The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-18
Register
POSTAL CAR BURNED
Valuable Wichita Mail Lost in
a Wreck Near Volland,
BAGGAGEMAN Is KILLED
Large Number of KansanS and
OkIahomanS Injured

Yesterday mornings Rock lsiand HdlI
for this city did not arrive on account OF
ve-v serious wreck of train No. 9 near
volland. Kansas, in which one man was
killed and % other persons were injured.
A graat many Kansas and Oklahoma peo-
nile were on this train returning to their
homes from Kansas City and the east
many of whom were injured. Inc cars
iunoped the track near NoLand, ollchlIls
tho train and making a horrible scene
The wreck was made more terrible py d
fro which broke out, burning four cars,
tDolpding the mail car and all its con-
tents. This mail was a very important
one for Wichita. II contained the IeslS-
tered mail and the mails 10 be transferred
IN Oklahoma and southern points at TINS
Mace. There Is an average OF 2,0cV letters
for this city on this mail, besides rom
five 10 seven sacks OF papers, all OF whlcn
have burned in the wreck.
The associated press dispatches tel the
following story Of the wreck: Nestoouhd
Messenger train 40. 3, Conductor Thomas'
jumped the track just east Of Volland to-
dav on the Rock Island road, throwing the
tank. baggage car and smoker down q
hank and leaving the chair car and bag
gage car partly tipped over The train
caught fire. the flames destroying the COM
bination baggage and mail car. two
coaches and chair car. Twenty-six pas
sangers were injured, two seriously. The
train bagga geTnan was killed. Following
is a list of the killed and injured:
WILLIAM FREEMAN, Kansas City,
train bagga geman; killed.
w. G. Means, mail clerk, Kansas City;
shoulder and back injured.
c. W. Swartz, mail clerk; head and left
leg and both arms cut; Kansas City.
George ". Giles, mail clerk, Kansas
City: hurt in neck.
NJ. J. Cleming, Columbia, No; side hurt
and leg bruised.
K.F. Keen, Columbia, Mo; cut on head.
Charles H. Penn, Ashland, No; cut on
hand
Miss Madge Farrer. Sterling, Kan; back
wrenched.s
III. Phillips. Watonga, o. T.; strained
hip: cut in arm.
John Searle, Timber Lake, o. T.; leg and
arm hurt.
T. A Sturgeon, Weatherford. o. tt
back strained.
Mrs. o. c. Allen, Caldwell, Kan: lip cut
and ankle strained.
George W. Lewis, Ell Reno. o. T; ankle
sprained.
H L. Hall, Topeka. Kan; legs bruised
Fred w. Casner, Hutchinson, Kan;
right side hurt.
James McSpadden, news agent, Kansas
City; head and face badly cut. nose
smashed in and hurt about body.
H. Coin, NIspleton. Kan; leg bruised.
Mrs. ]. H. Beiland, Cooper, o. T; breast
hurt and leg sprained.
c. F. Clark, Topeka. Kan: hip strained
r. f. Bryant, Cloud Chief. o. T.; cut on
chin.
A. warneicke. Fort Sill. o. T; wrist
sprained.
John Phillips. Protection. Kan; hip and
back sprained.
y. Beanel, news agent. St. Joseph, Mo.
knee, arm and neck slightly.
Calvin Green. Velpen, Ind; breast and
ribs.
F H. Mashingan, Caldwell, Kan; scalp
shoulder and leg.
Ed Switzer. Garvey. o. T; head and
abdomen.
Mrs. Sarah Smith, Bethany, No; pros
trated from shock
A relief train with doctors was sent from
Topeka as soon as word was received Of
the accident and every possible attention
was shown the injured. 4 construction
train was also soon on the ground and the
WORK Of clearing the track commenced al
once so that travel could he resumed.
The baggage car. caught FIRE almost i'm
mediately and before any one realized that
the bagga geman had not escaped it was
too late to save him. The mailing clerks
In the other end Of the car made their Is.
cape by crawling over the side The fire
spread quickly from the baggage car to
the cars behind 1T and before the relief
train sent from Topeka arrived tbe fou,