The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
NINE PEOPLE KILLED.
Trcstle Gave Way and Passenger
Train Went Into q Stream.
A LONG LIST OF INJURED PERSONS.
Rescue MAS Accomplish cd With
Great Difficulty.
ATTEMPT MADE TO FLAG TRAIN
storm Was So Great the Engineer
Could Not See the signal the
| Farmer Waved ut Him.
A LONG LIST OF INJURED PERSONS.
ATTEMPT MADE TO FLAG TRAIN

Kansas City, Mo, June 26. - The ST. |
Louis express, ON the Wabash railroad.
which left here at d;?o this evening,
plunged through trestle at Missouri City |
Mo, ut five minutes after o'clock, car
rying down the entire train with the ex-
ccption Of the rear car a Pullman. The
gorge, which a few hours previously was
practically empty. had become a raging
torrent because Of q tremendous downpour
of rain. and the structure weakened. Nine
persons are known to be dead and the list
may grow There were twenty-five pas
seugels in the chair car and only few
OF theso are accounted for.
The train was known as No. and left
the city at ego p, m. 1t was composed OF
a mail car. baggage and express. smoker,
chair. sleeper and Two coaches for Excel
sicc Springs. 1t made the run without in
cident until tho bridge about two miles
this sldn ii Missouri city was reached.
There is wooden trcstlo on curve. which
,, ,,.,,,,,.
WAS puli' s'N''"' S'"'S "FY
lunuol that WAS formerly usei'
As the train struck the treste 1t swung
-. ,,,, ,e,r, we,t,po1 NV the tire
,..,.,,,,,,
I h''n'''s '"''''' VI "''''' '''''
| 1t. The engine peSsed over 81" ~ '"' ''''
| structure went doWn neno"'h 'ue i''l' '"''
a,a ,bo tender was broken loose from the
o,o,ro md ccl or the track on ITS side.
-,
H' man
and MS the rear end raised up the rom
ond of the sleeper went up and It stood on
.nd ,,o ,oo.er end grinding and crushing
,s ,,,o,,,.,, oo,y beneath If. The
IN" '"a'' anu o"Fs'S' ..' ~ a.,,, ~,
IRON '",' % '"o ~, - ,,,., ,y IN,
on'F!" '". ,,,,a,,. c,,,,ro. o,r,
'oupi'ne VI
behiha It. g ~.
heaviest transforms ever seen in that coun
,.,. i, v.os accompanied by A tremendout
a.. noe, ,.,yia ,irht
ron Oh 'n"l'''' "'''
ming. The elements and the horf'p'' ~"
.,ro NJ the accident combined to make I
81, ,h, r,oet +orri,ving SIGHTS iinslina
one OF the nloS' '''''''' '9 .,,.
IS bic. Before any ono could rclil1e VIZ
had bannencd the cries Of The injured file
e,.i.,., o,d snouts for holr cam
inc ar u'''N'
timatcd from nine to twenty-five; th'
known ce@o n''N's' "''''' '
nre'
Charles Copeland OF ST. Louis, conducto
% tho train.
oi Wv @. ro,t, ax,,..
Edward 'ireiu'ou VI 90 "''' N''
and baggage master
- NJ smith Of ST. Louis, postal clerk.
@. to,,,s n,s,,l clerl
Frank w pr'hN VI 81 A'''
Samuel Winters OF s'' LOUIS poA''
.. clerk
~ Mills of St. Louis postal clerk.
G. I. Smith Of ST. LOUIS posta' ''riN'
q p. Greasley of St Louis. brakeman.
NJ, ,o,, ra,po unknown.
Tram ivy ''"','' -, H.. >, ~, &,
The following 10 pa''4a' ''N' ~ VIC -
jurod' c,,t a.,
Mrs. s C. Prather Oh NV'u'i,p,a, Az
head shoulders ana neck phdly ih!uIeu
Artclia Praiher. COLUMBIA years Vi
head and face cut
W. H. Wilkinson Kansas oity' shouiue
=, injured and head ana iacs eo'e'eu WI
:" cuts.
lie Mrs. w. II. Wilkinson, Kansas Iiiy' rs
arm broken. head and face cut
40 Miss Alice Carey Kansas clty' me-
80 badly cut. bith arms spralned, side inlure
=, Miss Nellie MeTrlck oil CaFToh.on' Nj
:" badly burt
. Mis. Smallie Matthews, Kansas cii
IN side hurt.
III Edward Dillon. Holiday, Kan, he
bruised and cut
Or. Sol Gray, Prairie Hi. Mo-, rig
knee and both elbows injured.
T. % ]. Cannon. both legs badly bruised.
In the midst of the excitement follow
- the crash eome one shouted the wreck W
on fire and shouted that train was Il
lowing closely, One of the young men