The historic times., 1891-10-24
DEADLY FOG.
Cause of a Head-End Collision
Near Kansas City.
An ENGINEERS FATAL MISTAKE.
Schooners and Thirty-six Lives Lost-Six
Men Killed BY Thresher Explosion
A Huge Wooden Mill De-
stroyed-Etc.

stroyed-Etc.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, Oct 2S.-The
fog yesterday morning was disastrous
to Kansas City railroads. There were
two wrecks. Both costly and one
fraught with fatality.
A head end collision on the Kansas
City, St Joseph & Council Bluffs road
between Murray's switch and Parkville
between the northbound passenger
train for Omaha, which left here at 7:25,
and regular freight train No. 26. re-
suited in the fatal injury of Engineer
]. W. Sager and the serious injuring OF
Baggageman B. o. Rearnough and
News Agent F. B. Tanner, all of the
passenger train.
The collision occurred shortly after
o'clock. Both trains were going at
high rate of speed at the time, and the
engineers were prevented from seeing
| each others trains by the dense fog
that prevailed along the Missouri bot
toms
| The official facts are that the engin-
eer of the north abound passenger train
Z
! freight train 26 at Murray's switch, the
scene of the holdup of Conductor Cas-
sells train on the Burlington road and
the killing of Brakeman Ed White
by unknown highwaymen short time
ago When the Omaha passenger train
reached Murrays switch there was
southbound freight train standing on
the siding che engineer and con-
ductor of the passenger train took this
freight for No. % and continued going
ahead at full speed. This was where
the mistake was made.
The freight on the siding was No 1s,
an extra train that was making the
best time it could between switches. The
regular 26 had left Parkville, and the
engineer was making the run to
Murray's switch to meet the passenger.
The collision occurred about midway
between the points mentioned.
Two coaches containing the injured
and as many of the passengers as
wished to return reached the union
depot at 10 o'clock. Engineer Sager
was crushed and scalded When he
was taken from the wreck a physician
present said he could not live. Bag
rapeman Rearnough had his arm
crushed and his head bruised. The
news agent Tanner was injured in
ternally.
THIRTY-SIX MEN LOST.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct 23.-The
schooner Percy, owned by James 5.
Aver, with crew of twelve men and
the schooner City Point, owned by
Cushing & Henry, of Portland, with a
crew of fourteen men sailed on a cod
fishing voyage about August 25, the
Percy to Georges and the City Point to
LIE Have banks. Neither has been
heard from since, and there is little
doubt that they have been lost with all
hands.
The schooner Albert Woodbury., OF
Beverly, that sailed the latter part OF
August for the Cape shore, cOdfshing,
! has not returned and is believed To
have been lost with her ten men.
COLLISION ON THE ALTON.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct 23 The in.
coming passenger train on the Chicago
& Alton railroad in charge OF Conduct
or Allen, collided with construction
train in charge of Conductor Watson al
the foot of Holmes street at $50 o'clock
Yesterday morning. Passengers were
badly shaken up, but no one was much
injured save Brakeman Archie Hager
ty. of the work train. He was not Sc
riously hurt The damage to rolling
stock was considerable. a heavy fog
prevailed.
WOODEN MILL IN ASHES
PIrTsFIELp. Mass, Oct 23 - Tht
Glendale woolen mills, the only indus
try of Glendale, have been destroyed bJ
fire. The mill was a FIVE story store
building. Two months ago it was sold
under the foreclosure of mortgage fol
ST5, 900 held by the Berkshire Life In
surance Co, OF this city, and was pur
chased by Mr.. Hermann, of New York
who prepared to carry on the business
and the wheels were started Wednes
dav. The total loss is about 500, 600
fully insured
SIX FARMERS KILLED
MAYvILLE, \. D., Oct 23 "A terri
! BILE threshing machine accident oc
Cured on division No. of the GrandiI
farm. the boiler of the engine bursting
and six men being killed Their names
were NJ S Ersberger. Halls Baarstad
; A. l. Marsh, A. w. Blowers, William
Clark and one unknown. The ex
; plosion was due TO cold water forces
: into 4 heated boiler when the waite
was low.
, ANOTHER HEAD END COLLISION.
MILAN, Tenn, Oct % "A head ems
collision between two freight trains OIL
the Illinois Central railway occurred
yesterday afternoon. They caught fir
from a car Of oil and dozen cars were
burned The engines are a tota
: wreck The train crews escaped from
serious injury.
NOTED STALLION BURNED
RUsHvILLE, Ind, Oct 23-Fire las
night destroyed a stable near here 10
gether with four horses worth So. o00
The most valuable was Blue Bull,
stallion belonging 70 Mr. Morse, Of Chi
cago, valued at S.. .000.