The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-11
KILLED in A WRECK.
Sixteen People Lost Their Lives in q
Railroad Collision.
MANY PERSONS INJURED.
Accident Occurred on the Alton Road,
Near Norton, Mo.
SIX WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Ten Others Died Within a Few Hours
Afterward.
THE WRECK WAS DUE TO NEGLIGENCE
Stock Train Had Orders to Meet Second
Section OF a Passenger. but First
Section Was Overlooked.
Accident Occurred on tte Alton Road,
Near Norton, Mo.
x WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Ten Others Died Within a Few Hours
Afterward.
THE WRECK WAS DUE TO NEGLIGENCE

Kansas city, July 1o.--Fourteen persons
a.e dead two probably fatally Injured ana
large number Of others less seriously
hort as result OF a head-end collision
between passenger and fast i've stock
tiain on the Chicago aud Alton railroad,
near Norton, Mo- at Z o'clock this mora
Ing. six were Killed outright; four died
GU train conveying them to Kansas city
and three died at hospital In this city.
The dead are:
DANIEL MAMMA, slater, Mo. conductor
Of freight train.
2. J. ANDERSON. slater No, engineer
freight train
ualu
I. $. ROGERS chicago, United states
cypress messenger
MRS GILMAN Of GoodInnd. Ind.
y w HOOKER. Syracuse. n. T.. died
on train.
MRS c. W. SNYDER. Jasper. y. Y.
died on train
g. J.. ROY cashier OF the wilmingtos.
~, bank, died on train.
SYDNEY JONES. Kansas city, died in
ST. Joseph hospital
u. DONNEIIY oc Mexico, Mo. hrer4an
OF tbD freight trnin died at the University
hospital
REV. r, j. CURTIS. Gencsee, n. y. died
AZ University hospital
Unidentified body of young woman, sup.
pcsed to be daughter OF H. j. Curtis
MRS, DICKSON, % years old, whining.
ton. H., died at University hospital
MISS LULU REID, % years old, Kent
land. Ind, died at University hospital,
The injured
o. D. snnboru, cheaoa H., head, hands
r9d face scalded.
l.. i. JuGmeck Chicago, back Injured.
Mrs. Martha smthen, Pontiac. H.,
scalded.
Or. A. J. AdIsr wife and baby. Hoop.
Ston, H., hands aud faces burned.
Mrs. Ltbbie Elklns, Bloomington. Ill,
hands and face scalded
The following were badly scalded:
Marquette Flnucane, Troy, Kan.
Zola Harry, Hoopston ILL.,
{ +. Null Mexico. Mo.
Gus Williams coiored porter, New Or
leans.
Miss Sadie p. Taylor Wilmington. III.
Mrs. J. a. Miller, Bloomington, m.
Mrs. $. A. D. Harry Hoopston, Ill.
Prof. S. A. y. Harry, Hoopston Ill.
Mrs. Walker, supposed 20 be from Chi
cage. liz unconscious
Mig. Francis Walker, Flatbush, Brook
Ign, face, chest and hands badly scalded,
Inhaled steam, st.l unconscious at ST.
Josephs hospital.
Those named above are at st. Josepn,s
hospital,
At University hospital are the following
wounded:
Miss Emma Dickson, Wilmington, Ill.,.
face and arms burned.
ELI Walker, Louisville, Ohio. slightly
bruised
Mrs. katherine Walker Louisville, Ohio.
face cut
C. P. Dickson, FaIrbury III. slightly
bruised.
Miss ora Tollman, Valparaiso, Ind, face
and arms burned.
Mrs. Levi Archer, Cromwell, Ind, left
arm fractured and burned aud face cut.
Mrs Mary Mayer, Louisville, Ohio.
bruised slightly.
Mrs Anna Morrison, Valparaiso, Ind.
face and arms badly burned.
T. G. Bray, Chicago. neck sprained, head
cut and Internal injuries.
Miss Lottle sim, BornelIsville, n. T..
face, arms and bands badly burned.
Miss Hilda Haslip. Chenoa, H., back
shoulders, head and face seriously scalded.
Mr.. e. NJ. Haslip, chenoa, H., head cut,
hands and wrists burned.
Mrs c. W. Snyder, Jasper, H., face and
arms burned.
The passenger train was travelling In
three sections on account Of heavy En-
worth League business to San Francisco.
The wrecked train was the arst section and
contained no Leaguers. Conductor McAnna
Of the freight train. eastbound, had been
ordered to meet the second section OF the
passenger al Slater. the next station east
OF Norton, but apparently overlooked the
fact that the first section. which was ar.
teen minutes late, had not passed The
front brakeman on the freight who was