The record-union., 1899-06-10
GULF ROAD ACCIDENT.
OVER FORTY PERSONS WERE
INJURED
BY the Derai1ing of the Train Two
Miles South Of Granview
Thursday Night.

KANSAS CITY, June 9.-Forty- EIGHT
passengers We're 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, two miles south of Gran
view, Mo-, at $50 o'clock last night.
The injured were brought to this city
this morning. The seriously hurt were
taken to ST. Joseph's Hospital and the
others to the Savoy Hotel. The list of
those most seriously hurt is as follows:
| Mrs. E. B. Chandler, Jaudon, Mo-, in
ternally injured.
B. C. Duffy, Fort Smith, Ark, hip
| sprained.
Mrs. B. C. Duffy. face cut.
| Child of Mr.. and Mrs. Duffy, badly
bruised ON face.
Vernon Bigler, Amsterdam, Mo-, face
badly bruised.
| Mrs. ]. NJ. Horne, Pittsburg, Kan,
face burned.
P R. Brown, Cleveland, Mo-, legs in
jured.
1. V. 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. McGraff, Blair, Neb.. cut on
head.
Mrs. w. H. Harden, Kansas City,
shoulder hurt.
]. w. G. Sloan, Arnett, Mo-, bruised
about body.
| A. ]. Gorgenson, news agent, Kansas
City, cut over eye and cheek
injured, probably seriously hurt:
| w. C. Simons, Drexel, shoulder
crushed.
G. E. Sage, Merwin, Mo-, sprained
back.
| G. 1. K. Crawford. Drexel, Mo-, bruis-
ed chest, seriously, may die
| A. G. Donovan, Kansas City, Kan
head and hip hurt.
]. N. Leggett, Drexel, Mo-, badly cut
abbut face
| ]. M. Jackson, lingo, Kan, cll about
head and back hurt
John T. McElhaney, Neesho. Mo-.
back hurt.
Mrs Berkowitz, bruised about head
Euel Stoker, DreXel, No., hurt in
back
Melville Stoker, Rockvail Kan. cut
about head.
The wrecked train left Kansas CITY
last night at s o'clock. Two miles be-
yond Granview, a small station thirty
miles south of Kansas City, it was de-
rallied 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, We're turned on
their side into a ditch. The Pullman
left the track, but remained upright.
The engine and combination baggage,
and mail car remained on the track.
The accident occurred during a heavy
downpour of rain. The crew went to
work with will to-rescue the passen-
gers. Women and children were drag
ged from the windows of the chair car
and attended to as we'll as was posi-
BILE under the circumstances Before
all had been taken out fire started from
the stove in the rear end. The porter
earned great praise by his presence Of
mind IN cutting hole through the roof
quenching the fire and rescuing several
women in immediate danger. In the
smoker, which was we'll filled. passen-
gers were compelled to crawl cautiously
the full length of the car to the rear
>AOOA ~
en- windows was dangerous. the dark
ness making it impossible to see a foot
ahead. The scene of the wreck was in
the woods, and there was no house near
to which the injured could be taken.
For the immediate care of the injured.
fires We're built alongside the tracks.
AS soon as possible news of the wreck
was sent to Granview and a relief train
was started out from Kansas CITY. The
| train arrived at 3 a. m. and took back
to Kansas City all of the injured
Engineer Brown, seen after the wreck,
said that he was running under slow
orders, because of the fact that rains
had damaged the roadbed. At the time
he said he was proceeding slowly
around a sharp curve ON an embank-
msnt eight feet high. The heavy engine,
baggage and mail car, which passed the
curve in safety. loosened the rails and
| caused the rear cars to leave the track.
The track was cleared by noon to-day.
and trains We're running as usual.