Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
Gravel and Work Trains Come Together
with Disastrous Results.
MEN PACKED IN BOX CARS LIKE SHEEP
Engine Of the Gravel Train Crashes Into the
Load of Human Freight.
WOUNDED BURNED BY scALDlNG STEAM
Some with Broken Legs Run to
Fence Besidc the Track and Fall
FnintinG-Detnils of the
Disaster.

DENISON. Ia, Nov. 1o-(Special Tele.
gram Twenty six men were injured in
wreck on the Fort Dodge & Omaha rail-
road nine miles north OF Denson this after
noon. A gravel train running extra and
work train containing $50 men came to-
gether around sharp curve at deep cut
in the road.
The men were Just coming out from dinner
and were crowded into box cars like sheep,
with no chance for escape when the two
trains collided without any warning what
ever.
The gravel train had clear orders to
Arion, seven miles southwest of Denison,
and was going about twenty miles per hour.
The work train was proceeding without or
ders.
The crash came without warning, the
gine Of the gravel train crashing through the
box cars filled with their human freight and
tearing them to splinters.
The roof of the box car first struck was
torn off and most of those who escaped made
their way through this opening.
The scene was indescribable the steam es-
Gaping from the wrecked engine, scalding the
wounded men as they endeavored to escape
from the spintered ruins. Some men with
broken limbs ran to the right of way fence
and then fell fainting.
Relief Measures.
AS soon as word reached Sullivan, chief
of the Engineering corps, prompt measures
were taken for relief. The injured were
brought to Denison on special train and
long line of teams brought them Ito the
hotels and private residences. where they
are being cared for.
The women of the city generously came
to the aid of the sufferers and half the ply
sicians of the county are in attendance under
the direction of Surgeon II. A. Boyle.
Roadmaster Gillease, who was among the
injured, was taken on a special engine to
his home at Cherokee.
Two OF the injured, Ed Mickey and Dan
O'Brien, are not expected to live through
the night and several others are not ex-
pected to live.
Mckenzie was conductor Of the work train
with engine lis. AS this train was backing
up the engine was intact Sprague was con-
ductor of the gravel train. with engine No.
SO, which was completely demolished The
following is the list Of the injured. 1t is
impossible at this time to give their places
Of residence:
The Casualties.
Roadmaster Gillease, Cherokee; right leg
broken.
Engineer Fred Petersen, Fort Dodge; Sc
;,,s,,
John Sukwitz, slight contueion of leg.
William Hagen, bruise left leg.
William Berkhart. wound right shoulder.
Ed Sater, wound front left knee and
hip.
John Facaut, wound In spine and mus
cles.
James Max, hurt inwardly.
Neil Macarthur sprain left ankle.
George Mcclure fracture right leg.
Thomas Phillips sprain right leg.
Pat Mclean, punctured wound of scalp.
John Grady, wound in body, two scalp
wounds.
Ed Minky, confusion OF bladder. probably
paralyzed.
Alexander Kenney confusion back and
hip.
Ed Willis, confusion and bruised head.
James Rejan, confusion back and hip, not
bad.
]. oBrien, confusion abdomen. scalp.
Mike Brady, fractured leg.
Oklein, scalp wound.
Dennis Denehan, scalp wound.
Frank Small. lacerated head.
Everett Crue, sprained ankle.
Chris Murphy, confusion on the back OF
the head.
John Roseberry, sprained left ankle.