Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-21


TOPEKA, kans., sept. 2l.-rhe reg.
ular eabtbound night express on the
Santa Fe was wrecked by train rob.
beis three miles west Of Osage city this
morning nj three O'Clock. Five per
sous were killed md three seriously
injured.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-Telrgrama re.
oelVed at the AtchisOn offices at this
city from General Manager Robinson
at Topeka, are 10 the effect that the
Train from Ban Francisco was running
on time whom wrecked near Osage City
THIS morning. The engineer aud fite.
man were killed and several passen-
gers Injured. NO names aru given.
the Toulouse at Barclay station had
been broken open during the night,
and rail WINS removed from the trnek
" tho point where the wreck occurred.
Tho entire train was wrecked with the
exception OF three sloepoTs. There Is
no clue as 10 who removed the rail and
no positive evidence that the object Of
the deed was robbery.
The force OF the collision must have
been terrific M tho postal, express and
smoking cars were completely tele.
scoped. There were five clerks in the
postal cars and four were Instantly
Killed, and the other fatally wounded.
Fire was communicated from the en-
CINE 10 the postal cars and Ina Il short
time the baggage car, postal car,
smoker and day coach were reduced
% asher. The Pullman cars eaca ped.
Two or three passeD2ers In tho smoker
and ia the day coaches were consumed
In sight Of the crowd striving to save
them.
a special 10 the Star from Topeka
says the wrecked train consisted OF
baggage, express anu mail cars, two
DAY coaches, two chair cars and two
eleepers. 10 was thrown over On en-.
bankmcut three feet high and the
nrst ak cars were toleecopod. -Four
persons We're killed outright and
twenty-five seriously Injured. Tho
killed were Express Messenger Frank
Baxter Of Kansas CITY, Express
Guardsman Bloomenthal OF Mexico;
Fireman James Chaddicks OF Topeks:
Engineer Ed. Mayer OF Topeka.
Most OF the injured were western
people, but among the number was
Mary Lyman OF Bloomington, ILL.,,
who IL badly injured sud bruised about
the head ana face. q. n. WOrdlaw Of
Ia
The wreck occurred at small,bridgo
where there was heavy down grade.
The train was running at forty miles
an hour and II was impossible for
the engineer 10 see the misplaced rails
In tune TO check the speed Of the
train. The coaches were piled one
over another until the baggage nnt
expresa car were completely hidden
from view. Men, women ana children
were piled over each other, caught In
the seats and thrown through the
windows.
Relief first reached the train from
EmpOria. An examination Of the
track shows that the flah plates had
been carefully removed apd the bolts
taken out ana the spikes drawn from
ten ties and the rail bent over TO the
inside. Robbery WAS unquestionably
the object as the train carried one mil.
lion dollars currency en- route to the
Mexican Central headquarters In
Boston.
The spot was found where three
mon had lain concealed in the grnss
aud the tracks were discovered lead.
ing from the spot to the track. The
passengers were brought to Topeka at
10 O'Clock this morning. S.mr OF the
wounded could not he removed anu
several win probably die.
General Manager Robinson, OF the
Atchisou, Topeka d Santa Fe road,
hns offered reward OF $1,000 for the
arrest OF each Of tho men implicated IN
tho wreck Major Lelly, live II ok agent
Of the road, WINS on the wrecked train
ana says he secured the. treasure hox
dee u under tte - raef "a 4, aud f.ltv
cred It to tho Topeka ogent OF Wells,