The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-13
WRECK0N PORT ARTHUR
Gulf Train Derailed and Forty
Passengers Injured.
THREE OF THEM LIKELY TO DIE

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Accident Occurred In the Dark During a
Heavy Rain-Train Was Running Slowly
at the Time ON Account of the Bad Con-
dition of the Tracks, hue to Floods.
List of the Injured.
KANSAS CITY, June 1O.-Between 40
and DO passengers were more or less
seriously, three perhaps fatally, injured
by the derailment of train No 4, south.
bound, on the Kansas City. Pittsburg
and Gulf railroad, three miles south of
Grandview. Mo-. last night. The train
left Kansas City late and was running
at slow rate of speed on account of
the bad condition of the track, occas.
Toned by heavy rains. The injured
were brought to this city. The list of
injured follows:
Mrs. e. B. Chandler, Jaudon, Mo-, In
ternal.
B. G. Duffy, Fort Smith, hip sprained
Mrs. Duffy and child, both bruised.
Arthur Scruggs, Joplin, Mo-, cut over
eye.
Ray GETS. Joplin, Mo-, arm and side
bruised.
John Reynolds, Kansas City, hip
bruised.
Vernon Biglcr, Amsterdam, No., face
badly bruised
d. +. Specie, Merwin, Mo-, hip bruised.
Mrs. f. G. Specie. hand lacerated.
August Hulett, Asberry, Mo-, leg
bruised
n. A. Jones, Winthrop, Ark, head cut.
Mrs. ]. n. Horne, Pittsburg, Kan, face
burned.
I. v. @. 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. McGraff, Blair, Neb. cut on head.
q. l. X. Crawford Drexel, Mo-, bruised
chest, serious; may die.
A. G. Donovan, Kansas City Kan, head
and hip hurt.
Miss Burrows Amsterdam, Mo-, head
hurt.
j. N. Leggett, Drexel. Me-, badly cut
about face.
j. N. Jackson, lingo, Kan, cut about
head and bach hurt.
John I. McElhaney, Neosho, back hurt.
Mrs. Berkowitz, bruised about head.
Euell Stokell, Drexel, Mo-, hurt in back.
Melville Stoker, Rockville, Kan, out
sbout head.
j. w. q. Sloan, Arnett, bruised about
body.
W. A. Deuel., Nashville Mo-, side hurt.
A. j. Gorgenson, news agent, Kansas
City, cut over eye and cheek injured, prob.
ably serious.
Henry Gilliody, Drexel, arm bruised.
&C. Berkey, Cleveland. Mo-, leg bruised.
g. S. Lacey, Argentine, Kan, knee hurt
George Payne, Argentine. cut on chin
w. G. Simons, Drexel, shoulder bruised
g. E. Sage, Merwin, Mo-, sprained back
F. S. Howell, Nebraska, bruised leg.
The train was derailed by spreading
rails. the track having been damaged by
recent severe rains. The smoker, which
contained most of the injured. and the
chair car Immediately following were
turned on their sides into ditch; the
Pullman left the track. but remained
upright.
The accident occurred during heavy
downpour of rain. The crew went to
work with will to rescue the passen-
gers and did heroic duty in the pouring
rain aud darkness. Women and child.
rem were first cared for. They were
dragged from the windows of the chair
car and attended to as we'll as was pos.
sible under the circumstances. Before
all had been taken out Of the chair cal
fire started from the stove in the real
end. The porter Of this car earned great
praise by his presence Of mind in cut.
ting hole through the roof of the car,
quenching the fire and rescuing severa
women in Immediate danger.