The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-26
FATAL DISOBED|ENCE.
1t Results in a Fatal Railroad
Wreck Near st. Louis.
EIGHT KILLED, TWENTY ONE HURT
An Excursion Train Carrying Union Vet
erans and Their Families to tho Dedica-
tlon Of a Soldiers Home Crashed Into
an ACcommo odatiOn Train.

erans and Their Families to tho Dedica-
tion Of a Soldiers Home Crashed Into
an Accommodation Train.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 20-Shortly before 10
o'clock yesterday morning two passenger
trains on the st. Louis and San Francisco
road collided nearly opposite Windsor sta
ton about thirteen miles from this oity in
stantly killing eight persons and injuring
more than twenty, three Of whom will
probably die. The killed are all Of St.
Louis. Their names are: Adolph Hohl,
engineer Of the accommodation train;
Barney McKenna, in charge of the refresh
ments; Maud McKsnna, aged IA, his
daughter; Charles Mobine Conrad Kuntz,
c. G. Blevins, H. 7. Hall and John Cart
wright.
The injured are: Ferdinand Lange, in
ternal INJURIES David Garrett, internal
injuries, head cut and leg bruised; J. f.
Riblet, hips and legs injured; Charles Il.
Milsntz, scalp wounds; Frank Hasler, fire.
man on excursion train, spinal cord in
jured and hurt internally; Mrs. J. B. Nc
Daniel, slightly injured George Atwood,
conductor on suburban train slightly in
Jurou IotoT I'LL, laCe CuJ anu Duuly
bruised; George Wulff of Kirkwood, con-
ductor on excursion train, hips injured
and body bruised Robert Mulholland of
Spring Park, brakeman on suburban
train, slightly injured: Joseph A, Driden,
of Springfield, Mo-, engineer excursion
train, skull fractured and badly scalded;
Frederick Miller Of Valley Park, fireman
on suburban trair legs injured and body
bruised; A. X. Smith of Valley Park, bag
gageman on suburban train head cut and
hand and arm injured Mrs. A. X. Smith
Of Valley Park, injured by shock Matt
Wapplehorst of Valley Park, slightly in
jured. Robert Langcn, William Su,ter,
Henry Darborg Louis Hunt, Henry Nc
Michael and Mrs Rose Hill were more or
less injured All reside in st. Louis ex-
cept where otherwise noted.
The collision occurred between the Sec
ond section of an excursion train bound
west and the Frisco Valley Park accom-
mediation east bound. From what can be
learned at this hour the accident was the
result of disobedience or neglect of orders
on the part of the excursion train crew,
who should have remained at Spring Park
for orders and let the accommodation
through.
The excursion train was the second Sec
tlon of special bound for St. james, Mo-,
100 miles west Of St Louis, where the
Missouri Homo for Aged Veterans was
dedicated yesterday under the auspices Of
the G. A. H. and Woman's Relief corps.
The first section had gone through safely,
and the second, which consisted of eleven
coaches heavily laden with G. A. r, men,
their wives and children, left St. Louis
about clock According to j. d. Dish
man, the telegraph operator and station
agent at Spring Park, 1t should have
stopped at that place, Instead of doing
80 the second section passed by the station
and soon after met the accommodation COM
ing down grade at full speed
Engineer Hohl, of the accommodation,
was not aware that the second section was
on the road, and in trying to make the
switch at kirkwood crashed into the i'll
fated train In cut. There was only one
car, n combination baggage and coach,
on Engineer Hollis train, but the col
lision was terrific, both engines being de-
moished and number of the cars tele-
scoped. The wreckage was piled high on
the track, and above the sound Of escap-
ing steam could be heard the cries Of the
frightened and injured passengers
Next to the engine of the excursion train
was the commissary car, filled with re-
freshments, Barney Mckenna was in
charge Of the edibles and with him was
his l4-year-o old daughter Maud. Both were
Instantly killed, being scalded and crushed.
A number of passengers, mostly young
men, were grouped around the temporary
counter, eating and drinking, Almost all
were either killed or injured. This and
the next car, in which were seventy pas
sengers, suffered the worst damage, and
most of the killed and injured were taken
from them. Engineer Hohl, of the ac-
commodation, which was running on
time, was killed and his fireman, Frank
Hasleer wounded.