The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-18

aloud and pleaded with the rescuers to
lend a helping hand. They were taken
out as rapidly as possible, but there
were not enough helpers to prevent the
awful burnings which many were sub
jected to.
The wreck occurred about two miles
west of Norton. Near the tracks there
stands a small clump of trees. Under
the shade of these trees the dead bodies
and the injured passengers were placed.
but the shade gave little relief. The
heat from the burning train was added
to by the terrible heat of the atmosphere,
which was blown across parched mead
ows and fields of curling corn into the
faces of those who writhed in pain and
gasped for fresh air.
For space of several square rods the
ground was covered with pallets made
of quilts, coats and garments of every
description. AS many of the bedclothes
as could be secured from the sleeping
cars were used for this purpose. After
spending hours under the trees in the
almost unbearable heat it was neces-
sary for the injured to undergo trip
to Kansas City and to endure rides in
ambulances over rough pavements.
The relief train arrived here few
minutes before o'clock tonight, and
when it came there followed one of the
most indescribably pitiful sights ever
witnessed by the surgeons and under
takers who assumed charge. There were
black boxes and wicker cases for the
bodies of the dead ALI of the ambu-
lances in the city were there with pad
ded stretchers for the dying and the
helplessly hurt. For an hour the work
of removing the victims from the train
to the ambulances went on uninterrupt-
eddy.
D. w. Hooker, one of the dead, was on
his way to San Francisco to attend the
Epworth League Convention, as were
some of the others, but most Of lne
Leaguers were in the second and third
sections of the train following.
On the arrival at Kansas City Of the
train bearing the wounded the suffer
ers were taken to st. Joseph's and Uni
versity hospitals, where everything pos
sible was done for them. On the jour
ney from Slater four of the injured died
and their bodies were taken to an I'm.
dertaking establishment here.
The injured suffered mostly from
scalds due to escaping steam from the
wrecked locomotives, there being ne
broken limbs. Some of the victims hat
inhaled steam and were in worse con
dition than at first indicated. Soon aftel
their arrival here several of the injured
died at the University Hospital ana a
ST. Josephs Hospital. Identification OF
the dead was difficult, because the cloth
ing had been removed to apply relief t
the scaIded surface.
The train which was wrecked was on
of the finest passenger trains In tn
United States. The equipment was al
new, including the sleeping cars, coaches
baggage car and locomotive.
George S. Boswcrth of San Francisco
who was conducting a party of fiv
Epworth Leaguers to San Francisc
says: THE train was making fin
sprint and everybody was feeling pleas
ant and happy, when all of a suddel
there was an awful crash ana it scenes
as though tremendous fist had strucl
the train in the face. In an instant tn
air was filled with cries AM screams
cars were smashed into splinters an
seemed to vanish; several rolled down tn
huge embankment and disappeared en-