The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
Mr.. BRYAN GETS WATER FOR
DYING MAN
INVENT TO HEAR you SPEAK, GOOD BYE!"
HnRoIe WORK OF MR. BRYAN
AMONG DEAD AND INJURED.
UNDEllvERED TRAlN-oRDER DID IT.

The West Bound California and Mexico Ex-
press With Two Engines and the East-Bound
Fast Mail Met in 200 Feet Curve Three
Miles East Of Emporia a, 7:30--Mr. Bryan
Was in the Pullman West-Bound--A Ghastly
Hole Torn in the Ground by the Explosion.
Kansas City, Mo-. Sept S.-A special
to the Times from Emporia, Kan, says.
One OF the worst wrecks in the history
of the Santa Fe railroad occurred three
miles east Of here at about z 80 O'Clock
tonight. Twelve or fifteen persons were
killed and as many more badly hurt. The
fast mail train going east and the Mexi-
co and California express, bound west,
collMed head on The Mexico and Cali
fornia express was pulled by two loco
motives and when they struck the engine
drawing the fast mail, the boilers of all
three engines exploded and tore hole In
the ground so deep that the smoking car
of the west bound train ran on top of the
three engines and two mall cars and bal
anced there without turning over. The
passengers in the smoking car escaped
through the windows. The front end of
this car was enveloped in volume of
sitting smoke and steam, belching up
from the wreck below, and the rear door
was jammed tight in the wreck of the
car behind. The wreck caught fire from
the engines. The cars in the hole and the
smoking car burned to ashes in short
time. In climbing out OF the smoking car
several men fell through the riffs into the
wreck and it is impossible to tell whether
they escaped or were burned to death.
The west bound train carried seven or
eight coaches, and its passengers in
cluded many excursionists who had been
ito hear Hon. w. j. Bryan speak at the
county fair at Burlingame Mr.. Bryan
himself was ON the train, but was riding
in the rear Pullman, some 400 feet from
the cars which were wrecked He states
that nothing but jolt was experienced
by the passengers in his coach.
Mr.. Bryan was one OF the noblest men
in the crowd of rescuers. He helped to
carry out the dead and wounded and
gave the greatest attention to their care.
One poor feuow, who was badly mairoed,
called to Mr.. Bryan and said: II went to
hear you today; I am now dying and
want to shake your hand and say God
bless YOU If you possibly can, Mr.. Bry-
an, get me drink Of water"
Mr.. Bryan went into the fast mail ear,
one end Of which was burning, and
came out with the water, which he gave
to the suffering passenger. He brought
out cushions for others OF the injured and
was everywhere present to minister to
the wants OF the suffering.
1t is feared that nearly all of the
seven mail clerks perished in the disaster
but so far only eight bodies have been
taken from the wreck.
THE DEAD.
JIM BRENNAN, engineer Topeka.
NATE HOLLISTER, fireman, Topeka.
J. T.. SOUDEItS, Kansas City, ex-
press messenger, body almost consumed
by fire.
VIM. FRIsBY, engineer.
II. A. DORAN, Emporia. postal clerk.
- GONZALES, fireman, west bound
train
Unknown man, tramp, Topeka.
BRAGMAN.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
CLAUD HOLIDAY. Lawrence, ex-
press messenger, both legs broken.
ID. G. ERLER, Kansas City, express
messenger, leg broken, viii die
JOHN DAGAN, Topeka, face smash
ed.
J. T. BUTLER, county attorney, Chase
county, hip broken, may die.
WIN. II. JONES, Kansas City, leg
and arms broken.
j. z. METIK Atchison, badly bruised.
PHIL SCHUER, Kansas City, hip
crushed.
g. A. VAN YLEIT, brakeman, Kaa-
sas City; badly bruised.
VIM. PATRICK, Kansas City, leg
and arm broken.
G. d. ADAMS, City of Mexico, pain
fully bruised
MIKE SWEENEY, Gainesville,
Texas, back hurt.
BEN WALTERS, st. Joseph, Mo-, a |
fireman on the west bound train is miss |
ing
The engineer Of the west bound train |