The record-union., 1896-07-12
Collision Between an Excursion Train
and a Fast Freight,
Resulting in the Ditching Of ALI Of the
Formers Coaches.
Over Twenty People Killed and Half a
Hundred Injured, rlany Perhaps
Fatally-The Terrible Accident Due
to the Excursion Train Not Running
on Orders.

OMAHA, July 11.-An appalling accl-
dent to an excursion train occurred
early this evening at Logan, Iowa,
thirty-five miles east of this city. on the
line of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad, in which at least twenty-four
persons living in this city, Council
Bluffs Missouri Valley and intervening
points, were killed and a great number
injured. Many of the injured Will in all
probability die before morning.
A list of the dead so far as known is
as follows: Mrs. Moses Bando, Charles
Heiman, a 13year-old boy, Missouri
Valley; Mrs. Meahon, Omaha; John Per-
kins, Omaha; Walter Jennings, Missouri
Valley; - Peterson, Water Works engi-
neer, Council Bluffs; Will Wilson, Coun-
Gil Bluffs; son of Bob Claire, boiler
maker, Omaha John Cosgrove and
daughter Omaha; John McDermott,
Omaha; Patrick Scully, stationary en-
gineer, Omaha; Miss Margaret Cos
grove, Omaha; - Lawrence, Omaha;
- Peterson, Omaha; Mrs. p. j. Carroll
and son, Omaha; Mrs. Bradley and baby.
the former a sister of Mrs. Carroll; -
Dudson boy, residence unknown; Mrs.
Nealson Omaha; - Pierson, a boy IL
years old; William Summed, Missouri
Valley; daughter Of Mrs. Wilson, Coun-
Gil Bluffs.
Among the fatally injured is J. A
Lille, President of the Union Pacific
Pioneers Association.
The train consisted of fifteen coaches
loaded down with members of the Union
Pacific Association and their friends
The excursion party left Omaha early in
the day, picking up recruits at Council
Bluffs, Missouri Valley and Woodbine,
Ia. It's destination was Logan, which
was reached about 10 a. m. and the day
had been pleasantly spent. About
o'clock the journey home was COM
menced. The train had hardly passed
the limits of the city, and was rounding
a curve, when down brakes was whis-
tied, and then came crash. The excur-
sion train had been run into by fast
freight, known as No. 49, and all the
coaches were ditched.
The scene which followed is indescrib-
able. Both engines and the first pas
senger coach were demolished. The
shrfeks of women, the yells of men and
the walls of the injured aud dying in
the gathering gloom rose above the
crash of the heavy machinery and the
gineers and firemen of both engines
jumped, and both crews escaped with
out injury.
Conductor Modelin of the freight train
says he was running on orders, and that
the excursion train was not. The engi-
neer and fireman of the excursion train
had disappeared after the collision, and
this lends to the story as told by the
freight conductor.
Immediately on receipt of the news in
Omaha a special train was made up and
a number of physicians were sent to the
scene of the wreck.
The news spread like wildfire and
soon the newspaper offices, depots and
railroad headquarters were besieged by
crowd of frantic people who had rela-
tives on the fated train, and were
hungry for the latest news from the
scene of the disaster. Several thousand
people are spending the night at the
Union Pacific depot waiting the arrival
CT the relief train.
AS fast as the names of the victims
were received at the "World- Herald
office they were bulletined for the bene-
fit of those without. The scene was
pitiful in the extreme, as friends and
relatives recognized the names of loved
ones. Several women tainted and had
to be taken home in carriages.
The Union Pacific Pioneer Associa-
ton is composed of the employees of the
Union Pacific system. The larger por-
ton of them work in the Union Pacific
shops in this city, and as a rule have
large families dependent upon them.
Ten dead bodies are stretched out
near where the wrecked engines are
pinned under the demolished coaches.
1t is nearly impossible in the confu-
sion to secure the names of the injured,
which will reach nearly half hundred.
Logan is a small town and the facili-
ties are limited. A corps of reporters
and telegraph operators has left here
for that place.
Two relief trains sent to Logan from
this place will probably reach here on
their return trip early Sunday morn
i1g, and until then the full details will
not be known.
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
KINGSTON (Jamaica), July ia
disastrous collision occurred ON the rail-
road extension being constructed in this
island under the direction of American
contractors. Fifteen persons were killed
ard many injured. 1t is impossible at
present to ascertain whether the list of
killed and injured includes any Amer
leans.
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