The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
DOWN TO DEATH.
Fearful Plunge of a Santa Fe Pas
senger Train.
1t Dashes Into a Swollen Stream With Its
Load of Passengers, Seven of Whom
Are Killed and About Forty In
jured-The Victims.

FoRT MADISON, Ia, May 6.-Without
a word of warning, in the midst Of u
frightful storm, the eastbound trans
continental express on the Atchison,
filled with human beings wrapped in
slumber, plunged through a trestle
weakened by rain, to death, at about
las o'clock yesterday morning, between
Revere and Medill in Missouri, about
265 miles from Chicago.
1t was frightful night. The rain
fell as it never had been known to fail
before, and an occasional flash of light
ming could be seen in the gloom. The
great express had come through
from San Francisco, Los Angeles and
Mexico to Kansas City on time. On ar
irving at Kansas City at $40 on Wednes-
day afternoon orders were received to
hold it until $40 and run to Chicago on
was very late
At 6:40 the train composed of postal
car, baggage car, chair car. a tourist
sleeper and two Pullman coaches COM
menced its run to Chicago. All went
well until pile and trestle bridge over
the Fox river near Revere was reached
This bridge is 22O feet long and thirty
six feet high. Two hours before the
Unconstitutional express struck the
bridge a heavy freight train passed over
il in safety but the heavy rains had
swollen the torrent which ragged be-
meath the rails to a miniature Niagara,
which had carried the bridge ont of
line but left it standing, and so far as
the engineer on the locomotive could
see, all right.
The engine crossed in safety, but not
the balance of the train, for the bridge
rent down with its precious load. only
the engine and rear sleeper remaining
on either end Of the abutmertS The
other part of the train was precipitated
into the swiftly flowing waters which
coursed through the ravine below.
Five cars with their load of human
freight, wcaried with long trip, and
the remains of the bridge sank together
in one conglomeration of crushed tim
bers, torn and twisted iron work and
mangled humanity
Men sp-ang from the windows of the
wrecked cars and fighting their way
through the whiriing waters filled with
debris reached the banks and fell to the
ground exhausted Seven sank in the
wreck to die. Thirty-eight are known
10 have been injured.
Killed: William Hynes, Oklahoma
City, Ok: Alonzo 5. Marl1ec, Kansas
City, Mo-: Luther Cornelius, Kinks
vile, Mo-; samuel Z. Verkler. West
port, Mo-; John c. Grones, Macon, Mo-;
lady and child, names unknown.
Injured: J. Tucker, conductor,
Dawnes Grove; Martin Regain, brake
man, Riverview, Kan: Andrew Roman,
express messenger; Claude Beal, postal
clerk; r. E. Butcher, postal clerk;
Mrs. Jane Hisey, Riverside; J. II. Wins
low, Chicago: II. VI. Cutler, Chicago; II.
c. Cowliug. Chicago; y. Lancaster, Chi
cago: W. 4. Allen, Athens, Pa; Robert
Schultz. Lexington Junction, Mo: J. +.
Hortgen. Reading, Pa; William Adams,
Yorkshire. England; o. L. Boyce, Kan
City; J. L. Gunther, Chicago: W. i.
Barnes: J. II. Snyder, Lexington,
Ky; ). \. Tough. Chetopa, Kan;
J. Mason, Frank Graves, Sedley,
Ind; W. G. Smith. Hartford Conn;
F. W. Moore, Winnebago, H.; c. r. II.
Milton. Kansas City; y. D. Meade: w.
a. Ishem, Riverside. Ill; A. Rucben;
Amena Butlernse, an Italian going to
Chicago: y. c. Bones. Ok; James Nor
gan, Sedley. Ind: Z. II. Moelen, Kan
-sas City: Mrs. A. J. sullivan, Coffey-
vile, Kan; Mrs. J. II. Heating. Ration,
y. NJ. Mrs. ". 4. Ishem, Riverside, III;
Mrs F T Allen and son, Athens Pa:
and about fifty more with slight cuts.