The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-12
FATAL HEAD.END COLLISION
Twenty-Five People Arc Reported 70
Have Beea Killed.
FORTY OR MORE BADLY INJURED
Accident Occarrsd 1T Logan, lows on me
chicago Nor hwestsrn- Caussd BY the
Engineer M,staktng OrdesA.

Logan, Iowa, July ia terrible head
end collision occurred here this eycnine
OH the Chicago Northwestern road. Tho
Union Pacific pioneer excursion train had
Just pulled out to return to Omaha when
No. IS. fast freight. came around =
sharp curve and before cahcr train could
stop. crashed together. Twenty-Five peo.
pic wcre killed outright and forty or
! more injured.
Following dead have boon .dent,aca.
william Wilson and daughter. Councu
BIurs.
Ensinecr Peterson. Council Bluffs,
Patrick Scully. Omaha.
j c. Cosgrove. Omaha
j. G. Tarc OMAHA
Charles HERMAN. Missouri Valley. Iows
waiter Jeni'tngs Missouri yall.v
Iowa,
T. j. Carroll. or,ha.
Charles Mcpormott
Jchn Cosgrove.
james Cosgrove
George Lawrence.
Mrs. II. bradley and child.
Hugh Dodson. Comnci Bluffs.
William Summit. Missouri Valley,
Mrs. Fred Nelson.
william Nelson.
JOHN Perkins.
Pearson.
Mrs. Hart and son.
John Mckcnna.
M's. Taylor and baby. Council Biufrs.
Mrs. Tracey, Omaha.
Bobby Clstir.
Mrs. l.. j. Carroll and three childrei
Injured. MS far known. are: Jack
N ylor. Council lsuffs--Mr scully, oma-
IVA: John MeItenna. Omaha; Leonard
Mack. omaha. Michael Shannon. Omaha;
Henry Conrad. Dayton. Ohhn James
Fit.g gibbons, Missouri Valley William
Summit. -; Nct Nelson Omaha; J. II,
Per kins.
Three unknown dead arc still IN the
wreck.
The scene At the morGue rs terrible.
Friends are seeking to identify the dead.
The wounded are Lelilg cared for In ina-
soui1 Valley and other towns.
The wreck occurred as rc'ilt OF En-
ginecr Montgomery of the excursion train
mstaking orders. 10 WAS ordered 10
wait ut Logan unit! the last freight md
tho allstbound passenger train had passed.
He waftcd for tho passenger and then
started out. having forgotten about tho
last freight. The trains were going nifty
miles all hour when they mot three niiea
west OF Logan. Engineer Montgomery
Jumped aud escaped with broken arm.
rho officials of tho road positively refuse
o give any information about tho matter.
Eating that II Is IA matter that concerns
hem and not the public. The two en-
'iies crashed together and In an instant
reight cars and passenger COACHES were
nlSl ono on top of another Word WAS
/ once sent TO th~ city and In short
Inc IL special train with doctors ana
Ulcers OF the rond on board WAS sent
mt from Counc, Bluff.
Latter Information rec-Ned ~ O'Clock
icre piled along the track IN the swatch
ards ut Logan liko cordwocd. There
ore few doctors on the ground. but not
nomgh 10 give attention 10 one-third OF
Ire sufferers. Among the dead and dying
eatives were hunting for their friends
nd those who wcro dear TO thom. In
ha cay tho Office OF tho Toad was being
estcged by people In search of infos-
IA ton. but nWlc was given out.
The excitement Throughout tho city v
'sInendous. " tho thousands of peogze
no knew their relatives and friends
ere On tho train became aware OF the
reck. A great crowd Of frantic people
ave- surrounded the depot and all ave-
,es OF Information are cry.ig for news
their friends and relatives. There y
milo probability of anything like . Coz
,cted story before tho train sent QUE 70
'ng IN the victims RETURNS 10 Omaha,
h.ch Will he O'Clock.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOIlitsS.