The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
CHICAGO I ALTON WRECK.
Head-End Collision Between a Pas
senger and Freight Near
Norton, Missouri.
EIGHT PERSONS REPORTED KILLED.
oxer Forty others Injured by the
TeIescoping of the Passenger
Coaches-Part of the Passenger
Train Set ON Fire and the Cars
Burned.

Burneu'
Kansas City y,Mo, July 1l.-One 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. 7, west-bound from Chicago,
collided head-on with the second sec
ton of freight train No. SO going
east. Eight people were killed out
right, and about 25 more or less in
iured In a fire that started from
the demolished engines, the dining car
'and one chair car were partially
burned. II 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
at 1890, each carrying a corps OF
physicians
The trains colided while going at
q rapid rate, the engines being de-
molshed 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 carr
being pushed into the space of one
car by the terrific impact of the col
lision.
An Omcinl In the Wreck.
Among the passengers was b. i. Nc
Claim, general agent OF the passenger
department in Kansas City of the
Chicago g. Alton railroad. Mr.. Me-
Claim escaped unhurt, and immediate
ly after the crash set about organiz-
ing n 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
eion 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 IT has been impossible to
obtain more than meagre details.
The dead will be brought TO Kan
sas City, and the injured taken tenn
porarily 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
tramps 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.
Il. c. Bray, Chicago, l6l state
street; shoe salesman; bruised about
head; neck sprnlned,
Miss Clara Golden, Topeka, Ind;
right hip hurt; not serious.
Miss Gusta A. Nelson, Topeka, Ind;
slight cuts an head,
George B. ilill Gillian, Mo-; bad
cut on knee.
George Aliens, colored, New Frank
fort, Mo-, hurt on side; not serious
Joseph Whittlc, Gillian, Mo-; cut
on arm, hend; leg sprnncd,
Mrs. Xolln Harry, lloopeston, H.;
scalded about the face and arm; not
serious.
Mrs, j. s. Adsit, lloopcston, H.;
bcalded about head and shoulders.
Sidney Jones, Kansas City, terribly
scolded about head and all over his
body.
Dr. j. s, Adslt, lIoopeston, Ill.,;
hands badly scOlded, head slightly
Gus Williams, coorcd New Orleans,
porter on tourist sleeper hands
scNlded, rib broken.
Mrs. c. W, Snyder, jasper, n. VI;
hands and face badly scalded.
Mrs. Frances Walker, Flatbush,
Brooklyn, face, breast and hands
badly scolded; inhaled steam.
Mrs. Lottle j.. Stlll, llorncllsvillc, N.
r.; face and arms scaldcd.
q. r. Dixon, Fairbuiy, face bruised |,
both legs scnlded; not serious
Prof. ), A. D. Harry, supcrintend'
ent public schools, lloopcston, ILL.,;
hands bodly scalded, face slightlyi arr
terry In arm broken,
Mrs, s, a, d, Harry, scalded about
head, arms, chest and bnck,
Miss julia NJ llaysllp, Chenoo, Hi
face and arms scalded,
NJ. l.. llaysllp, Chenoo, llli hands
and face soalded, not serious.
.. ID. Sanborn, Chenon ILL.,; hands
badly scalded; face slightly.
Miss Anna Morrison, Valparaiso,
Ind; scaldcd about head and arms;
not serious.
Miss Ora II. Tallmnn, Valparaiso,
Ind, slightly scalded about head and
arms.
Miss Lulu Rider, Kcntlnnd, 1nd.'
badly scaldcd on face, arms and back
Mrs. J, A. Miller, Bloomington, Hi
scaldcd about head slight euts on
body; not seriouA