The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-11-06

DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT ON
THE BURLINGTON ROAD.
some FIend said TO EEavs TsoIIberRts-
" Misplaced the switch -nd
CauAed Ihe wreck

fatal wreck occurred last night on the
20" railroad to the through Lenver
train. The following dispatch was re
. reived at the u" Offices in this city
this morning from. Supt +. c. Rice of
the GaIesburg division:
Burlington train NO. 5, leaving Chi
cagO last night ut O:iO p. m, was en-
urelv derailed at Monmouth, Ill, At
the opening of the switch lcnoing into
the pottery works. The two sleeping
ears were on Y slightly damaged and
none of the occupants thereof at az
seriously hurt.
There were killed:
a. 4. EMERY. en- lneer.
GEORGE COURTNEY foreman OF en-
GiucerS-
. + A JOHNSON OF Avon. Ill
Mrs GEORGE ALLEN OF Lamon- Iowa.
he following persons were seriously
injured:
". a. ANDERSON, engine fireman, OF
Galcsburg, H., seriously injured;
s. aided and bruised.
john BURNI:r, are -. farmer, Forces
ton. III. married; lost lett arm.
L. }. KuHY, - years Of'aVc, unmar-
r ed, stoclI-dealer OF LenoX, Iowa; left
arm OH.
\. w. CoorER, uge 81. c rning. Iowa;
sea p wound and !:and injured
LoU.s NIGEIt- of taklund, heb., age
%; bruised on left SIDE
AGNES MILLER, age 20, BrooE6eld,
Ohio; cut over left eye.
The following persons were slightly
in jured:
James Miller Trookfcld, Ohio. age
A.: right arm slightly bruised
Catherine Miller. hrookield; arm
bruised
Mrs Catherine Corus, Murray. Iowa,
age CO; left eye and face slightly
bruised
Il. 5. Mcdonald, South Milford, Ind.
age -: clavicie fractured.
Hi. abeth j. Nc, onuld, his mother,
age -; INJURY to left shoulder.
r. Rowe, shenandoah, Iowa, age 80;
hand cut and leg hurt
Forest Rowe, his son, aged l9; head
slightly hurt.
/ jeremiah anty, Glenline, Pa; shout
der and head slightly cut
Nae Peters, lO2S Heklin avenue,
Chicago. shou der slightly bru sea.
/ rs, ar zimmerman. age 81, Mon
mouth, Ill: hand cut by glass
! l.. \ Bricher, aged - High Creek,
Iowa; scalp wound.
Mrs. y. {. Swopc. age ~, Harris
! burg, Pa Slight leg brui>e.
\. {. Swope. age -. Harrisburg, Ia;
I slightly bruised.
! George Allen, Lamont, Iowa; slight
bruisc.
+. u, Evans Gcnesee, Wis. right
! shoulder injured.
aumes FARRELL New London, Iowa;
slight cut in Lead.
james scarborough, age IS, Mon
mouth Ill; slight cut.
Supt. c. G.. Wilson from Iowa, with
| plen Y of assistance, and Supt +. {.
/ Lice, with corps of assistants, have
! been on the ground since shortly after
the occurrence. The injure / who were
atle to go h. I'VE been sent TO Burlinp-
! ton il charge of Mr.. Wilson and n
/ party of surgeons. Those not aLle to
! go are at Monmouth in chang. of DIR.
/ Aidrich and p.enty of assistants. The
names OF the passengers who have
/ been killed ana of all persons in iured.
/ with other particulars will be
! given n quickly as the information can
/ be obtained. The cause of the n .cident
was the malicious displacement of the
/ switch ut the pc tcry-works by some
/ one as vet unknown. After The acci-
/ dent the switch was found partially
thrown with the pm out Seven trains
had passed over t ahead of the unfor-
tunate one since the switch was last
used. The train consist ed Of two sleep
ers, two chair cars, three coaches one
baggage, one mail, and one express
car.
superintendent Eustis says he is
confident from all informant on thus
far rec eived that none Of the occupants
of the sleepers " as killed.
Max l.. Lcvenson and Alfred Leven-
son of New y orll. who have relatives
in this city, are known TO have been
on one of the sleepcrS.
The train was running at high rate
of s. eed. Tie facts snow that tho
switch was partly open and the loco
motive left the main track AMI started
on the side rack Some Of the cars
behind kept on the main track. As
n result the whole train of seven cars
except the sleeper, was derailed and
turned over on ITS side, the cars being
5, altered aroInd in great confusion
There was no 10. cscoping.
There were on the engine Engineer
Eme and fireman Nels anderson of
Gnlesburg and Gorge Courtney, the
travelling engineer. who went on the
trip to see how the new locomotive
worke anderson was blown IRON
the ca by the steam. Emery
and Courtney had no change
TO escape and their bodies we're found
close 20 the locomotive Tie baggage
and expre>smen wcIe thrown across
the car but miracuIously escu ped in
jury. a young man named Frank :.
Johnson of Avon. WHO, with w. K.
Hrrdy of Abingdon, was standing on
tempted TO jump OF. was thr, wn under
the wheels AMI killed Hardy jumped
and escaped in ury. The baggage
car caught fire. but the flames were
promptly extiuguished by baggage
man John bore of Chicago. Oscar
zimmerman, who was pit he'd through
a window of the smoking car. was IN
hurt and hurried back to stop two on
coming trims
An ES-ChIeT JustIce Owing.
DETRorT. Mich, Oct e2.-IsaRe Mars