The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-10
VICTIMS OF THE WRECK
ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED IN THE
SANTA FEE RAILWAY COLLISION.
One Missing and Fifteen Injured, Sew
eIaI Probably FatnIly-Mr. Brynn's
Observation-Disclosures at Work.

EMPORIA, Kan, Sept. 9.-Eleven known
dead, one missing probably incinerated)
and fifteen injured, two of whom will
likely die, is the record of the terrible head
on collision on the Santa Fe, as known to-
night The first lists were mixed because
of the confusion attending the wreck and
all day names on the list of injured have
been transferred to that of the dead. Even
tonight it is not positively known that the
list given is complete, as it is believed that
several were burned to death, and moth
ing left by which they could be recognized.
The bodies of eleven have been found in
the debris, three burned beyond recogni-
ton. Michael McGlade and r. A. Doran,
postal clerks, were found to have
been wrongly placed in the list of in
jured. Nothing could be found of the re-
mains of Wels-Fargo Express Messenger
J. F. c. Sauer A handful of charred bones
taken from the wreck, however, are sup
posed to be his. Near them was found his
watch. A revised list of the casualties fol-
lows
Dead
MICHAEL MGLADE, Kansas City, pos
]. F. c. SAUER. Kansas City. Wells
Fargo express messenger.
JOHN SHIRLEY Topeka, fireman.
r. A: DORAN, Emporia, postal clerk
NATE HOLLISTER. Topeka, engineer.
JAMES BRENNAN, Topeka, e gineer.
c. W. VANCLEVE. brakeman.
BENJAMIN WALTERS, st. Joseph,
fireman.
DANIEL MKERNAN. a tramp.
AN UNKNOWN TRAMP.
Missing
HARVEY FOWLER, a farmer of En-
poria.
injured
WILLIAM FRISBEE. engineer Topeka,
both legs broken; may die.
J. A. BEL4 ElSTe4ce hip bruised t,fd
ductor on No. l. hips hurt.
CLAUDE HOLIDAY, Lawrence, ex-
press messenger, both legs broken
d. o. ELTER, Kansas City, express mes
senger, legs broken; will die
JOHN DAGAN. Topeka face badly in
J. T. BUTLER, county attorney of Chase
county. hip broken; may die.
WILLIAM F. JONES Kansas City, leg
and arms broken.
H. P. MELLICK, Atchison. badly hurt
PHIL SCHIER, express messenger, Kan
sas City, hips crushed.
WILLIAM PATRICK, Kansas City, leg
c. D; ADAMS, City of Mexico. painfully
MICHAEL swEENY. Gainesville, Tex,
R. O. M'GEE, Kansas City postal clerk.
e. c. FLETCHER, Kansas City, postal
clerk.
The wrecked trains were the fastest in
the Santa Fes service. the fast mail, east
bound, and the California and Mexico ex-
press, west-bound Each was running at
the rate of forty miles an hour or over
The wreck occurred at 7:9O last evening,
three miles east of Emporia on a small
culvert that crossed a dry stream. The
culvert was not more than ten feet wide
and the foremost engine of the west-oound
train had SPAWNED it when the collision
occurred. The embankment approaches
to this culvert were about ten feet high.
This added to the danger. The wreck as
stated last night, was caused by the mis-
carriage of orders from the train dispatch
er. Latest accounts of the disaster do not
vary from those already printed 1t is
marvellous, however, that. the loss of life
was not greater, as the force of the col
lision and subsequent explosion of one of
the locomotives was terrific.
BRYAN EXTREMELY MODEST.
William J. Bryan, who was on one of
the wrecked trains, was interviewed by a
reporter as to his experience in the COLI
sion. Il have Travelled thousands on thou
sands of miles on railroads and I was new
er in a wreck before. l did not feel the
shock very severely where 1 was, but from
L
of me see why we were not all killed. The
scene presented was the most terrible
have ever seen. 1t has made an impress
sion on me that cannot leave me during
my lifetime"
rs it true you were the first man to
reach the ground from your car and go to
the rescue of those who were iniured? he
was asked.
Please don't say anything about that
Mr.. Bryan smiled, with deprecating ges-
ture.
From passengers present it was learned
that Mr.. Bryan was the first person to
rush forward to the assistance of the vic
TINS; that he assisted to carry the first
body recovered, and that so long as there
was any necessity he was foremost in the
wreck. Mr.. Bryan, accompanied by David
Leahey, Topeka newspaper man, were
IN the smoking coach of the west-bounG
train. They We're discussing the days
events at Burlingame, where the Nebras-
kan had been the attraction of thousands
of people when they heard crash and
went out and steam and gas from the coal
smoke nlled the car. Before they could
make move the car was pushed forward
with tremendous force and ii seemed to
toss in the debris like a crippled ship at
sea, Every moment they expected il to
turn over. The car finally stopped and as
II did so began to catch fire from below.
The two men jumped out of the same win
dow without their hats or baggage. which
ucally without scratch Mr. Bryan
reached EmpoIia about midnight and re-
manned at the nOtel TIL this morning, Wnen
he resumed his journey.
Many acts Of bravery and nerve were
displayed. Nate HOLSTER. engineer, of To-
peka, had both his legs broken and shat
tered in half a dozen places. When his
rescuers laid him on the grass beside the
track he turned TO one of the group and
asked if he could pull through. When as
sured that he would live if he. was brave.
he said. Am / not brave? Look at my
legs dangling and then ask me to be brave.
/ suppose they will have TO be amputated.
but | will bear the operation and live
through II. l do not propose to die for
lack OF nerve and courage. NV God. what
has become OF my comrades?" He died
later
William Frisbe. engineer of the fast
mail whose residence is in Topeka. was
seriously injured. He said: II did not see
the other train until I came upon II. /
turned on the air and jumped / presume
/ cannot recover. but / will die as bravely
as l can. l want you men to leave me and
help victims that are more unfortunate
than / am.
A. b. Adams. who is among the injured,
was on his way To Mexico from New Jer-