Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-02
CRUSHED AND MANGLEO
PLUNGE OF THE ST. LOUIS EMPRESS
TO AWFUL DISASTER.
Dead and Injured In the Wreck He
meath six Feet of Rigging
Water.

It :U5 o'clock, carrying down the entire
rain with the exception OF the rear cav
, Pullman. The gorge, which few hours
was practically empty, had be-
.ome raging torrent by the tremendous
lownpour of rain, and the structure
,yea kened. Several persons are known to
be dead. and the list may reach %. There
were % persons in the chair car. and only
/, few of these are accounted for. In the
intense confusion it became impossible
to estimate the dead or wounded.
The Dead.
The number of dead is estimated al
from nine to %. The known dead mum
Der nine Their names are:
Frank W. Brink, st. Louis; postal
clerk.
Charles c. Copeland, st. Louis; conduc-
tor of the train.
Edward Greidrod st. Louis; express
and baggageman.
O. smith. st. Louis; postal clerk.
w. $. Mills, st. Louis; postal clerk.
Gus Smith. st. Louis: postal clerk
c. p. Greasley, st. Louis: brakeman.
Train boy, name unknown.
The Injured.
Mrs. S. S. Prather, Columbia, Mo-;
head. shoulders and neck badly injured.
Artelia Prather. Columbia, Mo-; head
and face cut three years old.
w. l.. Wilkinson, Kansas City: shoul-
ders injured and head and face covered
with cuts.
Miss Alice Darcy, Kansas City; heal
badly cut, both arms sprained and side
injured.
Miss Nellie Merrick, Carrollton: back
badly hurt
Mrs. Sallic Smith, Kansas City; side
hurt.
Edward w. Dillon, Holiday, KAN;
head bruised and cut knee sprained.
DIR. Sol Gray, Prairie Hill, Mo-; right
knee and both elbows injured.
j. w. Huff, Mexico, Mo-; both legs
badly bruised.
The bodies of the dead which have
been recovered from the wreck are ut
Missouri City.
Those who are badly injured were left
at Missouri City in charge OF surgeons
from Kansas City. Those who can he
removed will be taken to Moberly. 9th
ers of the injured and those who escaped
were returned to Kansas City in spe-
cial train sent down from Randolph,
which arrived here at IL o'clock.
Many Are Missing.
There were % people in the smoker at
the time of the crash. Only eight could
be accounted for after the wreck. 1t is
I. al ho a nI
drowned. Only the top of the smoker is
above the water. The chair car was
crowded. Several who were occupants OF
this car have not been accounted for.
Work of Rescue.
The work of rescuing the passengers
who were injured began with great
promptness, but was accomplished with
the greatest difficulty. Not trainnan
was to be found. The crew We're all II
the wreck, and only the conductor of the
Pullman and his porter were able to he'll
passengers. They took charge and ren
dered valuable assistance. The occupants
of the smoker. who were in the rear end
managed to scramble out of the car an,
escape, although it is pretty certain {
number were unable to get out.
The worst damage was done in TIN
chair car. Conductor Copeland had jus
entered the front door of that coach wh"l
it went down. The jolt of the sleeper be
hind and under it sent the occupants o
the car down at the front. Chairs we,
tumbling down along with the people
and benea tn the mass Conductor Copelan'
met his death. A heavy chair struck hin
and crushed his head, while score O
other people We're piled above him. Tn
trainmen and news agent were in Tia
smoker when it went down.
Told by a Survivor.
at was the most awful sight | ev.
saw" says J. j. Kelley. of Kelley Bros
Cooperage Company of Kansas City. 8
was in the front car. going to ENceI>io
Springs. We We're directly behind tn
sleeper and we stopped with II suddennes
that bumped us about bit. We hear
cries and shouts and hurried out into IL,
rain to see what had happened. In
fish of lightning we could see the wrec
piled up in most awful shape. while tn
raging waters went foaming over an
through the cars. | never saw MOI
frightful picture. Cries came from II
parts of the wreck. and people WEI
climbing and hurrying out of it. Me
with the blood streaming over them cam
struggling out. and women with clotl
ing disheveled and covered with blood pi
eously appealed for help. Everybod
helped as soon as we could. Men wei
pinioned down beneath great masses {
seats. limbs We're broken and it was a.
ony unspeakable to get them out. b,
tkose who could render assistance did 4
that was possible There is no tellin
how many people are down in the waite
1t was from six to 10 feet deep and I'll
current was very swift
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