Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-10-30
'KILLEDlN A WRECK.
Eight People Crushed in a Rail-
road Collision
RESULT OF DISOBEDIENCE.
An Excursion Train Contain,"e
Grand Army Veterans ana lne''
Families Crashes Into an AO-
oommodation--S Y q r a
ars Telesoop ed.

A desoateh from s. Louis, Mo says
Shortly before ten o'clock Sunday lorehoon
,1o nassenc er trains on the s.. Louis anu
San Francisco Rliiroal, collided nearly oP
posite windsor Station, about thirteen n''0'
from this city, instantly killing eight persons
and iniuring moro tn n thirty, three oil WHOM
will probably die.
The collision occurre between the secohu
4ection OF an excursion train bound " ess
ant the Frisco Valley Park Accommodation
eastLound.
From what can be learned the accident was
he result of disobedlence, or neglect OF or
lers. on the part OF the excursion tram crew
who shoulI have remained at Spring ParA
,or or1ers md let the accommodation
through.
Filed with Old Soldiers.
The excursion train was the second section
# q snecial bound for St. Jlmes, No, one
hundred miles from St. Louis, where the
Missouri Home for Aged Veterans was dedi
Gated under the auspices OF the e. A. H. anu
Woman's Relief Corps. hc Grst section
had gone through safely, and the second,
which consisted Of eleven coaches heavily
laden with G. A. r men, their wives aad
chi dren left st. Louis about . O'CLOCK Az
cording to J. D. Dishman, the telegraph oP-
orator and station agent at Spring PARK, II
should have stopped at that place. Instead
of doing 80. the second section passed by the
station. and soon after mot the accommoda-
ton coming down grade at full speed. En-
g.necr Hohl, of the accommodation, was not
ovar, that the second section was on the
road. and In trying to make tho swltcn az
KirkvooA. crushed into the iil-fate1 train ID
a cut lust thirteen miles from the st. LOUIS
Union Station. There was only one car a
combination baggage and coach, on Elgl'
neer Hollis train, bat the collision was ter
! riac both engines being demolished and d
n,mber OF cars telescoped. The wrecKa3t
was piled high on the track, and above the
sound Of escaping steam, could be heard tho
cries of The frightened and injured pissen'
GERS.
Next to the engine OF the excursion train
was the commissary car, filed with refresh
ments. Barney M;Kenna was in charge o.
libles. and with him was his fourteen-year-
old daughter. Maud Both were instantly
killed being scaded and crushed A mum
her Of passengers. mostly young men, Werc
grouped around the temporary counter
eating and drinking Almost all were either
killed or injured. This anil the next car, IL
which we're seventy passengers, suffered the
worst and most OF the killed and injured
were taken from them. Engineer Hohl, o.
the accommodation, which was running on
time. was killed, and his fireman, Franz
Has er badly wounded.
Immediately after the wreck occurred
peope began to come In from all direction
on wheels. in buggies and wagons, and OF
foot, and within an hour after the acciden
thousands could be seen grouped oun3 tn
nile of debris. No wrecking train WAS avail
able but everybody turned to and in sAor
time had rescued the injured anl taken ou
the deal. Doctors came from surrounding
towns. hurried to the scene and rendere
what assistance they could to the suherln
who we're transported to places Of safety
All the medical resources of st. Louis wer
placed at the disposal Of the Frisco Raj
road DR.. Starklof, the city physician. Sc
out for the scene of the wreck with corp
Of assistants and ambuances, but owing t
the delay experienced, their services weF
not needed.