Evening star., 1896-08-04
COLLIDED ON A TREsTLE.
Two Locomotives Go Down Sixty Fee,
Carrying nm Engineer.

wv AOeOmOtISeS 10 S1Xty rect
Carrying an Engineer.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. August IA Santa
Fe train. made up Of undamaged cars
from the trains in collision yesterday near
Dean Lake. Mo-. reached Kansas City late
last night bearing the injured. Some Of
them were taken to Topeka and others to
Chicago. a physician accompanying each
train. All the Injured as far as known
are progressing favorably.
The accident occurred on a trestle sixty
feet above ground. and situated midway
between Dean Lake and Boswell The
California express. west bound, was ten
minutes late, and should have waited at
Dean Lake for No. 1S. the Fort Madison
passenger. which was in charge of Con-
ductor Blue and Engineer Fred. Heady
1rstead, through mistake Of orders some
where. No. pulled out for Bosworth. No
Is passed Bosworth running rapidly Just
as 1t turned curve leading to the trestle
the engineer saw No. 1 approaching on the
other end of the structure. The fireman
jumped and was uninjured
Heady did everything possible to stop his
tram, but 1t was impossible.
The trains met in the center of the tresfle
with terrible crash. Both engines jumped
the track. falling sixty feet to the ground
below, mass of shapeless ruins. Heady
went down with his engine and was hor-
ribly margled. He lived only short time
The engineer and fireman of No. l had
jumped and escaped injury The force of
the collision drove the express car of No
L back through the smoker, telescoping it,
All the injured except the express mes
senger were in this car. The remainder Of
the train was not injured and the mas
sengers In the Pullman were only slightly
shaken up.
FRANK Mullady OF Chicago. an employe CT
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad,
was a passenger on the wrecked train
Il had just left the smoker Ave seconds
before the crash came" he said, "It was
terrific for brief while, but we soon re
covered and did all we could for the in.
Jureo; Few people were travelling, and
that IS why more were not hurt. I escaped
only through a miracle"
Disastrous Freight Wreck.
SHAMOKIN. Pa, August 4.-rwo mon
were killed and another fatally in,ured IN
disastrous freight wreck on the PhiladeI-
phia and Reading railroad six miles west of
Shamokin this morning. To add to the hor.
ror or the disaster. the wreckage took fire
from the dismantled locomotive. and tho
explosion OF a carload of powder, which va q
In the wreck. compelled the rescuers to keen
at a safe distance "eep
The body of Engineer Michael Smock
Is IN the wreck and being cremated within
1ull view OF the wOrkmen, but cannot he
recovered. as 1t is pinned beneath the engine
anu nerceiy burning debris. The victims
hVe years. Of Tamaqua, killed in wreck and
pody cremated: Alexander Smith, conduct-
or. aged forty-fve years, of Tamaaua. leaves
WlIe ana several children, horribly crushed
about body; Jacob Dreisbach- fireman aae,1
thiIty-three years. married, of Tamauua
badly scalded by escaping steam and burne,i
about body. will die
fast freight. 1t was running af,out fortS :
miles an hour. when 1t ran into a freight
car door that had fallen across the track
from passing train. The engine Jumped
the track, and twelve ears were piled with
In space Of fifty feet. A car of powder
standing on Weldy's siding exploded soon
after the wreck.
"A fire engine and three hose carriages
were sent from Shamokin to the scene ~
the accident, and Is now playing on the
flames. :
Both the north and south-bound tracks
are blocked. and Reading express trains are
being sent over the Northern Central rail-
way.