Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-05-14
down WITH THE TRESYLB.
Terrible Fall. of a Railroad Train
in Missouri.
seven of the Passengers Killed and Many
Others Injured High Water Under
mined the Structure.

seven OF the Passengers Killed and Many
Others Injured High Water Under
mined the Structure.
Without word of warning in the midst Of
ftighiful storm the East.bound traneontineu.
tai express on The Atchison, filed whitman
beings wrapped in slumber. plunged through
trsstle weakened by rain, TO death at about
Las o'clock A. NJ, between Revere and
Medill, IN Missouri. about 200 miles from
Chicago
TWAS frighiful night The rain fell as it
never has been known to fall before, aud only
Sn occasional fash of lightning could be seen
in the gloom. The great express had come
through from San Francisco on time. On ar
irving at Kansas City at IA orders we're re-
ceiyed to hold it until G. 40 and run to Chicago
On the time Of the Denver limited. which was
very late. AT Gao the train composed Of
po'th car, baggage car, smoker, chair car.
tourist sleeper and two Pullman coaches COM
meneei its run to Chicago.
All went we'll until pile and treslle bridge
over the Fox River, near Revere, was reached.
This bridge WAS about rs feet long and 50
feet nigh. Two hours before the transcon-
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tieight train passed over il in salty. but the
heavy rains had swollen the torrent which
had carried the bridge out Of line, yet left t
standing
With wheels turning slowly for sNiety's sake
ior the storm was terrific the rain crawlcd
slowly on the bridge, The engine crossed in
safety. but not the balance OF the train, for
the bridge went down with lis precious load,
ouly the engine and rear sleeper remaining on
c,tHer end OF the ahutments. The other part
OF the train was precipitated into the swiftly
lowing waters which coursed through the
irvine below.
Five ears with tI,ir load Of human freight
aud the remains OF the bridge sank ogether in
one conglomorate mass Of crushed timb-rs,
torn aud twisted iron work and manVir.,
humanity. Then arose Wild Shrek from The
wounded aud dying, rising above the roar Of
the Storm The engineer and fireman from
one side Of the stream aud the uuinjured occu.
pants of the rels sleeper on the opposite bank
hurried to give what all was possible to tbs
poor untortunates who were battling for lite
in the rayine below. Men sprauy from tho
windows OF tho wrecked cars, and. lighting
their way through the whirling waters filled
with debris, reached the banks and fol 10 tho
ground exhausted. Seven sanS in the wreck
70 die. Twenty-six are known TO have been
iajured.
ihud Vice-President ], u. Springer Of Tho
Atchson, and w. 4. White, the passenger
traffic manager, used every effort 10 obtain
I fuller details OF the accident, and freely fur
nished all the information ~ their power 10
! the reporters aud anxious relatives OF the pas.
sengcrs who beseged the Atchison Offices de.
manding information. II WHs with great
4 DILIGENTLY that me 'sages cou j ego tsnlhrough
/ but late in the evening the officials OF the road
received list OF dead and injured
/ Superintendent II. {. Ives started for the
/ wreck early In the morning. but was con-
/ tronted with three feet Of wafer on the track
/ at L1ckport The road was also under water
east OF Fort Madison. and the wires were
I down for miles. The east-hound Denver eX'
press, which followed the traus'continenial
express, attempted to run around the wreck
on the KeoSuE and Western Branch of the
burlington, but was stopped by q landslide a
/ few miles out Of keokuk