The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-24
TRAIN WRECKS.
A Freight Train on the Wabash
Road Ditched
THREE KILLED and MANY INJURED.
The Scene at the Wreck Heartrending-
The New York Fast Express on the
yandalia Leaves the Track
Nobody Killed.

Oc-sbcDCAs0s <hO.s mug 80 N-S -
train No. 81, west-bound, on the Wa
bash railway, struck horse at road
crossing 9 miles from here about IL
o'clock Sunday night, ditching the en-
gine and eighteen cars, killing three
people, fatally injuring two others and
severely injuring twelve more.
The dead are: Engineer c. FELTON,,
of Moberly; Charles Fiddler, of st. Jo-
seph; Charles Miller, of st. Louis.
Engineer FELTON,, who was one of the
Oldest employees on the road, was
crushed beyond recognition; he never
knew what hurt him. Miller was
caught between the timbers, and when
discovered was standing on his head.
He was probably killed instantly, and
was so black from the rush of blood to
his head that he was unrecognizable.
Fiddler was killed by the roof of the
car crushing in upon him while asleep.
The injured are: Fireman Tilton, Sc
riously, will probably die; Brakeman
Charles Fairbanks, left arm broken;
George Williams, of Fort Worth, hail
ing from Kansas City. two severe cuts
in the forehead, left ankle severely
bruised; William Pittman, of st. Louis,
cut in head, side bruised; William
Myers, home unknown. face scratched;
A. Thomas, Fulton, Kan, head cut; T.
Moore, home unknown, bruised con-
siderably; Henry Euper, Denver, Col,
badly bruised; ID. B. Debing, Norway,
Mich, badly bruised; Charles Fulton,
Hennessy, Germany, bricklayer by
trade, hurt in the side. The bottom
of a car had to be chopped off to re-
lease him. He and George Williams
were wedged in together, and their es-
cape was miraculous; William Smith,
home unknown, severely injured, but
will recover; j. A. Thomson, Golden,
Col, head cut and bruised up generally;
known how badly he is injured; a
young foreigner, four years in this
country, name unknown, back baIly
hurt.
The scene at the wreck was heart
rending. The train contained three
cars of tile drain pipe and car of tele-
graph poles. In the former cars twelve
tramps, presumably members of Coxey's
army, had secreted themselves to beat
their way to Kansas City, and when
the wreck occurred they were caught
and crushed as narrated above.
CAmid the great heap of kindling wood
groans and appeals for help could be
heard. 1t was half hour before relief
reached the wreck. A man was sent
here and the citizens turned out en-
masse and did all in their power to re-
lieve the suffering. The depot was
turned into hospital and the phys
icians of the town administered to the
wounded. All those who were severe
ly injured were taken to the Wabash
hospital at Moberly yesterday after
noon. Old railroad men and all who
have seen the wreck say it is the most
complete they ever witnessed.
The damage to the railway will
amount to perhaps $4,000. A suit may
grow out of this wreck under the herd
laws of Missouri against the farmer
who permitted his stock to run at
large.
FAST EXPRESS DERAILED.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 21.-The New York
ldSC express Oh tHc NdHudiid rodu,
from New York to st. Louis, was
ditched 9 miles west of Pocahontas,
ILL.,, yesterday evening, and all on
board had n miraculous escape from
death. While running As miles an
hour the engine, three mail and one
baggage car left the track and turned
over. Two coaches and the parlor car
kept the track. Engineer Men;see,
Fireman Dickenson and four postal
clerks were injured more or less seri-
ously, but none of the other trainmen
or passengers were hurt. No reason
for the wreck is known. The track
was SO badly torn up that the remainder
of the train had to be brought to the
city over the tracks of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern.