The morning call., 1894-08-13
TWO TRAINMEN ARE KILLED.
Violation of Orders Causes Dis
astrous Smash-Up.
EIGHT MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Peculiar Experience of Passengers
Who Are Violently Hurled Through
Car Windows.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Aug. ia dtsas-
trous head-end collision occurred on the
AtchisoD, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
between Hurdlan and Gibbs, Mo-, at $3.50
o'clock this morning, between express
train No. 5. westbound, and express train
No 4, eastboand, resulting in two train
men being killed and several passengers
injured and the engines and combination
express and baggage cars com pletely de-
molished. According to orders, the trains
were to have met at Gibbs, and 1t is al
legged No. violated orders. Those killed
were:
Engineer George Humphrey. No. 4.
George Cappinger, express messenger,
No. 8, buried in the wreck.
The injured were:
Daniel Millspaugh OF Chicago, baggage
man of No. 4, badly bruised and hurt In
terually; may die.
E. E. Merrick of Chicago, baggageman
of No. 8, cut and bruised from head to
foot; will probably die.
Engineer Dan Daley of No. 5, Of Fort
Madison. shoulder badly hurt.
Fireman Mark Fogarty of Fort Madison
on No. 5; badly bruised; will recover.
Fireman F. P. Styles. on No. 4. of Kan
sas City: slightly bruised.
Brakeman Holmes. on No. 8, of Fort
Madison; hands mashed.
Justin Mccarthy, Chicago; head and
hand cut.
Walter n. Durbin OF Milwaukee. ankle
cut.
The trains met on a slight curve and
came together with terrific crash. Both
irhr nd
versed their engines, which action alone
was the cause of saving many lives.
As soon as the passengers and those OF
the trainmen not hurt recovered from the
shock tney proceeded to rescue the unfor-
tunate victims. Engineer Humphrey Of
No. was found at his post with one Of
his limbs cut of at the thigh and his head
almost split in two. He died in a few
minutes. Express Messenger Cappinger
was instantly killed.
E. E. Derrick, the express messenger
and baggageman of No. had very mar
row escape. and his injuries may yet
prove fatal. The momentum forced him
through the side of the car and landed him
on the embankment about fifty feet away.
His face was mashed to jelly and his
body terribly cut and bruised.
There was only one physician on the
train, and he was kept busy until No.
was run back to Hurdlan for assistance.
None of the passengers on No. were in
jured. Engineer Daley and fremen Fo-
garty and Stiles saved their lives by jun D.
ing.
General Manager Fry was on the west
bound train, and gave directions and
superintended the work of relief. The
passengers in the smoker and chsircar of
No. were badly shaken up.
Justin Mccarthy of Chicago was sitting
in one of the reclining chairs when the
crash came, and was hurled through the
window and landed on a clay bank about
six feet from the track. His injuries were
not serious, he having suffered but a slight
cash on his head and hand
Walter n. Durbn of Milwaukee was In
the smoker next TO the baggage-car and
was also thrown through a window, cut
ting his ankle. He had a narrow escape,
being hurled almost forty feet and land.
ing within two feet Of where the loco
motives lay on the track. Conductor Gleg-
horn was in charge of the westbound. He
handed his order to the Associated Press
reporter, which clearly stated that the
two trains were to meet at Gibbs.
The officials Of the Santa Fe say the con-
ductor and engineer Of No. were respon-
sible for the accident, having disobeyed
the telegraphic orders to meet train No. 5
at Gibbs station. The engineer being
killed outright no statement Of course
could be secured of him, but the conductor
states he entirely overlooked the orders.
The total damage to property will not ex-
caed c14 600