The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-28

N'AS S-elc OF the wreck
at IL am.
hea.,n Commissioner MAY G, S,,r,..
ION was notified Of the wreeh bslfsn
hour after il occurred. lie inmned in
his buggy aud drove out 10 the scene
On his way lie picked Up Dr. John n
bruere and DR.. Jordan, the chief Az.
pensary physician. DIR. Starkloff or
dered out his corps Of physicians and
the city dispensary physicians and
four amoulanees II was mainly due
to the efforts Of the st. Louis nbv.
s'eians that the injured were so quick.
ly taken care Of
In addition, also, Chief Swingley OF
the 1t. Louis fire department sent a
squad of eight fremen armed with
axes and other implements. out ON the
first relief train. These frenien imme-
dlateiy set to work ON the wreck. do
ing excellent service in the way of res.
cue and the partial removal OF wreck .
age. A squad Of mounted police sent
out by Chief Harrigon, patrolled the
cut on either side. preventing the rap.
idly gathering crowds OF sight.seers
from obstrneting the work by congre-
eating in the narrow aud steep cut.
Thousands Of visitors from st. Louis
and from all the suburban towns with.
in radius Of IS miles crowded the
scene OF the collision throughout the
afternoon. As the shades OF darkness
fell these crowds dispersed, leaving
the lonely cut teuauted only by the
wrecking crews.
Following is a list of the killed and
injured;
KILLED.
Charles Mobins, ST. Louis
Conrad Kunta st. Louis
Adolph Hohl, 81. Louis; eugIneeroa wrecked
suburban train
c. G. BlevnS, 81. Louis.
| H. Thole, St Louis.
Barney MeKeuna, St Louis; in charge Of
restaurant on the excursion train
| Mamie McKenna eght-year-od daughter Of
Barney MeKenna.
John Cartwright, ST. Louis.
II ANhAAEh
Ferdinand Lange, ST. Louis, Internal In,
iuries
| Pernard Gerive, St Louis, head cut, leg,
bruised and spine injured,
J, Z. Kiblet ST. Louis hip and legs injured
and wounded on scalp
Charles r. Ml,entz ST. Louis, scalp wound,
| aud hand hurt
Frank Hasler, 81 Louis. late Of Springfield
4 Ian, =.
internal injuries, thought to be fatal
Mrs. Rose Hill, ST. Louis, ankle crushed an,
head injured.
Mrs. S. u. Mcdaniel, ST. Louis, slightly in
juref.
George wulr, southwest Klrkwood. con
duetor on suburban train; hips injured an,
numerous bruises.
Robert Mulholland, Spring Park, brakeman
or suburban; slightly injured.
George Atwood, ST. Louis, conductor OF tn
excursion train; slightly injured
Joseph A. Dryden, Springfield, Mo, enginee
on excursion train; skull fractured and rod
sealded.
Frederick Miller, Valley Park fireman o.
suburban; legs injured and numerous bruises
AL X Smith, Valley Park, baRgageman o
suburban train; cut on forehead and hand an
arm injured
Mrs. AL X. Smith, Valley Park bruised an
injured by shoek.
Mat wapplehorst, Valley Park; slightly in
iured
Peter Ill., st. Louis face cut and bruised.
Robert Langerhacher, St Louis. knee huri
william Suter, st. Louis confusion q
chest
Henry Larborg, st. Louis cut and bruise
over eye,
Louis Hunt, st. Louis, injury on face an
hands.
Henry MeNichol, -. Louis cut on forehea
and arm.
| Several others received injuries of
minor character whose names are no
given.
Coroner Caster of Clayton is con
ductipg the inquest.
The responsibility for the collision
seems to rest upon the shoulders o
Engineer Dryden Of the west-boun
excursion,train from st. Louis, who az
pears to have disregardcd the train dis
patcher's orders for that train to awai
on the side track at Windsor SPRING
the passage of the Valley Park accom-
mediation train, bound for st. Louis.