The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14
MET WITH CRASH.
Rock Island Golden State Linn
tied Is Wrecked.
Strikes the Texas Express ut
Dwight, Kansas.
ONE MAN is DEAD.
Engineer VIM. Love Was Killed
Instantly.
0. P. Blood, of Topeka, Is Seri-
Ously Hurt.
PASSENGERS ON LIST.
Nine Injured but None of Them
Seriously.
Accident Caused by Failure to
Receive Orders.
PASSENGERS ON LIST.
Nine Injured but None of Them
Seriously.
Accident Caused by Failure to
Receive Orders.

Dwight. Kas. March 1.-THE Golden
State Limited" east bound. and the
Texas express, No. 3. west bound, col
lided head-on a quarter of mile east
Of here at 3:45 o'clock this morning. kill
ing William Love. engineer of the Texas
express. and seriously injuring several
other trainmen and passengers. Both
are Rock Island trains. Both were bad
" smashed and the tender and baggage
ear of the west-bound train were tele-
seoped. None Of the other cars on the
west-bound train were derailed, and
none of the cars on the Limited were
damaged OF derailed. The Limited con-
tinued on its trip east as soon as the
track was cleared, at about 10 O'Clock.
Engineer William Love. of Kansas
City stayed with his engine on the ex-
press and was crushed to death. His
fireman. unknown, remained with him
but escaped uninjured. Engineer Scott
and his fireman on the Limited jumped
and saved themselves. except for slight
injuries. The casualties were:
DEAD
ENGINEER WM. LOVE. of Kansas
City.
INJURED.
Owen Thomas, baggageman, back
wrenched and bruised.
Q. p. Blood. Topeka, express guard.
both legs broken.
D B. Ingram. passenger, slight.
H. A Weeks, passenger, slight.
Unknown passenger. slight
VIM. a Bailey. lsostal clerk slight
slight.
Scott's fireman, Kansas city. slight.
All except the last two mentioned in
the list were on the Texas express.
1r4r
Dwight but the engineer of the Limit
ed failed to obey and ran by the sta
ton His engine struck the other train
as it approached the switch. Scott and
his fireman on the Limited saw the
danger and jumped from their train,
doubtless saving their lives. Love on
the other train was killed outright
while his fireman was protected in the
cab and escaped with but little injury.
Baggageman Thomas had just opened
the door of his car and was thrown
thirty or forty feet by the impact of
the trains. His injuries are but slight.
Blood, the express guard, is from To-
peka. His injury is serious, None of
the passengers were much hurt
The tracks were cleared about 1890
clock this morning and the Limited
went ahead with a new engine. 1t was
about six hours late when the accident
occurred.
The following information concern
ing the wreck was secured at the Rock
Island Offices:
At S:29 this morning the Texas ex-
press. the westbound Rock Island train
Worth Texas and Rock Island train
No. a. the Golden State Limited, east
bound, cOllided at a point one-fOurth of
a mile east of Dwight, Kas., killing
William H. Love, the engineer on the
west bound train, and injuring several
passengers and employees Of both trains.
The following IS a complete list of the
killed and injured:
KILLED
WILLIAM H. LOVE. engineer on No
3, Kansas City, Kas.; crushed in his
engine.
INJURED:
George Scott engineer on No A, KAN
sas City. kas-; neck and back sprained-
0. w. Blood, United States express
guard. Topeka: both legs broken
0. B. Thomas, baggagenan, Kansas
City. Mo; hip and back badly bruised
Lester Hays, express messenger, Kan
sas City, Mo. face bruised.
c. H. Kennedy, mail clerk, Kansas
City, Kas-: body slightly bruised.
Walter Barkley, mail clerk, Kansas
City. No; head and side bruised.
W J. Ford, fireman on No. 3. Kansas
City, Kas.; ribs broken, sides badly
PASSENGERS INJURED
Following is the list of injured pas
sengers on both trains:
II. A Gersen1eld, Gerry. o. T.; fore
head bruised
cut.
badly bruised
=P5'i'i@a n 4. weeks. omaha. NeD.. neck
B. B Ingram. stevens Point. wis.
neck sarained-
leg bruised.
H, E. Bower. oregon. No. neck
sorained.
o. W. Blood. who had both legs
broken, is a resident of Topeka and is
well known here. He lives at 719 Adams
street He formerly worked for the
Santa Fe and also served as city food
inspector. He has been running on the
Rock Island as express guard for the
last three months. He is an active
member Of the Masons.
SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVES.
When the news of the wreck was
learned here this morning special train
was made up Immediately and left To-
peka at 4 o'clock a. m, carrying Cen
eral Suot. II. 6. Gable, Division Supt.
G ". Jones and DR.. L. H Mum to the
scene of the disaster. One physician
joined the party at Alma. another At
Mcfarland and two more We're secured
at Dwight making five in all. When
the train arrived at the scene of the
wreck the injured passengers we're i'm
mediately attended to and Employees