The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
50 HURT IN p.Z G. WRECK
A Train Filled With Woodmen Wis
TORS DeraiIed at Grand View, Mo.
THE RAILS WERE TOO LIGHT.
A Heavy Engine on Weak Track tho
Causo of tho Accidental Colored Por.
ter Stopped Fire-Two Car. Won't Into
tho Ditch-Two Fatally Injuroi.

0SORPCu ShEt wont 1uGO
tho Dltch-Two Fatally Injuroi.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Jnnc 10. "A Kan.
sas City, Pittsburg & Gulf passenger
train, which left Kansas City at 1899
O'clock last night, filed with people
who had been in Kansas City to see
the Woodmen's parade and hear Will
lam j. Bryan's speech, was wrecked at
G~ranavicw, Mo-, twenty miles south
OF here, two hours later. More than
fifty passengers were injured, but
only two will probably die. Tho
u OF the wreck, according to the
statement OF the railroad officials,
was tho spreading OF the rails at a
curve, the roadbcd having been made
soft by tho recent heavy rains. 1t is
learned, however, that the train was
running with an extra heavy engine
and the rails Of the Kansas City, Os-
ceola g. Southern, over which the train
was going, were too light to stand
the strain.
Tho train was composed of q conbi.
nation mail and baggage car, smok-
ing car, chair car and two sleeping
cars All remained on tho track ex.
cept the smoking ear and chair car,
which turned over on their sides, slid
ing down a six-foot ~embankment.
A relief train was mads up at Kan
sas City as soon as possible after tho
accident and started for the scene OF
tho vpro01r ~ v,fI-t-tk . -----
with tho injured ut S o'clock this
morning. The seriously hurt were
taken to St. Joseph's hospital and
those who were slightly injured were
driven to the Savoy hotel. Every
thing that could possibly be done for
the passengers was done by the rail-
way officials.
The FIRST intimation that the passen-
gers had that anything was wrong
was q severe jolting in the smoking
car. The car seemed to tumble and
suddenly turned over to the west side
OF the track with crashing OF glass
and shouts Of men. This was closely
followed by the ov~erturning of the
chair car, which was filled almost en-.
tirely with women and children.
Their screams Of terror and the shout
ing for missing relatives, added to the
shouts Of the men, nearly caused a
panic among those few who were for
tunate enough to be uninjurcd.
To add to the terror OF the scene, a
fire, caused by exploding gas, started
In the front end Of tho chair car. It
was here that the negro porter Of the
chair car showed heroism. He made
his way to that end Of the car and, at
the risk of being seriously burned,
extinguished the are.
Outside the rain was falling in tor
rents and the night was occasionally
made brilliant by sheets Of lightning.
As soon as the overturned cars had
settled the uninjured men went to
work TO get the women and children
and wounded out of the wreck. Win
dows were broken and those unable to
are for themselves were passed
through. Others walked along the
window frames on the side next to
the ground and crawied through the
door.
In the meantime, q big fra wa
started in the field near the track,
about which the soaked passengers
gathered. This was hardly necessary,
however, as the baggage chr and
slecpers were thrown open and there
nearly all the passengers took refuge
from the rain.
Following is a list Of the most seri.
ously injured:
Mrs. L. Il. Chandler, Jaudon, Mo-,
fracture OF left shoulder, confusion OF
chest; may die.
j. l. X. Crawford, Drexcl, Mo-,
farmer, bruised chest; may die.
Ben Duftie, age 6, Fort Smith, Ark,
badly bruised on side of face; serious.
w. c. Simons, Drexel, NO., shoulder
crushed.
Fred j. Bukowitz, New Orleans, La,
commission merchant, shoulder and
head bruised and left ankle sprained;
severe.
William Deuel., Nashville, Mo-,
farmer, left side hurt.
Mrs. DEUEL., Nashville, Mo-, head
and face hurt.
J. 7. McElhaney, Neosho, Mo-, mer-
chant, back hurt.
DR.. w. T. Adams, Richards, No,
right leg crushed.
Melvin Stocker, Rockville, Kan,
farmer, scalp wound and lace cut.
=. A. Willhoite, Drexel, Mo-, city
marshal, scalp wound.
Joseph N. Jackson, lingo, Kan,
farmer, laccrated wound on face.
r. r Brown, Cleveland, No, stock
man, two fngers Of tho right hand
crushed, head and left arm hurt.
Mrs. w. II. Worden l847 Jefferson
street, Kansas City. right shoulder,
face and back bruised.
Little daughter Of Mrs. Worden,
slightly bruised.
George b. Sage, Merwin, Mo-, far.
NOR, right hand and left hip anu back
bruised
Miss Bonnie Burrows, Amsterdam.
No, elocution tcacher, abrasion OF
forehead. strained neck and shoulders.
Arthur scruggs, Joplin, Mo. cut
over eye.
Ray Geffs, Joplin. Mo-, arm and side
bruised.
Vernon Bigler. Amsterdam, No,
face badly bruised.
N a. jones, Winthrop, Ark, head
cut.
Mrs jim. Horne, Pittsburg, Kan,
tacs burned
I Y. g. Moore, Kansas City. head
bruised.
MrA Frank Brown, Kansas City,
Kan. head bruised.
W. p McGraE, i Ssh Gu. Oh
head.