The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-05
Injured.

Injured.
William Haslins, stockman of Randolph
Kan, serious internal injuries.
B. f. Poster, stockman of Hill City, Kan
badly injured internally.
T. M McCrary, stockman of Tescott, Kan
head and face cut and injured about tha
body.
c w. Fagerburg, stockman of Oldsbury Kan
arm bruised and head cut.
Casper Ditmer stockman OF Idana, Kan, arm
bruised and head cut
Joseph Bertrand, stockman of Concordia Kan,
nose broken and head badly cut and bruisel
William Hardesty, stockman of Delphos, Kan,
head cut and arm badly bruised.
Daniel Taylor, stocknan OF Bellevue, Kan,
arm badly bruised and head and face cut
G. w. Spencer, stockman, Clyde Kan, bal
w. r. Gilmore. stockman, Idana, Ka4,
Spratned shoulder and Commissions.
j.. l. West stockman, COEcordia, Kan, rb
6: w. Mason, stoekman, Concordia. Ka,,
rib broken
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 3.-Thrse
men were killed, four seriously injurd
and a dozen more slightly hurt ina
wreck on the Union Pacific railway
near Linwood, Kan. twenty-sevsn
miles west of Kansas City. at $50 this
morning. The wreck was caused by
a freight train on the Rock Island
railway, which uses the Union Pacific
track between Kansas City and To-
peka, running into the rear end If
mixed freight and passenger traiI of
the Union Pacific. Both trains were
coming to Kansas City and wer. in
motion when the accident occurred.
They were a few minutes late Ind
the Rock Island train was running
fast to make up time. The UIion
Pacific train was near a water tank
west of Linwood and was slowine up
when the other train crashed into it.
The Union Pacific train was No -,
a stock train due in Kansas City about
z o'clock There were about twe--Uy
five passengers on board riding in
com bination passenger and baggage
car just in front of the ca boose and be-
tween it and q stock car. The passen-
gers, or most of them, were stockmen
from stations in Kansas, who were
coming to Kansas City with cattle and
hogs Nearly all of them were s.eep-
ing when the accident occurred. Con-
ductor Jay Atwood, who lived at 134l
Madison avenue, this city, saw that a
collision could not be avoided and
started from the caboose to the coach
to warn the passengers, but he was
caught between the cars and crushed.
His rear brakeman and young man
who was on the caboose saved their
lives by jumping.
When the Rock Island engine struck
the Union Pacific train it mashed the
ca boose into splinters and crashed
into the passenger coach, splitting it
in the middle. A car loaded with hogs
in front was wrecked and the next
car loaded with cattle was broken
open and the cattle escaped.
FIRE BREAKS OUT.
Trainmen and passengers who were
not seriously injured began AT once
to save those who were more serious
" hurt. Four men were dragged froTl
the wreck more dead than alive. FiH ;
caught from the stoves and before tlf
dead could be removed the for Pal
were enveloped in flames. The danaG
spread so rapidly that the mel undei
the debris of the caboose aud passe1
ger coach could not be reached. Fair
and piteous calls for help were hear
but the men who had been saved wei
powerless to aid the poor fellows a yf
soon their cries ceased. To hSve Vi
tured into the burning wrecL VOL
have been certain death. TIE uni
tunate men whom the passengl
heard but could not help were Cat
ductor Atwood and Herman SmlzS
stockman of Clay Center, Kan, 3of
Stockman Martin of Wakefield ~
Conductor Atwood was frfghtf4a ra
burned and his body was nofCeaeI
for several hours.
The Rock Island engineer Gpo ay
man saved themselves By lipmpI
The front trucks of the engine Yhe |
broken off and the engine was dish
tied Ire /
The Rock Island conductor not
the Union Pacific officials here az
and General. superintendent
Palmer took a special train WITH
geons and wrecking crew toest |
wreck at s O'clock this:morn ing
train returned to Armstrong md /
in Kansas City, Kan, at 1850 Of
and Superintendent j. o. BF1n K chit
of the Kansas division met &c
corps of shop employees to care pr
injured. Express wagons
verified into temporary am6pfs ces o
convey them to the st. MARI HS-
pital in Kansas City, Kan. Tow
A PASSENGERS STORY OF tYRECH
In Civ sthe details of the wFecf
the stoo who were in thepasseE
ger GOA ID the same stony. Dani{
Taylor clxman from BellevillI
Kan, said: 81 was sleeping when IL
crash came. |. was lying in SET
near the front end of the coach wi
my feet towards the window and n
head resting on the arm of the sea
The collision threw me out of the sss
and on the floor, and / heard u
cracking of the woodwork of the
and the rattle of window glass
boiler of the Rock 1slsnts engine "
right up against me ana was gett
ayfunv hot The engine had t
seemed the caboose and the rear
fion of our car. / found way pui
forcing open the front door aTf
we hurried TO get those but wtb y 81
seriously hurt. The wrec4