The Globe-republican., 1894-08-17
FATAL WRECKS.
The Past Week Furnished Two
Bad Accidents.
A Rock Island Train Goes Over . Trestle
Near Lincoln. Neb-A Dozen People
Killed-Disastrous Collision
on the Santa Ee.


LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. I1.-One of the
worst railroad wrecks ever recorded in
this section occurred shortly after IL
o'clock last night, when the Oklahoma
& Texas Rock Island express. east
bound, due in Omaha at a. M. jumped
the overhead bridge over the Union
Pacific, 5 miles south of Lincoln. Eight
people are known to be killed and sew
eral injured.
tender, baggage, smoking car and
coach. The engine and combination
car went over the bridge, leaving the
coach suspended on the trestle. Two
passengers and brakeman of the end
coach were not injured. They managed
to release two others. The known
killed are: Conductor C. D. Standard,
Engineer Ike Depew. fireman. name
unknown. Three travelling men and
two farmers, names unknown. were
also killed. The engineer and fireman
are buried under the engine. Others
are supposed to have been burned tc
death. The injured are: F. G. Scott,
expressman; C. d. Sherrer, mail clerk;
0. S. Bell, Lincoln, travelling man.
About twelve others are injured, whose
names are not known.
In response to a telephone message
from the state prison in the vicinity of
the wreck, relief expedition of physi
clans, police and fire department went
to the scene and rendered all the as
sistance possible. All the cars were
burned.
Accident on the Santa Fee.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. IA disas.
trous head-end collision occurred on
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe be-
tween Hurdland and Gibbs, Mo-, at 2:30
yesterday morning between express
train No. 5. westbound. and express
No. 4, 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: 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. 5, cut and bruised from
head to foot; will probably die. En-
gineer Dan DAILY on No.. 5, of Fort
Madison. shoulder badly hurt. Fire
man Mark Fogarty, of Fort Madison,
on No. 5, badly bruised; will recover.
Fireman F. P. Skyles, on No. 4, of Kan
sas City, slightly bruised. Brakeman
on No. 5, of Fort Madison,
hand smashed. Justin Mccarthy, %
years old, of Chicago. head and hand
cut. Walter n. Durbin, % years old,
of Milwaukee, ankle cut.
The trains met on a 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. Engineer
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. Ex-
press Messenger Caplinger was instant