The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-30
THE Omaha FLYER"
Wrecked in a Collision with a Freight
Train at Malta, III.
SEVERAL WERE KILLED.
Eighteen Others Were Injured, Some
Possibly Fatally.
CARS TOOK FIRE AND BURNED.
Responsibility for the Accident Laid on
the Train Grew.
A SWITCH OPENED THOUGH MISTAKE
The Injured Were Taken to Chicago
on Special Train and Given
Medical Attention.

Chicago, December 2o.--Four persons were
killed and twenty-nlne injured, several OF
them possibly fatally in a collision on the
Chicago and Northwestern railway today at
Malta, H.. sixty miles west of Chicago.
The trains in collision were the Omaha
Flyer" an eastbound passenger train, and
an eastbound freight train. The wreck
caught fire and two passenger coaches.
one sleeping car and eight freight cars
were burned and sleeping car was partly
burned.
Tho dead:
GEORGE w. RUDIo. Western agent
Kirk Soap company, residence 1877 North
rhirty-second avenue, Omaha.
MRS. GEORGE w RUDlO, Omaha.
ID. O. NICHOLS, Council BUNS, Iowa,
Il. b. DUNCAN, sleeping car porter, chi
cago.
Albert Carr, wlliett, N. T.. badly. cut
and bruised.
George W. Fox, Boulder Colo.
II D.. Gray, Evanston, ILL.,
Edward Hinckley, Surprise, Neb
Mrs, j. l.. katl, Chicago
Clarence Lauszerus, Chicago.
w. A. Sweeney, Larchtord, Iowa,
Marion wilkes, Fremont, Neb.
Mrs. Eva Han, Chicago.
Lincoln Taft. Chicago.
Veronica Rohrmoser, Willard, Neb.
f. Larrabhse, passenger engineer, les
+. +. Corrau, fireman.
G.. w. Aiken, yardmaster.
p. d. o'Neil. special agent Northwestern
railroad.
John w, Wilson. civil engineer, North
western railroad.
W. Il. Dawes, Pullman conductor.
John Schoengroentgen, Council Bluffs,
Iowa, face and hands badly cut and bruised
about body.
and body bruised
T. h. Jameson and wife, North Platte,
9. D. Fifer, Racine. wis. face and body
| badly cut by falling glass.
Miss Mamie Ellingwood, Omaha, Neb.,
body bruised
A. H. Jewell, Buffalo, ~ Y, hands aud
face badly lacerated by falling glass.
y. w Woodruff, Chicago, Internal iniu'
Vi Hickman. sleeper car porter, tacs
]. NJ Wilson, Boone, Iowa, hands cut
Or. J. W. Anderson, Cripple Creek. Colo,
W. r. Riselcy, Chicago.
With the exception OF three employees
of the road, Curran, Larrabee and o'Neil,
who We're seriously hurt, the Injured are
suffering from bruises and cuts from fall
ing glass
The injured passengers were attended i'm
medlately by surgeons from Rochelle and
neBall and later were removed to st.
Luke's hospital in Chicago by special train.
The freight train had taken a siding at
Malta but the train was longer than the
siding and the freight locomotive protrud-
! ed upon the main track beyond the side
/ track. The incoming trnp from the West
was not stopped until the two locomotives
| 'cornered' Mt the switch, ethe passenger
engine being thrown into tho ditch and
several coaches plling up on the wreck.
The cars caught ire from the locomotive.
| Officials of the railroad say the switch
| at the east end OF the siding was opened
| through mistake and that the responsibility
probably Hes with some member Of the
| crew OF the freight train.
Duncan, the sleeping car porter. was
killed outright. Mrs, Rudio and Mr.. Nichols
| died from their injuries while being
| brought to Chicago. At st. Luke's hospital
II is stated that while several Of the in
| jured are In serious condition, all, II 10
believed by the attending physicians, will
George W, Rudio. who was 10 the rear
| Pullman, from omaha, with his wife, was
| fearfuly burned by steam, and in spite
| Of all medical aid, died half an hour after
| the accident In great agony. Mrs. Rudio.
who was brought TO Chicago on the relief
| train. was so badly burned that she died
| Lukes hospital. An bOur before the ar
rival Of the relief train b. o.. Nichols OF
Council Bluffs, Iowa, snccumhed TO his
cHgo TO be married on New Years Day 70
! Miss Grace Stewart of Council BUNS.
Nichols teiegraphed for his sweetheart to
/ come 70 uiuAf bhh ut a AN' AAihhN'a
| after the 2lessage had been sent.
Engineer Lairabee Of the passenger train
| said tonight that he found II impossible 70
check his train till It was too late. He
stuck to his engine. although he could
have jumped before the collision occurred.
John Schoentengen Of Council Bluffs. one
| of the Injured speaking OF, the accident.
said: ~ was asleep In my berth when the
crash came and a moment later found my
self underneath pile OF wreckage on the
track. i WAS in my night clothing. and
AFTER great difficulty found q way ont ana
Z ora vTled an to a snow bank The car caught
are hut had time to crawl back TO where
| n saw my ralise lying and got II and
| dressed myself In the snow.
s.7be iphabtnnts OF the village turned
ont M once and began the work Of rescue.
hauling passengers out through the wreck.
ace and fghting the hre, which spread
rssnldiy ali over the piled up tracks"
The railroad officials viii hold an ~,
| vsstieaffon tomorrow In an enort 70 ma
out who was responsible for the acciuen-