The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31
Kent Raub and Charles Smith
Injured in Wreck
Of Rock Island Train Return
ing From Ell Reno.
WAS HEAVILY LOADED
With HOmeseekers Who Had
Been to the Drawing.
One Man Killed and "a More or
Less Hurt.

Kremlin, o. T., July s1.-The north
bound Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
passenger train No. which left FL
Reno at o'clock, three hours late,
crowded with departing homeseekers,
was wrecked while going at full speed
two miles south of here at 10:45.
One man was killed and twenty-four
persons injured, none fatally.
Dead:
G. L. McLAIN. Enid. Okla
/. ]. Schmidt, s2s East Fourteenth
street, Kansas City. Mo-, cut badly on
face and hands
W. II Kelsey. Medford, ok. cut on
head, face and hands.
Charles Smith, Topeka, Kan, Rock
Island employe. bruised on face and
hand.
c. c. AIulvaney, Fort Smith, Ark,
shoulder and hand cut.
J. V. Brock and wife, Kansas City
bruised Mrs. Brock was saved serious
injury by a fellow passenger intercept
ing a flying window sash.
John CLANCY, Chanute, Kan, face.
and hand bruised.
D. B. Redman. Baileyville. Kan. face
and knee cut.
John Droppleman, Axtel, Kan, knee
cut; other bruises.
M. Cullock, Pueblo. Col, hand cut
Neil McCarty, Lacy. Ok hand cut
"A. G. Kline, Nebraska, hand bruised
A. l.. Kitchen, Joplin, No, leg. arm
and back cut and bruised.
j. McGovern, Joplin, Mo-, arm, head
and one leg bruised.
James Taylor, Jamesport, Mo, head
severely cut and chest hurt.
A N. Smith. Milo. Ia, back and wrist
hurt; severely.
E. L Kesey. eJwell. Kan. head and
arm cut
Barney King. Joplin. No. hip and
shoulder hurt.
broken. shoulder blade hurt; other in
juries.
Andrew Nette. negro. Lincoln. Neb.,
back and shoulder injured.
d. E. Saighman. Joplin, No, severely
cut and injured internally.
X. Raub, North Topeka, thigh damned,
head bruised; severely.
J. 0. Creeden. Axtell, Kan, right leg
injured.
A broken rail in a culvert. washed
out by heavy rains, threw the baggage
ker and one passenger car were over
turned, resting on their sides. Three
passenger cars and the Pullman also
left the track. but did not overturn
The engine and mail car remained on
the track. Engineer Kelly shut off the
air on the train as he saw the culvert's
condition, and thus saved a greater
disaster. The track was torn up for 300
feet. Passengers In overturned cars
were lifted out through the upper win
dows. The only one killed is supposed
to be c. L. McLain of Enid. He was
sitting on the step of the smoker. Let
ters in his clothing indicated that he
has been running a lemonade stand at
Ell Reno. He was buried under a car
truck and his body not taken out for
two hours
A stock train had just passed and q
farmers young son saw the broken rail
and washout. Afterwards he tried to
warn the passenger engineer. but was
just too late.
Kenneth Raub, the son of DR.. A A
Raub who lives at No 10 West Gordon
street in North Topeka. and who was
injured in the Rock Island accident
near Enid Tuesday, arrived home last
night at about midnight.
Raub was riding in the smoking car
when the accident occurred The jolt
threw him forward and the stove fell
on top of his body, hurting his thigh
and bruising him up considerably
about the face. His back was sprained
in the accident. He was however able
to walk to his home in North Topeka
from the depot. Today he is feeling
worse and has been under the care of
doctors. Raub was returning from Ell
Reno where he had registered for a
chance in the government land lottery