The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-19

Sleeper Go Over, Combination Failing
Into spring River, and the Other Two.
Taxi, Fire, are Consumed-At Three
O'Clock 10 the Morning IL Occurs-Res-
cuers Work Under Dimcuities-Iniured
Kansas City, Nov. 1s-Trsin No. .
on the Kansas City. Fort Scott ana
Memphis. which LEFT Birmingham last
evening for Kansas City. was dersilei
just west OF Williford, Ark. q, O'Clock
this morning. The combination coach.
chair car and sleeper went over the
bank, the combination car going into
Spring River. The chair car and sleeper
We're both consumed.
One passenger was fatally injured and
about thirty more or less seriously hurt.
1t is believed that none Of the lstier viii
die. The list OF injured follows;
Fatally injured:
J. L. HOOVER, Pleasant Hill. No.
More or less seriously injured:
Leo Pollock, Little Rock. Ark
Clarence Murphy. Atwood. Ind.
J. r. Norris Bakersfield, No
c. 4. RsveIis;ine, Wife and baby. At
wood, Ind.
c. L. Meriwesther, Sulphur Rock. Ark.
Ed Webb. Fernon Nook Mo.
j. ]. Altscheel. Little Rock, Ark
w. J. Grant, Salem, Ark: bruised and
cut about head.
head
W. e. Stahsl. Cornith. Miss: injured
about head and hand.
W. II. Bostner. Lection, Mo-; injured
about head
NJ. C. Hogan. Oakland. Ark; injured
about head
Wesley Wins. Atwood. Ind: injured
about head.
Mrs. \. D. Perkins. Hlra1. Ark: ex-
tent of injuries not known.
r. s. Guy. Monterey, Ind; arms hurt
Mrs. Prince. going to Fort Smith: ex-
tent Of inquire. not known; her son. a
boy. hurt about face and arm.
NJ. Bailey. Fairplsy, No; foot injured
w. J. Shesabel. Veadette. Ark; head
injured.
Mrs. Annette, Mammoth Springs. Ark,
back sprained.
No. is a fast through train from the
south. Between wiHiford and Hardy.
the Memphis tracks parallel the Spring
river. little stream running out OF
Mammoth Spring The trsin was COM
posed of engine. mail and express car
baggage car. combination coacn. chair
car and sleeper. The combination cas
has a partition in the middle. one end
being used as smoker and t4,e other
end for colored passengers.
STORY OF THE WRECK.
When near WiIliford the engineer felt
the train leap forward and IL was after
ward found that it had parted between
the two day coaches. The last three cars
bumped over the ties. the chair car and
sleeper turning over on their sides and
the combination car finally going into
prevailed. The engineer backed up the
front part of the tain and the work OF
rescue was immediately begun.
The terror Of the passengers who had
gone down into the stream with the
combination car was soon heightened by
cries Of alarm from the chair car and
sleeper, both Of which soon took fire
The intense darkness added to the con-
fusion. and il was some time before an
organized effort az rescue was put into
effect by the train crew and tho-e OF the
passengers VINO had been able TO exiri-
cate themselves without AID. The pas
.engers in the burning cars were luck
lily Rescued before the fire had reached
its hight and but few in those cars We're
injured. It soon became apparent that
the chair car and sleeper could not be
saved and al Efforts were put forth 20
the unfortunate passengers Of the COM
bination car in the stream. Screams /
and cries for help were heard on all
sides and because Of the darkness rescue
was difficult. As che flames from he
two burning cars became brighter, the
were enabled 70 work 20 better
advantage. Luckily not a person was
drowned and Il va. not long before ell |
had been accounted for. and were being I
cared for az best possible. telegram
10 Tnayer. No. twenty-nine miles d.
tsnt. brought q relief train in an hour !
or 50 and the injured were taken % thst
city and placed In hospital
SHORTY before noon today Chief Sur
geon Petujlhn. y rhe Memphis road. !
and Claim Agent Carter left Kansas |
City FOR TT1ayeF. AMI wiH bring iae in |
iare1 to mis- city
The cause q the accident has no, eeen /
but g. Is thought some p0r-
ton % ne forward truck % tie smoker I
gave way. Tbs VII not 30 known p3,i- I
lively til the wreck which - IN ere riv- /
p. has been recovered
TIE train crew escaped injury TIE !
wreck f. tire hr., one q serious Mature 1
IN the history - ne Nenpais ro1d. ard 4
Z Mr.. Hoover die. he zilf according % 4
ne s.stcne1t ~ General Ps~sens--
Agent J. z. Lo-kwro1. BE re g., pae- +
'enger killed vale Fi5i1g On 2 1-ain on
that rosj-
Wfiso-3. AK. S1r 1s-David Hoover
stock buyer from Msusseif 80. zho
yas - BADLY injured. DIED ~ s-is thz
morning Razf-nas;er PIX ssrs that
Ne Ereck was caBze3 by = wheel under
ne couTtJi nation car beecn nE iO0se sn1
arcNInz che truck from the rails.
To CrRE a soLD N oSE DAY
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