The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-07-13

scoped. Both engineers, the freight
conductor and B~aggageman Racer
were killed outright. as were three
passengers, believed to be
Most of the 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 col
lision.
An Official In the Wreck.
Among the passengers was b. L. Nc
Claim, general agent OF the passenger
department in Kansas City of the
Chicago d Alton railroad. Mr.. Me-
Claim escaped unhurt, and Immediate
ly after the crash set about organic
ing a systematic relief of the in
jured, personally directing the eff
forts of the In a message
to the local Office he ~recites simply
the fact of the wreck, adding that the
train took fire soon after the COLI
sion occurred, and 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 is
stated that because of the confusion
at the scene it has been impossible to
obtain more than meagre details.
The dead will be brought to Kan
sas City. and the injured taken tenn
porarily to Marshall, the next sta
ton west.
Following are the casualties:
The Killed.
Dan McAnna, conductor of freight,
single, Slater. Mo.
ID. J. Anderson. engineer freight,
Slater. Mo: leaves wife and three
children.
Two unknown men, supposed to be
tramps on blind baggage.
Old woman. gray hair.
Young woman, dark hair.
Frank Briggs, engineer passenger
train; body under wreck; Slater, Mo
!. S. Rogers, United States Express
messenger, Chicago.
The Injured.
f. c. Bray, Chicago, 161 State
street; shoe salesman; bruised about
head; neck sprained.
Miss Clara Golden, Topeka, Ind.
right hip hurt; not serious.
Miss Gnsta \. Nelson, Topeka, Ind.
slight cuts an head.
George Il. Hill, Gillian, No; bad
cut on knee.
George Aliens. colored. New Frank
fort, Mo-, hurt on side; not serious
Joseph Whittle. Gillian. Mo-: GU
on arm. head; leg sprained.
Mrs. /olla Harry, Hoopeston, H.,
scaldcd about the face and arm; moi
serious.
Mrs. }. S. Adsit. Hoopeston, Ill.,,
scalded about head and shoulders.
Sidney Jones, Kansas City: terribl,
scalded about head and all over hi
body.
DR.. j. s. Adsit, Hoopeston. ILL.,.
hands badly scalded, head slightly.
Gus Williams, colored. New Orleans
porter on tourist sleeper; hand
scalded, rib broken.
Mrs. c. w. Snyder, Jasper. n. Y.
hands and face badly scalded.
Mrs. Frances Walker. Flatbusb
Brooklyn: face, breast and hand
badly scalded; inhaled steam.
Mrs. Lottie j.. Still, Hornellsville n
J., face and arms scalded.
&. r. Dixon, Fairbury; face bruised
both legs scalded; not serious.
Prof, S. A. ID. Harry, superiDtend
ent public schools, Hoopeston, Ill.
hands badly scalded, face slightly; ar
terry in arm broken.
Mrs. S. A.. D. Harry, scalded abou
head, arms, chest and back.
Miss Julia NJ. Hayslip, Chenoa, Ill.
face and arms scalded.
NJ. J.. IIayslip, Chenoa, Ill; hand
and face scalded; not serious.
o. ID. Sanborn, Chenoa, ILL.,: hand
badly scalded; face slightly.
Miss Anna Morrison, Valparaiso
Ind; scalded about head and arms
not serious.
Miss Ora f. Tallman, Valparaiso
Ind; slightly scalded about head an
arms.
Miss Lulu Rider, Kentland, Ind.
badly scaIded on face, arms and bach
Mrs. J.. A. Miller, Bloomington, Ill.
scalded about head; slight cuts o
body; not serious