The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-26
Eight People Killed and Twen-
ty-One Badly Hurt.
A CARELESS ENGINEER
Responsible For the Disaster
He Did Not Wait.
Trains Came Together at Full
Speed In a Cut.

St Louis. oct. 2s-shortly before 10
O'Clock Sunday morning two passenger
trains on the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad, going in opposite dIrec-
tions. collided near Windsor station,
about 13 miles from this city, instantly
killing eight persons and injuring q
more.
The killed are all of St. Louis Their
names are.
THE DEAD.
ADOLPH HOHL. engineer Of the ac-
commodation train
CHARLES MOBINE.
CONRAD KLrNTZ.
c. c.. BLEVINS.
H. THALL-
BARNEY McKENNSA. in charge of
the refreshments
MISS MAUD NcKENNA, aged 14,his
daughter
JOHN CARTWRIGHT
INJURED.
IWenty-one persons are more or
less injured. but at a late hour lit is
thought not one viii die
The injured are
Ferdimond Lange. St Louis. internal
injuries
and legs bruised
] e. Riblet. ST. Louis: hips and legs
injured.
Charles r. Mnentz. st. Louis: scalp
Frank Hasler. St Louis. late of
Springfield. Mo. fireman on excursion
trains spinal cord injured and hurt in
Mrs. j. B. Mcdaniel St. Louis. slight
~ injured
George Wuln of Kirkwood. conductor
on suburban train; hips injured and
Robert Muuholland of Spring Park.
nfakenan on suburban train, slightly /
injured
C5aorra Atwood -+ o,,i -4,1+ I
on suburban train. slightly injured
Joseph A. Dryden. Springfield, Mo.
engineer excursion train; skull frac- /
tured and badly scalded.
Frederick Miller. Valley Park bag \
gaseman ON suburban trains head cut {
and hands and arms injured
Mrs A K Smith. Valley Park; in |
Jured by shock
Matt Wapplehorst. Valley Park: \
slightly injured
The following persons sustained slight /
Peter HILL St. Louis; face cut and |
badly bruised
Robert Langen st Louis.
m Sulter. St. Louis
Henry LarbOrg. St Louis
Louis Hunt. St Louis
Henry Michael st. Louis
Mrs Rose Hill St Louis
OLD ENGINEER AT THE THROT-
TIE
1T seems from statements made bv
men employed on the line that the ac-
-AA1AA- was 4uE TO LLe oversight ]
OF tne Oldest engineers on this division
OF the Frisco. Joseph Dryden who |
was In charge Of the excursion train
can not see how it could have oc-
CURED said an Official of the road /
but Engineer Dryden seems to have
entireiy forgotten about No 12 the ac-
commodation train He is one of the
pest engineers ON the road. and the
overlooking of the train which was
travelling toward him is all the more
remarkable for the reason that he
was for a time its engineer. and
was therefore, perfectly familiar with
its schedule But the train seems to
have dropped completely out of his rec
election. He failed to take the siding
and his conductor. George Atwood who
y " as taking tickets, failed 10 notice the
The collision occurred between the
second section of am excursion train
bound west and the Frisco Valley park
accommodation.
From what can be learned the acct
lshl was the result Of disobedience or
neglect OF orders on the part Of the ex-
eursion train crew. who should have re-
NAMED at Spring park for orders and /
g nave let the accommodation train
through.
The excursion train was the second
sec1lon OF a special bound for St.James.
MO, 100 miles west of St Louis. where
the missouri home for aged veterans !
was dedicated today under the susnfcas
7I the g. a. r. and woman's relief
--A------J Z - p 4 Ntf EOtt ORDERS
ne Trst section had gone through
safely, and the second. which consisted
II eleven coaches, heavily laden with I
3 A r. men, their wives and children ,
eft St Louis about o'clock Accord
ng to j. ,. Dishman, the telegraph on
aratoT and station agent at Sprirr
park. it should have stopped at that
7lace for orders Instead Of doing SO
he second section passed by the sta
ion. and soon after met the accom-
train coming down grade ali
ull speed.
Engineer Hohl of the accommodation
vas not aware that the second section j
as on the road. and i'm tryiug to make
he switch at kirkwOod, crashed into
he Inflated train in a cut just 13 miles
rom the st Louis union station There
vas only one car. combination bag
rage and coach. on Engineer HohI's
rain, but the collision was terrific both
lglnes being demolished. and num-
'er of the cars telescoped. The wreck
.ge was piled high on the track and 1
-bove the sound of escaping steam 4
ould be heard the cries of the fright Z
ned passengers
Next to the engine of the excursion c
rain was the commissary car filed
With refreshments. Barney McKeuna
vas in charge of the edibles and with c
i'm was mis- 14-year-old daughter S
1aud- Both were instantly killed be-
ag scalded and crushed
al number OF passen gers. mostly vol1ru
lan, were grouped around the tempor- 3
ny counter. eating and drinking Al s
aOst all were either killed OF injured
The accommodation train consisted
an engine, tender. baggage car and I
yvo coaches, in which there We're onlv
We passengers The engine and tender {
fere wrecked but the other three cars z