Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-12
SIXTEEN DEAD
Trains Collide Head on With
Terrible Results.
Six Instantly Killed and Others Die
at Kansas City.
Score Of More Injured. More Bodies Nay Be
In Wreckase.

persons are dead, two probably fatally
injured and a large number of other
less seriously hurt as the result of a
head end collision between passenger
and fast live stock trains on the Chi
cago & Alton Railroad near Norton
Mo-, this morning.
The dead:
Daniel McAnna, Slater, Mo-, conduc-
tor of freight train.
P j. Anderson, Slater, Mo-. engineer
of freight train.
Frank Bridge, engineer of passenger
train.
l. S. Rogers, Chicago, United States
Express messenger.
Mrs. Gilman and daughter of Good
land, Ind.
D. w Booker of Syracuse, N. Y,
died on train.
Mrs. c. w. Enyder, Jasper, N. Y,
died on train.
G.. l.. Roy. cashier of the Wilmington,
Ills, bank, died on train.
Sydney Jones, Kansas City.
Daniel Donnelly Mexico. Mo.
Mrs. X. J. Curtis, Genesee, n. Y.
Young woman supposed to be her
daughter.
WI Dlehs W liiilS toiA, III.
Miss Lulu Rider, % years old, Kent
land, Ind.
Mrs. Francis Walker of Flatbush
Brooklyn, died at 1890, tonight at St
Josephs hospital.
The aged. unidentified woman taken
to st. Joseph's hospital died at II
O'Clock.
The injured:
o. d. Sanborn. Chenoa, H., head
hand and face scalded.
f. d. kaufmeff. Chicago. back and
arm sprained.
Mrs. Bertha Mitchell, Pontiac ILL.,.
hand and face scalded.
DR.. J. Adsitt, wife and baby. Hopes
ton. H., hands and faces burned.
Mrs Libbie Elllins, bloomington. Ill.
hands and face scalded.
The following We're badly scalded.
Marguerite Finucane. Troy. Kas.
lola Hassy, Hoopeston. Ill.
Gus Williams, colored porter, New
Orleans.
Miss Sades e. Taylor, Wilmington
III.
Mrs. ]. \. Miller. Bloomington, III.
Julia NJ. HaysIip. Chenoa. III.
Leona Miller. Bloomington. Ill.
Mrs. :. l.. -. Harry and Prof. S. a
D. Harry. Hoopeston. Ill.
Leslie l.. Coleman. Paw Paw, Mich.
At the University hospital are thu
following:
Miss Emma Dickson. Wilmington
Ill.
Eli Walker, Louisville, Ohio.
Mrs Katherine Walker. Louisville
Ohio.
&. p. Dickson. Farbury Ills.
Miss Ora Tollman, Valparaiso. Ind.
Mrs. Levi Archer, Cromwell. Ind.
Mr.. Mury Mayer. Louisville, Ohio.
Mrs. Anna Morrison, Valparaiso, Ind
l.. c. Bray, Chicago.
Miss Lottie Still. Hornelsville. n. Y
Mrs. Hilda Hayslip. Chenoa. Ill.
Mr.. f. NJ. Hayslip, Chenoa, III.
Mrs. G.. w. Snyder. Jasper. III.
The physicians at the hospitals d,
not yet know how serious all the case
are.
The passenger train was travellin:
in three sections on account of tn
heavy Epworth League business t
San Francisco. The wrecked trail
was the first section and contained n,
Leaguers.
Conductor McAnna of the freigh
train. east bound, had been ordered t,
meet the second section of the pas
senger train at Slater. the next sta
ton east of Norton, but apparent.
overlooked the fact that the first sec
ton, which was So minutes late, ha,
not passed. The head brakeman OF
the freight. who was about four car
from the engine, says Conductor Nc
Anna assumed the throttle himself oI
leaving Marshall and was running tn
engine when the collision occurred. Tn
trains met two miles west of Norto'
on curve surrounding a high EN-
bankn.ent.