Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-06
FELL THROUGH A BRIDGE,
A Santa Fe Overland Trains
Awful Fate.
Without a Word Of Warming It
Sank Into an Abyss.
Slumbering Passengers Buried in q
Mass of Wood and Iron.
Seven Taken Out Dead and Many Fright
fully Mangled-A Los Angeles
Lady and Child Among
the Victims. tHor

Fort MADISON, Iowa, May 5. - A
frightful railroad accident occurred early
this morning on the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, twenty-five miles weet OF
here, near Dumas, Mo. Without word
of warning, in the midst of frightful
storm, the eastbound continental ex-
press, filed with human beings wrapped
in slumber, plunged tn rough trestle,
weakened by the rain, killing seven peo-
pie and wounding number of others.
The great express came through from
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Mexico
to Kansas City, and left there at 6 40
Wednesday afternoon. The train was
composed Of a postal, baggage, smoking,
chair, tourist and two Pullman coaches.
The bridge through which the train
plunged is about 175 feet long and thirty
feet high, over the Fox river, near Re-
we're. The terrible rains of the past
month seemed to reach the climax last
night and carried the bridge out of line,
yet left it standing, and, 30 far as the
engineer could see, it was all right.
THE FATAL PLUNGE.
Owing to the terrible storm the train
crawled slowly on the bridge. The en-
gine crossed in safety, but not the bal
ance of the train, for the bridge went
down with it's precious load, only the
engine and sleeper remaining on either
side OF the abutments. The other por-
tion of the train was precipitated into. the
mad current which was rushing through
the ravine.
! Five cars, with their load of human
freight and the remains of the bridge,
sank together in one conglomerate mass
of crushed timbers, torn and twisted
iron work, and mangled humanity.
There arose a wild shrek from the
wounded and dying above the roar Of
the storm. The engineer and fireman
and uninjured occupants of the rear
sleeper hurried to the rescue.
Some of the passengers in the wrecked
cars escaped, and fighting their way
through the whirling torrent, reached
the bank and fell to the ground ex-
hausted. Seven sank in the wreck, to
die, and twenty-six are known to have
been injured.
TWO LOS ANGELES VICTIMS.
Following is the list of killed:
William Hynes, Oklahoma City, O. T.
Lon Markell, Kansas City, Mo.
Luther Cornelius, Kirksville, Mo.
L. E. Virkler, Westport.
John @. Greenes, Marion, Mo.
A lady and child, names unknown, but
supposed to be from Los Angeles, Cal. i,
where, from papers found, the woman
appeared to own considerable land. Her
ticket was for Allegheny, Pa.
1t is also rumored that the engineer
and fireman have been killed, but this
is denied, on the ground that the engine
passed over safely.
THE LONG LIST OF WOUNDED.
Injured are: j. Tucker. conductor,
Downess Grove; Martin Regan, brake
man. Riverside; Andrew Roman, express
messenger; Claude Bell, postal clerk ;
r. E. butcher, postal clerk; Mrs. Jane
Hussey, Riverside; J. G. Winslow, Chi
cago; H. @. Cowling, Chicago; N. Lam
caster, Chicago; w. A. Allen. Athens,
Pa; Mrs. E. L. Allen, Athens, Pa. =;
Robert Schultz, Lexington Junction,
Mo. F. Hurtgen, Reading, Pa. A. D.
Meads, Saltwater, Minn.; L. s. Downs,
OhlhAOud Olty, ". i. r. w. MOTo,
Winnebago, Ill. r. H. Moellen. Kansas
City; Mrs. A. ]. Sullivan, Coffeyville,
Kan. Mrs. Alice Hughes, Sedan, Kan. ;
Mrs. j. X. Keating, Ration, N. NJ; Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Isham, Riverside, Ill. !;
VIM. Adams, o. L. Boys, J. Gunther, w.
B. Barnes, J. HI. Snyder, S. A. Laugh,
]. Mason, F. Graves, w. G. Smith, an
italian woman, name unknown.
The extent of their injuries has not
been ascertained.
Some fifty others suffered from slight
cuts and scratches.
A relief train was sent from here at 8
q. m. The train arrived there after day
light, and rendered valuable assistance
to the suffering passengers.
ALMOST A SECOND DISASTER.
In the meantime the Colorado express
came up to Medill and started for Fort
Madison via the Keokuk and Western
road. A few miles north of Keokuk the
train ran into landslide and narrowly
escaped ditching.
Many of the injured are in a serious
condition, but only two fatal termina-
tions are anticipated. Most of the pas
sengers able to proceed were transferred.
1t will require several days to clear up
the wreck and put the track in working
order.
O'sullivan Died Protesting.
JOLIET, ILL.,, May 5.-Patrick O'Sulli-
van, the Cronin suspect, died in the
prison hospital this evening. To the