The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-22
COLLIDTNG TRAINS.
Five Persons Killed in Head-End Coils
ion in Arkansas.

ST LOUIS, May 21-A fatal head end col
lison occurred last night between Hum
phreys and Golden, Ark, 800 miles south
of St Louis, between an Irregular passen-
ger train and freight tralu. Mrs Hen
son Of Arkansas and four men were killed.
Engineer Patterson of the passenger
train aud the fireman of the freight are
missing Eighteen were injured. On one
of the bodies was found check on the
State National bank of Memphis, drawn
in favor of James Morgan. The names OF
the other dead men are Mr.. Oarsman, Mr..
Jones and A. NJ. Swan, the latter being
the colored porter of the sleeper Conduc-
tor Field of the passenger was seriously
hurt. 1t is almost miracle that the loss
of life was not greater; for all the passen
ger cars were thrown from the track and
unset The accident was caused by a dis
obedience of orders by the passenger train
conductor.
PINE BLUFFS, Ark, May 21-Last eve
ming about 10 O'Clock passenger train on
the Cotton Belt line had orders TO turn
back on account of high water south of
Rob Roy, near this city and also had orders
to meet a local freight at Humphrey.
Through an oversight OF the crew, they
commenced backing the train to Golden
the next station. On reaching a curve at
Crooked bayou, the local freight coming a
full speed, ran into the sleeper aud coaches,
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deep bayou. Six people were killed out
right and eleven wounded, more or less
seriously. The killed are James Morgan
Crumpton of Nashville, Tenn; Mrs. Hug
gins and son, Mrs. A n Henson of Fisher,
Ark; an unknown mau and an unknown
woman.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, May 2l.-Reports of
the Cotton Belt wreck are still meager, as
all communication Is cut off, The gov
arm, hpat CARVING the Inu1 and
wounded passengers is expected here to-
night Until then no definite report can
be had. The Pullman sleeper is buried
under ten feet of water, and divers have
been sent to the bottom tonight to dive
for bodies The list of dead and injured is
said to be considerably larger than preyl-
ously reported.
l. f. Brookes of Cisco, Tex, who is
painfully injured, arrived late this even
ing on Cotton Belt train, and gives the
following additional report: Mrs. Clark.
wife of Professor Clark OF Winchester,
Tenn, was killed. Mrs. o. Anderson of
Amarillo, Tex, was also killed. aud her
brother in-law, Mr.. Jenkins of Virginia,
slightly injured. Rev. Mr., Hudgens of
Grape Vine, Tex, was seriously injured,
and his wife, whom he married at Mem
phis night before last, was killed.
KANSAS CITY. Kan, May 2l.-A head
end collision occurred this morning be-
/ tween passenger tram on the Kansas
City. Wyandotte and Northwestern and
the Leavenworth Rapid Transit train. \
brakeman was badly hurt aud all the pas
sengerS considerably shaken up, but none
were seriously injured. 1t is said that the
Leavenworth train disobeyed orders
ST. LOUIS, May 2l.-An east-bound
Jacksonville Southeastern engine, in
charge of Engineer Smith, collided with
westbound passenger train on the Van
dalia road. five miles east of Greenville,
! Ills, at 8 O'Clock this morning. Both en-
! gines anu the baggage car Of the passenger
train were wrecked, and the first passen-
ger coach was considerably damaged. The
/ crews of both engines saved themselves by
1 jumping. but We're considerably bruised.
The special guard of the American Ex-
! press company. Edward Finn, was instant
/ ly killed, ana Sharp, the regular express
! messenger, was seriously hurt. None Of
/ the passengers were injured. The Vandalia
I officials here say that the Jacksonville
/ Southeastern engine (Which road has been
using their track since tie flood rendered
/ lis own track useleSs) was occupying the
main track without any orders TO do so.