The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-16
RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Disastrous Head-End Collision on
 the Santa Fe-
A COUPLE OF TRAINMEN KILLED.
Eight Others Injured, Two of Whom VIII Dic-The Engines and Combination Express and Baggage Cars
 Demolished

LEXINGTON, Mo-, Aug l3.-A ulsaS-
 trous head-end collision occurred on
 the Atchisou, Topeka & Santa Fe be-
 tween IIurdland and Gibbs, Mo, at 2:3O
 yesterday morning between exE ress
 train No. ,, westbound, and express
 No. i, eastbound, resulting in two trainmen being killed and several pas sengers injured and the engine and combination express and baggage cars completely demolished. According to orders, the trains were to have met at Gibbs, and it is alleged No. violated
 orders.
 The killed:-Engineer Humphreys of express No. 4, Kansas City. George Caplinger, express messenger of No. 5,
 buried in the wreck.
 The injured: Dan Milsbough, of Chi cago, baggageman of No. 4, badly bruised and hurt iternally; may die.
 E. E. Derrick, of Kansas City, express man of No. !, cut and bruised from head to foot; will probably die. En- gineer Dan Daily on No, ,, of Fort Madison, shoulder badly hurt. Fire man Mark Fogarty, of Fort Madison, on No. !, badly bruised; will recover. Fireman r. F. Skyles, on No. 1. of Kan sas City, slightly bruised. Brakeman Holmes, on No. ,, of Fort Madison, hand smashed. Justin Mccarthy, 22 years old, of Chicago, head and hand cut. Walter N. Durbin, 23 years old, of Milwaukee, ankle cut.
 The trains met on q slight curve and came together with terrific force. Both engineers applied the air brakes and reversed their engines, which action alone was the cause of saving many lives.
 As soon as the passengers and those of the train crew not hurt recovered from the shock they proceeded to res cue the unfortunate victims. Engenecr Humphreys, of No. f. was found at his post with one of his limbs cut off at the thigh and his head almost split in two. He died in few minutes. Ex- press Messenger Caplinger was instant ly killed.
 E. F.. Derrick, the express messenger and baggageman of No. had very narrow escape and his injuries may yet prove fatal. The momentum forced him through the side of the car and landed him on the embankment 90 feet away. His face was mashed to jelly and his body terribly cut and bruised.
 There was but one physician on the train. He was kept busy until train No 2 was run back to Hurdland for assist ance- None of the passengers on No. were injured. Engineer Daly and Fire men Fogarty and Skyles saved their lives by jumping. General Manager Frey was on the westbound train and gave directions and superintended the work of relief.
 The passengers in the smoker and chair cars 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 a window and landed on clay bank about G feet from the track. His injuries were not serious, and he a slight gash on his head and hand. Walter x. Durbin, of Milwau- kee, was in the smoker next to the baggage car and was also thrown through a window, cutting his ankle. He had n narrow escape, being hurled almost 40 feet and landed within ? feet of where the loco motive lay on the track.
 Conductor Clegern was in charge of No. ,, westbound. He handed the or der, which clearly stated that the two trains were to meet at Gibbs, to the Press reporter. The officials on the train say the conductor and engineer of train No. were responsible for the accident, having disobeyed telcgraphic orders to meet train No. at Gibbs. The engineer being killed outright no of course, could be secured from him, but the conductor states he entirely overlooked the orders. The total damage to property will not cx- ceed Sl4,0O0.