The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-09-24
DITCHED BY TRAIN ROBBERS
-Four Killed and Twenty-Five Ser
iously Injured.
Frightfui Wreck on the Santa Fe Ncns
Usage City, Kan.-Thers Was
Million Dollars in the Ex-
press Car Safe.

TOPEKA, Kns Sept GA frightful
wreck occurred on the Santa Fe rail-
road, few miles west of Usage City.
was ditched by train robbers and four
OF the train crew were killed and
nbout twenty-five passengers seriously
injured The train was the Missouri
river express, east bound and due in
this city at 4:45 o'clock in the
morning. 1t consisted of bng-
gage and express car, four coaches
and three Pullman sleeping cars, The
coaches aud sleeping cars were we'll
flied with passengers, nenrly all of
whom were asleep when the accident
occurred. The train was ditchcd by
distractions pliccd on the rails and
rolled down steep embankment
The day coaches in the for
ward part Of the train were
telescoped unl it was i'll
these coaches that most OF the injured
passengers were located. In the OK
press car there was about $1,000 OOo,
which was being shipped by the Mexi-
can Central railroad through TO its
general office in Boston. The object
of the wreci1ers was not accomplished,
owing to the manner in which the cN-
press car was buried by tho coaches
'that were piled upon it in gen
cral confusion So high was tho
wrecltage heaped tnnt it was literally
impossible to find the locomotive, let
alono the treasure box. The follow
ing are the killed and injured SO far
us can be learned Mt present.
The killo
ENGINEER EDWARD MEYER
FIREMAN THOMAS CHADDICKS,
both of ropels;l. Kns
MIR. BLOMEN HAL, express guard
FRAaK BANTER, extrcss me .scngc :,
Kansas City.
The injured;
c. L. WoRpLAw, Elliott Ill, badly
bruised about body and legs,
w. a. CAR, Buflington, Kan, head
cut
A. G. RoAnp Newton, Kas., slightly cut
on arm md hand.
OLLIE Yousd, Poplar Bluff, Mo, head
badly cut
]. F. JoussoN, indianapolis, badly
bruised.
H G. MCCLURE, leg broken and head
| bndly cut
p. II. 5. FOSTER. Lawrence. Kns., badly
bruised on bead and shoulders.
Mrs MARY LYMAN, Bloomington, Ill,
head and face badly bruised
Mrs. MEANS, and two small children,
Wichita, Kns. slightly bruised.
WIN powN and little child, Chilicothe,
Mo, slightly bruised.
L. a. ko ERrs, Nniporia. kas shin in
jured
lHos NELSON, Topeka, Kps, slight cuts
ON fuce, head and hands.
c. b. kISNE. express messenger. Kan
sas City, slightly bruised
j. b CbERIIS md j. e, AppELL postal
clerks, of kausns City, slight bruises OF,
head and back.
Mrs w. II. NELSON. of Mexico, slightly
hurt on back and side
AS soon rs tho news was received ut
| the company's office in this city, re.
lief train was made up and sent with n
number of surgeons nna their assist.
ants. The train returned to Topeka;
at 1920 u. III. with the wounded and
| dead and all the passengers. Those
who were not serious y injured were
sent on their journey by n special
| train immediately after dinner The
dead were placed in caslscls before
removal from the train. The wounded
were taken to hospitals Several pas
sengers say that they saw number Of
men run for the brush near by immed
lately after the .disas!er. Officers are
now securing the country in search o
| the wreckcrs.