St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13
TWO TRAINMEN ARE KILLED.
A Large Number of Passen-
gers and Train Employees
Receive Injuries.
A VIOLATION OF ORDERS
Alleged Against the Con-
ductOr of the East-BOund
Train.


head-end collision occurred on the
Santa Fe road between Hurd and Gibbs,
Mo-, at $3.50 this morning, between EX-
press Train No. 5, west-bound, and EX-
press No. 4, east-bound, resulting in
two trainmen being killed and several
passengers Injured, and the engines
and combination express and baggage
cars completely demolished. According
to orders the trains were to have met
at Gibbs. and it is alleged No. vio-
lated orders.
ENGINEER HUMPHREYS, Of Express
No. 4. Kansas City.
GEO2dE CAPLINGER, express messen-
ger of No. 5, buried i'll the wreck.
Injured.
Dan Millsbaugh, Of Chicago, baggage
man of No. 4, bruised and hurt internal
ly; may die; e. E. Derrick, Chicago,
ibaggageman of No. 5, cut and bruised
from head to foot; will probably die;
Engineer Dan DAILY, on No. 5, of Fort
Madison, shoulder badly hurt; Fireman
Mart Fogarty, of Fort Madison. on No.
5, badly bruised; will recover: Fireman
Fl. p. Skyles. on No. 4. Of Kansas City,
slightly bruised; Brakeman Holmes. on
No. 5. of Fort Madison, hand smashed;
|. Justin Mccarthy, twenty-five years old,
of Chicago; Walter N. DurbIn. twenty
three years old. Of Milwaukee, ankle
cut.
/ With Terrific Ferce
The trains met on a slight curve and
|fcame 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 recov-
/ cred from the shock, they proceeded 10
/ rescue the unfortunate victims. Engi-
neer 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 a few minutes. EX-
press Messenger Caplinger was instantly
killed. E. E. Derrick, the express mes
senger and baggageman of No. 5, had
a very narrow escape, and his injuries
| may yet prove fatal. The mo-
mentum forced him through the side
of the car and landed him on the
embankment about fifty 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. 5 was run
back to Hurd for assistance. None of
the passengers on No. were injured.
Fur nnl N md
Skyles
Saved Their Lives
by jumping. General Manager Frey
was on the west-bound train, and gave
directions and superintended the work
of relief. The passengers in the smoker
and chair cars of No. 5 were badly
shaken up. Justin Mccarthy, of CHI
cago. was sitting in one of the reclining
| chairs, and was hurled through win
| dow and landed on clay bank about six
| feet from the track. His injuries were
not serious. having suffered but a
| slight cash on his head and hand. Walter
| l.. Durbin, of Milwaukee, was in the
| smo ker next to the baggage car. and
| was also thrown through window,
| cutting his ankle. He had a narrow
csc ape, being hurled almost forty feet,
| and landed within two feet of where the
locom olive lay on the track. Conductor
Clegern was i'll charge of No. 5. He
| handed his order to the Associated
Press reporter, which showed clearly
! that the two trains were to meet at
| Gibbs. The officers of the Santa Fe
here say the conductor and engineer of
/ train No. were responsible for the ac-
! cident, having disobeyed orders to meet
/ No. 5 at Gibbs. The engineer being
| killed outright, no statement, of course,
| could be secured from him; but the con-
cuctor $ ates that he entirely over
looked the order. The total damage to
i property will not exceed $4,000.