The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
CRASH OF TRAINS
Passenger on the Alton Jams
Into a Freight.
Eight Killed Outright and %
Injured.
CARS CAUGHT FIRE.
General Passenger Agent Nc
Lain Was on Board.
Those Killed Were Women,
Trainmen and Tramps.
TWO CARS IN ONE.
Baggage and Smoker Forced
Through Each Other.
CARS IN ONE.
Baggage and Smoker Forced
Through Each Other.

Kansas city. No. July 1O.-One of the
worst wrecks In several years on the Chi
cago & Alton railroad occurred shortly
after O'Clock this morning near Norton.
no. 100 miles east of Kansas City.
When passenger train No. Z, westbound
from Chicago. collided head on with the
second section of freight train No. Sc, go
ing east. eight people were killed outright
and about Is more or less injured. In a
fire that started from the demolished en-
gines the dining car and one chair car
were partially burned. It Is feared that
other victims are in the wreck
Relief trains started from Slater at 10
o'clock and from Kansas City at 1890,
each carrying a couple of physicians
The trains collided while going at a
rapid rate. the engines being demolished
and the forward cars telescoped- Both
engineers the freight conductor Express
Messenger Rogers were killed outright as
were three other passengers. believed to
be women Most Of tn damage appears
TO have been done in the combination
smoker following the baggage car. these
cars being pushed into the space of one
car by the terrific impact of the collision.
Among the passengers was 3. L Nc
Lain. general agent Of the passenger de- /
partment in Kansas City of the Chicago
& Alton railroad McClafn escaped un-
hurt and Immediately after the crash set
about organizing systematic relief of
the injured, personally directing the ef-
forts Of the rescuers. In a ge to
the local office he recites simply the fact
Of the wreck. adding that at the time his
message was sent the cars were burning.
Nothing has been received from him since
and at the office OF the superintendent Of |
the road It fs stated that because Of the |
confusion at the scene it has been inn
possible to obtain more than meager de-
tails
The dead will be brought to Kansas
City and the injured will be taken tenn /
porarily to Marshall. the next station /
west The relief train is not expected /
back in Kansas City before 2:sO OF 3 /
o'clock
DEAD.
DAN McANNA. conductor of freight; /
D. ]. ANDERSON. engineer freigbt.
slater. Mo; leaves wife and three chm /
TWO UNKNOWN MEN, supposed to be [
tramPs on. blind baggage
YoUNGo 55I} e = Won, M6Sf,ASTTa STag gsnis Rair; 5s,r
FHANk BRIGGS. engineer passenger
/ 5. R0GERs United 9S:fagt, sfs4ss Mo. s2,,as.
messenger, Chicago.
INJURED
t,r53issS ri e Bray, Bray, Chicago. lsl State street:
to Denver. SINS
IN Miss Clara. Golden. Topeka. md; right
M Miss 81 Gusta @ Nelson. Topeka, Ind; slight
George 3. Hin, Gillian No; bad cut on
George Allen (colored). New Franlxfor+
MO hurt on side. not serious. =
Joseph Whittle. Gillian. Mo-. c1lt on 1af+
al N, Ln. nead, leg spralned.
scalded about face and arms. NOT serious ne
q bon basa p AosiI es Ho9opeston, Ill; scalded
~ SSys95lssy slssy Jones. Kansas City: terribly
scH5loeq aoout head and all over body.
T. j. y. 1c4- M
Da9ly sealded. head slightly ----ii''s
.t eses Wlhlans tcolored). New Orleans:
iSfb 6roi,sr Is eourlsr sleeper hands scalded
a Mrs, e " SNYDER. Jasper. N. Y; hands
Mrs Frances Walker. F7atbuzb
tSr49is5yni tos19s5 Iaees breast and hands badly
ls East avenue; faee faSaHeilSEdilie; and arms y;
G; R. Dixon, Fairbury: face burned
l Dotn Iegs scaided, not serious; was IN
Prof- 5. a d. Harry. superintendent
he,5i-e ,fsa1 f1OopeSton. H.: hands
BTeirss,1 ssAoeo' race slightly, artery in arm
. Mr. Mrs So. r = ?. Harry .scalded about head.
. ia Mss s Julia IA Hayslip, shenoa, III; facA
M. L. Hayslip Shenoa. hands - 49,
scalded. not serious A0 -aeS
Q; ID sandborn; shenoa; hands badly
Miss Anna Morrison. Valparaiso T,5
scaddeu about head and arms NOT saril'ls'
tAe.A, al paTaiSO.
sl&ntly sealded about head and arms
MISS Lulu RidOr, kentland Ind. bs,71,-
sc@lueo on lace, arms and back '
mrs J. A Miller Rloor7i1otov, m
not serious. 0S On DOoEs
Leon G. Miller. Bloomington III . ,oo,s
90 and cut not serious ' i0-
mrs Levy Arch, CrumWeIl Ind 1,ro1~.
4LLll, nert inside, not serious
I MISS Iora Wickwire Goodland Ind
TX o44si2qSS5S5,teo' not dangerous
-, =, Elliott. Farber, No: slightly cut
Miss Mary. Bird, Vandalia No
1reAeh li,5 ana bruised about head. not serf-
Sadie z. Taylor. Wilmington M esoo
Ind arms badly scalded ' -' -9-Se
Mrs > l. Ray. Wilmington III scala
81 about head and arms '' SSe-i0-
L. > NoiDurn. PaWpaW Mich ~oe1a.5
N race and arms. leg and arm broker,
Ian A1onnelly, fireman on freight train.
AorDle hII4cEure Jaw eye injured
,,e,,-s- ~ 81. Nuld, mexico Mo; United States
sAplLess messenger helper. bruised on
back and legs, not serious oA
MISS Emma Dixon. Nilminr+o, M
lc4lded ABOUT head and arms '-'
" alter walsh and Adolph Era,,er~,,-,-
shlte cooks on diner, scalded; YVaIsb ses
d; ". Hooker. Syracuse. n ". bsa,,.
icaided about head and arms. vrrx5 rIsss
lot expected to recover 1s olor
Mrs New Mitchell and Mrs T2er+h, ~
.llteneA Pontiac, Ill; face and hands
calded. not serious. -i-AOs
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