Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-22
iUlIIlU liz It'll III
Wreck n Santa Fe
Four of the Trainmen
Where They Will Be
Cared For.
One of the Most Dastardly
Attempts Ever Made
To Wreck and
Plumber.

Topeka, Kan. Sept. 2l.-A frightful
wreck occurred on the santa Fe rail-
road few miles west OF Usage City at
3 O'Clock this morning. The cars were
ditchsd by train robbers, and four of
the train crew were killed and about
twenty-five passengers seriously IN
lursd. The traiu WAS the Missouri
river express, esst-bound, and due IN
THIS city At As O'clock. Ii consisted
of a baggage and express car. four
coaches and three Pullman sleeping
cars. The coaches and sleeping cars
were we'll filed with passengers, nearly
ali OF whom were asleep when the accI-
dent occurred. The train was dItched
by Instructions placed on the rail, and
t rolled down steep embankment.
The day coaches in the forward part Of
tue train were telescoped and It was IN
these coaches that most of the Injured
passengers were located.
list Of Killed and Injured.
The following are the killed: Engi-
neer Edward Meyer, Topeka; Fireman
Thomas Chaddicks. Topeka; -
Blomenthsl. express guard; Frank
Baxter, express messenger, kan.as City.
Ine wounded: &. L. WOrdlaw,
Elliott. ILL.,, badly bruised about body
and legs. w. A. Carr, Buriingame,
Kan, head cut; A. c. Board, Newton.
Kan. slightly cut on arms and hands;
ollie Young. Poplar Bluff. Mo-. head
badly cut. }. +. Johnson, Indianapolis.
badly bruised; III. G. Mcclure, Richards,
Mo, leg broken aud head badly cut; T..
IA :. Foster, Lawrence, ksn.. badly
bra sed on head and shoulders; Mrs.
Mary Lyman, Bloomington, H.,
head and face badly bruised
Mrs. Means and two small children
Wichita. Kan, slightly bruised; VII.
lam Down aud little child, ChillOtne,
40. siigntiv bruised; l.. A. Roberts.
EmoOria. Kan, shin injured; Thomas
Nelson, Topeka, sight cuts on face
head and hands. G. r. kinnc. express
messenger, Kansas City. slightly
bruised Postal Clerks J. B. Obvrlein
and J. + Wsddellof Kansas city. sight
bru ssd on hlgs and back Mrs. ". r..
nelson, MexcO, slightly hurt on back
sGd side, ;. H. Kelley. Kansas City,
postal clerk, right shoulder broken and
internal INJURIES, probably fatal; X. VI.
Dousbue. c0ud uCtOr. wounded head
snd leg. &. 3. kearns. Kansas City. lex
aud arm broken: Miss Jessie Gould
Great Bend, Kan, injured hip and
hack Mrs. VI. Jones sud two children,
Wichita. bruised: NJ. r. Robert. EN-
poria. o, ck iniured W. ID. Minor. Ness
City, Ran. knee hurt
MiIioa Doilsr. On Besrd.
The train was the Missouri river
night express from Denver aud san
Francesca. Ia the express car there
was about 81 900. 600 winch was beng
shipped bv the Mexican Central Rail
read company through TO ia general
offices iu Bosto1. The object ~ the
wreckers wss not accomplished, OWING
e. the manner IN winch the express car
was buried by the coaches that were
piled upon g N geners confusion. 80
hiEh was the wrecsage hesped that u
wss Htersliy mpossi bic 70 ind the To-
cumotlve let alone the treasure box.
The place selected for the wreck iies
between Barclay and ossgs City. There
fs heavy grade there and frequent
curves mark the course of the track.
East bound trains pass over TINS stretch
win grest speed and TIE fsted ght
express Nss mssug httY miles an hour
wh-n t rounded a curve tiftv yards
west ~ the D0int where the sreekers
fsn removed the bolts from lhe east
end of 4 rsii. swinging lt outward
toward tne emhanSwent thus switcn-
inE tne tram of the roadhed
p~-~-tptfsn - ne wr~ek
Fd Mayer. of ta city. vas ths enEi-
reer 1 charge. Just before resch .ng
toe wrecsers iupravised sw.tch ne no.
t-ed mat tne rsif Aad been m spiscsd
snd seeing tnat there vss not time to
stor enc tram ~ threw tee throttle
rppn. hor ~ thst be- M CHS - shle 90
funp tina ofask n efsty snd sverf ina
reodinx - Ismtv. The enihsnkmsut
ar tnis pont = sbost eight feet nigh.
Taa engine 2 gnert ever it. follow ~
enc crnrae prepared ~ the vculd -he
reths~s. The train was COMPOSED of
thirteen ears sri al except three
= apers were "a 20 on Top ~ tha en-
grna Ne-t ~ tfrn we've overturned
snd broxen in.o spiinters. Fer