Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-23

Kankakee, ILL.,, sept. 30.-At $50
o'clock last night, o~ne-fourth of a mile
south of the little Village of Manteno,
and eight miles north Of this city, the
second section Of No. 40, the Big -Four
express leaving Chicago at $40 p. m,
crashed into the rear end of the first
section with awful results. Nine per
sons, it is known positively, are dead,
with a probability that three more
victims are still buried under the
w~reckage. A score of others are more
or less severely injured, a number of
them, ii is thought, fatally.
The first section Of the Big -Four
No, 10, drawn by engine $50, Sampsin
engineer, and Conductor Tyner, pulled
out of the Illinois passenger station at
Twelfth street, Chicago, at $40 p. m,
having a train consisting of mail, two
baggage cars, smoker, two day coaches,
two Pullman slcepers and a dead
head" coach in the rear. This train
was Immediately followed by its sec
ond section, drawn by engine $50, En-
gineer Charles Amcs, Conductor Tom
Eden, and followed them closely all
the way down 10 the scene of the
catastrophe. The train register at Chi
cage bears Il notice to all passenger
trainmen that there is 10 water at
Kankakce station, hence at became
necessary for engine $50 TO stop at the
water tank just south of Manteno to
take a supply. TO this stop is directly
attributable the calamity of last night.
As the first section hauled up at the
water tank, Conductor Tyner sent his
rear brakeman back with a red light
to flag the second section, knowing
that they were following closely; but
before the ilagman had got back a
hundred yards the second section
could be plainly heard rapidly approach
ing though hidden behind "A curve in
the track where the signal could not be
seen. An instant ntcr they dashed
rapidly into view. Seeing the frantic
signals of the hagman from the first
section, Engineer Ames reversed his
engine and applied the air brake. Ow-
ing to the high speed at which the sec
ond section was running this did not
seem materially to check their speed,
and an instant later, with Il fearful
crash, engine $50 with a force no pow
cr could resist reduced the rear car to
a shapcless mass of Splintered timbers
and twisted iron. The wreck of the
rear car was thrown high in the air,
falling back upon the engine.
The terrible impact forced the for
ward sleeper into the rear end of the
day coach just ahead, This coach was
filled with sleeping passengers and the
scene which ensued was n of almost
infinite horror. The egnine plowed it's
dreadful way literally through the bod
les Of men and women.
The dead so far as identified are:
EMIL KIMMEL, Dayton, o.
j. w. POWELL, New Vienna, O.
NJ. /. SWEET, Louisville, Ky.
DAVID JACKSON, Cornell, Q.
MINNIE DUBERS, Lower Albany,
Ind.
CHARLES DICKENDASHER, %
years old, Columbus, 0.
JACOB SIMPSON, blacksmith, Co
Mmbus, O.
MISS O. EDWARDS, ~ Forty-third
street, Chicago.
Three victims at st. Luke'S hospital
are in a doubtful condition. Physicians
say their recovery is doubtful. They
are:
BLANCHE BELLESON, Sinking
Springs, O.; probable fracture Of skull
and injury to spine.
WILLIAM EVANS, Powellton, w
Va, superintendent coal works; spine
injured.
A, j. SCHOLTR, Ripley, o., mer-
chant; leg cut and internal injuries.
Eleven others at st. Luke's are suf-
,ering injuries less severe. They are:
L. II. BLAUTON. capitalist, Indian
apalis, Ind; body bruised.
JAMES W. BRANN, carriage manu-
t~acturer, Wilmington, O.; legs bruised.
MRS. BRAIN, Wilmington, o.; feet
crushed.
GEORGE BRACKNEY, farmer, VII
..n-tou, O; legs broken and shoulders
d~~.ocated.
MISS SALLY EVANS, daughter Of
William Evans, Powellton, w. Va
Slight bruises.
JAMES FOSTER, Springfield, o.;
painful c9ntusions.
MRS JAMES FOSTER, Springfield,
80 bruises; not serious.
-lhBIE JACKSON, Cynthiana, o.;
shoulder hurt.
MRS CHARLES KIMNlEL, injured
about hips.
JAMES WILBUR MEANS, lawyer,
Nas~.ar S c.; cut and bruised.
q EkiE B. WISEHART, Frankfort,
Jerk face cut.
MISS OLIVE PATTON, Carmel, O.,
over limits injured.
MISS EMILY ITEAIPLIN, Sinking
.-a-s O.. injuries Of chest and arms.
MIS- Et5LATINE. Columbus. O.: in
1l III lower limbs.
MISS EMMA GALATIN, Columbus.