New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-22
ROBBERS WRECK A TRAIN.
FOUR TRAINMEN KILLED AND TWENTY
FIVE OTHER PERSONS HURT.
DISASTER on THE ATCHISON ROAD-BoNDS
WORTH ST. 900 600 ON THE ILL.FATEp TRAIN
"A LARGE REWARD FOR TIE AR


STAR from Topeka says Passenger train No
on the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe road was
wrecked by robbers three miles west Of Usage
City at 3 o'clock this morning. The train, con-
sistinc of baggage express and mail car two
day coaches two chair cars and three sleeping
cars. was thrown over an embankmcnt three feet
high and the first six telcscopcd Four persons
were killed outright and twenty-five injured
The dead and wounded are as follows:
KILLED.
BAXTER Frank, Of Kansas City, express messenger.
BLUMENTHAL, -. Of Mexico. Mo-. express guards
CHADDICYs Jones OF Topeka. fireman.
MAYER. Edward, Of Topeka. engineer
CAREY, W. A., Of Burlnrame. Kan; head cut.
DOOR willism. and child, Of chillicothe Mo- badly
DONAHrE. r. B.. Of Kansas City; leg mashed and badly
bruised
FOSTER H. H., of Lawrence. Kan postal clerk badly
JONES Mrs. NJ, and two children. of wichita slightly
Johnson. J. F.. Of Minneapolis Mimi; badly bruised.
KELLY s. G., Of Kansas City, postal clerk; Internal
injuries.
K1NNE. c. B.. of Kansas City, express messenger
LYMAN. Mary Of BLOOMINGTON H.; badly bruised and
injured about hcod and face
MILLER Mrs. w. H.. OF Macon. Mo-; injured in spine
ond side.
MCCLURE, II; G.: Of Richmond Mo; knee fractured
and head badly cut.
MINER w D. Of Ness City. Kan; knee hurt.
NEI SON. Thomas, Of Topeka bruised about head and
face.
OLLIE. -. Of Poplar Blun head badly cut.
OrEILIN, J. r.. of Kansas City, postal clerk; slightly
ROBERTS. NJ. A.. Of Emporla; back injured.
EOURKE \. c., Of Newton. Kan. head cut
wADDELL. J. F.. Of Bayonne Kan Injured IN leitmp'
wORDLAw. c. T.. Of Elliott. Ill badly bruised
II was impossbe for the engineer to see
the misplaced rails in time to check the speed
,o;,, nd hc
other until the baggage and express cars were
hidden from view The three Pullman
sleeping cars remained the track, but the other
cars were completely demolished. Men, women
and children were piled over each other, caught
i'm tbe seats and thrown through the windows oil
the car
Relief first reached the train from Emporia An
examination of the track was made ana II was
found that the lish-platcs had been carefully re-
moved and the bolts taken out and spikes drawn
from ten ties and the rail bent over 10 the inside
Robbery was unqueStionably the object. Inc tram
carried 81 900, 900 in currency. on the way IRON
the Mexican Central Railway to its headquarters in
Boston.
On examining the ground about the track a
s,o. y-av found where three men had lain In the
grass and footprints led from this spot to the
track The sccton-houst at Barclay was broken
into last night and a crow bar. wrench ana Sehgc
hammer stolen. All o; tLese tools except the
crowbar were found and the iish-plates and bolts
which had been removed were also discovered.
The passengers were brought 10 this city al
10 o'clock this morr irg. Sorne OF TIE wouhueu
who could not I've removed were left at Usage
CITY and the Others were taken 70 Christ Hos
pital here Several OF the passengers VIII prop
ably die. but the attending physicians VIII MAKE
no statement until the extent of their injuries
can he examined into
A. A. Robinson, general manager OF the Atch-
ison. Topeka and Santa Fc Railroad, offered re-
ward of 81 600 for the arrest of each Of the men
implicated in the wreck Of the train.
Major w H. Llewclyn, live stock agent OF the
road was on board the wrecked train, and says
he took posscsslon Of the box in which the MeNr'h
Central currency was placed. Llcwcllyn says IN"
money was in an iron-rbbcd box three feet long,
and was buried 80 deep in the wreck Ih'l tne
robbers could not have found IT, lis supposl.'on
il that the robbers were frightened nj the extent
of tbc wreck that they AT once took to thrr ncrIS
Even before the Santa Fc officials ha ohsHn
the reward of $1,000 for the eaptnr sr oil e Rorcy r
and Usage City had started in all directions u
RIM down the wreckcrs. Later, detectives IN inc
employ of the railway ana THpcs co%'irh n5 the
crime has excited the people, and the wreckorS'
If caught. will doubtless h. hanged.
All the stories told by the passengers agree that
there is little doubt that the accident was the
rnenlt of n deliberate plan to wreck the train for
the purpose Of securing the treasure III '"e eA-
Major w II. Llcwcyn. the Santa Re lye i've
stock agent, RAYS :" was awake when th'
wrccl, occurred We were going about thirty,
five miles an hour. The jolt terrific and all
Of the left the track except ours ana .nr ,he
one back OF us 1t the worst wreck ever
saw The front coaches were all pI"d IN u
heap and were reduced to kndng wood. There
were twelve cars in the train; thlnK iherc
must have rccn about 225 people on board many
Of them women accompanied By children 40
not sec how so many escaped. They All acieu
admirably and worked with vim to hcip tne tn
Unfortunate II is singular that the train dii
not catch fire, for it was pi led mp on top Of ne
engine The night was dark and we tor" rallS
off the fence TO use them for torches. IL was Was
harl work getting some OF the people ou, oaI '1
nged lady was caught beneath two chair cars, ana
il took a long time TO cXtrcate her Aitcr we
had rescued her she went back after her pock,e, t,
book | took PARTICULAR pains 70 nnn ont ,I ,nlt
cause of the wreck found that four bolts had
been taken from the fshplate which holds tllc
rails together. The rail was left in place but
with no support. The engine was actually burc1
nearly out Of sight. The poor fireman Is ourieu
The 81, 900, 600 in currency belonged to the
Mexican Central Railway, and was in wooden
box three feet long, ribbed with iron. Captain
Baird and took charge Of il till we got 70 Usage
CITY: there we turned il over TO Tom McMillan
the chief marshal. lie in turn delivered it to
man from iT Ca aopex% bere the wreck o.
Cured is excellent, with rock ballast and twelve
pound steel rails There is an upgrade there Tor
nearly quarter Of mile ala NV theory 10 t,at ,hat
il would he such one MS it was at the top. of
the grade They thought we would he going
slow They were probably after that million dol
lars There were also in the express car three
combination safes containing bonds and money. !
did not soc anyone around the express car after
the wreck hut it was buried so deep that any rob,
II 1x..x-o nd n1
to-" A.
Mexican Central Railway. explains the report OF
cI O00 600 being on the wrecked train, near Os,gr
civ. Kan and consigned to his road, as undouht-
cdly some Mexican subsidiary bonds given to the
Mexican Central Company on account Of their
Tampico harbor works by the Government. There
were .O6l ST. 900 bonds TO he sent 10 Boston,
although REYNOLDS had not heard that they were