The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-06
THROUGH 4 BRIDGE
A Santa Fe Train Completely
Wrecked.
SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED OUTRIGHT
Score Injured Names OF the Victims
Groans OF the Dying-Heavy Rains
Caused the Accident

FIT. MADISON, Ia, May ga frightful
railroad accident occurred early this morn
ing on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
twenty-five miles west, near Dumas, Mo-
Without word OF warning, in the midst
OF frightful storm, the east bound trans
continental express, filed with human be
ings wrapped in slumber, plunged through
trestle weakened by rain, killing seven
people and wounding number of others.
THE GREAT EXPRESS.
The great express came through from
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Mexico to
Kansas city and left there at $40 Wednes-
day afternoon. The train was composed
OF postal, baggage, smoking, chair, tourist
and two Pullman coaches. The bridge
through which the train plunged is about
one hundred and seventy-ive feet long and
thirty feet high over Fox river, near Re
we're. The terrible rains of the past month
seemed TO reach a climax last night and
carried the bridge out of line yet left it
standing and so far as the engineer could
see all right
THE TERRIBLE STORM.
Owing to the terrible storm the train
crawled slowly onto the bridge. The en-
CINE crossed in safety, but not the balance
of the train, for the bridge went down
win it's precious load, only the engine and
rear sleeper remaining on either side of the
abutments. The other portions of the
train were precipitated into the mad cur
rent which was rushing through the ra-
vine. Five cars with their load of human
freight and the remains of the bridge sank
together in one conglomerete mass, crush
ing the timbers. From the torn and twisted
iron work and mangled humanity there
arose wild shrieks from the wounded and
dying above the roar OF the storm.
RUSHING TO AID THE WOUNDED.
The engineer and fireman and uninjured
occupants of the rear sleeper hurried to
the rescue. Some passengers in the
wrecked cars escaped, and fighting their
way through the whirlipg torrent reached
the banks and fell to the ground exhausted.
Seven sank in the wreck to die, and
twenty-slx are known to have been In
iured.
THE KILLED.
The following is a list of the killed:
William Hines, Oklahoma city; Lon Mar
keu, Kansas City; Luther Cornelius,
Kirksville, Mo-; S. E. Verkler, Westport'
and child, unknown names, but supposed
to be from Los Angeles, Cal, where from
papers found she appears to own consider
able land. Her ticket was for Allegheny,
Pa.
1t was also rumored the engineer and
fireman had been killed, but this is denied
on the ground the engine passed over IN
safety.
THE INJURED.
]. Tucker, conductor, Douners Grove:
Martin Regan, brakeman, Riverside: An
drew S. Roman. express messenger; Claude
Bell, postal clerk; r. E. butcher, postal
clerk; Mrs. Jane Hisey, Riverside; j. C.
Winslow, Chicago; H. c. Cowley, n. T.
Pa; Mrs. E. T. Allen, Athens, Pa;
Robert Schultz. Lexington junction, Mo-;
j.. +. Hurtgen, Reading, Pa; William
Adams, 0. L. Boys, j. Gunther. w. b.
Barnes, j. H. Snyder, S. a. Laugh, J.
Mason, F. Graves and W. G. Smith, A. D.
Meads, Saltwater, Mimi; L. S. Downs.
Oklahoma City, Q. T.; F. w. Moore,
Winnebago, III; r. H; Moellen, Kansas
City; Mrs. A. j. Sullivan, Coffeyville,
Kan; Alice Hughes, Sedan, Kan; Mrs.
j. H. Heating, Ration, N. M; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. 1sham, Riverside, ILL.,; an
Italian woman, unknown
Some fifty others suffered from slight
outs and scratches.
A relief train was sent from here at 8
a. m. The train arrived there after day-
light and rendered valuable assistance to
the suffering passengers. In the mean
time the Colorado express came up to
Medill and started for Fort Madison. via
the Keokuk s. Western road.
The extent of the injuries has lot vet
been ascertained.
RAN INTO LAND SLIDE
A few miles north of Keokuk the train
ran into landslide and narrowly ESCAPED
ditching. Many of the injured are in
serious condition, but only two fatal termi-
nations are anticipated. Most of the pas
sengers were able to proceed to be trans
ferred 1t will require several days to
clear up the wreck and put the track In
working order