Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-09
FAST PASSENGER AND
A FREIGHT COLLIDE.
Engineer Killed and Many Passen-
gers Hurt in a Wreck
Near Ottumwa.
PROMINENT lowAxs ARE INJURED
Colonel olmstead and Major Hume of the
Adjutnnt Generals department
Among Thcm-Accident Fault
Of Freight Crew.

Brown, of Burlington, was buried I'M
der the engine of Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy passenger No 8 yesterday
at Thayer, fifteen miles east Of Cres-
ton, and forty:ve passengers were in
iurcd by part of the train rolling down
d forty-foot embankment The accident
occurred on Il curve, and was caused
by the passenger colliding with a
freight engine that was out on tho
main line and failed to clear the pas
.engcr that was going at the rate of
forty miles an hour. Both engines were
precipitated from the track, the bag
gage car, smoker and two chair cars
following the passenger engine.
Killed:
S. d. BROWN, engineer Of passenger,
Burlington, Ia; buried underneath his
engine; remains not recovered ut 8
o'clock.
injured:
NJ. Carney, Burlington. fireman; left
arm broken twice; head badly cut;
may result fatally.
p. e. Bates. Chicago. porter; chest
badly mashed anG back injured: SER
ious.
M. O'Connor, conductor. Burlington.
Ia; back badly injured.
j. Il. Burk, Jacksonville, Fla; slight.
ly injured.
n. Anderson, of Abba.
w. A. Harper, of Ottumwa.
Mrs. w. A. Harper, of Ottumwa-
Mai. j. T. Hume, Des Moines; badly
bruised.
w. NJ. Beehre. Charlton; back in.
iured.
c.. NJ. Buchanan, of Fairfield.
f. II. Flagg, of Chicago.
Effle Ellis, of Murray, Ia.
j. I. McCune, of Ottumwa.
w. A. Hart, of Emerson, Ia.
Hugh Doran of Ottumwa; slight.
Wm. Romers, of Chicago.
w. N. Pixey. of West Salam, Ill.
w. r.. Rund, of Chicago.
e. G. Carter, of Cedar Rapids, Ia.
L. NJ. Gallup, of Chicago.
o. =. Garrett, Murray, Ia; head and
body bruised.
Col. j. A. Olmstead, Des Moines, Ia;
severely injured.
NJ. Shirley and wife, Omaha; Mr..
Shirley cut about face and head, neck
bruised; Mrs. Shirley bruised.
w. a. Scott, Chicago; back injured.
right leg and foot bruised.
Albert Brown, right arm and leg
bruised.
Internal injuries serious.
Clarence Woine, Grinnell; scalp
wound, limbs injured, bruised about
back.
j. L. Farthing, Creston, travelling
salesman; right hand. badly bruised.
VIM. w. Bond.
j. d. Johnston, Chicago; bruised.
Mrs. F. A. Bell, Fairfield, Ia; slight
ly bruised.
VIM. Treffel, Burlington, Ia, brake
man passenger train; bruises
A. c. Sweeney, Keokuk, Ia; bruised.
Il. L. Gardiner, Charlton, Ia; head,
shoulders and hips bruised and cut.
ID. O. Campbell, Cleveland, o.: head,
shoulders and legs bruised.
8. d. Reed. osceola. Ia; Slightly
Walter Crowley. WOODBURY.; legs
shocked
DR.. Averill. Aften. Ia; back injured
II. j. Burke and wife. Jacksonville.
Fla; wife badly cut on forehead, back
hurt; Burke's injuries slight.
Mary Cherry, LIE Roy, Ia; chest and
head hurt, serious internal injuries.
Clyde Wilson, Hopeville. Ia; collar
bone. head and legs bruised and cut.
r. b. Mitchell, Weldon, Ia; head and
face badly cut.
G. b. Miner, Clarinda, Ia; slightly
injured, head and both arms.
VIM. Elder. Ottumwa, Ia; shoulder
dislocated. head cut.
Roscoe Mownan, Talmage, Ia; Sc
Nercly shocked.
Clarence Whitleck, Osceola, Ia; arm
broken, internal injury.
S. f. Reem, Osccola. Ia: cut over
eye severe bruises.
L. G. Caller, Charlton; bad cash left
hip.
p. Bates. Chicago, dining car man.;
cut and bruised quite serious.
j. l.. Farthing, Creston; wrist broken
and back hurt.
Mike Butler, Corning. Ia; chest and
hips hurt, serious.
Relief trains bearing surgeons and
physicians We're hurried to the scene
from Creston and Charlton, and the
rescue of the imprisoned and wounded
passengers began. The injured were
brought to Creston and conveyed to
Cottage hospital.
Wreclling crews worked seven hours
to raise the blockade, that was caused
principally from the rails being torn
up.
The passenger engine going west
completely reversed, and is now headed
east. The baggage car and coaches
seem, not fatality occurred among
the passengers. The injured are doing
we'll.
Engineer Brown was one of the
eldest men on the system He had
been in other wrecks, but was never
known to leave his engine His fire
man. Mike Carney, of Ottumwa. was
badly injured: Carney and the freight
engine crew saved themselves by
jumping.
The crew Of the freight was responsible
for the wreck by attempting to switch
between the departure of the fast mail
and the arrival of No. 3. The mail was
late, the passenger followed close and
the freight engine was caught on a
switch frog.