New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-07-11
SIXTEEN DEAD IN WRECK.
CHICAGO AND ALTON EXPRESS MEETS
FAST LIVE STOCK TRAIN HEAD On
CARS CATCH FIRE-NO EPWORIH
LEAGUE MEMBERS ABOARD.

LEAGUE MEMBERS ABOARD.
Kansas City, Mo. July 10-Sixteen persons
are dead two probably fatally injured ano
large number of others less seriously hurt aa
the result of head-on collision between passeh-
ger and fast live stock trains on the Chicdso
and Alton Railroad, near Norton, Mo- a nun
dred miles east of here, at o'clock TINS MORN
ing Six persons were killed outright. four dleu
on a train conveying them to Kansas Ci's' "4o
six died in hospitals in this city Inc oedu
include these six who were killed outright:
MAMA, Daniel. Of Slater. Mo- CONDUCTOR 0i '-'7"
ANDERSON. P. j., of Slater Mo- engineer oA e
BRIDGES Frank. engineer of passenger train
ROGERS l. S. of Chicago United States Express Oo'i-
GILLAND Mrs. daughter. OF Goodland' IND
The following died on the way to the hospital
or after getting there
HOOKER, D. w. of Syracuse. y. Y. died on train
SNYDER, Mrs. C. w. of Jasper, n Y. diea on Train
ROY. G. L, cashier of the Wilmington H. oa'N '-'0
SNYDER, James of Kansas City. died at St. '0sephs
poNNEIL.Y Daniel OF Mexico Mo. fireman of freight
train. died University Hospital
CURTIS Mrs r. j. of Genesee. n. Y. died at Uni
versity Hospital
DICKSON Mrs Of wimip 1oni,a H. SS'yse'eh years
RIDER Miss Lulu aged twenty-five. of Kentland' lnd''
died at University Hospital
1880 tonight St Josephs Hospital.
The aged unidentified woman taken to 81.
Joseph's Hospital died at IL o'clock. she ala
not regain consciousness and there was nothing
upon her person to give any hint of her ioentity-
The injured include o. D. Sanborn of Chenoa,
ILL.,. head. hand and face scalded; h. A. haul-
meff. of Chicago back and sprained: Mrs
Bertha Mitchell. of Pontiac, ILL.,, hand and face
scalded: DR.. ]. Adsit, wife and baby. of Hopes
bic Elkns. of Bloomington. ILL.,, hands and face
scalded.
About twenty-five others were bad" scaideo'
The passenger train was travelling westward
from Chicago In three sections on account OF
the heavy Epworth League business to san
Francisco The wrecked train was the first sec
tion and contained no league members.
Conductor McAnna, of the freight train east
bound had been ordered to meet the second
section OF the passenger train at Slater the next
station east of Norton, but apparently over
looked the fact that the first section whch was
ffty-fve minutes late. had not passed The
head brakeman on the freight train, who was
about four cars from the engine, says the con-
ductor McAnna assumed the throttle himself
on leaving Marshall, and was running the en-
CINE when the collision occurred. The trains
met two miles west of Norton. on a curve sur
mounting a high embankment
A relief train started from Kansas City at
noon and returned here with the injured at
O'Clock this evening. Those who died on the
way were delivered to the undertakers. while
the others were distributed between two hospi-
tails.
The six killed outright Were left at Slater. MO
Among the passengers B. L. Mccain.
general agent of tbs passenger department in
Kansas City of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
Mr. McClain escaped unhurt and. Immediately
after the crash, set about organizing systematic
relief
The passenger train was due at Marshall at
ga o'clock, but 30 minutes late The
freight, eastbound left Marshall at 10 CLOCK
in an attempt to make Horton. and met the pas
senger train five miles east of Marshall When
the crash came the smoker-diner telescoped
turned to one side and went by the baggage
express car and the engine and down an en-
bankment. Few in this car were injured
In the chaircar half dozen received
scratches and bruises, but the greatest number
OF the victims were those in the tourist sleeper
This car telescoped and fell on top OF the en-
CINE. The passengers We're scalded ny escaping
steam The chaiTcar piled up near by. Inc
Pullman and the observation cars remained on
the track their occupants escaping with
slight shaking up These quickly went to work
TO aid the injured IN the forward cars The
tourist sleeper and the ehalrcar soon caught
fire and were completely burned.
The baggage car was completely wrecked and
freight cars were piled up on both engines and
also caught fire
Chicago July 1O-In response to many anz-
ions inquiries the Chicago and Alton officials
stated that the Epworth League specials. bound
for San Francisco which left Chicago yester-
day. were run as the second and third sections
of the train that was wrecked. So far as they
know there were no Epworth Leaguers from
Chicago or the East on board the first section
Their trains We're delayed for several hours.
Mrs Frances Walker one of the victims OF the
wreck was widow whose home until recently
was at No 80 Ocean-ave.. Flat5ush Brooklyn. with
her son and daughter. The son. Arthur Walker,
now lives in Denver, and she her way to
visit him. She a sister-in-law of Robert 5.