The Forrest City times., 1901-07-12

Kansas City. Mo-, July 11.-0ne of the
worst wrecks in several years on the
Chicago & Alton railroad occurred
shortly after six o'clock Wednesday
morning, near Norton, Mo-. 100 miles
east of Kansas City, when passenger
train No. Z, west-bound from Chicago,
coilided head-or with the second sec
ton of freight train No. IS going
east. Eight people were killed out
right. and about % more or less in
jured. In a fire that started from
and one chair car were partially
burned IL is feared that other VIC
tins are in the wreck.
Relief Trains Sent.
Relief trains started from Slater at
ten o'clock, and from Kansas City
1T 1880, each carrying corps of
physicians.
The trains collided while going at
. rapid rate, the engines being de-
molished and the forward cars tele-
scoped. Both engineers. the freight
conductor and Baggageman Racer
were killed outright, as were three
passengers, believed to be women.
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 Onicial In the Wreck.
Among the passengers was B. L. Nc
Claim. general agent OF the passenger
department in Kansas City of the
Chicago g. Alton railroad. Mr.. Nc
Claim escaped unhurt, and immediate
" after the crash set about organic
ing a systematic relief of the in
jured. personally directing the eff
forts of the rescuers. 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 1t has been impossible to
obtain more than meagre details.
The dead will be brought to Kan
sac City, and the injured taken tenn
porariiy 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
traanps 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.
Y. c. Bray, Chicago, f6f State
street; shoe salesman; bruised about
head; neck sprained.
Miss Clara Golden, Topeka, Ind. !;
right hip hurt; not serious.
Miss Gusta A. Nelson, Topeka, Ind. /;
slight cuts an head
George u. Hill, Gillian, No.; bad
cut ON knee.
George Aliens, colored, New Frank
fort. Mo-; hurt on side; not serious,
Joseph White. Gillian. Mo-; cut
or arm, head; leg sprained.
Mrs. Zolia Harry, Hoopeston, ILL.,;
scalded about the face and arm; not
serious,
Mrs j. $. Adsit, Hoopeston, H.;
scalded about head and shoulders.
Sidney Jones, Kansas City; terribly
scalded about head and all over his
body.
DIR. J. $. Adsit. Hoopeston. ILL.,;
hands badly scalded. head slightly.
Gus Williams. colored, New Orleans
porter ON tourist sleeper; hands
scaldcd. rib broken.
Mrs. {. w. Snyder. Jasper, y. Y;
hands and face badly sealded.
Mrs. Frances Walker, Flatbush
Brooklyn: face. breast and hand.
badly seaided: inhaled steam.
Mrs. Lottie i. still. Hornellsville. n
y; face and arms seaided.
q. *. Dixon. fairbury: face bruised;
both legs scalded: not serious.
Prof. ;. A. ID. Harry. superintend.
ent public schools. Hoopeston, ILL.,;
hands badly scalded. face slightly; ar.
terry in arm broken.
Mrs 5. A, ID. Harry. scalded ahon,
head. arms. chest aud back.
Miss Juiia NJ. Hayslip. Chenoa. IN. :
face and arms scalded.
Nj. l.. Hayslip. Chenoa, III; hand,
and face sealded; not serious.
D. ID. Sanborn. ChenosA III; hand.
badly scaided; fac slightly.
Miss Anna Morrison, yalparafsa
Ind; scalded about head and arms:
not serious.
Miss Ora f. Taihnan, Valparaiso
Ind; slightly scalded about head and