Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02
GREAT BEND, KANSAS, THURSDAY MAY 2 1885, x..
'SCOPED THE SMOKER.

'SCOPED THE SMOKER.
Disastrous Accident Near Hanil-
ton, Ont.
the Wreck Takes Fire-Many Burned to
Death-SeriousA Accident at Pleas
Resort Near Kansas City.
HAMILTON, Ont, April % 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 a great extent and what
water could be got had to
be applied by means of pals.
There were lis passengers and ten
train hands on 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 of them being
L. .. Gurney, 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 OF
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 if they can be for some days, al
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 huddleo
together in the forward end of the smok.
ing car. The baggage car jumped right
over the top of the engine and carried il
down on the track about one hundred
| yards ahead of it The railway and city
authorities have done all in their power tt
| 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 I'M juries not being very seri.
| Gus. Hamilton Clark, of Chicago, had hi,
| 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 Kenzer,
engineer, of London, Eng, ribs broken
not serious unless internally injured; G
c. Azbell. of Edwardsport, Ind, cut an(
bruised, not serious; William Lepsey
Chicago, badly sprained ankle; A. L
| Doney, Danville, ILL.,, head cut not Sc.
rious; j. A. Palmer. Ilion, N. Y, head cut
not serious; George White. gong tt
| Union Hill, N. Y, ear cut off and heaG
cut; Andrew j. 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
| Island, Me-, cut about head. not serious.
| SUNDAY IMMERSION.
\ KANSAS CITY, No., April 29.-At foul
o'clock yesterday afternoon. while 15, 0Ot
people were viewing the aquatic feats O.
| Alphonse King on the artificial lake il
| Chelsea park, the west end bridge, cross
ing over to the pavilion. gave way anc
| precipitated fully seventy five people intt
| the water below. For an hour, in thu
| greatest confusion, and while willing
hands were busy with the work of rescue
| it was believed that at least twenty
| three and half feet of water
| under the wrecked bridge. The
| widest rumors spread like lightning Over
| the city and hundreds of people who had
friends at the pleasure resort flocked ts
| the park only to find that there were very
| few casualties and no fatalities so far q.
| could be learned. The crowd was ungov.
| ernable and persisted in forcing it.
way on to the bridge in spite o
| the warnings of the park police
| King had just completed his bicycle tes
| 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 plank.
| of the structure, then with a swinging
| motion it, too, gave way and precipitateC
a mass of screaming men. women and
| children a distance of fifteen feet into the
| water below. The scenes that followed
| are almost indescribable. Rescuers, how.
| ever, were soon at work and victim afte,
victim was pulled out Some oi
| 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 o
| people sustained injuries, which are, in nc
| 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.
ny, living in Kansas City, Kan.
severe bruises about the head and arms
| William Allen, resuscitated, slightly in.
| jured about the head; Mrs. 8. 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, Kansa.
City, Kan, slight bruises; Edna Wood
Kansas City, Kan, slight bruises; H
Shade, Kansas City, Kan, slight bruises
j. C. Parrish, Kansas City, Kan, sligh
| bruises; Robert Mach, Kansas City, Kan.
| slight bruises; Mrs. Victoria Beaucaire
| severely injured in the side.
COLLISION IN COLORADO.
| LEADvILLE, Col. April 29.-The passen.