The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16
A FAST FREIGHT AND AN EN-
CURsION COME TOGETHER
WITH 4 CRASH.
TWENTY, SEVEN KILLED OUTRIGHT
And Forty or More Persons Were In
Jured-The Trains Were Speed
ing Along at Fifty Miles an
Hour When They Met.

Logan. Ia, July IA terrible head
end collision occurred here this even
ing on the Northwestern road. The
Union Pacific pioneer excursion train had
lust pulled out to return to Omaha when
No. IS. a fast freight came around Il
sharp curve, and before either train
could stop, crashed together
Twenty-seven people were killed out
right and forty or more seriously i'll
iured. The following dead have been
identified:
William Wilson and daughter, Council
Bluffs.
Engineer Peterson, Council Bluffs.
Patrick Scully, Omaha.
J. c. Cosgrove. Omaha.
J. G. Tare, Omaha.
Charles Holman, Missouri Valley
Iowa.
Walter Jennings, Missouri Valley
Iowa.
L. j. Carroll, Omaha.
Mrs. =. j. Carroll and three children
Charles McDermott.
John Cosgrove.
James CosgrOve.
Lawrence.
Mrs. L. s. Bradley and child.
William Summittee, Missouri Valley
Mrs. Fred Nelson.
William Nelson.
John Perkins.
- Pearson.
Mrs. Harte and son.
John McKenna.
Mrs. Taylor and baby, Council Bluffs
Mrs. Tracey, Omaha.
Bobby Clair.
Injured, as far as known, are:
Jack Taylor, Council Bluffs; Mrs
Scully, Omaha; John McKenna, Omaha
Leonard Mack: Omaha; Michael Shan
non, Omaha; Henry Conrad, Dayton
Ohio: James Fitzgbbons, Missouri Val,
ley: William Summit, - Nelson
Omaha; j. NJ. Perkins.
Three unknown dead are still in the
wreck.
The scene at the morgue is terrible.
Friends are seeking to identify the dead.
The wounded are being cared for in i'm
provised hospitals by surgeons from
Missouri Valley.
The wreck is said to be a result of
Engineer Montgomery of the excursion
train installing orders. He was or.
dered. it is said, to wait at Logan until
the fast freight and the eastbound pas
SeHSpT Train nil'l DuSScu. LIE Nulttu
for the passenger and then started out
having forgotten about the freight. The
trains were going fifty miles an hour
when they met, three miles west of Lo-
gan Engineer Montgomery jumped and
escaped with broken arm.
The officials of the road positively re-
fuse to give any information about the
matter. stating it is a matter that con-
Germs them and not the public. The
two engines crashed together and in an
instant freight cars and passenger
coaches were piled one on top of another.
Word was at once sent to this city and
in n short time special train with doe
tors and officers of the road on board
was sent out from Council Bluffs. Later
information received at l o'clock was to
the effect that the dead and diving were
piled along the track in the switch yards
at Logan like cordwood. There were
Il few doctors on the ground, but not
enough to give attantion to one-thrd of
the sufferers,
In this city the office of the road was
being beseiged by people in search of in
formation, but none was given out. Inc
excitement throughout the city is ire
mendous, as people who knew their rel
atiyes and friends were on the train be-
came aware of the wreck A great
crowd of frantic people have surrounded
the depot and all avenues of information
crying for news of their friends and rel
atiyes. There is little probability OF
ANYTHING like Il connected story before
the train sent out to bring in the vic
tins returns to Omaha, which will be