The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-03
'SCOPED THE SMOKER.
Disastrous Accident Near Hamil-
ton, Ont
A Baggage Car Telescopes the Smoker and
tho Wreck Takes Fire-Many Burned to
Death-Serious Accident at . Pleas
ure Resort Near Kansas City.

| Death-SerfousA Accident at Pleas
ure Resort Near Kansas City.
HAMILTON Ont. April 29-An accident
-one OF the greatest in the history Of Can.
| ada-occurred one mile from here at seven
had started from Windsor and was bound
| for Suspension Bridge and the East went
down an embankment Immediately after
| O'Clock last night The express train, which
leaving the track. The baggage car tele-
| scoped the smoker and Immediately took
fire. Those who were free tried to save
others in the burning smoking car, but
without success. The wrecking of the
| water tank cut off the supply of
water to q great extent and what
| water could be got had tc
be applied BY means of pals.
There were lis passengers and ten
train hands OH board, and of these about
thirty passengers were in the smoking
car. As far as has been learned thirteen
passengers got out of the smoker. Two
were killed instantly, one o: them being
L. 8. Quincy, vino was on his way from
Chicago to New York, and the other an
Italian, whose name is not known. The
remains Of fifteen bodies have been taken
out OF the wreck, which, with the two
killed and thirteen rescued, all more or
less wounded, make up the thirty who
are supposed to be all that were in the
smoking car. None of the train hands
were seriously injured. The worst hurt
was Edwin Chapman, the fireman. of
London, who had his right arm
burned and scalp wounded. None of the
fifteen who were taken out of the wreck
after the fire have been identified. 1t is
doubtful il they can be for some days, at
least, as their remains are charred beyond
recognition. many being horribly mangled
before the fire broke out Their remains
W ere taken out from the burning wreck in
small fragments. The train was making
sixty miles an hour at the time of the ac-
cident The whole fifteen were huddled
together in the forward end of the smok-
ing car. The baggage car jumped right
over the top Of the engine and carried it
down on the track about one hundred
yards ahead of it The railway and city
authorities have done all in their power to
help the wounded. Twelve of them were
removed to the city hospital and the 9TH
ers had their wounds dressed at the station
and went on their way by special train.
1t is not likely that any Of the wounded
will die. their injuries not being very seri-
Gus. Hamilton Clark, of Chicago, had his
right leg broken and his head bruised. He
may also have received internal injuries,
in which case he is not likely to recover.
Others who were wounded and taken to the
city hospital are: Anthony Maar. an Ital-
ian on his way from Wisconsin to Italy,
not seriously; Edwin Chapman. fireman,
of London, not seriously; Enoch Kenzar,
engineer, of London, Eng, ribs broken,
not serious unless internally injured; G.
C. Azbell. Of Edwardsport, Ind, cut and
bruised, not serious; William Lepsey,
Chicago. badly sprained ankle; A. L.
Doney, Danville, ILL.,, head cut, not Sc.
rious; j. A Palmer. lion, N. Y, head cut,
not serious; George White. gong to
Union Hill, N. Y, ear cut off and head
cut; Andrew ]. Carpenter, Yankton. Oak,
cut and bruised, not serious; s. E Young. |
Chicago. knee and back hurt, not serious;
Joseph Morris, on his way to Clark's |
Island, Me-, cut about head. not serious.
A SUNDAY IMMERSION.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 29.-At four |
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, while 15 0N |
people were viewing the aquatic feats OF
Alphonse King on the artificial lake in |
ing over to the pavilion, gave way and |
precipitated fully seventy five people into |
the water below. For an hour. in the |
greatest confusion, and while willing
hands We're busy with the work of rescue
it was believed that at least twenty
persons had been drowned in the
three and a half feet of water
under the wrecked bridge. The
10 irht in
the city and hundreds of people who had
friends &C the pleasure resort flocked tc
the park only to find that there were very
few casualties and no fatalities SO far a:
could be learned. The crowd was ungov-
ernable and persisted in forcing its
way on to the bridge In spite OF
the warnings Of the park police.
King had just completed his bicycle test
and was preparing for the pole balancing
feat when with a crash the center span OF
bridge gave way. For an awful moment
a single truss supported the center planks
OF the structure, then with swinging
motion it, too, gave way and precipitated
a mass of screaming men, women and
children a distance of fifteen feet into the
are almost indescribable. Rescuers, how.
oNci, "eAo SOou az WI h dhu NlCtlu dltoI |
victim was pulled out Some OF
the strong men in the water, mad.
dened by fear, plunged over the heads OF
children and women to get to the land.
The result was that quite a number OF
people sustained injuries, which are, in no
case very serious.
The injured as far as could be learned
late in the evening, are as follows: Sam.
uel Lester, musician, living at Murray
vile, right arm broken in two places; he
boards at the corner of Ninth and Grand
avenue, and is being cared for by Dr.
Golfer, who says he will be about
again in a few weeks. Mrs. McDar.
y, living in Kansas City, Kan,
severe bruises about the head and arms;
William Allen, resuscitated, slightly in
jured about the head; Mrs. S. d. Mitchell,
bruised about the arms; Annie Winler,
Kansas City, Kan, slight bruises; Mary
Dee, living on James street, Kansas City,
Kan, slight bruises; a boy, name un.
known, ribs crushed; Julia Alden, Kansas
City, Kan, slight bruises; Edna Wood
Kansas City, Kan, slight bruises; H.
Shade, Kansas City, kan., slight bruises;
J. c. Parrish, Kansas City, Kan. Sigh:
bruises; Robert Mach, Kansas City, Kan,
slight bruises: Mrs. Victoria Beaucaire
severely injured in the side.
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