Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-04
TRAIN WRECKS.
An Engineer Killed and Fireman
Fatally Injured on the Wabash.
The ACCIDENT DUE TO WRECKERS.
A IIead-End Collision Caused by the Pilot
Losing His Head-FreIght Train
Wrecked Near Woodstock and
Five Mon Killed.

TOLEDO, O., Oct. TRAIN No. AZ OF
the Wabash railroad was wrecked yes
terday morning at Maumee, a snal
town ~ miles south OF this city. Tn,
accident happened shortly before
o'clock, and was the result Of well
laid plan 10 ditch the entire train
Happily, albeit, miraculously the Pull
mans kept on the track, and the mai
and baggage cars, although badly
wrecked, did not contain any victims.
+. N. Smith, engineer, Of Toledo, was
killed and A. II. Day, fireman, Of To
ledo, fatally injured. s. Holland, mail
clerk, Of Cleveland, and i. j. Provost.
Of Toledo, were slightly injured.
The wreck vas planned by whoever
conceived the plot to occur at the west
end Of Il long siding just beyond the
Maumec station. A rail at the lower
part Of the switch target had been re
moved and the switch was partly
thrown. The target indicated clear
track and Engineer Smith was not
aware Of any change in the situation
until his motor was humping along the
ties. As soon as the train struck the
switch itlcaped into the air, fell toward
the ditch and turned completely over
The trucks Of the mail cars FOLLOWED
the engine, but the cars themselves
went in an opposite direction. Under
them was found the denl body OF
Engineer Smith and Fireman Day.
At the time of the wreck the train
was running at its regular speed, and
IL Is considered q miracle that no live
we're lost. The postal ear and expires.
cars were torn from thu trucks and
were lying side by sile. The expires,
md baggage ears were literally reduced
to splinters, although the occupants
escaped unhurt, There were several
in the combination smoker.
which was wrecked beyond repair, yet
10 scratches could lie shown by any OF
hem. The passengers in the Pullmans
we're only made aware of the accident
" the severe jolting which they cx
)'rclcel.
Wrcclilng trains from Toledo and
Fort Wayne, Ind, were Immediately
ent to The scene Of the wreck and tn,
main track WAS cleared for travel by
icloch in the evening.
TIE plLor LOST HIS HEAD.
ArcnMoy, Kan, Oct. l.--l'reighl
rln 30, II, on The Kansas City, 1t
oscph * Couleil Bluff, railway ran
nto 4 south boansl Santa I'e train near
'ryor like yester lay afternoon. II
sasn head end collision. George Pare
ne Of the Oldest engineers on the
anita Fe, was seriously injured as was
brakeman OF the same road. The
'rgglsng tran has been sent from
ere 10 clear the wreck.
Since the high water last spring, at
ihlch time several tracks were washed |
ut, all trains entering Atchison have
cen using the Kansas City & st
oseph tracks. Each train has been
rovided with pilot. 1t is suppose
he pilot lost his head and was the
ausc of the accident.
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED.
WOODSTOCK, ILL.,, Oct AT $40
clock yesterday morning a freight
rain bound for Chicago was wrecked
n the Chicago & Northwestern rail.
'ay ut Growers Crossing, about mile
vest Of this city. When the wreckine
rev reached the spot the voice of
IAN was heard calling for help. His
and protruded from beneath the de-
rs. This wrecked car was loaded
nth green lumber and the plank was
amoved as rapidly as possible, the re-
nit being the discovery of five dead
odles, one man badly injured and
oy seriously bruised and shaken up.