The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-28
BLINDED BY THE SNOW
4 LOCAL PASSENGER DASHES
INTO THE EXPRESS.
DELAYED BY A STALLED FIRE GIT TRAIN
The Wrecked Cars Were Soon in Flam $, and
Two Persons Are Gel eyed to Have Been
Burned to Death, While Several
Were iured,


Kansas CITY, No. Feb. 2I.-The bliz-
zard prevailing throughout Western Mis-
souri, was the direct cause Of ii train
wreck tonight on the main line of the
Missouri Pacific road in which at least
two persons and possibly more We're
killed and several others were badly
hurt.
The fast St. Louis day express. due
to arrive IN Kansas City at J:45 thls
evening was delayed by freight train
winch stuck in snow drift two miles
soath OF Independence. Mo. about Il
miles out OF Kansas City. The 1t. Lou
is local passenger tram, running forty
minutes behind the fast express, camc
ON through the binding storm and
crashed into the express train ahead, the
engineer having failed to see the danger
signal which The first train had sent
back Such was the force of the col
lision that the parlor car III the rear Of
the first train was literally cut i'll two.
When Engineer Frank Roymond and
his fireman escaped from the wreck they
crawlod Qu1 through the windows of the
laTlor zar.
IIgG al-Ged to the horrors Of the wreck.
f%Ils grom the furnace Of the Sheltered
elslne having fallen among the debris
Of the spiiptered coach and soon the
whole wreck was blaze. Two or more
persons, it is believed, were burned. \
list Of the dead and injured 50 far a,
known is as follows:
The dead:
BURNED BEFORE THEIR EYES.
William Rost, a farmer who came
from his nearby home to assist the i'm
peliled passengers is quite sure that at
least three women were burned in the
wreck. When he reached the car. flames
We're cracking through the splintele ed
wood work, at one end. while at Tine
other a cloud OF blistering steam was
belching from the locomotive which hac
ripped the coach open from end to end
On every side were men and women cry
ing for assistance.
Other passengers from the fcrwact
coaches came back and helped cut all G.
those i'll the burning car who could b.
reached. The body of one woman wa
jammed in the roof of the burning coacl
where it could not be reached by tht
Tescuers, according to Ma Rost.
The body of another woman was con
sunled in full view Of the passengers VIII,
gathered about the wreck. Mr.. Res
and others reached into the burn;n- de
'bris and tiled to drag her out, hut 81,
was pinned under heavy wreckage. Mr.
Rost says the young woman was ap
parently dead as he reached her his ham
and there was no RESPONSE TO his effort
at rescue.
Mr.. RoSt believes that he saw tbs
body of still a third woman wedged be
tween tho timbers of the burning coach
but before he could get closer, the fire
smoke and steam obscured his view.
The locomotive OF thss first train WA
dispatched to independence for surgeon
and after returning with these came on
TO Kansas City wi h the passengers + on
the two trains. Thu, pallor car of thu
eyorcss train was the only coach wreck
ed. i i WI Flu
A MONEY KING INJURED.
Cincinnati, O., Feb 27-J. G. Schmtd
lapD is President of the Union Saving
Bank and Trust Company, the Expor
Storage Company, the Clifton Springs
Distilling Company and other enterp Use
in this city. He is connected with yer.
many Industries here and in Ohio ans
Kentucky and is considered a multi-nil
honaire. He is largely interested in rea
estate and has in process Of constructiol
now a twenty STORED building at Wal
nut and Fourth Streets. He is a notice
promoter of charitable and educationa
institutions and was also leader IN so
cial clubs For years President McKin
ley has been his guest when visiting oh,
city. Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs. Schnid
Lamp haze been very close friends fol
many wears.
Mrs. .. q. Schnidlapp, Cincinnati, in
stantly KILLED; body recovered.
Unknown woman, body consumed III
wreck.
Injured:
j. G. eSchmidlapp, Cincinnati, will re.
cover.
Miss Schmidlapp, Cincinnati, scalded
will lose sight of both eyes.
Mrs. y. Bake, Cincinnati mother Of
Mrs. Schmidlapp; badly scalded, eyesight
lost, but may recover.
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