The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-19
A FRiGHTFUl WRECK.

bAnh'r NeSlibhleu fNpFeSN NV"
the Ditch Near NameOki. Ill MIrarn-
lousy No one wns Killed outright. hnt
About Finy Persons Were IuJur"d'
Some OF Them Probably Fntnlly-lire
supplements the wreck
ST. LOrIS, Oct. IA disastrous
wreck occurred ON tn" Wabash road,
,even miles north of East st. Louis,
near the little town Of Namcoki, at
1'clock last night. No. >, the vcsti.
buled fast train from Chicago, over
half an hour late, lcapcl the track
while upon II six-foot cmbanlimrnt and
hurled its five coaches. baggage and
buffet car into the ditch. The train
was pcoplcd with nearly 200 passcn-
gers from the Worlds fair. and as it
landed at the bottom Of the incline
four of the coaches caught ailamc and
lit up the scene of horror, being entire.
ly consumed.
Though scores of the unfortuna,cs
were pinned beneath the heavy tim
bers of the cars, or were hurled head.
long from end TO end of the coaches
with weighty satchcls. boxes and other
movable articles carried as baggage,
not a person perishcd. Considering the
magnitude of the wreck, this fact
makes the occurrence seem little less
than miracle.
The train that was wrecked was the
Columbian Banner vcstihulcd train on
the Wabash. coming from Chicago to
st. Louis. with many st. Louis citizens
among its passengers.
Fifty or more persons were injured,
many of them So badly that they will
die, while many others were maim"d
for life.
Limbs were broken, eyes were gougcd
out and ears torn off. Many people re-.
ccived internal injuries from which. it
they do not die, they will suffer all
their lives.
The wreck was caused by a broken
frog. The crowded vcstibulcd ears
took fire Immediately after the smash.
but the wounded passengers crawIed
or were dragged from the wreck hc-
for the fire reached thcrh. and borne
to place of safety.
The many bleeding victims were car
ried out and laid tcnderly down whore
others might watch over them. Coats
and robes were cast aside and pallets
make whereon the injured might rest,
During the time of removal some pas.
scngcrs made their way back to Ma
meoki, where aid WAS tclcgraphci
for. In due time special
train, loaded with surgeons and news
paper man, reached the spot. The in
jured were carried into the cars where
their wounds were dressed and they
were made as comfortable rs possible.
Then, when all had been placed ON
board and medical assistance rendered,
the train began its homcward run to
this city.
TnE ISJrREB.
Mrs. j. b. Hunter, Nevada city. Cal, back
injured.
Mrs Kate Berklcv. asi7 North Twenty thirl
street; St. Louis face cut and badly shaEcn,
p d, Menk, railroad conductor; scalp
wound.
Miss Helen Dunn. London, England going
with her mother and three sisters to Omaha,
Neb.; face cut and otherwise severely hurt.
Mrs, VIM. H. Frame uni Miss Ida .IawrCr, =,
New York city; faces cut ard both badly
shaken up.
Mrs. j. = Thomas. Mobile, Ala: forehead
cut open. Her daughter with her uninjurol.
Mrs Smith, Round Rock, Tcy. severely in
jurcd
j. T. Thomas Mobile Ala gightlv injured
Mrs Hannah G. Rogers, st. Louis; injured in
head and breast: serious
Robert II, jenkins. Chicago; head severely
cut.
j. Gordon Redde, St, Louis scalp wound.
Mrs. Katie Harmon, st Louis; slightly in
jured.
w j. Englehart County Commons neat
Toledo, o.. slightly hurt
LOttie Henry, st. Louis slightly injured,
Mrs. Mary Moore lcolorcdI, 1926 Gay street
St Louis; thigh broken; very serious
Mrs. Catherine Mosely, St Louis; head cut
u. Armstrong, asi5 Shenandoah ayrnge ST
Louis scalp wounds and hands cut,
j. II. Bnretta, Laredo Tex; heap cut,
Mrs. Mary Davis. 1ayloryillr. H.; hacl, hurt
Fred Driester, agent American Brewery Co.;
seriously injured about the head.
!. Mrs Mary A. Root H,il Lindcll boulevard
St. Louis; head cut.
Mrs. William FerE, il6l Lindcll hOul"vlr |,
st. Louis; spine injured.
j. $. Goodrich. division superintendent Wa
bash railroad; bruised
WIN. NJ. Cottcr. trainmastcr Wabash rail
road badly injured internally.
Mark Rudn, Alton, Ill: scalp wound.
Frank B. Woods, conductor OF wrecked train;
right leg fractured.
Philip Uhl Chase county, kas.; bruised
Mrs. Philip Uhl bruised.
J.. G.. Lavat. iA30 st Ferdinand avenue st
Louis bruised and head cut.
Mrs, NJ Helix. Marcus and MaflLt, 81, Louis;
bruised.
C. c. Palmer, san Antonio, Tex; scalp wound
md hands cut
James Keil'v. 1905 Hickory street, 81 Louis;
right leg broken and face cut
C. r. Ahern, .220 Cass avenue, st Louis
scalp wound.
Mrs j. W. Fryer, 1905 Cora place, 81. Louis,
scalp wounG.
Arthur Kaufman, Memphis Tenn. sculT
wound.
Mrs Frederick W. Fericks, 70 Nicholson
place, St Louis; open wound in right side ui
head.
DR. Frederick Fcricks % Nicholson pla %
st. Louis; face and scalp wound.
Rev. H. NJ. Calmcr :. j., St Louis scall
wound.
P.F. Lester, Brighton, England; hands ba
~ cut and back injured.
Mrs. Adelne Ortenheim; badly cut on head
right arm bruised.
Daughter of Mrs Adeline Ortcnhcim; eat on
head, eye injured.
Twoyear.old child of Mrs Catherine Ilcrm
son. 6l5l Delmar st, Louis; badly bruised
Mrs. NJ. A. Purcell, 1915 North Twentietl
street, St, Louis head and hips bruised.
Mrs. VIM. Mock, Litchileld, ILL.,; right shoul
| der broken.
q. T. GrofIea, Boston; serious injury to hca
| and arms.
John Gates, Arkansas; head and face cut anl
| bruised.
C. S. Thompson, Reading, Pa; arms and leg,
| injured.
| Buck Whitlaw Paris, Tex; back injured,
Whitecappers Sentenced,
INDIANApoLIs, Ind, Oct, l7,-The eel
ebrated Whitecap trial at Salem closed
yesterday morning, Judge Noyles gave
Elijah Dalton, who stood by to see his
wife whipped and is believed to have
paid for it, five years in the prison