The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-01-05
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN
The LINWOOD WRECK.
RELICS FOUND IN The DEBRIS.
W. A. Geer, n Kansas stockman, 1den-
tined by bunch OF Keys by HIS
Brother--1he Union Pacific aud
Rock Island Each Blame the
other for the Disaster
The Engineer Asleep.

KANSAS CITY, Mo Jan. a-lS II
now believed that six men lost their
lives i'm the Union Pacific wreck at
Linwood Tuesday morning, instead OF
three as at first reported; but the
flames that followed the wreck were
so fierce that every vestige of three OF
the human bodies was completely
blotted out, as il they had been
subjected TO the white heat OF
crcmatory. The whtened bones of
two men were pieced together Tues
day. Yesterday just a frag of
what may have been another skeleton
was found. More enduring than
flesh and blood, keys and knives and
trinkcts worn by tho dead were
yesterday sifted from the ashes and
may prove the only evidence OF the
fate of three Kansas stockmen.
Six men are missing.
A few charred bones, six pocket
knives, three watches and pieces OF
chains, conductors punch, several
keys and two teeth are all that re-
main of them to tell the awful story
of death.
The list of dead is now believed to
be as follows:
J. W ATWOOD OF Kansas City, conductor
OF the Union Pacific train
HERMAN SMIZE, stockman OF Clay Cen
MR. MARTIN, stockman Of Wakefield,
" A. GEER, stockman OF Russell Kan
NJ JOHNSON, stockman OF Beverly, Kan
J. J. KELLEY, stockman OF Marysyille,
| Kan
Mr.. A. C. Geer of Waldo, Kan, ar
rived in the city yesterday and identi-
fed the bunch of keys found as be-
! longing to his brother W. A. Geer of
Russell, Kan. MIR Geer's name was
stamped upon the ring. lie was
known to be passenger upon the
train and there is very little doubt
that he met frightful death.
vi XallNy and johnson very little is
known nor has any relic yet been
found of them unless some of the
knives can be identified as belonging
/ to them The Union Pacific officials
have since the wreck been collecting
from the station agents duplicate
way bills, those in the possession of
! the conductor having been burned
This work is not quite completed and
until it is it will be impossible to give
the exact number killed in the wreck.
Kelley Is known to have shipped
cattle on that train and is supposed to
J have been IN the wreck. SO far as
known no Inquiries have been re-
ceived by any one concerning his
whereabouts
James A. Stevens IS Co, live stock
commission merchants, yesterday rer
ceived TELEGRAM inquiring il H. .If,,,nn.
"A OF Beverly, Kan, had ap,fved at
lhe market He is supposed Inv hjs
friends to have been opfibe train and
/ is mi..iur he incon on,nlete renort OF
way ouls received W the Union Pacific
f' ~ ~, ~ mis- name as having
sor nOaecident upon the train,
Z rrea of The other The Rock Island
officials say the trainrTcn of the first
section OF the Rock Island train had
thrown out fuseesias IL signal for the
Union Pacific train following it to
slow up The signal, they claim, was
se"n nnd obeyei by the crew of the
wrt led Union Pacific train, but that
it failed To give the same signal to the
Rock Island train behind it, and that
! therefore the responsibility rests with
! the Union Pacific.
The Union Pacific officials admit
that such signals were given and not
repeated, but say that such signals
are usually given only on rainy or
foggy night when the ordinary signals
displayed by Il train can not be readily
seen.
"A fusee is a sort of lighted torch,
which burns ten minutes, and when
thrown out is signal for a following
train to slow up, said Union Pacific
official. "Fusees cost money, and
there.wa absolutely no need for Civ
ing such a signal All hands agree
that the night was perfectly clear,
and at the place where the wreck oc-
Cured the rear lights of train could
be seen for a mile"
The Rock Island officials will not
permit its train crew to talk until
after the inquest is held. 1t is rumored
that the Rock Island engineer was
asleep until too late to avoid the acci-
dent, but this story is denied by the
/ Rock Island people.