The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-30
FOUR KILLED.
Rails Spread Causing Wreck of
California Limited
While Train Was Making So
Niles an Hour.
FAR FROM TELEGRAPH
Brakeman Walked Five Miles to
Send the News. :.
Damage to the Train Was Very
Extensive.

Keokuk, Ia, April 3O.-The California
Limited train on the Atchison, Topeka
3 Santa Fe road eastSbound was de-
rallied on a curve at Cana, a switch
i've miles west of AIedill. Mo, while
going at a high speed.
-Four persons were killed and twenty
three injured.
THE KILLED.
WERTHEIMER, San Diego,
Little son of Henry c. Gates, Aus
tralia.
RUFUS BUSTER, Chicago. waiter in
dining car.
c. 9. FAIRBANKS. Chicago. waiter
In dining car.
The following injured are in the hos
pital at Fort Madison.
Emil Eitell, Chicago; cut on head
and hands.
s. Tenner Freitch Oak Park, Chi
cago; slightly bruised.
wv. w. Thomas, Newton, Mass; head
]. F. Davis. Chicago; mail clerk; bad
~ bruised.
VIM. II. Thompson. Chicago, porter in
library car; bruised.
w. j. Runkle, GaIesburg, Ill, mail
clerk; leg and head bruised.
Henry Q. Gates, Australia: bruised.
Mrs Henry G. Gates, bruised.
Daughter Of Mr.. Gates scalp wound
Miss Johanna Platner. u years old
w aukeshas Wis; face cut.
Geo W. Weeks, Clinton, Mass; Sc
Ftous internal injuries, arm broken and
hand cut serious.
Chas. Markell. Sydney, Australia, EN-.
ployed in branch house of Park. Davis
& Co; severe scalp wound
Max Heinrich. Chicago; leg badly
chas; Sargent, Chicago. conductor;
badly bruised.
Fourteen of the injured were taken to
Ehe hospital at Fort Madison.
az
Hunkle, continued on their journey. The
dead were taken to Fort Madison. The
dining car turned completely over and
rolled down ten foot embanlznent and
Two coaches were thrown clear off the
night
The injured include Conductor Charles
Sargent and twin sister Of the Gates
poy; The parents Of the twins were also
badly bruised.
Mr.. andAIrs. Gates were en- route from
australia and were with their children
eating in the dining car when the wreck
occurred.
The train was over an hour late and
passed Wyaconda, the last station west,
at the rate Of sixty-five miles an hour.
When the heavy train struck the curve
81 Cana, the rails spread
Ihe train consisted Of two mail cars,
seven Eullmans and one dining car. The
mail car, the dining car and the first
two sleepers went into the ditch The
malned on the track The deraiIed
eoaches were smashed to kindling wood,
even the a21les being bent out Of shape.
The conductor went to a farm house
ana telephoned a report Of the wreck.
the railroad officials then hurried q re-
lief train from Fort Madison.
The train men worked hard assisted
ay unhnrt passengers. and netnhboring
Farmers. The place Of the wreck is dis
tant from all communication
THE WRECKED TRAIN
kansas city, April 30-The wrecked
train LEFT Kansas City at 2:41 O'Clock
yesterday morning. 1t does not enter
the Union depot, but makes its only
stop here at the Grand avenue station.
santa. Fe passenger officials said lasf
night they knew of no Kansas CITY pas
sengers being on the train
AS g result OF the accident. west
bound santa Re train No. T. due here
at 2sl5 o'clock in the afternoon did not
reach the city until S.35 o'clock last
evening. This train was in charge OF
Conductor Richard Cresop. East Of
Kansas city this is g mail train solely
carrying but one chair car for the ac-
conmodation of railroad men travedna
but a short distance. The passenger
train is made up at the Kansas City
depot and many travellers to California
spent several hours in the depot here
before the arrival Of the mail section
The train from Chicago did not sc
closer to the wreck than 7Mediu, which
s. ave miles northeast of CANA, the