Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-18
FIVE KILLED IN A WRECK
Victims Of Hesd-0n Collision on B, & N.
Near Hyannis, Eeb.
PASSENGER AND STOCK TRAIN INVOLVED
Conductor and Engineer Disregard
order to Meet Special and Three
Engines and six Cars Re-
duced TO scrap Heap.

HYANNIs, Neb., May 17.-(special Tele-
Rram.)-A disastrous headon collision oc-
CURED at 3 o'clock this morning on a
sharp curve OF the B. & NJ. railroad one
mile east Of this place between passenger
train No. AZ. carrying nine coaches, and a
double-header stock extra composed Of
thirty-hve cars west-bound.
The blame is charged to Conductor
colvin and Engineer Phillips OF the pas
senger train. who disregarded their order
to meet the extra at Hyannis.
The three engines, mail car, combina-
ton express and baggage car, smoker and
three cars Of stock we're completely de-
nolished. the whole having the appearance
Of a huge scrap heap. The baggage car
telescoped the smoker. the floor Of the
former resting about three feet above that
Of the latter.
Between the two, among a shapeless mass
Of debris, were Conductor Colvin and a
passenger named Cox, who were taken out
badly bruised but not fatally hurt, and
four passengers, who must have been
Instantly killed.
The dead are:
WILLIAM RAY, Tecumseh, Neb.
MYRoN FUTILE, whitman, Neb.
w. D. PITTS, Eldorado, Mo.
J. NJ. cox Of Springfield. Mo-, a brother
Of the Cox heretofore mentioned.
LEE LEINHART, a fireman.
Many OF the passengers were more or
less bruised, one or two quite seriously
hurt, and Fireman Leinhart had one leg
mashed. so that amputation was necessary.
He was removed to Alliance together with
others who required medical attention, and
died shortly after reaching that place.
The dead are being cared for at this
place. A temporary track was laid around
the ruins and traffic resumed about noon.
The wrecking crew is on the ground and
will hastily clear the main line.
In view Of the fact that these trains
were running at regular speed and the
large number OF passengers on forty-two, it
IL miraculous that many more we're not
killed.
Another Account.
ALLIANCE, Neb.. May 1~7,-(special Tel
sgram.)-A disastrous wreck occurred on
the Billings line of the Burlington one
and one-half miles east Of Hyahnis at 8
o'clock this morning in which Ave persons
we're killed and half a dozen others badly
injured. Passenger No. AZ, eastbound, col
lided with stock extra No. 327, each going
at the rate Of forty miles an hour, tele-
scoping baggage, mail and smoker, and
killing all the occupants Of the smoker
except two. ~
The bodies OF the dead we're brought
here on No. Al this morning to the under
takers, and Mr.. futile, who was long a
resident Of Box Butte county, will be
buried at this place by the @. A. r. post.
The cause Of the wreck was a misleading
of orders written by the Hyannis operator.
The train order was intended to read
stock train will meet No. AZ at 'Hyannis,' -
but the operators handwriting was care
less and 1t appeared plainly to read
"Stock train will meet second AZ at
iHyannis," and upon such Interpretation by
enginemen, 1remen and conductor OF ~,
they plunged out Of Hyannis only to meet
Q double-header four minutes later.
TECUMsEH, Neb., May 17.-Cspecial
Telegram.)-William L. Ray, the Tecumseh
man who was killed in the Burlington
collision near Hyannis today, was travelling
for James Nelson OF this city, selling
nursery stock.
Mr.. Nelson was with Mr.. Ray the day
before and would have been with him at the
time Of the accident but for missing the
train at Sheridan, Wyo.
Mr.. Ray was aged about 40 years and
was a native Of Illinois. He had lived
here but three years. He leaves a wife
and four small children.
1t is expected the remains will be shipped
here tomorrow. when the funeral arrange
ments will be made.
Destructive Work of Lightning Bolt