New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-06
WRECK ON THE ATCHISON.
OVERLAND EMPRESS PLUNGES THROUGH A
BRIDGE.


sryEy PER=oNs KILLED AND MORE THAN A
SCORE INJURED - A MIDNIGHT DISASTER
CAUSED BY THE HEAVY RAINs-FIvE
CARS DROP INTO A SWOLLEN TORRENT.
Fort Madison, Iowa. May 5.-Without word
Of warning in the midst of frightful storm, tale
east bound transcontinental express on the Atchi-
son, filled with sleeping human beings plunged
through a treste. weakened by rain. at about ;45
o'clock this morning. between Revere and Mcdil.
in Missouri, about 265 miles from Chicago. An
Official statement made at the Santa Fe general
Offices here gives the following list of the killed
and injured:
CORNELIUS. LUTHER Krksvillc. Mo.
GRONES JOHN c., Westport, Mo.
HYNES, WILLIAM. Oklahoma CITY
LANMARKEL. O. T. Tor Marker, Kansas City.
yERKLER, S. f.. wcstport Mo.
Woman and child, unknown.
Those injured so far as known are B. c. Cowl-
ing Chicago: J. c. Winstlow, Chicago: n Ian
caster. Chicago; Mrs. Jane lIisey, Riverside,
ILL.,; w. A. Isham, Riverside H.;
Martin Regal. brakeman; J. F. IIartgen, Reading
Penn: w. Allen. Athens, Penn. Mrs. +. 1. Allen
Athens, Penn; William Adams. Dcwsberry. York
shire. England. H. NJ Cutler. Chicago A. Ruban
rxpeess messenger: Robert Shultz, Lexington
Junction, Mo-: A. d. Meade, Saltwater. Mimi. !;
O. L. Boyse. No Ill Clevehnd-ave.. Kansas City:
w b. Barnes. Oklahoma City: J. H. Snyder.
Oklahoma City, J. H. Snyder. Lecompton, Kan. ::
s SA'Lough, Chetoka, Kan. James Marion, Sedley,
Ind: Frank Graves. Sedley, Ind: W. G.. Smith,
No. 10 Lyonst., New-lIaven, Conn: +. w. Moore
Winncbago, H.; c. II. H. Milton, Kansas City:
Tucker c. Beal. conductor: - Bcment. postal
clerk, Illinois: r. f. Dutcher postal clerk. No
$50 Homer-st., Chicago.
1t was a frightful night The rain fell as 1t
never had been known to fall before about here,
and only an occasional fash of lightning could he
seen in the gloom. The great express had come
through from San Francisco. Los Angeles and
Mexico to Kansas City on time On arriving at
Kansas City at 4 40 o'clock on "Wednesday after
noon orders were received TO hold it until 6 40
and run to Chicago on the time of the Denver
Limited, which was very late. At 6;4O the
train, composed of n postal car, q baggage car,
smoker. chair car. tourist sleeper and two Pullman
coaches. began its run 10 Chicago All went well
until pile and trestle bridge over the Fox River
near Revere was reached. This bridge was
about l75 feet long and thirty feet high. Two
hours before the transcontinental express struck
,he bridge a heavy freight train passed over 1t IN
safety. but the rains had swollen the torrent
which RACED beneath the rails to miniature Nag
ara. which had carried the bridge out OF line, YET
left it standing and, far as the engineer on the
locomotive could see, all right. With wheels turn
ing slowly for safetys sake, for the storm was
terrific the train crawled slowly on the bridge
The engine crossed in safety, but not the balance
no rho train for the bridge went down with Its
load. only the engine and rear sleeper remain
ing ON the abutmcnts The other part Of the
train was preciritated into the swiftly flowing
waters which courscd through the ravlne below
Five cars, with their human freight, ana tne
ruins of the bridge sank together, mass OF
crushed timbers torn and twisted ironwork ana
Inangled humanity.
A wild shrek arose from the wounded and dying
rising above the roar of the storm lhe' engineer .
and fireman from one side OF the stream ana thc
uniniured occupants of the rear sleeper on the
onnosite bank hurried to give what aid was posi-
BE 10 the unfortunate people, who were battling
for life in the ravine below. Men sprang from
the windows of the wrecked cars, and hGhtng
their way through the whrling waters filled with
debris reached the banks and fell TO the grou no
exhausted Seven sank in the wreck 10 die.