The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-27

who tagged the approaching freight
train. Both agreed measurabiy with
Mr.. Ennis in their accounts Of the wreck
and estimates OF the number killed On
arriving at the depot both took lunch at
the depot lunch stand, and neither seem
ed to take any credit for having saved
their fellow passengers from the catas-
trcphe Of a double wreck in which many
more must have been killed but for the
forethought of these two men, but said
they did not see any trainmen after the
wreck. and were Of the opinion that ALI
except the engineer. fireman and Pull
man conductor we're killed
The freight train. they said. was about
ten minutes behind the passenger train
Neither Mr. Yea or Mr.. Herbold would
venture any estimate on the loss OF life
which both agreed was probably nearly.
if not quite. as great as Mr.. Ennis had
stated.
IN THE REAR CAR.
Lee Campbell of Kansas City. was in
the rear car. He said:
1--WE hardly felt the shock. should
think there were at least ten or twelve
killed. from the reports have had from
the passengers on the other cars. The
haggagemaster and mail agent were I'M
douDtedly killed. The mail car. bag
gage car and smoker are down in the
water on the other side OF the gorge. /
think the gorge was about fifteen feet
from the top Of the trestle. On this
side OF the gorge the sleeper. which was
behind the chair car in the train. ran
under II, and the Excelsior Springs. or
second, smoker is over the chair car
The from, OF the second smoker as broken
in and two people in that car were IN
jured. l heard passenger VINO passed
through the chair car early in the even
ing say sfter the wreck that it was NIL
ed with travelling men"
H. P Dillon. an Attorney OF Topeka,
with MS wife and son and servant. was
n the sleeper en- route to New YORK. he
said that no part Of the sleeping car was
under water In the gorge. It was stand
ing on epd aud the passengers escaped
by climbing through the window. NO
one in the sleeper was hurt MIR. Dillon
was unable 70 tell how many persons
were in the sleeper. but said that esu-
mates of five made by other passengers
was too low. and that there were at
least eight or nine persons Mr.. Dillon
was scrotched on the face, but the oeo-
e members of his party showed no evil
dences whatever OF having been three
cars deep in a train wreck
IN THE SMOKER.
Dennis Sullivan. postoffice inspector.
with headquarters in 81. Louis, was ON
the Exeessier Springs smoker, the front
end OF which was smashed up. and two
of the passengers Of which were injured.
He said that one Of the passengers in
iured Is a liquor dealer Of Excelsior
anringe but he did not know the name
of the other man
The Excelsior Springs man succeeded
in extricating himself from the wreck.
but Mr.. Sullivan and c. o. Bramhall OF
Kansas City had to take him out He
was pinned between the car stove and
the side Of the car. The shock, Mr.. su.li-
van said. was sufficient to throw all the
passengers of the front Excelsior Springs
car from their seats.
Miss Nellie Merrick Of Carrallton, MO-,
was in the first chair car but escaped IN
Jury. Her companion. Miss Alice Dusk,
also of Carrollton. was severely bruised
about the left side Of the head and on the
arm and shoulder. Mhss. MezEick said
that J. w Smith Of Brunswick was the
only man who took any part in rescuing
the ladies' in the first chair car. so far as
she knew. and that he carried several Of
them out of the car, including herself and
Miss Duck.
The wife and child Of Rev. DR.. North
rup, who were passengers on the train,
escaped injury.
DEAD AND INJURED.
The number Of dead is estimated at
from nine to twenty-five. The known
dead number nine Their names are:
CHARLES c. COPELAND Of ST. Louis
conductor Of the train.
EDWARD GREDROD Of St Louis.
express and baggage man.
o. VI. SMITH. Of St Louis, postal clerk
FRANK W. BRINK Of ST. Louis. post
al clerk.
SAUL WINTERS of ST. Louis, postal
clerk.
w. S. MILLS of st. Louis, postal clerk
C.P. GREASLEY Of ST. Louis. brake
man.
TRAM BOY. name unknown
Following is as complete a list Of the
injured as can be obtained:
Mrs s. s. Prather Columbia Mo-:
head. shoulders and neck very badly
injured.
ArtsIia Prather, Columbia, Mo; eight
years aold; face and neck cut.
F. H wilkins. 53s Wabash avenue.
Kansas City: shoulders injured; head and
face covered with cuts.
Mrs. w. H Wilkinson, Kansas City:
right arm broken: head and face cut.
Miss Alice Darcy. 1910 wyandotte
street, Kansas City: head badly cut; both
arms sprained. side injured.
Miss Nellie Myrick OF Carrollton: beck
badly hurt.
Mrs sallie Matthews. 4424 Forest; side
hurt.
Edrawrd Dillon. Holiday. Kan; head
bruised and cut; knee sprained.
Dr. Sol Gray. Prairie Hill, Mo-; right
knee and both elbows injured.
]. ". Huff. Mexico, Mo; both legs bad
ly bruised.
RAILWAY COLLISION IN OHIO
Excursion Train Runs Into q Regular Pas
senCer. Through Mistaken Orders.
Akron. O., June s6-The first section Of
the Cleveland. Akron and Columbus
train. having on board the employees OF
the Goodrich Rubber company, the Dia-