The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
FOURTEEN KILLED.
Two Trains Collide on Chicago
and Alton Road.

Fourteen persons are dead, three
Others probably fatally injured and
moro than soore of othors less seri.
ously hurt as the roeult of head. end
collision bctweon a passenger and 8
fast live stock train on the Chicago and
Alton railroad, noar Norton, Missouri, J,
at O'Clock Wednesday morning. Six
were killed outright, four diod on a
train conveying thorn to Kansas City
aod four died at hospital in this oity.
The dead sre
T. ]. Anderson, Slater, Mo-, engi.
neor Of freight train. s5
Frank Briggs, engineor Of passenger
train. s,5, n
l. 8, Rogers, Chicago, u. s. Express
company mesBonger.
Mrs Giilhnd and daughter Of q ood.
land, Ind both killed outright.
ID w. Hooker, Syracuse, N. Y. ;diod
Mrs. 9. W. snydor, Jasper, N. ";
died on train.
G.. l. Roy, oashier Of tho Whining
ton, llls., bank; died on train.
Sydney Jonos, Kansas City, died in
tho hospital, as did Daniel Donnelly
OF Mexico, Mo-, frem,n,of freight train
and r. j. Ourtios, Gsnesoo, N. Y.
Miss Lula Rider, 20 years old, Of
Kentland, Ind.
Mrs. Dickson, 67 years old.
The passenger train was travelling in
tnroo soctlons on account of the honvy
Epworth League business to San Fran.
CISCO. Tho wrooked train was the first
section, and contained no Lsaguors.
Conductor McAnna Of the freight
train, eastbound, had boon ordered to
meet tho second &c otion Of the passen.
ger train at Slater, the next station
cast Of Norton, but apparently oyer-
looked the fact that the first seotion,
which was 65 minutes late, had not
passed. Tho head brakeman on the
freight, who was about four oars from
tho engino, says Conductor McAnne
asumed tho throttle himself On leaving
Marshall, and was running the engine
whom the collision occurred. The trains
mot two miles west Of Norton, on O
curve aurmounting high ombsnk.
mont. bs
A relief train started from Kansas
tity At noon and returned here w;.h
the injured at 6 O'Clock Wednesday
evening. Those who died on the way
there wero delivered to the undertakers,
while the others wero distributed be-.
tween two hospitals.
The trains oollided while going at a
good rate Of speed. The engines wore
pushed to either aide Of the track aud
practically demolished, while the for
ward oars Of the passenger train tele.
scoped each other.
The forward Pullman and the tourist
sleoper in front were burned The bag4
gage car was wrecked and freight oars
were piled up on both engines and
burned 1u The trair, which was wrecked
the g iaests tspaHsSng IL ainii,
IN the y ntted. State 81. = q, ho oa III ipmoHt
was all new, including the sleeping
oars, coaches, baggage car and locomo.
tive. 81 q (, Il, y "a B q
The injured suffered mostly from
scalds, due to escaping Dteam from the
wrecked locomotives, i ere being no
broken limbs. Some Of the victims had
inhaled steam aud were in worao oondi-
tion than the first examination indi-
GATED. Soon after the arrival hore,
three Of the injurued died at Universi-
ty hospital. Identification Of the dead
was difficult. because tho clothing had
been removed to apply relief to the
soalded surfaces. 5.3a
Mrs. Hilda Hasslip, Of Ohenoa, ILL.,,
L. O. Bray, Of Chicago, a shoe dealer,
and Mrs. Frances Walkor, Brooklyn,
N. Y, and an elderly woman unidenti..
fed, are in critical condition.