Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-10-28
FRIGHTFUL COLLISION.
Awful Accident on tho Grand
Trunk Road.
Two Worlds Fair Trains Crash Into Each
Other -Twinty- six Persons Killed.
The Victims Burned Beyond
Recognition.

ty-SiX heaps OF charreu, piackeheo
flesh, all that remains of what less
than twenty-four hours ago were men,
women and children in the enjoyment
OF life, health and happiness, rest upon
the floor of an improvised morgue in
the basement of furniture store in
this city.
A mile away in the city hospital are
a score or more of human beings with
gashed bodies and broken limbs. Add
to this an engineer in Jail and con-
ductor fugitive from the law, and the
story is told of railroad horror-one
of the most appalling in its character
of this or recent years This is is the
list of the dead and unidentified bodies:
L. T. Magoon. Providence, l. identified
by papers in pockctbook
Woman burnt to crisp no Clothing rcml III
ing
Boy apparently about 10 years old Face ana
upper portion OF head, as well as feet. burnt TO
crisp: few red hairs remaining on back OF neck;
no pocket In coat handkerchief with reu Dor
der: chat,laine watch.
w. w. Henri. OF Woonsockct II i lumber
dealer; identified ny business cards.
Male-Paper In vest pocket with statement
from John Monroc banker, New York &c
Charles i. Wenzle: also note written In Ger
man from Charles Z. Wenzle 10 DR. Howard Z
Vance.
Malc-Apparcntlv about IS years old. heavy
build: in pocket OF trousers several English
gold sovcrcigns: jacklinifc with horn handle IN
vest silver watch: gold spcciacles handker.
chief with the initials III. G. in old English
letters.
Ia. aip nd n nt f21 nOunla,
clothing destroyed; burnt beyond possibility
OF Identification.
Woman Burnt: hands clinched and horrible
expression OF anguish on face. had in pocket OF
shirt letters addressed 10 Mrs L. Il kenzic and
signed b. Mrs. NJ. Parker envelope post.
marked Stamford, Conn. together with sS In
money. In another pocket WIS u handkerchief
with name OF + II. Mckenzie.
Woman Burnt beyond Identification; no
clothing remaining
Man-Supposed 10 be T. A. McGarvey, OF On.
tario.
Mrs Charles Van Dusen OF Sprout Brook,
~ Y. burnt 10 n crisp
Charles Van Duscr, husband OF above, died
of injuries yesterday afternoon
Baby Burnt beyond recognition.
Malc-roo badly burned for Identification.
Mae-Weight about lsI pounds: silk hand
kerchief in hand: clothing destroyed no identt
tcation.
Woman Burnt to crisp: no Identification.
Mau--About us pounds: no papers; silver
watch. with engraved initials wv. j.
Woman-ii pounds chain bracelet with key
lock on right wrist: burnt 10 crisp
Woman-Weight about 100: no Identification.
Woman-Burnt beyond Identification por'
ton black silk dress and blue striped under
skirt remaining; also chain bracelet on right
wrist.
Womar-Burnt 10 crisp
Maie-Supposed from papers TO be j. W.
Bcardsley, OF Watkins. n. Y.
Charred trunk: limbs and head missing:
medical examination necessary TO determine
sex
Mnle-Apparently about $50 pounds: open
face watch of Illinois make; no means OF
Identification
One OF the female bodies ia believed to be
that of Mrs W. w. Henry. OF Woonsocket 4
]. One OF the IN lie victims Is believed to be
william Lewis W lson. OF s32 Sheridan Road,
Evanston. Ill valise with his visiting cards
and oher papers found In wreck.
Direct disobedience of orders on the
part of Chicago &c Grand Trunk en-
gineer and conductor, both of whom
had seen long service with the COM
pany and were regarded as model EN-.
DlOyCS, was TIC CduoC Vi thC
The engineers and firemen, when
they saw that collision was newt
able shut off steam, reversed engines,
put on brakes and all jumped and es-
capped without serious injury.
The first three day coaches of the
train going west were completely tel
escoped, the second coach cutting
through the third coach like knife
and the roof passing over the heads Of
the sleeping passengers.
Fire broke ont from the lamps in the
cars and soon four were in flames.
Not until their dying day will some
of the citizens, who were early on the
ground, forget the scenes that they
were compelled to witness and helpless
to relieve. No pen can describe the
last moments of Mrs Charles Van Du-
sen. She had succeeded in getting half
way out of the window, but her limbs
were pinioned by the heavy framework
of the seat she had been occupying
with her husband and this had taken
fire. Thus held, roasting, burning from
the feet up, she pleaded and begged for
the help that those outside were help
less to give.
Despite her terrible agony she re-
tanned consciousness to the last and as
the flames crept up and surrounded her
she called out her name and address
and that of friends to be notified. II
am teacher in the Methodist Sunday
school ut Sproutbrook. n. Y" she
cried. Say died like q Christian"
Then the side of the car gave way and
she fell back into the flames.
Her husband had meanwhile been
rescued. Both limbs were fractured
and he had also received internal in
juries. He retained consciousness I'M
til his death, but was kept in ignor-
ance of the fate of his wife. In his
last breath he asked Rev. DIR. George
B. Kul to send his love to the two chill