Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-07-12
TWENTY ARE DEAD.
Terrible Wreck Between a Passen-
ger and Freight.
WRECKAGE BURNED.
Six Persons Killed Outright, Four Died
ON the Train and Six IN the
Hospital Several Persons
We're Severely Injured.

O'Clock this morning two more victims
OF Wednesdays collision ON the Chicago
and Alton railroad near Norton, No,
had succumbed TO their injuries, max
ing the total number Of dead 20 These
two were Mrs. DR.. J. ID. Adsit OF
Hoopcston, Ills, and Mrs. Hyldia Hay
alp OF Chicago.
Leslie f. Coloburn Of Pawpaw, Mich,
Miss Lottie Stiles Of Hornellsvillo, n.
Y, and Mrs. Q. W. Snyder OF Jasper,
Ills, are in a very precarious condition
and may died any mont
DR.. Adsit. Prof. S A. d. Harry of
Hoopeston, Ills, and O. Bray of
Chicago are still suffering Nensaly and
their condition has not yet ~ dohnr-
ly determined Most Of other injured
are resting easily.
Five victims are unidentified
The woman who was at first supposed
10 be the daughter Of Mrs. b. J. Curtis
Of Genosee, y. y. who was killed, was
about % years old She had dark hair
and brown eyes. The only article to aid
Identification was a garter marked Gal.
/ ifornia"
Another Is believed 10 be a Mr. Jones
Of Chicago. aged 45 or 80 years, sandy
mustache, light hair. weighing 200
pounds.
Another is that Of a woman about 90
years Of age, upper false teeth aud had
several moles on her neck and hip
The other two unidentified are men
about 40 years old. Tho body Of ono
was horribly mutihtcd. an arm and leg
missing ard shoulders and head were
crushed
Kansas City, July ll.-Sixtoon per.
sons arc dead two probably fatally IN.
jured and % large number OF others were
less seriously hurt rs a result Of q head
end collision bDtwoan the passenger
and "a fast livestock train ON the Chi.
cago and Alton railroad near Norton,
No Six were killed. outright, four
died on a train conveying Thorn Co Kan.
as City and six died at a hospital in
this city.
The dead are:
Daniel McAnna, Slater, no, conduc.
tor OF freight train.
p. J. Anderson, Slater, No, engineer
Of freight train.
Frank Briggs, engineer Of passenger
train.
l. S. Rogers, Chicago, express mes.
scnger.
Mrs. Gilman Of Goodland. Ind
d. W. Hooker Of Syracuse, n. Y,
died on the train.
Mrs c. W. Snyder Of Jasper, n. Y,
died on train.
G.. l.. Roy Of Wilmington, Ills. died
on train.
Sydney Jones Of Kansas City, died in
st. Joseph hospital.
, d. Donuelly Of Mexico, No, fireman
Of the freight train, died at the Univer
2 sity hospital.
Mrs Il. J. Curtis of Gencsce, n. Y.
4 died nj University hospital
I Mrs. Dickson Of Wilmington. Ills.
4 died at University hospital
{ Miss Lulu Reid, % years Of age
3 Kcnilaud, Ind.
4 The passenger train consisted Of al
9 engine. combination baggage and "a
3 press car, tourist diner and smoker
chair car, tourist sleeper, one Pullma
{ sleeper and observation Pullman al
3 ranged in the order named.
4 When the crash came the smoker
9 diner tclescopcd, turned 20 one side an
B went by the baggnge.cxprc,s car an
= the engine and down an embnnkmen
Z But few in this car were injured. tn
3 greatest number of victims were in n
3 tourist sleeper This telescopel aud fo
9 on top of the engine The passenger
' We're horribly burned and alded .
= escaping steam. Tho chair car piled D
close by The Pullman sleeper and o
! seryuu0n ear remained on the track m
the occupants escaped with slig
/ shaking up The tourist sleeper an
tho chair car soon caught fire and vs.