Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-30

MIS- George w, RudiO, Omaha.
s. O. Nichols, Council Bluffs, la,
j, B. Duncan, sleeping-car, porter,
Chicago.
INJURED.
Best Carr Wnlett, N. r. badly cut
and bruised
Fred Durham, Chicago,
George W. Fox, Boulder, Colo.
IL d. Gray Evanston, H.
Edward Hinclley, Surprise, Neb.
Mrs. j. l.. Kali. Chicago,
Clarence Lazerus, Chicago
w "A, Sweeney, Larchford Ia.
Marion Wilkes Fremont, Neb.
Mrs. Eva Han, Chicago,
Lincoln Taft Chicago,
Veranica Rorrmoser Millard Neh,
IT, Larabee, passenger engineer, leg
fractured.
H. u. Curran, fireman.
G, W. Aiken yard master,
+. ID, O'Neil, special agent North
western railroad
John W. Wilson, civil engineer
Northwestern railroad,
w, Bates, Pullman conductor
John Schoentgrcn, Council Bluffs
Ia; face and hands badly cut and
bruised about body
II. l., Miller, brakeman; ankle frac-
tured and body bruised,
J., b, jameson and wife, Platte, Neb
G, Il. Fier, Racine Wis, face and
body badly cut by falling glass
Miss Mamie Elinpwood, Omaha; bad
ly bruised
A. II. Jewell, Buffalo, N. ". hands
and face lacerated by falling glass
j. w. Woodruff, Chicago; internal in
jures
w Hickman, sleeping-car porter;
face burned.
j, NJ, Wilson Boone, Ia; hands cut.
DR. j. w. Anderson Cripple Creek,
Colo. burned,
W. II, Risely, Chicago,
With the exception of three en-
ployes Of the road, Curran, Larrabee
and O'Nell, who We're seriously hurt
the injured are suffering from bruises
and cuts from falling glass,
The injured passengers were at
tended Immediately by physicians from
Rockford and Dekalb, and later were
removed to st. Luke's hospital In Chi
cago by special train, Many Of them
jured were burned by the scalding
steam that enyelOped the wrecked
coaches after the collision,
CAUSE OF WRECK
The freight train had taken a siding
at Malta, but the train was longer than
the siding and the freight locomotive
protruded upon the main track beyond
the sidetraCk The incoming passen.
ger train from the west was not
stopped until the two locomotives
"cornered" at the switch, the pas
senger engine being thrown into the
ditch and several coaches piling on
top Of the wreck. The cars caught
fire from the locomotives.
A statement given out by officials OF
the railroad company explains that
the switch at the east end OF the sl0-
Ing was open through mistake ana that
the responsibility probably lies with
some member Of the crew Of the
freight train. The statement places
the company's property loss NJ about
100000.
Duncan, the sleeping-car porter, was
the only person killed outright MI
and Mrs. Rudio and Mr. Ni9ct, died
from their injuries while being
brought to Chicago At ST. Luke's hos
pital II IL stated that while several OF
the injured are IN a serious condition
all, II Is believed by the attending
physicians, viii recover.
LANDSLIDE ON CHESAPEAKE &
OHIO.
Lynchburg, Va, Dee. ga landslide
on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad near
Reusen station, Eve miles south of
Lynchburg on the James river branch,
today caused wreck in which five per-
sons were killed and several other per-
sons injured, but none of them seri-
ously. The slide was caused by wash
outs, due TO the heavy rains,
DEAD.
Cnoductro c. Whitaker.
Engineer George Fisher
Baggagemaster Thompson.
Express Messenger shannon,
A man named Baker machinist, |
from Clifton Forge, Va, is missing,
Several passengers from the scene |
Of the wreck say that probably one or |
two passengers are buried under the |
debris caused by the slide but no |
names can be ascertained of any pas
sengers known to be missing.
The train 20 which the mlshap oc-
CURED was known rs No. I, II left |
Lynchburg behind schedule time and |
consisted of an engine, tender baggage |
car, and one passenger car, which was |
pretty been filed with travellers
II is stated that the train had run |
into a rock slide without damage, and |
the tralnmen and some Of the nassen- |
gers had succeeded In pushing the pas |
senger car back from under the cliff.
They were trying to do the same |
thing for the baggage car when a Sec
ond heavy slide came down. The car |
was overturned and Thompson Fisher |
and Shannon were crushed, Conductor |
Whitaker was knocked into the river |
and drowned. His body has not been
recovered.
A shout Of warning as the second |
slide came enabled most Of those who
were In danger to escape without in
jury, Fears are expressed that one |
or two more passengers may have been
caught, but so far as can be learned
none are known 70 be missing All the
killed were residents of Richmond.
FATAL STREET CAR COLLISION
Birmingham, Ala, Dec ga street
car collideh with a number OF freight !
cars attached to a switch engine here
today and one man was killed and two
Others injured
DEAD.
y. W. Jones, conductor on street car.
INJURED.