The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-30
HEAD END COLLISION
Two Missouri Pacific Trains
Come together,
BOTH ENGINESDA MAGED
Several Passengers Rendered
Unconscious.

There was head end collision yester-
day afternoon about $50 on the Missouri
Pacific between the Ktowa and Colorado
express trains, at the corner OF Pearl AMI
Usage avenues in West Wichita. Several
OF the passengers were slightly injured.
but none seriously. The pilots or cow
catchers were completely demolished the
tenders in the rear were broken by being
damned by the express cars.
Train No 8, from Kiowa, Anthony and
Conway Springs, was about eighteen min
utes late. II was due 70 arrive here AZ
$40. The train was in charge Of Con-
ductor Rose. with Engineer Page and
Fireman Sites running engine Nc. Il.
Conductor Steve Hubbard was IN charge
Of train No. 9, which is known as The
Kansas and Nebraska limited. This train
was being pulled by engine No. ;, Engin-
ear Temple and Fireman Byrd in the cab.
Their leaving time is $40. They left on
time. The fault of the collision WAS with
the train dispatcher al Conway Springs.
He sent a message to Conductor Hubbard
directing him TO take his train to the sid
ing near the Junction Conductor Rose
had no orders nor any message and was
coming INFO the Second street station,
thinking that the track was clear and
that the Colorado train was waiting there.
Tha track makes q curve just this side OF
Usage avenue, and neither crew saw the
ouher train until they were right together
Two large refrigerator cars helped to
hide the onconing trains. They were
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miles an hour. The two monsters came
together with a crash, d Kissing Of escap-
ing steam, the breaking Of wood, glass
and twisted iron and steel. Engineer
Temple saw that the collision was newt
able and jumped from his engine, as did
Firemen Byrd and Sites. Engineer Page
stayed at his post Fireman Byrd was
hurt in the side while jumping, he being
hit by the tender.
Mr.. J. 5. Van Devier. who travels for
the AyIesbury Mercantile company, was
pitched forward in the day coach and
had his mouth cut and head bruised. He
was unconscious for several minutes.
Frank Traut. who travels for the Plano
Implement company, was thrown violent
" against a seat and rendered uncon-
scious. He was injured in the spine. Mr..
W. r. Darragh, representing the Johnson
Fla Hat company o S.. joe had a finger
knocked out Of joint He $50 had q cII
on the chin Mr.. p. B. Duday, of the
Eagle was thrown against a seat and re-
ceived a deep cut over the left eye. He
was dazed for several seconds. W. II.
Rigsby the express messenger on the
Colorado train, was hurled against the
stove and his left arm was bruised. His
injury was slight as he went out on his
run last night after the train was made
up. S. c. Harrison hit the side of the car
and had his head cut. He lives in Col
wich. Mr.. Umstock Of Elmer. Kan, had
his neck wrenched. This is all who were
injured. There were probably seventy
five or eighty people in both trains. They
escaped with d severe Earring.
After the collision engine No 5, Of the
Colorado train. was able TO back over TO
the depot. However, the boiler head was
knocked out. the steam chest was crack
Cd and the express car was on the back
platform Of the tender. The steps on the
express car had been torn off and the car
was not resting on the trucks. There
were badly twisted iron bars on the front
holes in the smoke stack. The Klowa en-
CINE and train were in the worst shape.
The front wheels and ona pair OF the d-iv-
ers Of the engine were of the track. The
bottom frame OF the pilot had got under
the engine in some manner, all the guards
having been torn off in the smash up
Iron rods two inches in thickness were
twisted in indescrbabIe shapes. The ex-
press car was up on the rear end Of The
tender; the trucks had separated from
the car and were off the track. The ten
der had bu,ced upward and was within
& few inches of The cab. The headlight
remained in position. but the glass had
been broken into a million pieces. The
smoke stack had several punctures. The /
draw-head of the express car was pulled
cut and the coupling was b-ken but turn
81. holding it TO the tender.
Superintendent Webb said last night
that the damage was comparatively small. !
He estimated that the locomotives were
damaged SO apiece and the express car /
on the K.owa train was damaged to he
extent OF $50 and the other car about SIS. (
None of the passenger cars were dam .
aged.
All those connected with the wreck !
were very reticent and unc5un,unicauive. /
Superintendent Webb said that there were
three at fault and responsible for the /
wreck. The train dispatcher at conway !
Springs sent a telegram 70 Conductor /
Hubbard, telling him 10 so 20 the siding. +
Il was not an order. Superintendent /
Webb said he should not have LETT with I
Out a regular order. The engineer Is +
Fqually responsible. The Colorado train (
was made up Just as soon as possible and /
rent on 70 its destination being about an (
hour and s. half late in getting out. Con- I
ductor Hubbard was in charge Of the I
train.
Mr.. P. B. Dnday said tha, he was com |
ing home from Conway Springs and was /
sitting IN The car talking 10 Nr Van D. 4
vier ard Mr.. Traut about accident lnsur- /
snca Mr., Van Dev.e- had 5as- finished 1
saying that he intended taking out some +
scc5dent insurance today when .-zy were .
al hurled with violence up against seats
and injured.
HIGH TIDE FOR SCRAPS