. w. ]. Wayne. Decatur, ILL.,,
slightly bruised, little CIR: anhurt.
The train was running at q high rate of
speed, when suddenly the track gave way
and the locomotive, baggage car and five
coaches went over the embankment. The
trainmen and those only slightly injured at
once set to work to prevent the additional
horror of fire, in which they succeeded, and
then turned their attention. to the more I'M
fortunate injured, and in o short time the
passengers, all badly hurt, had been re-
leased from the debris. temporary hos
pital was improvised at Sullivan, and the
most seriously injured were taken there,
while others were bought to St Louis on
the relief train which was hurried to the
scene of the disaster The wounded are
unuer ule care Oh LIE. hclnUyTc, cQleI sur
geon of the road.
The explanation given by the trainmen
to the passengers was that the spikes and
fish plates had been removed from the rail
at the curve, thus leaving the rail too
loose on the ties. The forward portion of
the locomotive passed the place all right,
but the tender jumped the track and was
thrown part of the way down
an embankmeEt. 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 no robbers put in an appearance, and
if the accident was caused by them they
must have either weakened in their pur-
pose or have thrown the wrong train Tho
road officials claim it is "a clear case of train
wrecking.
On the train was large body of ply
sicians returning from Springfield, where
the State Medical convention is being held,
and they also rendered valuable assistance
in caring for the injured Among the latter
was DR.. Russell, who received serious
hurts.
General Manager Morrill, has offered re-
ward of 81, 900 for information which will
lead to the detection of the party or parties
who removed the bolts from tie fish-plates
and thus caused the wreck.