Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-07-18
A FR|GHTFUL WRECK.
FREIGHT TRAIN AND PAssFN-
GER CRASH TOGETHER.
SEVENTEEN PERSONS KILLED
Wrecked Cars Burn and Passengers
Pinned on Locomotive are
Horribly Scalded.

Kansas City, July 10.-Seventeen per
sons are dead, two are probably fatal
ly injured and large number of Others
are less seriously hurt as a result of a
head-end collision between passenger
and a fast livestock train on the Chi
cago & Alton railroad near Norton
Mo-, at o'clock this morning. Siy
were killed outright. four died on the
train conveying them to Kansas Civ
and seven died in the hospital in this
city.
Train in Three Sections.
The passenger train was travelling in
three sections on account of the heavy
Epworth league business to San Fran
cisco. The wrecked train was the first
section, but contained no leaguers.
Freight Conductors Oversight.
Conductor McAnRa of the freight
train, eastbound, had been ordered TO
meet the second section of the passen-
ger at Slater. the next station east of
Norton, but apparently had overlooked
the fact that the first section, which
was So minutes late, had not passed
The head brakeman of the freight, who
was about four cars from the engine
says Conductor McAnna assumed the
throttle himself on leaving Marshall
and was running the engine when the
collision occurred The two trains met
two miles west of Norton on a curve
surmounting high embankment
Injured Brought to Kansas CITY.
The relief train started from Kansas
City at noon. and returned here with
the injured at 6 o'clock this evening.
Those who died enroute were taken TO
the undertakers. while the others were
distributed between the two hospitals
The six who were killed outright We're
left at Slater, Mo.
The passenger train consisted of an
engine, combination baggage and ex-
press car, diner, smoker, chair car.
tourist sleeper, Pullman sleeper and
observation Pullman.
Terrific Crash Comes.
The passenger train was westbound
and was due at Marshall at 6 "A, but
was 90 minutes late. The freight, east
bound, left Marshall at 1925, and, in
an attempt to make Norton, met the
passenger five miles east of Marshall.
When the crash came the smoker and
dinner were telescoped turned on one
side and went by the Saggage-express
car and engine and down the embank-
ment. But few in this car were unin-
jured. In the chair car half dozen
received scratches and bruises, but
the greater number of the victims were
those in the tourist sleeper.
This car was telescoped and fell on
top of the engine. The passengers
were horribly burned and scalded by
the escaping steam. The chair car was
piled up close by. The Pullman sleep
er and observation car remained on
the track, and the occupants of these
cars escaped with a slight shaking up.
Wrecked Cars Burn.
The passengers who were unhurt
went quickly to work to aid the injured
in the forward cars. The tourist, sleep
ers and chair car soon caught fire and
were completely burned The wreck
age was piled high, and it is feared
that several bodies are still in it, The
baggage car was completely wrecked,
the freight cars being piled up on
both engines and burning.
Every physician in Marshall sid
Slater responded to the call for help
and everything possible was done to
make the sufferers comfortable.
Ten bodies are at undertaking estab-
lishments and the bodies of four dead
trainmen are-at Slater, Mo. A man
named Jones died tonight at the hos
pital, and he is believed TO be from
Chicago. He was at first supposed to
be Kansas Cityian
Two More Deaths.
Mrs. Frances Walker. Brooklyn, anr
an aged unidentified woman taken TO
st. Joseph's hospital died tonight
In the hospitals there are 80 per-
sons, at least two of whom are expect
ed to die. Two bodies have been I'M
identi1ed-one young woman killed
at the wreck and supposed to be the
daughter of Mrs. r. j. Curtis of Gene
SEQ, \. T.. and the other a gray-haired
woman. who died late tonight t the
hospital.
Another Victim Dies.