Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-08-18
DISOBEYED ORDERS.
A Sante Fe Engineer Causes a
Disastrous Collision.
HiS Act Brings About His Own and An
others Death, While Ton Persons Are
InIured--Trains Collide on
Curve in Missouri.
A FATAL WRECK.

FORT MADISON, Ia, Aug. 13.- Express
and mail trains Nos. and on the
Atchison Topeka ~ Santa Fe road
collided at 8 o'clock Sunday morning
near Gibbs, Mo. Two were killed and
several hurt. Both trains were rum
ming at high speed. The baggage
mail and express cars were demolished.
The killed are George Coplinger, of
Chicago, express messenger on train
No 8, and Il. r. Humphreys, of Kansas
City. engineer of train No. 4. The in
jured are:
Daniel Daily, Fort Madison, Ia, engineer No.
8, shoulder badly hurt; Z. Il. Derrick, Chicago
baggagemnn No. g. cut and bruised, may die;
r. E. butcher, Chicago, mail clerk; Walter
Durbin, Milwaukee,, ankle cut; @. N. Elliott,
Chicago, mail clerk; Martin Fogarty, Fort
Madison, firemrn No. 8, badly burned; -
Holiness Fort Madison, brakeman No. s. head
smashed; Justin Mccarthy. Chicago, badly
bruised; Dan Millsbaugh, Englewood ILL.,. bag
gageman No. T. hurt internally, may die; f. p.
Skyles, fireman No. T. slightly hurt. En- gi
The trains met on slight curve and
came together with terrific force
Both engineers applied the air brakes
and reversed their engines, which ac-
ton 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 rescue the unfortunate
ones. Engineer Humphreys, of No. 4,
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. Express Messenger Cope
linger was instantly killed. f. L.
Derrick the express messener and
baggageman of No 5, had mar
row escape, and his injuries may
yet prove fatal The momentum
forced him through the side of the car
and landed him on TIE embankment so
feet away. His face was mashed to a
jelly and his body terribly cut and
bruised. There was only one physician
on the train. He was kept busy until
train No. was run back to Hurdland
for assistance.
Conductor Clegern was in charge OF
No. 3, west bound. He handed his
order TO the Associated Press reporter,
which clearly showed that the two
trains were to meet at Gibbs. The
officials of the Santa Fe here say the
conductor and engineer of train No. 4
WERE TcSpOuSlDle lOT IHe dCcluenJ, nav
ing disobeyed telegraphlc orders to
meet train No 3 at Gibbs station. The
conductor of No. 4 says he entirely
overlooked the orders. The damage
to property will not exceed S14, 600.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 13.-The re-
mains of eleven bodies of persons who
persisted in the terrible wreck on the
Rock Island have been identified, and
there is little reason to believe that
any more perished. The report that
A. b. Eddie and NJ. Beaver were among
the victims has proved false. They
We're safe in their homes at Pawnee
City. A colored man and ex-convict
in the state penitentiary of the name
of George Washington Davis was ar
rested last evening on suspicion of
having caused the wreck. He holds a
bad record around these parts and
suspicion points very strongly toward
him.