The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
+ FOURTEEN KILLED.
Two Trains Collide on Chicago
and Alton Road,

Fourteen persons arc dead, three
others probably fatally Injured and
moro than score of othors less sori-
oualy hurt as the result Of q head. end
collision botwoon passenger and q
fast 1.-Two stock train on the Chicago and
Alton railroad, noar Norton, Missouri.
att O'Clock Wednesday morning. Six
were killed outright, four diod on a
train conveying thom to Kansas City
aud four diod at q hospital in this oity.
The dead are:
p. J. Anderson, Slater, Mo-, engi.
neor of freight train. Ell
Frank Briggs, engineer Of passenger
train. d B
l, s. Rogers, Chicago, U. 8. Expreas
o0lupany messoDger.
Mrs Giland and daughter Of g ood.
land, Ind both killed outright.
u w. Hooker, Syracuse, N. Y. diod
on traip.
Mrs. Q. W. Snyder, Jasper, N. Y.;
died on train.
G.. L. Roy, cashier Of the Whining
ton, 1lls., bank; died on train.
Sydney Jonos, Kansas City, died in
tho hospital, as did Daniel Donnolly
OF Mexico, Mo-, firem IN, of freight train
and 4. j. Ourties, Gsnesoo, N. Y.
Miss Lula Rider, 20 years old, Of
Kentland, Ind.
Mrs. Dickson, 67 years old. a,
Tho passenger train was travelling in
throo sootions on account Of tho heavy
Epworth League business to San Fran.
CISCO. Tho wrecked train was the first
section, and contained no l. ,aguers.
Conductor McAnna Of the freight
train, eastbound, had boon ordered TO
moot the second section Of the passon.
ger train at Slator, the noxt station
oaat Of Norton, but apparently oyor-
looked the fact that the first seotioD,
which was 55 minutes late, had not
PASSED. Tho head brakeman on tho
freight, who was about four cars from
tho engine, says Conductor MoAnna
asumed tho throttle himself on leaving
Marshall, and was running tho engine
whom tho collision occurred. The trains
mot two miles west Of Norton, on a
ouryo surmounting q high embank-
mont.
A relief train started from K,nsa as
City at noon and returned hore with
the injured at 6 O'Clock Wednesday
evening. Those who died on the way
there were delivered to the u nd der!s kers,
while tho others wore distributed be-
twoen two hospitals.
Tho trains collided while going at q
good rate Of speed. The engines were
pushed to either side Of the track and
practically demolished. while the for
ward oars of the passenger train tclo.
sooped each other. a IN !,9 5I
The forward Pullman and the tourist
sloeper in front were burned 4 The bag.
gage car was Wrooked and freight oars
were piled up on both engines and
burned, The train which was: wrecked
ygaalsSt1 Of the e naat pgsaS aSng ii aina
ntheE United States. hoS- 90 | plnoiit {
was all new, including the aleeping
oars, coaches, baggage Gar and looomo.
tive a q 5l a | A iSs
The injured suffered mostly from
scslds, due to escaping steam from the
wreckod locomotives, tlore being no
broken limbs. Some Of tho victims had
inhaled steam aud were in worse oondi-
tion than the first examination indi-
GATED. Soon after the arrival here,
three Of the injurued died at Uniyersi-
ty hospital. Identification Of tho dead
was difficult, because the clothing had
been removed to apply relief to the
scalded surfaces.
Mrs. Hilda Haaslip, Of Ohenoa, ILL.,,
/. 0. Bray, of Chicago, a shoe dealer,
and Mrs. Frances Walker, Brooklyn,
N. Y, and an elderly woman unidenti-
fed, are in CRITICAL condition. a#