The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
WORST IN YEARS.
The "Katy" Flyer Wrecked
Near Schell City, No.
Number of Persons Injured.
Some Seriously.
BY SPREADING RAILS.
Rear Trucks of Engine and Sew
eral Coaches Left Track.
Official Report Minimizes I'M
pOrtance of the Disaster.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 1.-THE east
bound flyer, No. 6, on the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, which left Parsons,
Kan. at 500 last night for St. Louis,
jumped the track 20 miles north of
Nevada, Mo-, last night. Ten persons
were injured. The injured. none of
whom it is believed were seriously hurt,
were taken to Nevada.
The tender and two forward cars left
the track. one car turning over.
A special to the Star from Sedalia,
Mo-, says:
The northbound Missouri, Kansas &
Texas flyer train No. 6. due here at12:45
O'Clock this morning was derailed and
ditched two miles north of Schell City,
Vernon county, at 11:30 O'Clock last
night Two passengers were seriously
injured and II others slightly injured,
but no one was killed. Spreading rails
caused the rear trucks of the
engine to leave the track and the seven
coaches were all derailed and ditched.
The wreck was one of the worst the
road has sustained in years and the
track will not be cleared until this aft
ernoon. Superintendent N. ]. Finney
left here last night for the scene, taking
physicians with him and every possible
dltSllttOu was SlNS1 the lllJulSd
The postal car, combination mail car
and a chair car were badly splintered
while three others were derailed. The
ploughed about $50 yards before it was
stopped tearing up the track. The
train was well filled with passengers, q
of whom We're injured. as follows: :
Mrs. Ella Foster, New Bloomfield.
Mo, bruised about head and shoulders.
Mrs. O. T. Bacon, Wichita Falls,
Tex, slight bruise on head.
! Chalmer Mcpherson, Waxachie, Tex,
scalp wound
Mrs. Mamie Allen, Ranger, Tex, back
sprained
D. h Brown, Lockhart, Tex. left
wrist broken.
]. G. Alexander. chief of police. Dali
las, Tex. head cut
Mrs. J. G. Alexander. head cut.
P. H. Cashion, Yont. Mo, bruised.
D. E. Nipp, Collinsville. Ill. knee
bruised.
D. M. Cogswen. Walling. Tex, bruis-
ed thighs and knee.
Peter Smith, Furniss, Pa, bruised and
leg hurt.
| John Scholsen, arm hurt
! - Wright. Sedalia, Mo, postal
clerk: sDrain.
w. F. Landrun, Sedalia, postal clerk
arm and leg bruised
Scott Morrison. Sedalia: hand cut.
S E. Wear. Cleburne, Tex; bruised
| thigh
W. H Graham, Sedalia; shoulder
| wrenched.
w. NJ. Hamilton, ST. Louis; wrist
W. W. Wood, Clinton, hip bruised and
4 face cut.
| Lincoln Hightower. St. Louis, porter
lleg sprained-
| The injured were taken to Nevada on
the regular train this morning and sent
to the M. K. & T. hospital. Many OF
| them are badly hurt.
A special to the Star from Nevada
Mo, says twenty-one persons were in
jured, three seriously. in the wreck
St. Louis. Aug. 11.-Reports received
at headquarters from Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Railroad company state thai
the flyer passenger train No. 6, due II
St. Louis at 5:52 this morning was pa1
TALLY derailed at 11:20 o'clock last night
two miles south of Schell City. The
baggage car, accommodation car ano
chair car left the track and turned over
injuring eight or ten persons, whose
names are not obtainable. None was
seriously hurt. The passengers were
transferred to other cars and the tra1r
proceeded to the city. 1t will be about
five hours late, according to reports re
ceiVed at the superintendent's office