Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-27
IORREY'S BAD LUCK.
Leader OF the Second Regiment
of Rough Riders and His
Men in a Wreck.
THREE OF THE SOLDIERS KILLED
BY Rear-End Collision Caused by an
Engineers Blunder-One Soldier Fa.
tally and Many More or Less Injured
Col. TorreysHa Miraculous Escape
Regiment in Bad Luck Ever Since 1t
Took Train Out West


Took Train Out West.
Tupelo, Miss, June pa railway ac-
sident occurred at this placea $40 yes
| terday afternoon in which four soldiers
lost their lives and others received fatal
injuries. Everything was done to re-
lieve the woWded by the local physi-
clan and citizens who were soon upon
the scene. Yesterday afternoon Colonel
Torrey's regiment of Rough Riders
from Cheyenne, Wyo., reached this
place, via the Kansas City, Memphis
and birmingham railroad. The first sec
ton had stopped to take water and had
whtstled to start on when the second
section rounded the sharp curve in the
track, just before the town is reached,
and dashed into it. In the rear of the
first section was the sleeper Seville"
containing Colonel Torrey and his regi-
mental staff. This car was completely
demolished, yet strange to say every
inmate escaped unscathed except the
colonel, who is injured, though not seri-
ously.
Where the Tragedies Occurred.
The chief casualties occurred in a
coach situated in the center of the first
section, which carried troop C, from
Laramie, Wyo. This coach was COM
pletely telescoped. and the soldiers
within We're jammed and bruised be-
meath the masses of timbers, broken
car seats and other debris. In the
second section one baggage car was
ip+. ,a
few were hurt and none dangerously.
Action Oh the part of the soldiers was
immediate to save their imperiied COM
rades, and with axes and ropes and
buckets Of water they worked like
demons, tearing away the WrecIzage to
get at the wounded and dead and
quench the fire which had started In the
sleeper, which was a mass of broken
wreckage covering steaming. kissing
engine. The wounded were removed to
vacant building in town.
Regiment Had Bad Luck Before.
The sections contained trosps A, C.,E.
J., G and NJ, forming part Of a regi-
ment being transported to Jacksonville.
Fla. 1t is the Second United States VOL
unteer cavalry, and was raised by Sol.
Mountain region, including the states
or Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada
and Utah. These soldiers killed and
mortally injured are from the first
named state. The regiment had the
misfortune to meet with wreck in the
yards at st. Joseph, Mo, Friday in
which two Of the train crew were killed,
and at st. Louis on Saturday one of the
soldiers wass ssaccidentaEy killed by be-
ing suffocated and falling from the train
IN the long tunnel at that place. The
fault of this accident probably lies with
Engineer Hawls. of the second section.
who was running 700 fast and near the
first section. He has disappeared. The
soldiers have threatened to lynch him
if found.
List of the Casualties.
The kiiled are: Willis Z. Wallace.
Sam Johnson, Cornelius Lenihan and
- GinIner-all of troop c; - Cor
don, colpred porter. Fatally injured
Henry S. Mapes, troop c, both legs cut
off and puncture-i in the abdomen.
1njured-R. D. Staley, elbow dislo-
Gated; E. Perkins. both hips jamfned;
Wallace Hodge. ankle broken; George
GardneC hip hurt; Rudolph Nidemar.
back sPrained; Hiram +. Ravis. ankle
sprained; Henry Steltz, leg broken; VIII
Grovener leg bruised; Joseph Aaron, |
back spra,ned; w. H. Robbins, ankle
dislocated: Arthur Evans, hip dislo-
Gated: Joseph Wilkinson. slightly in |
jured; - schenck, leg badly bruised. |
Where Col. Torrey Felt the Snock.
Colonel Torrey was in the state room
Of the sleeping car, which was separated
from the engine of the second section
by a short caboose. The force of the
impact carried the first section forward
500 yards. When the train stopped Col |
Torrey found himself outside beneath
the wreckage, with his feet badly |
bruised. He managed to Chamber UP
the embankment His other injuries are
several bruises about the head The
wounded are receiving all possible at
tention.
Later.-Private Mapes is new in a
dying condition. The engineer who wa;
reported missing was seen last night. |
but was Unable to talk. He received
internal injuries that have caused s, -
eral herlorrhages. He is completely
overcome on account of the deplorable
affair.
VICTIMS OF THE STORM KING.
Tvo Dead in the Sioux CITY Ia ryrc..