The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-13
HEAD END COLLISION
A Bad Wreck on the Santa Fe
at Lexington. Mo.
Two of the Train Men We're
Instantly Killed.
EIGHT OTHERS HURT.
Disregard Of Orders Was the
Cause of the Accident.

LEXINGTON. Mo. Aug. ia dis
astrous head-en collision occurred on
the Atchiso1. Topeka an Santa Fe
between IIur1land AMI Gibbs. Mo, at
$3.50 yesterday morning between ex-
press train No 5. westb 0und, and ez-
press No 4, eastbound. resulting in
two trainmen being killed and sew
cral passengers injured anl the en-
gines and comb. nation express ami
baggage cars completely demolished.
According 70 or.lers- the trains were
to have met at Gibbs. and it IL nl-
legged No. violated orders
Killed.
ENGINEER HUMPHREYS OF express No 4
u EoKoE q PLTNoER- express messenger OF
No burie1 in the wreck
Injured
Dan Minis ough Of Chic TO. b7z-a-c711u Of
No 4, badly bruised and hurt internally. may
Of No cut AMI bruised from head 10 foots
will robabiy die
son Sho1 der badly NUT
/ ircn n mark 4 urly Of Fort Madison, on
Fireman F + SkyIes on No 4, OF Kansas
israisen u Holmes. on Ma 4 Of Fort Madi-
..u~sin. SIcca tlv. p years ola Of Chicago
Waller y. Durbln, p years old OF Mnwau-
kee. tnkel cut
ne LI4iAS met Oh u curve ssAA0
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
rescue the unfortunate victims En-
gineer Humphreys OF No was found
At his post with one of his limbs cnt
of at the thigh and his head almost
split in two. He died in few min
utes- Express Messen niger Capllnger
was instantly killed
+. z. Derrick. the express messen-
ger and baggageHlan of No 5. had
very narrow escape, and his injuries
may yet prove fatal. The momentum
forced him through the side Of the
car and landed h m on the embank-
ment al bout fifty feet away His face
was mashed to q jelley and his bo1y
terribly cut and bruised
There was but one physician on the
train. He was kept busy until train
No was run buck to IIurdland for
on No. + were injured Engineer Daily
and Fireman Fogarty ana Skvics
saved their lives BY jumping. GEN
eral Mana ger Frey was on the west
bouni train. and gave directions and
superinte nded the work OF rel CT.
The passengers in the smoker and
chair car Of No. were badly shaken
mp Justin Mccarthy of Oh cago was
sitting in one Of the reclining chairs
when the crash came and was hurled
through a window and landed on a
clay bank about six feet from the
track. lis injuries were not serious,
and he suffered a slight cash on his
head and hand Walter y. Durbin of
Milwaukee was in the smoker next to
the baggage car AMI was also thrown
through a window. cutting his ankle
lie had = narrow escape, being hurled
almost forty feet and Ian led within
two feet Of where the LOGON otive l-y
on the track.
Conductor Clergin was IN charge of
No. west bound lie handel the
order which clearly stated that the
two trains were to meet ut Gibbs. to q
rress reporter The officials on the
train say the conductor and engineer
of train No. were responsible for the
accident having disobeysd telegraph
ic orders to meet train No. at @. bbs-
The engineer being killed outright no
sta tie ment. of course could be secured
from him but the conductor states he
entirely overlooked the or lers- The
total damage to property will not ex-
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