The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-27

rent CT Water-Dead and Injured.
Kansas City, June 26.-The st. Louis
express on the Wabash road, which left
here at 6:2O this evening. plunged
through a trestle at Missouri City, No,
at 7:O5 o'clock, carrying down the en-
tire train with the exception OF the
rear car. The gorge, which few
hours previously was practically empty.
had become a raging torrent by a ire
mendous downoour of rain, and the
structure weakened. There were %
passengers in the chair car, and onl7
a few of these are accounted tor
The train left Kansas City at $40
p. m. and was composed of mail car.
baggage and express. smoker. chair
car. sleeper and two coaches for EX-
celSiOr Springs. The trestle al which
the disaster occurred is about two
miles south of Missouri City and is
built on a curve. AS the train struck
the trestle, the framework gave way
beneath the weight, evidently having
been weakened by the tremendous vol
ume of water flowing beneath it, an
unusually heavy rain having swollen
the small stream to d torrent. The en-
CINE and tender passed over safely, but
the mail and express cars toppled over,
each falling on the side. The chair car
plunged down into the chasm end first,
and the coach following also went in
end first.
The number of dead is estimated at
from nine to 25. The known dead num-
Der nine. Their names are:
Charles c. Copeland. of st. Louis,
conductor of the train.
Edward Griedrod, of ST. Louis, ex-
press and ba gga geman
.. NJ Smith, of st. Louis, postal
clerk.
Frank W. Brink, of St. Louis, postal
clerk.
Samuel Winters. of St. Louis, postal
clerk.
". S. Mills, of St. Louis, postal clerk.
Gus Smith. of st. Louis. postal clerk.
c. P. Greasley of St. Louis, brake
Train boy. name unknown.
Following is as complete a list of
the injured as can be obtained:
MIS-. s. 5. Prather, Columbia, No,
head, shoulders and neck very badly
injured.
Artelia Prather. Columbia, Mo-.
years old. head and face cut.
w. r. Wilkinson, Kansas City. Shout
ders injured and head and face covered
with cuts.
Mrs. W. H. Wilkinson, Kansas City,
hnl arm II OhCu- LGcu anu ldCE N4l
Miss Alice Darcy, Kansas City, head
badly cut, both arms sprained, side in
jured.
Miss Nellie Merrick of Carrollton,
back badly hurt.
Mrs. sallie Matthews, Kansas City,
side hurt.
Edward W. Dillon, Holiday. Kan, !
head bruised and cut. knee sprained.
Or. Sol Graz. Prairie Hill. Mo, right
knee and bOfh elbows injured
J. ". HUFF. Mexico. Mo, both legs
badly bruised.
The bodies Of the dead which have |
been recovered from the wreck are at
Missouri CITY. Those who We're very !
badly injured were left at Missouri |
City in charge OF surgeons from Mo- /
berry. Those VINO can be removed viii /
be taken to Moberlv. Others of the !
injured and those who escaped were re !
turned to Kansas City in a special /
train sent down from Randolph, and /
which arrived here at Il o'clock
There were - people in the smoker /
at the time The crash came. Only /
eight could be accounted for after the /
wreck. II is believed all the others
We're crushed or drowned. Only the
top of the smoker IS above water.
The chair car was crowded. Several
who were occupants of this car have
nC5 been accounted for.
The accident happened during one of
the heaviest transforms ever seen in
that country. II was accompanied by
a tremendous roll Of thunder and the
most vivid lightning. The clements
and the horrible nature of the accident
combined TO make s. one of the most
terrifying sights imaginable Before
any one could realize wnat had hap
pened. the cries Of the injured filed
the air. ShTieks and shouts for help
came from all sides. Some one shouted
the wreck was on fire and another
shouted that a freight thsin was fol-
--@-oir r-,e Of the vOurg men
In the rear cOcah sprang off and ran
a. - tn- jrack and with an una
brella flaEEed 4 f-eisis train that was
close in the rear. and the crew of that
train hurried down to render what aid
= as possible.
As soon as Engineer Billy Carlisle
realized what had happened he hurried
TO Missouri City and reported the
wreck. 4 wreck crew left M0berly
shortly after. Twenty minutes aG-er
Re wreck was reported a special train
.arrying the officials and score Of
doctors left Moberly and made one OF 5
he quickest trips ever made over che I
inc 20 the scene Of the wreck.
The work of rescuins the passengers
sho were injured began With great /
1romptness, but was accomplished I
\ a
rainman was to he found. The crew I
we're all in the wreck and only the I
CONDUCTOR Of the Pullman and his por- {
er were there 10 help the passengers. G
They took charge and rendered val $
liable assistance. The occupants of the {
mo1er who were in the rear end man |
lged TO scramble out Of the car and I
scaped. although it is pretty certain a 5
number We're unable to get out: [
The worst damage was done in the |
hair car. Conductor Copeland had |
ust entered the front door of that I
zach when il went down. The jolt of c
he sleeper behind and under il sent O
ne occupants of the car down at the j
ronf. Chairs went tumbling down L
long with people, and beneath the g
mass Conductor Copeland met his V
cath. A heavy chair struck him and c
rushed his head. while a score of ether
sople were piled above him The I
brakeman and news agent were in the I
InOker and went down with it. e
1t was the most awful sight 1 ever n
aw,' said ]. J. Kelley, of Kelley Bro I
hers Cooperage company. of Kansas a
lily. Il was in the front car going TO S