Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-29

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fore the wreckage is cleared away. A
temporary track has been built around
the wreck and travel has been resumed.
Yesterday afternoon $4,000 in silver
brick was taken from beneath the masses
of iron and cinders. Some of the silver
had been melted.
The coroner has begun an inquest to
ascertain the cause of the collision.
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the JVORE or TRIM ROBBERS.
Extent of the Wreck on the Santa Fe
Which Was Caused by Train Robbers--
-Four Killed and 50 Injured.
TOPEKA, KAN, Sept. Passenger
train No. 8, on the Atchison, Topeka Il
Santa Fe railroad, east bound, was
wrecked early yesterday morning, three
miles west Of Usage City, by train rob-
bers, who hoped by that means to plunder
the express car of million Of dollars,
which was being transported from the
City Of Mexico to Boston. A wrecked
train, four men killed and IS men in
jured were the only results of the at
tempted robbery, for the robbers secured
not penny of the treasure, to secure
which they made such havoc of hui
man life.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
The train, consisting of baggage, ex-
press and mail cars, two day coaches,
two chair cars and three slecpers, was
thrown over an enbankment three feet
high, and the first six cars telescoped.
The victims of the accident were:
KILLED.
Frank Baxter, express messenger,
Kansas City.
j. Blumenthal, express guardsman,
Mexico, Mo
James Chaddicks, fireman, Topeka.
Ed Mayer, engineer, Topeka.
INJURED.
Mary Lyman, Bloomington, ILL.,, badly
bruised and injured about mead and face.
William Door and child, Chillicothe,
Mo-, badly bruised and scratched.
Mrs. NJ. Jones and two children,
Wichita, slightly bruised.
Thomas Nelson, Topeka, bruised
about head and face.
NJ. A. Robert, Emporia, back injured
Mrs. w. IL. Miller, Macon, Mo-, in.
iured in spine and side.
j. f. Waddell, Bayonne, Kan, in.
jured i'll lett mp.
S. G.. Kelly Of Kansas City, postal
clerk, internal injuries,
G. +. Woodlaw, Elliott, Ills, badly
bruised.
W. A. Carr, Burlingame, Kansas,
head cut.
Ollie Young, Poplar Bluff, head badly
cut.
A. G. Rourke, Newton, Kansas, head
| cut.
]. L. johnson, Minneapolis, Mimi,
badly bruised.
II. G. Mcclure, Richmond, Mo-, knee
fractured and head badly cut.
w. d. Miner, Ness City, Kansas, knee
hurt.
II. s. Foster, Lawrence, Kansas, postal
clerk, badly bruised.
II. B. Donohue, Kansas City, les
mashed and badly bruised.
q. Il. kinne, express messenger, Kan
sas City, slightly bruised.
j. b. Oberlin, postal clerk, Kansas
City, slightly bruised.
A SCENE OF WILD CONFUSION.
The wreck occurred at a small bridg,
which crosses ravine. There is d
heavy down grade and the train was
running fully 40 miles an hour. 1t WA
impossible for the engineer to see til,
misplaced rails in time to check thu
speed Of the train, and the coaches
piled one over the other until the bag
gage and express cars were completed,
hidden from view The three Pullman
sleepers remained on the track, but tn
other cars were completely demolished
Men, women and children were pileC
over each other, caught in the seats an,
thrown through the windows of the car
Relief first reached the train iron
Emporia.
HOW THE wRECKERs WORKED.
An examination of the track wa
made, and it was found that the fish
plates had been carefully removed an,
the bolts taken out and spikes draw
from ten ties and the rail bent over /
the inside.
Robbery was unqueStionably tn
object os the outrage The train cal
ried one million dollars in currency, q
route from the Mexican Central rail
way to its headquarters in Boston. !
examining the ground about the wrec
a spot was found where three men ha
, lain in the grass, and tracks were foun
leading from this spot to the track.
The section house at Barclay wa
broken into last night, and u crowbai
wrench and sledge hammer stolen. A
of these tools, except the crowbar, wei
found, and the tishplates and bolts whic
} had been removed We're also discovered
A REWARD FOR THE wRECKERs.
! A. A. Robinson, general manager {
the Atchison, Topeka Il santa Fc raj
road offered II reward of 1000 for til
arrest OF each of the men implicated
! the wrecking of the train. Major "
! II. Llewellyn, live stock agent of III
, road, was on board the wrecked trail
! and claims to have taken possession
the box in which the Mexican Centra
, currency was placed.
, A REAR-END COLLISION.
PITTsBURG, Pa, September 21,-!
i, COMneTcidL Gdzette Greenvile, Pa
= special says: Passenger train No.
between Shenango and Leavttsburi
i, an old line OF the New York, Pennsy
!, vania and Ohio road, was coming ca
last night and stopped at Cortland, @
Z when work train crashed into
:, Conductor Moore and Engineer How
y of Meadville; Fireman Schodt, {
= Grcenville, and all the passenger ere
u were badly injured. A baby was kille
= instantly by having its head crushet
I Both trains were wrecked. The el
0 gincer of the work train says the thro
y tie would not work and he lost contr
y of the engine.
Il To Meet in Milwaukee Next Year.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Ot
Fellows, at Portland, Ore, Thursday, fix