The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-10-27
FRIGHTFuL COLLISION.
Awful Accident on the Grand
Trunk Road
Two Worlds Fair Trains Crash into Zach
Othes-Twinty.Six Persons Killed.
The Victims BarHed Beyond
Recognitfon.

of life, health and happiness, rest upon
the 6oor of an improvised morgue in
the basement of furniture store In
this city.
A mile away Ia the city hospital arS
a score or more Of human beings with
gashed bodies and broken limbs Add
to this an engineer. in Jail and con-
duotof a fugitive from the law, and the
story is told of a railroad horror-one
of the most appalling in it's character
of this or recent years. This is is the
list of the dead and unidentified bodies:
Z. T. Magoon Providence, R l. identified
by papers In pocketbooh
Won IN burnt to a crisp 10 clothing rem 4 In.
ing
Boy apparently about IL years old Face and
upper portion OF head, as well as feet burnt to
crisp few red hairs REM ihing on back of neck;
no pocket in coat handkerchief with red Dor
Ger: chatcsine watch
w. ". Henry. Of Woonsocket R I: lumber
dealer; identified by business cards
Male-Paper in vest pocket with statement
from John Monroe banker; New York. to
Charles E. Wenzle: also note written in Ger.
man from Cssr:es E. Wenzle to DR. Howard E
vapcr,
Male-Apparently about IS years old: heavy
build; in pocket Of trousers several English
gold sovercgns; jackknife with horn handle III
vest; silver watch: gold spectaeles handker-
chief with the initials rH 81 il old English
letters.
Male-Apparently weighed about lso pounds;
clothing Destroyed; burnt beyond possibility
OF Identification.
Womau-Bu Burnt; hands clinched and horrible
expression of anguish on face had in pocket of
shirt letters addressed to Mrs F. r KenZie and
signed by MIS-. M. Parker; envelope post
married Stamford, Conn, together with IS in
money. In another pocket was a handkerchief
with name of F. R. Mckenzie.
Woman-Burnt beyond Identification; no
clothing remaining.
Man-Supposed to be T. A McGarvey, of On
tario.
Mrs Charles Van Dusen, OF Sprout Brock,
N Y, burnt TO crisp
Charles Van busen, husband OF above, died
of injuries yesterday afternoon.
Baby Burnt eyond recognition
Male-T'oo badly burned for Identification.
Maie-Weight about l8o pounds; silk hand
kerchief in hand; clothing destroyed; no identi
fication
Woman-Burnt to crisp: no Identification
Man-About li5 pounds; no papers; silver
watch, with engraved initials Nv. J."
Woman l4J pounds; chain bracelet with key
lock right wrist: burnt to crisp.
Woman-Weight about 100: no identified ton.
Woman-Burnt beyond Identification: por.
ton black silk dress and blue striped under.
skirt remaining also chain bracelet on right
wrist,
Woman-Burnt to crisp
Mae-Supposed from papers to be J. w.
Bcardsley, of Watkins N Y
Charred trunk; limbs and head missing;
medical examination necessary to determine
sex.
Male-Apparently about $50 pounds; open
face watch of Illinois make; no means OF
Identification.
Oae of the female bodies is believed to be
that Of Mrs W. w. Henry, of Woonsocket R
l. m believed n
william Lewis w lson, of 1872 Sheridan Road,
Evanston, Ill. valise with his visiting cards
and o her papers found in wreck.
Direct disobedience of orders on the
| part of a Chicago & Grand Trunk en-
gineer and conductor, both of whom
| had seen long service with the com.
pany and were regarded as model EN-.
| ployes, was the cause of the tragedy.
The engineers and fremen, 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
and the roof passing over the heads OF
ehe SiccpihS ptSSchSSIo
Fire broke out 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 hall
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 taker
fire. Thus held, roasting, burning from
| the feet up, she pleaded and begged fol
| the help that those outside were help.
less to give.
| Despite her terrible agony she re
tanned consciousness to the last and az
the flames crept up and surrounded hel
she called out her name and address
and that of friends to be notified 81
am a teacher in the Methodist Sunday
school at Sproutbrook, N. Y" she
cried. Say 1 died like Christian
Then the side of the car gave way and
she fell back to the flames.
Her husband had meanwhile been
rescued. Both limbs were fractured
and he had also received internal in
juries- He retained consciousness un
til his death, but was kept in ignor-
ance of the fate of his WIFE In his
last breath he asked Rev. DR.. George
b. Kul to send his love to the two chill
dren that he had left at home and
also to give them his watch. He was
A. years old and deacon in the Meth
odist church of his native village.
Engineer Woolley and Conductor
Scott, of the special train were arrested
and held to answer the charge of man
slaughter.