The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-13
And a Terrible Head-End Collision
Of Santa Fs Express Trains
Occurred.
Two Mon Wore Killed and a Large
Number Wore Badly In
jured.
The Accident usppanod Detwoen Two
siatlens. at One OF which tho
Trains We're 10 Pass

KANSAS CRY, No., Aug. IA disastrous
bead end collision occurred on the Atchi-
son, Topeka a. santa Fs railroad between
HufdlSnd aud Gibbs, NO.. At $3.50 this
morning between express train No. 3. west
bound, and express train No. 4, east bound,
fsanltine in two Eainmsn being killed and
several pAasonRe In iured, and the engine
and combination express and baggage eaTa
completely demolished. According TO or
ders, tho trains were TO hAyo met at Gibbs,
and II ~ alleged tho sast-bound violated
orders The killed ares Engineer George
Humphrey, east-bound; Geo. Ksppiu0sr,
express messenger vsst~bound, buried In
the wreck. Tho injured are: Daniel Mills.
paugh. Of Chicago, baggaReman OF east
bound, badly bruised aud hut internally.
may die; h. l.. MoTriok, Of Chicago, haR-
RsgemRn Of veat-bound. out and bruised
from hoAd 20 feet, will probably die; En-
Rinesr Dan Daley. wsst-bound. OF fon
Madison. shoulder badly hurt; Fireman
Mark Fogsrly. OF Fort Madison, on west
bound. badly bruised, Fireman Il. +.
Styles. Of Kansas City. on west bound
slightly bruised; Brakeman HOLMES, Of
Fort Madison. on west boucd, hands
smashed; Justin Mccarthy. % years old.
Of Chicago, head and hand ont; Walter N.
Dur5in. 20 years old. OF Milwaukee. ankle
cut.
The trains mot on a slight curve and
oamo together with a terrific crash. Both
engineers applied the air brakes and re-
yerssd their engines and that hlono was the
means of saving many lives. AZ soon as
the passengers and those OF the tain men
not hurt recovered from the shock, they
proceeded TO rescue the unfortunate VIC
timE Engineer Humphrey OF the east
bound, was found a. hi, post With one of
his limbs Gu, of nj the thigh and his head
almot split In two. He died in few min.
ute% Express Messenger Kapplneer was
instantly killed. L. L. Ms!riek. the ex-
press messenger aud baggage man Of the
west bound, had a vsry narrow escaps and
his iniariss may YET prove fatal. The mo-
men.um forced him through the side Of the
car and landed him on tho embsakmsut
about hf,y feet svsy. Hls face WAS mashed
20 q jelly and his body terribly cnt and
bruised. There was bat one ply sieinn ON
i
west bound rsn back 20 Hufdland for assist
ance.
None OF the passengers on the ssstbound
we're injured. Enqinss DAILY and Firsmsn
Fogarty and Styles saved their lives BY
jumping. General Manager F1v was on
the vestbound train, aud gave directions
and superintended tho work Of RELIEF. The
passengers In the smoker aud chair oars OF
tho westbounl were badly shaken up.
Justin MeCaithy. of Chicago. was sitting
in one OF the chair cars when the ASH
came. and was hutlsd through the window
and landed on n clay bank about siK feet
iiom the track. Hts inin'ies were not
serious, having suffered bu, light Rashes on
his head aud hand.
Conductor Ceeborn was Ia charge OF the
westbound. lie handed his order 30 the
Associated ress Reporter. IL olearly stated
that the Two trains we're to meet at Gibbs.
The officials Of the santa Fs here say tho
cond ucioT ana engineer OF the eastbound
were responsible foe tho accident. having
disobeyeI the telesrAphie orders 10 meet
the westbound a. Gibbs station. The en-
gineer being killed outright, no statement
could be secured OF him. but the conductor
states be entirely overlooked the order&