The western recorder., 1898-06-30
CRUSHED IN A WRECK
FIVE OF ronRey.s MEN KILLED.
One section of His Train Crashes Into the
Rear of Another la Mississsppi-Fifteen
Persons Injured.

Denver, June ga special from Tu-
pclo, Mississippi. 10 the Republican,
says. :.
Section OF the Torrey train pulled
In here about !; p. III. this afternoon.
While watering nj the station section
2 come In behind running at least
twenty miles an hour.
Your correspondent was In the last
or headquarters ear and heard a man
yell to jump. looked out of the win
dow and saw n man waving n hand
kercflef frantically. but there was no
appearance of slowing down on the
part OF the coming train. In the car nj
the time were Major Harberd, surgeon
Major Jesurun. Captain Golden, chap
lain. and James McGill. We all ran
for the door and jumped.
There was deafening crash ana the
engil.e almost disappeared under the
headquarters car. Colonel Torrey was
In the last room OF the last car and was
caught In the wreck. but had mirac-
uIous escape He was carried about
200 feet among pile of breaking
wood and glass. Fortunately the
smashing timbers closed only around
his feet. leaving his head clear Final-
Is he was thrown out and escaped with
only few scratches on his head HIS
feet were crushed. but not seriously
Two cars ahead of the headquarters
Pullman was n tourist sleeper with
Troop G. Immediately that the engine
struck the train this ear telescoped
house of cards.
The chief fatalities occurred in n
coach which stood in the center of the
first section. which carried Troop Z.
from Laramie. Wyoming. This coach
was completely telescoped 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 LenIlian. all OF C Troop.
Gordon, colored porter.
The Associated Press also places
among the dead Private Gimmer,
Troop l., head crushed.
The wounded are:
Henry :. Mapes. both legs cut or,
internal injuries. viii die.
b. ID. Stailey. NJ troop. dlslocated ell
bow.
f. Perkins. L troop, beth hips JAM
med.
Wallace n. Hodge G troop. ankle
broken.
George Garner. c troop. hip hurt.
i. ii. Farr. C troop, both legs hurt.
Rudolph Wiseinar. officers cook,
back strained.
Hiram +. Davis. C troop. ankle
spraIncd.
Henry Steltz. c troop. leg broken.
VIII Grosvcnor. G troop. leg bruised.
Joseph Aaron. C troop back injured
slightly.
w. IL. Robinson. A troop, ankle dis
located.
Arthur Evans. L troop. hip dislo-
Gated
Joseph Wilkinson. f troop. slightly
injured. This man had his trumpet on
his arm. The trumpet was crushed.
hut the man escaped with few pune
lures.
Schenck. c troop. leg badly bruised.
Almost before the crashing noise of
the colliding trains had ceased the sol
dicrs commenced the work of rescu-
ing their imprisoned comrades. They
worked like demons tearing away the
wreckage 10 get at the wounded and
dead. and gucnch the fire which had
started IN the sleeper Seville. which
was mass of broken wreckage. COW
ering stcnming. kissing engine.
William II. Wallace and Sam John
son both privates In troop G. were
tnIScn out dead. Cornelius Lenihan of
the same troop was alive when found.
but died Il few hours afterwards The
colorcd porter. Gordon. of the ear
CRANKY. was found pinned down be-
tween wreckage. When finally freed
from the broken tlmbers. II was found
that his two legs were broken and he
hnd received internal injuries. He died
in few minutes.
In the second section baggage car
was crushed out and fell mt right an
sles to the track. In this car Sergeant
Hodge of troop G hod his ankle broken.
The engine and about five ears were
completely wrecked.
The people of Tupe1o 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 n store on
the main street where TEMPORARY hos
pltal was set up. The ladies' of the
town waited on the wounded soldiers.
Where the blame attaches II is i'm
possible to saw. hut somebody blum
1ered and n searching inquiry will be
made. Colonel Torrey is. as he saws
himself. on his back. but still in com
mand- A surgeon and hospital
steward will be left in charge of the
wounded with a detail of troopers.
Engineer Hawls of the second sec
tion was seen tonight but was unable
to talk. He received Internal injuries
that have cnused several hcmorrhnges.
Not horse WIS injured. although
several of the stock cars We're badly