Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-06-14
BAD RAILROAD WRECK.
.Four Persons Killed, Twenty.seyel


Four Persons Killed, Twenty-sevcl
Hurt Ncar Providence, II. J..
Providence, r. l., June 12.-By
collision which occurred in Warwick
between two cars on the suburban
inc of the Union Railroad company
Sunday, four persons were killed and
,bout twenty-seven injured, of whom
:hree are probably fatally hurt:
The dead:
ARTHUR LISCOMB.
GEO. w. BAKER, IS months old.
LEWIS c. SANBORN, Providence.
ED d. BURROUGHS, motorman.
The injured:
Lieutenant Governor o. o. Kimball,
Providence.
G. N. Kingsley, Pawtucket.
Mrs. Kingsley, Pawtucket.
William Malliet.
II. A. Palmer.
H. I. Palmer.
S. B. Bragg.
Mary Tourtillot.
Vim. j. Bogerdy.
Owen j. Hurlye, Mansfield.
Mrs. Bogerdy and son.
d. w. Allcock.
George Baker.
Mrs. Baker.
Florence Baker.
Thomas jackson and Mrs. jackson.
j.. j. Fleming, Mrs. Fleming and
two children.
Unknown woman, SO years old.
j. i. Brown.
f. f. Manchester, Oakland Beach.
Henry Hanlon, motorman.
Claude +. Harris, conductor.
Additions to the death list are hour.
~ expected, as several OF the injured
are at the hospital in precarious
condition.
The accident took place on the sub
urban line between this city and Oak
land beach, summer resort some
twelve miles distant.
According to schedule, Conductor
Manchester, on the outbound car,
should have waited few minutes at
Warwick station turnout to allow the
upbound Oakland beach car to pass.
He rang the signal to go ahead, and
Motorman Burroughs put on his pow
sr and the car was soon speeding Mt
lively rate. just beyond the station
is o curve. then straight stretch Of
road and then sharp curve in a deep
cut. 1t is impossible for motorman
to see beyond the curve, as on the left
is high bank, hiding the rails from
view. The regular car left Oakland
beach on it's trip to the city, and Mo-
torman Hanlon was making his reg
ular time to the turnout at Warwick
station. Suddenly there flashed be-
fore his vision car sweeping toward
him. Quick as fash Hanlon shut Off
his power and applied the air brakes,
which stopped the car instantly. The
down bound car came on i'll spite OF
the efforts of the motorlnan to check
its speed. There was crash and the
cars telescoped. The Oakland beach
car tore its way through the other
car, crushing all before it like an egg
shell. On to the fifth seat went the
bumper of the upbound car carrying
death and injury in it's wake. Mo-
torman Burrough was instantly
killed.
The scenes that followed were heart
rending. Under the wreckagc were
shrieks of the injured filled the air
Those who We're not injured were
frantic in their efforts TO locate their
Calls were sent out for assistance and
q corps of doctors were soon at the
scene. Willing hands helped to extricate
| the injured, who We're conveyed to the
Warwick station Two cars were equipped
with cots. and with doctors and assist
ants were dispatched from this city to
| the wreck.
| The wounded were placed on the cars
| and conveyed to the Iclmwood station,
where two ambulances from the hospital
were in waiting. Lewis G. Sanborn, who
was injured internally, died on his way
to the city. A woman who was after
ward identified as Mrs. Fred Andrews
was conveyed to the hospital in preca-
rious condition. She is not expected to
| live.
The 15-month-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Baker was killed.
| The fourth victim was Arthur G. Lis
comb. Among the passengers was Lieu
tenant Charles d. Kimball He was hurt
internally and received conclusion of
the brain. He was unable to be moved
| from the Warwick station and it is
thought his injuries will prove fatal. Mary
Tourtillot is also fatally injured, her back
\ peing broken.
While the list of the injured is now
numbered at twcnty-seven, there are
numerous persons whose injuries cannot
| vet ha detorp,tpo1