Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-01
'DITCHED BY TRAIN ROBBERS
Four Killed and Twenty-Five Ser
iousIy Injured.
Frightful Wreck ON the Santa Fe Near
Usage City, Kan.--There Was =
Million Dollars In the Ex-
press Car Safe.

Topeka, Kas, Sept GA frightful
wreck occurred on the Santa Fe rail-
road, a few miles west of Usage City,
at 3 o'clock n IN. Wednesday. The train
was ditchcd by train robbers and -four
Of tho train crew were killed and
about twenty-five ~passe nj gers seriously
injured. The train was the Missouri
river express, east bound, and due in
this city at 4:45 o'clock in the
morning. 1t consisted OF a bag
gage and express car, four coaches
and three Pullman sieeniug cars The
coaches and sleeping cars were well
filled with passengers, nearly all OF
whom were asleep when the accident
occurred. The train was ditched by
distractions placed on the rails and
rolled down n steep embankment
The day coaches in the for
ward part OF the train were
t~elescoped and IL was in
these coaches that most of the injured
passengers were located. In the ex-
press car there was about 81, 000, 600,
which was being shipped by the Next
can Central railroad through TO its
general office in Boston The object
of tho wreckers was rot accomplished,
owing to the manner in which the ex-
press car was buried by the coaches
hat were piled upon it in gen
eral confusion. So high was the
wreckage heaped nat it was literally
impossible to find the locomotive, let
alone the treasure box. The follow
ing are the killed and i-,,,red SO far
as can DO learned at present
The killei:
ENGINEER EDWARD MEYER
FIREMAN THOMAS CHADDICKS.
both of Topeka, Kas
MI. BLOMEN IHAL, express guard.
FRANK BANTER, express messenger,
Kansas City.
The injured:
c. I. WoRDLAw, Elliott, Ill, badly
bruised about body and legs.
W. a. CARA, Burlington, Kan, head
A. c. RoARD. Newton. kas., slightly cut
on arm aud hands.
OLLIE YouNG, Poplar Bluff, Mo, head
badly cut.
j. j. Johnson, indianapolis, badly
bruised.
II AitNLIhEi ick OIohth anu hVhb
badly cut
=. II. :. FOSTER, Lawrence, Kas., badly
bruised on bcad and shoulders
Mrs. MANY LYMAN. Bloomington, Ill,
head and face badly bruised.
Mrs. MEANS, and two small children,
Wichita, Kas slightly bruised.
WIN DowS and little child, Chillicothe,
No slightly bruised.
L. A. no ,ERrs, Emporia, las shin in
jured
THos. NELSON, Topeka, Kas, slight cuts
on face, head aud hands.
{. b. KISSE, express messenger, Kan
sas City, slightly bruised.
j. b. OBEsLIS and ]. f. WADDBLL. postal
CLERKS, of Kansas City, slight bruises on
head and back.
Mis- w. II. NELSON, of Mexico, slightly
hurt pm back and side
AS soon as the news was received at
the company's Office in his city, a re-
lief train was made up and sent with a
number of surgeons and their assist
ants. The train returned to Topeka
at 1920 a. m, with the wounded and
dead and all the passengers. Those
who were not seriously injured were
sent on their journey by q special
train Immediately after dinner. The
dead were placed in Baskets before
removal from the train. The wounded
were taken to hospitals Several pas
sengers say-that they sag n number of
lately after the disaster. Officers are
now securing the country In search OF
the wreckers.