The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
CRUSHED IN A WRECK
Eve OF roRREy.s MEN KILLED.
,,r s.e,,.u Of IN. Tr.in Crashss Late tAs
;se r of Another In Aississippa-k1ftese
rs.s.,s Injured.

Denver, June GA special from Tu-
pelo, Mississippi, to the Republican.
says:
Section l of the Torrey train pulled
In here about 3 p. III. this afternoon.
While watering ut the station section
2 come in behind running at least
twenty miles an hour.
Your correspondent was in the last
or headquarters car and heard man
yell to jump. looked out Of the win
dow and saw Il man waving hand
kerchief frantically, but there was no
appearance of slowing down on the
part of the coming train. In the car at
the time We're Major Harberd, Surgeon
Major Jesurun. Captain Golden, thap-
lain, and James McGill. We all ran
for the door and jumped.
There was a deafening crash and the
engine almost disappeared under the
headquarters ear. Colonel Torrey was
in the last room OF the last car and was
caught In the wreck, but had mirac-
ulOus escape. He was carried about
800 feet among pile of breaking
wood and glass. Fortunately the
smashing timbers closed only around
his feet, leaving his head clear. Final
ly he was thrown out and escaped with
only Il few scratches on his head. His
feet We're crushed. but not seriously.
Two cars ahead OF the headquarters
Pullman was Il tourist sleeper Win
Troop c. Immediately that the engine
struck the train this ear telescoped
with the one ahead. and went In like Il
house of cards.
The chief fatalities occurred in
coach which stood in the center of the
first section, which carried Troop G,
from Laramie, Wyoming. This coach
was completely telcscoped and the sol
diers within were jammed and bruised
beneath masses of timbers, broken car
seats and other debris.
Those killed are:
William Wallace.
Sam Johnson.
Cornelius Lenihnn. all of G Troop.
Gordon. cUlored porter
The Associated Press also places
among the dead Private Gimmer,
Troop L., head crushed.
The wounded are:
Henry $. Mapes. both legs cut on,
Internal injuries, will die.
b. ID. Stailey, NJ troop dislocated Ell
how.
E. Perkins, L troop. both hips jam.
med.
Wallace D. Hodge. G troop, ankle
broken.
George Garner. C troop. hip hurt.
J. H. Farr. C troop. both legs hurt.
Rudolph Widemar officers cook,
back strained.
Hiram f. Davis, c troop, ankle
sprained.
Henry Steltz. c troop. leg broken.
VIII GrOsvenor. G. troop. leg bruist d.
Joseph Aaron, C troop. back injured
slightly.
located.
Arthur Evans. f troop. hip dislo-
Gated.
Joseph Wilkinson. f troop, slightly
injured. This man had his trumpet on
his arm. The trumpet was crushed.
but the man escaped with few pune
lures.
Schenck. G troop. leg badly bruised.
Almost before the crashing noise OF
the colliding trains had ceased the SOL
diers commenced the work of rescu-
ing their imprisoned comrades. They
worked like demons tearing away the
wreckage to get mt the wounded and
dead. and quench the fire which had
started In the sleeper Seville. which
was mass Of broken wreckage. COW
ering steaming. kissing engine.
William B. Wallace and Sam John
son. both privates In troop G. were
taken out dead. Cornelius Lenihan of
the same troop was alive when found.
but died few hours afterwards. The
cOlored porter, Gordon. of the car
CRANKY. was found pinned down be-
tween wreckage. When finally freed
from the broken timbers. 1t was found
that his two legs We're broken and he
had received internal injuries. He died
In few minutes.
In the second section n baggage car
WAS crushed ont and fell at right an
giles to the track. In this car Sergeant
Hodge Of troop g hod his ankle broken.
The engine and about five cars were
completely wrecked.
The people Of Tupelo showed every
attention. All the doctors in town as
sisted Surgeon Major Jesurun. Houses
were thrown open for the wounded.
Finally all the injured were taken to
the Methodist church and store on
the main street where temporary hos
pital was set.-up. The ladies' of the
town waited on the wounded soldiers.
Where the blame attaches It ia i'm
possible to say. hut somebody blum
dered and searching inquiry will he
made. Colonel Torrey il. as he saws
himself. on his back. hut still In com
mand. A surgeon and hospital
steward will be left in charge of the
wounded with detail Of troopers.
Engineer Rawls Of the second &c.,
tiOn was seen tonight but WAS unable
to talk. He received Internal injuries
that have caused several hemorrha ces
Not a horse was injured. although
several of the stock cars were badly
wrecked.