The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-16
OMAHA IN MOURNING.
THE DEADLY COLLISION CAST
GLOOM OVER THE CITY.
Killed Number 20, 81 IBjured-care.
Iessness of an Engineer In Forget
Ing His orders Caused the Fear
full Accident.

OMAHA, July 13.-Omaha is q city oI
mourning over the collision on the Chi.
cago and Northwestern. A full realiza.
tion shows it was the greatest catas.
trophe that ever wreaked death and
desolation in the hearts and firesides OF
the city's people. No part of the city
was spared. There are broken bones
and bleeding hearts everywhere. Never
did a day of pleasure end with more
awful disaster Twenty.eight people
were killed and 81 injured, many of
whom will die. Twenty.four of the
dead are identified, and the others are
so badly mutDated that Identification is
hardly possible
1t was head.end collision. and 90.
Cured between Logan and Missouri
Valley. The best estimates Indicate
that "a are dead and 81 injured, many
of whom will die. The wreck occurred
as q result of Engineer Montgomery of
the excursion train, mistaking orders
He was ordered to wait at Logan until
the fast mail and eastbound passenger
train had passed,
He waited for the passenger and then
started out, having forgotten about the
an hour when they met three miles
west of Logan. Engineer Montgomery
jumped and escaped with broken arm.
The two engines crashed together
and in an instant freight and passenger
coaches were piled one upon the top of
another. Word was at once sent to this
city, and in q short time special train
with doctors and officers of the road on
board was sent ont from Council Bluffs
The dead and dying were piled along
the tracks in the switchyards at Logan
like cordwood. There were few doc.
tors on the ground, but not enough to
give attention to one.third of the suf
ferers. Among the dead and dying
relatives were hunting for their friends
and those who were dear to them.
The roll of dead belonging to Omaha
numbers Is names, the complete list be.
ing as follows:
John McDermott. Sixteenth and
Nicholas streets, machinist at the
Union Pacific shops.
John Kinsey, 4603 Cunning street
Robert Claire. 1919 North Eighteenth
street, son of John Claire, ex.assistant
boiler inspector
John H. Jack, Sixteenth and Webster.
newsboy, employed by the Omaha
News company.
John Larson, aged about l6.
Fred Nelson.
John B. Kilker.
Owen Cavanaugh, rs years.
Hugh Dodson, 12 years
Mrs. Kate Bradley and baby.
Mrs. P. ]. Carroll and boy. aged 9.
Patrick Scully.
Miss Mary Tracy.
John Cosgrove, aged TO-
William Cosgrove, aged Ia.
Margaret Cosgrove, aged "a.
In addition to these residents OF
other towns were killed, increasing the
list to 20. but there are still three or four
not accounted for. two of the doctors
who went to the scene from Omaha
stating that they counted the dead
bodies, one placing the number at 2S
and the other at 90. The list so far as
has been obtained is as follows:
Charles Heiman, Missouri Valley.
Walter Jennings, Missouri Valley.
George Wininger. Morrison. Ills.
Lawrence Petero, Conncil Bluffs.
Miss Ollie Wilson, Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Taylor and baby, Council Bluffs.
OF the more seriously injured, som,
will die. some will hold their beds for
weeks and months and some are but
slightly injured, The wounds range
from surface cuts to internal injuries
which must result in death.