Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-07-16
AN AWFUL WRECK.
EXCURSION AND FREIGHT
COLLIDE AT LOGAN, ia.
twenty Eight Killed Outright Many
Fatally Injured-Firty Others Less se-
Verely Injured - Railroad Officials
Censured.

OMAHA, Neb., July 49, Saturday
morning the Union Pacific pioneers
were taken over the Chicago K North
western railroad to picnic for the day
at Logan. At 1920 O'clock Saturday
night, as the excursion train, loaded
with 1,9OJ persons, all of whom lived
in and about this city, was moving
out of Logan, it was struck by a
freight train of the Northwestern
going east The two engines crashed
together. and in an instant, freight
and passenger coaches were piled, one
upon the top of another.
The baggage car of the excursion
train was telescoped into the coach,
forcing its way among the men,
women and children, killing and
mangling them frightfuily.
Twenty-eight people were killed
and tfty-one injured, many of whom
will die. Twenty-four dead are iden-
titled, and the remains of the others
are SO badly mutilated that identihca-
rion is hardly possible, all semblapce
Of humanity being crushed out of the
corpses,
voiced. 1t was burning indignation
at the action of the railroad company
in refusing satisfaction to the thous-
ands of men and women who had
waited all through the long night to
hear some news of their loved ones.
Only those who had seen the pathetic
scenes that marked the night could
fully realize the brutality that had
dictated such policy. The spectacle
of fainting women ana strong men in
tears, while the railway officials only
hardened their hearts and grimly
stated that they were not giving out
information, inspired a degree of in
dignation that will not entirely die
out for years to come.
The list of the injured is lengthy
one. ltcontains twenty ight or mora
names of persons who were seriously
hurt, dangerously so, or to greater
or less degree. In addition there
were at least fifty, if not greater
number, who received injuries of q
minor nature. These consisted Of
bruises and cuts, or Slight dis6gure.
ments, which will practically amount
to nothing.
The roll of the dead belonging to
Omaha numbers eighteen, and is as
follows: John McDermott, John Kin
sey, Robert Clair, John II. Jack, John
Larson, Fred Nelson, John d. Kilker,
Owen Cavanaugh, Hugh Dodson, Mrs.
Kate Brady and baby, Mrs. P. j.
Carroll and son, Patrick Scully, Miss
Mary Tracy, John Cosgrove, Miss
Margaret Cosgrove.
Following non-resideuts were killed:
Charles Holman, Walter Jennings,
Missouri Valley; George Wininger,
Morrison, ILL.,, brakeman on excursion
train; Lawrence Petero, Miss Ollie
Wilson, Mrs Taylor and baby, Coun-
Gil Bluffs
OF the more seriously injured some
will die, some will hold their beds for
weeks and months, some are In COM
parison but slightly injured. The
wounds range from surface cuts to in
ternal injuries, which must result in
death.
The responsibility for the accident
rests on Eng ineer Montgomery of the
Inflated excursion train. His orders
were to wait at Logan for the fast
mail and fast freight. He started his
train out Immediately after the mail
passed, forgetting about the freight.
The head end collision occurred
twenty minutes later on curve. The
heavy freight passed partially over
the passenger. All the people killed
were in the front coach OF the excur-
sion train.