The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-12
Thirty three Persons Killed and
Fifty Injured.
DISASTER NEAR LOGAN, IOWA.
The Chicago a Northwestern Read
Trying to Suppress the News.
omeiais OF the Road Seem to Think the
Details of the Horrible Accident
Can Be Kept From the Public-One
Train Carried m Excursion Party
From Omaha

Missouri Valley. Ia, July u-Thir.y-
three killed and half hundred more or
less dangerously injured Is the result OF
the wreck that occurred on the North
western road near Logan this evening.
The TWO engines were completely esnol-
islaed. and the first two cars OF each train
telescoped- Both crews escaped by jump
Ing. The dead were mostly in the first
coach of the excursion train. The dead
were taken TO Logan.
Omaha, July IA head-end collision
that resulted in appalling loss OF life oc-
CURED on the Chicago & Northwestern
road between Logan and Missouri Valley,
Ia, at $50 tonight The best estimate indi-
Gates that twenty-seven are dead and fifty
one injured. many OF whom will die. The
wreck occurred as a result of Engineer
Montgomery, OF the excursion train. mis-
taking orders. He was ordered 10 wait at
Logan until the fast mail and the east
bound passenger had passed. He waited
for the passenger and then started out,
having forgotten about the mail The
trains were going al the rate OF fifty miles
an hour when they met three miles west
OF Logan Engineer Montgomery jumped.
and escaped with a broken arm.
The officials OF the road positively re-
fused to give any information concerning
the matter. stating 1t is something that
concerns them AMI not the public They
even refused 10 handle Western Union
business, and all ne Information secured
comes by the Omaha Bees courier service
and by telephone.
This morning the Union Pacific pio-
neers' picnic was taken out over the
Northwestern TO spend the day at Logan,
and tonight, as the excursion train. loaded
with .2oo persons, all residing in and about
this city. was moving out OF Logan II was
struck by fast train going east The two
engines crashed into each other, and in an
instant freight and passenger cars were
piled one upon the other. Word was sent
at once TO this city. and In short time
a special with doctors and officers of the
road on board was sent out from Council
Bluffs Reporters were detailed 10 accom-
pany the train, but instead of allowing
them to accompany the train the railroad
men elected them with the Semark: we
don't want any d-d reporters
Late information received at lone was
to the effect that the dead and dying were
being piled along the tracks in the yards
at Logan like cordwood. There were
few doctors on the ground. but not enough
10 give attention TO one-third of the suf-
ferers Among the dead and dying, reia-
sires were hunting for their friends and
those who were dear to them. the railroad
officials standing around. maintaining
sulien silence and refusing 70 furnish any
Information In this city the office or the
search of information. but none was given
out.
The excitement throughout the city was
tremendous as the thousands Of people
who knew their relatives and friends
were on the train became aware OF the
wreck, but not a word would the rail-
road people give to anybody. and there
was a rush to the telegraph and telephone
Offices and every avenue of Information
81. rtetxre fer
managed to block all. a great crowd OF
frantic people have surrounded the depot
and all avenues OF Information. and are
CRYING for news OF their friends ana rela-
tiyes There Is little probability OF any
thing ike 4 connected story before the
train sent out TO bring In the victims re-
turns TO Omaha. which viii be at 8 O'Clock
IN the morning.
The following dead have been Identified:
WILLIAM WILSON and daughter.
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
ENGINEER PETERSON. Council
Bluffs Iowa.
PATRICK SCULLY. Omaha
]. C CoSGRovE. Omaha
J. CLARE Omaha.
CHARLES H. RAMAN. Missouri Valley.
WALTER JENNINGS. Missouri Valley.
r. J. CARROLL. Omaha.
MRS. L. ]. CARROLL ana three chill
dren.
CHARLES NDERMoTT.
JOHN COSGRONE.
JAMES COSGR0yE-
GEORGE LAWRENCE
MRS E b. BRADLEY and child.
HUGH DODSON. Council Bluffs.
WILLIAM SUMMIT. Missouri Valley.
MRS. FRED NELSON.
WILLIAM NELSON.
JOHN PERKINS.
PREISO&.
MRS HARTE and son.
JOHN MEENNA-
MRS. TAYLOR and baby. Council
Bluffs.
MRS. TRACY, Omaha.
ROBERT CLAIR
The injured as far as known, are: Jack
Taylor. Council Bluffs: Mrs. Scully. oTna-
ma: John Mckenna Omaha: Leonard
Mack, Omaha: Michael Shannon. Omaha;
Henry Conrad, Dayton, Ohio: james Fitz-
gibbons. Missouri valley William Sum
NIT: - Nelson. Omaha; ]. II. Perkins.
Three unknown dead are stiii In the
wreck. The scenes at the morgue arc
terrible. The wounded are being cared
for In an irnprovised hospital by surgeons
from Missouri valley, Wooabine, Dunlap