San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-10
THAT ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
List of the Killed and Injured-Fur-
Their Particulars of the Disaster.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. lO.-The
Rock Island train that was
wrecked five miles south Of this
city last night, is heap of twisted
iron. Mingled with the debris are
the remains of at least eight men,
and it is believed the total number
of deaths will reach to twelve.
Those known to have been killed
are:
CD. Stanford, conductor, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, burned to death.
William Craig, fireman, Fair
bury, Neb., burned under engine.
Isaac Depew, Council Bluffs, in
stantly killed.
w. o. Hambel, Fairbury, Neb.,
attorney, burned to death.
O. S. Bell, Lincoln, Neb., travel
ing man, crushed to death.
Councilman, elevator builder,
Narka, Kan.
The injured are:
F. A. Scott, Holton, Kan, eX-
press messenger, fatally injured
internally.
j. E. Putt, travelling man, Lin
coin, Neb., internal injuries.
Two ladies living in the Billings
" block were slightly injured.
A passenger named Sogret was
hnrt ahnut tho head
A number Of people are miss
ing, and 1T is feared that
c. Unrub, mother and son, of Jane
son, KS, are among the dead.
M. Beaver, clothier, and A. b.
Addie, insurance agent, both OF
Pawnee City, cannot be found, and
are supposed to have persisted. An
unknown man, said to have come
from Mcpherson, KS, on his way
to Black Hills, Is supposed to be
among the dead.
Col. G. J. Bills, Fairbury, Neb.,
treasurer Of the National Guard
association of the United States,
leg badly cut; will recover.
Jay Mcdowell, Fairbury, Neb.,
legs cut and head badly bruised.
Harry Foote, Council Bluffs,
brakeman, leg broken.
1t is reported by Brakeman
Foote, the only one of the crew
who escaped, that five travelling
men and two farmers were in the
car and burned.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-The follow
ing information is given to the AS
sociated Press by General Manag-
err f. ST, John, Of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific road: "No. s
last night found the first rail on
the overhead crossing of a bridge
five miles south of Lincoln taken
out, and ran on the ties to where
the Union Pacific track goes under.
1t then fell off on the left
hand side of the bridge, crosswise
of the Union Pacific track. En-
gineer Dupios and Fireman Craig
went down with the engine and
were buried beneath it and COM
pletely burned up. A coach fell on
top OF the combination car, smash
ing the passenger compartment
and killing everyone in that part
of the car. We have so far been
unable to recover any OF the bodies
which are under the fire, on &C
count of the intense heat from
the burning wreckage. Conductor
STANFORD was in the smoking COM
partment with several passengers,
the number, | am unable to say,
but none have been recovered, and
l doubt If anything more than a
small fragment OF those in the
smoker will ever be found. There
are only thirteen panels of the
bridge remaining standing, while
twenty-four have been burned. A
claw bar and monkey wrench
which the parties used in doing
the job, and also the spikes, bolts
and nuts, which were removed,
have been found. The rail on the
right side was slid to one side and
all the spikes were removed from
the rail on the left SIDE"
The above message was received
from Assistant Superintendent
Burleigh. A heavy reward has
been offered for the cowardly muir
derers.
CHICAGO, August 10.-The Rock
Island officials offer $1,000 reward
for the capture of the train wreck
ers.
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