The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-28
TWO WERE KILLED.
Bad Wreck on the Missouri Pacific
East of Kansas City.

Kansas City. Feb. 2S-Death in its
most horrible form came to two passen-
gers on the Missouri Pacific train No l.
the st. Louis day express due to ar
rive in Kansas City at 5:45 p. m.
About six o'clock this train was crash
ed into from the rear by passenger train
No. from St. Louis. the collision oc-
curing twelve miles east of Kansas
City at Elm Park, a small summer sta
ton.
The rear coach of the forward train
was parlor car through from st. Louis
to Kansas City. The engine, No. 268,
of train No. 5, going at the rate of 35
miles an hour, plowed its way into this
car, splitting it completely, the two
sides of the car being completely sep
arated and being heaped on the engine.
Almost Immediately after the collision
fire broke out in the wreck. adding it's
frightful horror to the scene. The par
lOr car was completely destroyed AS
if the picture was not sufficiently
frightful, one young woman was pinned
in the top of the wreck and, although
heroic efforts We're made to save her,
she had to be abandoned to her fate on
account of the terrific heat, and in
few minutes the flames reached her, and
she was burned with the wreck Her
agonized ShriekS for help chilled the
spectators hearts with horror. Before
the flames touched her, she was either
dead or unconscious from pain, and was
probably spared the agony of death by
the fire. She was apparently 25 years
old, handsomely dressed, although in
very quiet colors- She boarded the train
al St. Louis, and told another woman
passenger she expected to meet rela-
tive at the depot in Kansas City.
The other instant death in the wreck
was that of Mrs j. G. Schmitlapp, of
Cincinnati, who had been crushed by
the engine against a mass of furniture
that had been jammed up in one end of
the car. Her body was rescued from
the advancing flames with great diff
Guilty and when laid upon the ground
she was dead.
MRS. ]. G. SCHMITLAPP, Cincin-
UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN, board
ed train at St. Louis.
INJURED.
Miss Emma Schmitlapp, Cincinnati,
o., both arms broken, internal injuries
from inhaling steam; will probably die
J. G. Schmitlapp, Cincinnati. arm
broken, head crushed; will recover.
Mrs. j. Wake, Cincinnati both arms
broken, internal injuries; may die.
w r. Vaughan. Cincinnati, right arm
crushed to jelly and badly bruised
Frank McAfee, brakeman, ST. Louis
right leg broken, head crushed and
right hand badly cut by glass
L. F. Sheldon, Sedalia, slightly in
jured.
The dead and injured were brought to
this city four hours after the wreck Oc
CURED and placed in hospitals Mrs
Schindlopp's body was taken to the
morgue. OF the injured this morning
all save Miss Schindlopp are reported
improving while it is stated she cannot
live The body of the unknown woman
is still in the wreck of the engine and
parlor car The railroad officials are Sc
vereiy censured for the delay in getting
a relief train to the scene, but they
claim that the binding snow storm and
the position of a freight train on the
track made it impossible for them to
reach the wreck sooner.
The blame for the wreck is attached
to no one. 1t is conceded that the storm
had rendered conditions such that the
wreck could not have been forestalled.
DIR. William Rosentha1. of New York
city who was on the forward car of the
wrecked train, rendered heroic work in
alleviating teh injured.
Vaughn, the Cincinnati newspaper
man whose arm was crushed and who
was pinioned for some time under
window frame displayed great nerve in
waiting to be extricated.