Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-30
A DAY OF WRECKS.
Three Terrible Railroad Accidents
in One Day.
Friehtfal Collision of Union Paclnc ana
Rock Island Trains At Kansas Clty--Col-
Ilsion ln a Kentucky Tunnel-An-
other In Alabama.



KANSAS CITY, Kan, Oct 2S "A tail
end collision, disastrous TO life, limb
and property occurred ON the Union Pa
cific main line at 7:l0 o'clock yesterday
morning just inside OF the western city
limits Of Kansas City, Kan, and about
four blocks east OF Oakland avenue.
The east-bounl Kansas City g. Cald-
we'll express OF the Rock Island ran into
the rear end of the east-bound Denver
express on the Union Pacific The coll
lision involves the loss OF the life OF
Engineer Patrick Cullen, OF the Rock
Island; the injury OF Fireman John
Gun and of several passengers, and the
destruction OF $50, 900 worth OF rolling
stock The cause OF the terrible clDl-
lision was tho dense fog that prevailed
in the early morning hours OF yester-
day causing both trains to be late. The
Rock Island Company uses the Union
Pacific tracks between this city and To-
peka, by virtue of twenty year lease,
and the difference in time between the
arrival of these two trains in Kansas
City is ten minutes The Union
Pacific train is due here at
$50 o'clock and the Rock Island
at seven. Union Pacific train No. 204
was about twenty minutes late and had
slowed up near Fourteenth street in re-
sponse to torpedo signal warning the
engineer to look out for distractions
ahead, and before porter could be sent
back with flag the Rock Island ex-
press bore down and telescoped the
Pullman sleeping car Wathena
Immediately after the wreck the scene
was one of wild confusion Sleepy pas
sengers having been suddenly thrown
from their positions and landed with.
out reference to personal comfort oP
safety, rushed frantically out of both
trains to see what was the matter
The fog was intense and an object
could not be distinguished ten feet
ahead. The injured are:
I, J. II. Grayson, conductor Pullman
car Wathena, left ankle spralned and
severe bruises about the body and head.
Edward jackson, colored, Edwards
Vile, Kan, both legs broken below the
knees. Since died
j. A. Lapshire, Lincoln, Neb., re-
ceived bad cut on right knee
John Driscoll, Usage, Kan, left leg
broken below the knee.
Fred Wright, theatrical agent injured.
IN A KENTUCKY TUNNEL
CINCINNATI, Oct ga disastrous col
lision occurred at 4:4O yesterday morn
ing on the Cincinnati Southern railway
In tunnel, quarter Of mile north Of
Sloan's Valley station The trains in
volved were freight No %, northbound.
and passenger No 5, southbound,
When the first Cincinnati train passed
south the crew of the freight appear to
have overlooked the fact that No 5 was
TO follow, and they pulled out and
started northward. Less than aquarter
of a mile away they entered tunnel
VIII is oge-sixth of mile long ..
In the most hopeless place that train
men ever met death, the engines Of the
two trains dashed into each other and
the cars following. jammed into each |
other in a mass. Then came the added |
horror of conhagration.
Engineer John Pimlott died yesterday /
afternoon, making six victims OF the |
tunnel collision on the Cincinnati |
Southern road as follows: John PIN
lott engineer, Detroit, Mich; Fireman
Welsh, Somerset Ky, Fireman Gould,
Ludlow KY. Brakeman John E. Mont
gomery, Albany, n. Y. Postal Clerk C
L. Doegen, Cincinnati; Express Mes
senger Ed. p RufTner, Cincinnati.
The njured-Enginee Pat Taylor
Somerset KY, severe; Postal Clerk J.
G. Gayle, Cincinnati, severe; Baggage
master John r. Long, Newport KY,
severe; W. ID. Wheeler, New Orleans,
in charge OF a museum freak known as
wild Roso," both slightly injured;
Miss Ollie Getty, Dayton, Tenn. slight;
Arch Murphy, Madison County, Ind.
slight
Still, ANOTlfFU