The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-10
By SPREADING RAILS
Passenger Train Ditched on
the Gulf Near Kansas City
IN A STORM AT NIGHT
Upwards of Forty are Injured,
Three Perhaps Fatally.
IN A STORM AT NIGHT

| Granview, Mo-, at $50 last night. Inc
train left Kansas City late and was run
ming at a slow rate Of speed, on account
Of bad condition Of track occasioned by
heavy rains. The injured were DrouGh'
to this cit ythis morning. The seriously
hurt were taken to st. Joseph's hospital
and the others to the Savoy hotel The
list of injured follows:
p. NJ. Williams, Amoret, Mo-; slight.
Mrs. E. 3. Chandler, Jaudon, No; in
terual.
5. B. Powell, Mena, Ark; slight.
B. c. Duffy, Fort Smith, Ark; hip
spralned.
Mrs. B. c. Duffy; face cut.
Child of Mr.. and Mrs. Duffy; badly
bruised on side of face.
DR.. w. T. Adams, Richards, No; slight
G. P. Mars. Christopher, No; right
shoulder hurt.
Arthur scroggs, Joplin. Mo-; cut over
Ray Gens, Joplin, Mo; arm and side
bruised.
John Reynolds, Kansas City; hip bruised
Vernon BugIer, Amsterdam Mo-; lace
badly bruised.
II. z. Specie, Merwin, Mo; hip bruised.
Mrs. E. c. Specie; hand lacerated.
August Hulett, Asbury, Mo-; leg
ruised.
Mrs. NJ. E. Churchman, Colorado
Springs, Colo; hand injured
NJ. A. Jones, Winthrop, Ark; head cut.
Mrs. J. NJ Horne, PitJsburg, Kan; face
burned.
P. R. Brown, Cleveland, Mo; legs IN
jured.
w. c. Moore, Kansas City; head hurt.
Mrs. Frank Down, Kansas City, Kan. !;
head bruised.
Mrs. Charles. F. Haines, Kansas City,
Kan. head cut
Charles F. Haines; arm cut and knee
hurt.
W. E. McGran, Blair, Neb.; cut on
head.
Mrs. w. H. Warden. Kansas City; shout
der hurt.
]. w. c. Sloan, Arnett, Mo; bruised
about body. r-
w. A. Deuel., Nashville, Mo-; side hurt.
A. j. Gorgensen,- news agent, Kansas
City; cut over eye and cheek injured;
probably serious- ,+,
Henry Gillody. Drexel, Mo-; arm
bruised.
c. c. Berkqy. Cleveland, No; leg
bruised. -, -...
S. c. Lasey. Argentine. Kan; knee
hurt.
!. George Payne. Argentine; cut on chin
w. c. Simons, Drexel; shoulder badly
crushed.
c. E. Sage, Merwin, No; sprained
back.
F. S. Howell, Nebraska; bruised leg.
J. b. Stuart, Jr., Drexel, Mo-; ear lac
Grated.
enry Williams, Kansas City; arm in
jured.
H. A. winhost. Drexel, Mo; flesh
wound on head.
Geo. X. Crawford, Drexel, No; bruised
chest; serious; may die.
A. G. Donovan, Kansas City, Kan; hip
and head hurt.
Miss Burrows. Amsterdam, Mo-; head
hurt.
J. y. Leggett, Drexel. Mo; badly cut
about face.
]. NJ. jackson, lingo, Kan; cut about
head, and back hurt.
John 7. AIcEIhaney, NeOshO, No; back
hurt.
Fred J. Berkowitz, New Orleans; ankle
sprained.
Mrs. Berkowitz; bruised about head.
Buell. Stoker, Drexel, Mo-; hurt in back.
BelviUe Stoker. Rockvale, kan; cut
about head.
The wrecked train was due 10 leave
Kansas City last night at 7:30, but it was
nearly before a start was made. Two
miles beyond Granvied. which is a small
station thirty miles south Of Kansas City,
the train was derailed by 4 spreading
rail. the track having been injured by re
cent severe rains. The smoker, which
contained most of the injured, and the
chair car Immediately following, were
turned on their side into a ditch. The
Pullman left the track but remained up
right The engine and the combination
baggage and mail car remained on the
track.
The accident occurred al $50 during a
heavy d0wupour Of rain. The crew went
to work with a viii TO rescue the pas
sengers and did heroic work il the pouring
rain and darkness. Women and children
We're first cared Tor. They were dragged
from the windows OF the chair car and
attended 20 as best was possible under the
circumstances. Before all had been taken
ont of the chair car fire started from
the stove in the rear end. The porter Of
thls car earned great praise by bis pres
e-ce OF mind in cutting a mole through
,1e roof Of the car. quenchinE the FIRE.
ard rsscu.tg several women in immediate
Ja1-sr.
iuI ItIaeI smoker. which was wei filed.
passengers were compelled 10 crawl eau
yi9Us,y the fun length If the car 10 the
rear door 70 escape. Exit through the
broken windows was dangerous, the dark
ness making il impossible 10 see a Zoo,
ahead. The sace0e OF the wreck u.s. IN
tae woods ana taera were 10 houses near
enough 50 wh-cA the injured could 5e TAX
en- Torches we're soon imu-ey5se5 and
here and raa-e IL the darkness ana rain
cla Gin Eslts hG,c1rel il the lau5s e
taa-r holders, scCrrs.os 10 every direction.
g. render aid 10 -Ae u1tortc-aras. Fer
che immediate care 81 gre aurs. a-ss
were bulJ alongside me tracks ard lens
aid &c rae rescUers and warmth 70 tie
rai1-salks5 injured
The most seriously hurt were cared Tor
I'd rhe baggage and uaU car and 81 the
Pullman. A. slpa IS possible word - -ae
wreck was se1L K C.4lsaev. and a re1eE
grain was started CAL a1u Kansas CITY
The train ar-iced So al-ek d. a.. a-E
took back 70 Kansas C..y al u t-e IT,
50rea- The most seriously hlrt wara 1zkeu