Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-17
THIRTY PASSENGERS INJURED.
A Railway Wreck That Is Novel in That
No One Was Killed.


No One Was Killed.
ST Louis, Oct. L. - The west-bound
Chicago limited train on the Wabash
road left the track one mile south Of
Nameoki, Ills, resulting in the injury Of
some thirty people. The wreck is remark
able in some respects, and is without
parallel in that no one was killed out Of
the 45l passengers. The train was in
charge Of Conductor Woods and was max
ihg up thirty minutes lost time After
NameoEi had been passed there was a clear
stretch Of twelve miles Of straight level
road 10 East ST. Louis. The engineer mt
on all force and the train was going forty
miles an hour when there was a sudden
jar, followed by the slowing Of the train.
The rails mad spread between the locomo-
tive and the cars following went over
six foot embankment.
The buffet car behind the baggage car
swung across the track and the gas tank
exploded, setting fire to the first chair car
and the buffet car, which were consumed
The uninjured Immediately set to work to
rescue their less fortunate companions
Two physicians on the train did noble
service. While the excitement was at its
highest pitch a train on the Big Four
only thirty yards away came by at express
speed and refused to stop in answer to a
signal.
The injured, who were all brought to
this city, are as follows: c. {. Palmer, San
Antonio, Tex, arm bruised and thigh
broken; A. ;. Stager, st. Louis, right arm
broken; Mrs. Hannah c. Rogers. st. Louis
badly injured in breast; Mrs Beard. Mis-
sissippi, seriously injured in head; j. s
u do Il
nal injuries; Mrs. w Frame. St. I,ouis
skull fractured; Mrs. Mary Dunn. Mis-
souri,, rib broken; Miss Lou Dunn. danger
Gus wound reopened; Miss Ida Maurer
New York, badly bruised; Mrs. Mary
Moore St. Louis, thigh broken; Mrs. I.ottie
V. Henry, Coffeyville, Kan, shoulder dis.
located; Mrs. NJ. Davis, Taylorville. Ills.
back sprained; Mrs. w. NJ. Smith, Round
Rock, Tex, head cut and arm broken:
Robert II. jenkins, Chicago, hand mashed
J. T. Thomas, Mobile, Ala; z. ID. Mink.
Wabash conductor; Mrs. Kate Becky, St.
Louis; James Gordon, Raddie. La; W. J.
Englehard, 1oledo-all slightly
In addition to these there were num-
Der of returning Worlds fair visitors from
st. Louis injured. They were conveyed TO
their homes by friehds before their names
could be learned. None of the train crew
can give any theory concerning the cause
of the disaster. The generally accepted
opinion is that the speed and weight of
the locomotive caused the rails to spread
at weak spot
DIR. McCandless, in charge of the relief
party says that all hi, patients at St.
Mary's hospital are out of danger En-
gineer Hegg, without waiting to see the
extent If the disaster went over to the
Big -Four track to flag the approaching
train. No attention was paid to his sig.
mails. 1t seemed to be chance Tor the Biz
Four engineer to beat his rival in and he
took advantage of it.
Mr.. c. c. Palmer. of San Antonio, Tex.
one of the injured, narrowly escaped death
Sunday on n train at Warren. o, by an
explosion. He says when he gets well he
will buy burro aud go home by easy
stages.