The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
50 HURT IN A p.z G. WRECK
A Train Filled With Woodmen Wis.,
itors DeraiIed at Grand View, Mo.
THE RAILS WERE TOO LIGHT.
A nenvy Engine on Weak Track this
Cause of the Accident-A Colorod Por-
ter Stopped Fire-Two Car. Wont Into
tho Dltch-Two Fatally InjuroL

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Jnnc 10. "A Kan.
sas City, Pittsburg & Gulf passenger
train, which left Kansas City at 7:31
o'clock last night, filled with people
who had been in Kansas City to see
the Woodmen's parade and near Will
lam j. Bryan's speech, was wrecked at
G~randvicw, Mo-, twenty miles south
Of here, two hours later. More than
fifty passengers were injured, but
only two will probably die. Tho
cause OF the wreck, according to the
statement Of the railroad officials,
was the 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 ar extra heavy engine
and the rails OF the Kansas City, Os-
ceola & Southern, over which the train
was going, were too light to stand
tho strain.
Tho train was composed of a co1nbi-
nation mail and baggage car, smok-
ing car, chair car and two sleeping
cars All remained on the track ex-
cept the smoking car and chair car,
which turned over on their sides, slid
ing down a six-foot embankment.
A relief train was mlds up at Kan
sas City Us soon as possible after tho
accident and started for the scene of
the wreck at midnight, returning
with the 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 a 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 overturning of the
chair car, which vas filled almost en-
tirely with womcn 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 uninjured.
TO add to the terror OF the scene, a
fire. caused by exploding gas, started
in the front end Of the chair car. 1t
was here that the negro porter Of the
chair car showed heroism. He made
his way to that end Of the car and, ut
the risk of being seriously burned,
distinguished the fire.
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 u%ninjured 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 fr, was
started in the field near tho track,
about which the soaked passenger
gathered, This WIS hardly necessary,
however, as the baggage chr and
slecpers were thrown open and there
nearly all the passengers took refuge
from tho rain.
Following is a list Of the most scri.
ously injured:
Mrs. Il. 3. Chandler, Jaudon, Mo-,
fracture Of left shoulder, confusion OF
chest; may die.
J. l. X. Crawford, Drexcl, Mo-,
farmer. bruised chest; may die.
Ben Dutiie, age 6, Fort Smith, Ark,
badly bruised on side of face; serious.
w. c. Simons. Drexcl, Mo-, 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.
]. T. McElhaney, Neosho, Mo-, mer-
chant, back hurt.
DIR. w. I. Adams, Richards, Mo-,
right leg crushed.
Melvin Stocker, Rockville, Kan,
farmer. scalp wound and lace cut.
8. A. Willhoite, Drexel, No., city
marshal, scalp wound.
Joseph N. jackson, lingo, Kan,
farmer, lacerated wound on face.
p. r Brown, Cleveland, Mo-, stock
man, two fingess OF tho right hand
crushed, head and left arm hurt.
Mrs. w. H. Worden 1647 Jefferson
street, Kansas City, right shoulder,
face and back bruised.
Little daughter Of Mrs. Worden,
slightly bruised.
George E. Sage, Merwin, Mo-, far.
MGR, right hand and left hip and back
bruised.
Miss Bonnie Burrows, Amsterdam,
Mo-, e~locution teacher, abrasion of
forehead. strained neck and shoulders.
Arthur. scruggs, Joplin, Mo, cut
over eye.
Ray GETS, Joplin, Mo-, arm and side
bruised.
Vernon Bigler. Amsterdam, Mo-,
face badly bruised.
N. a. Jones, Winthrop, Ark, head
cut.
Mrs J. NJ. Horne, Pitts burg, Kan.
face burned.
]. v. 9. Moore, Kansas City, head
bruised.
Mrs Frank Brown, Kansas City,
Kan. head bruised.
y. = McGraf,, L.a:s, s;;sh.. cIs on
head.
y. y. g. sloan, Arnctt. No, bruised
about body.
a J. Gorgenson, news agent, KAN
ans City, cut over eye rnl chest In
'iured. probably serious.