Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-29
Accident Occurred on the Santa
Fe at Dean Lake, Eighty-hve
Miles East Of Kansas City.
SIX CARS TOTALLY SMASHED.
Col. Holland of the Salvation Army
Also Killed and Twenty Passen-
gers Seriously Injured.


Booth Tucker, and second daughter OF
Booth Tucker, and second daughter OF
william Booth. founder Of the army,
was killed in the wreck of the east
bound California train No. 2 near Dean
Lake, Mo, So miles east Of Kansas CITY
at 10 o'clock last night. Col. Thomas c.
Holland. In charge Of the Salvation
Army at Amity. Colo, was fatally In
jured Twenty others We're injured The
dead and injured were taken to Fort
Madison Iowa.
Mrs, Booth Tucker was rendered un-
conscious and died within half an hour
after being injured. Her skull was
fractured and she was injured Intern
ally.
The first details Of the wreck were
obtained this morning by the Associat-
ed Press over the long distance tele-
phone from Marceline, through Or. y.
b. Putnam who had been at the scene.
The wrecked train left Kansas city
last evening. 1t ran into an open
switch Just outside OF Dean Lake. only
the three last cars, two Pullmans and
a diner were wrecked The Pullmans
We're completely demolished while the
diner was badly damaged. In the Tor.
ward Pullman, Mrs. BoOth-Tucker ana
Col. Holland, who were the sole oc-
cupants of that car, had Just gone 10
the forward end for a consultation. Two
Of the Pullmans struck steel water
tank with such force as TO move II five
feet, When the crew reached the scene
both Mrs. Booth Tucker ana Col Hol-
land were found unconscious. They
with the other injured, after much de-
lay We're taken TO the depot platform
q few blocks distant where everything
possible was done for them. Neither
regained consciousness and within half
an hour the noted Salvation Army lead
er succumbed To her injuries. For
time It was believed that the uneon-
scous man at her side was Commander
Booth Tucker, and In the confusion this
report was spread
WREcKING TRAINS. SENT.
Wrecklng trains were sent from
Marceline and other points and the
dead and injured started for Fort Madi-
son, Iowa. The train broke down after
going a short distance, and Marceline,
the next station, was not reached until
O'Clock In the morning Physicians
were taken on az Marcellne and the
train proceeded north.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker, who was on her
way home from visit to the farm CO.
lony OF the army. at Amity, Colo,
had stopped In Kansas city few
hours yesterday to inspect the working
mems hotel which Is about to be OPEN
ed In this city by the army. Mrs.
Booth Tucker had taken especial in
terest In the project and it was on her
advice that II was being fitted up. Ac-
companled by two of the local members
she Inspected the place yesterday and
expressed herself as delighted with the
arrangements, She left for Chicago soon
afterward, accompanied by Col. Thorn
as Holland. and her secretary, Mrs.
Dammess She expected to meet her
husband In Chicago, and was especially
happy in returning home after what
she said had been a very satisfactory
trip.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker, who was Miss
Emma Booth married Frederick Tuck
er in 1885 He assumed her name as
part Of his own, He was born In In
dla and lived there several years after
the marriage. He was commissioner
of the army in India. Mr.. and Mrs,
Booth Tucker were appointed to conf
mand the arm yin America In March,
1896. succeeding Eva G. Booth, who had
supplanted her brother, Balllngton
Booth, who had been removed by the
general,
Mrs. Booth Tucker was the second
daughter OF Gen. William Booth, and
was said 20 be the ablest of all the
Booth children.
She had enthusiasm tempered with
cool judgment and executive ability. II
was these qualities which induced her
father 60 send her 10 the United States
In 1896 to try to bring about harmony
in the American branch of the army.
The following Characterization was
made OF her at that time:
HER CHARACTERISTICS.
"she has that rare quality of perfect
sympathy She is n well educated wo-
man I'm the sense that she can think
and write clear, good English, She
has no class prejudices, and Is just
as much at home in the parlors OF
house In Fifth avenue as In the one
and only room of n squalid family. But
Il Is In the public meeting that her
real power shows itself, AS an orator
she ranks with less than half dozen
Americans Of both sexes"
Col. Thomas Holland was born at
Liverpool In 1861 lie was sent from
England 10 Canada as chief secretary
Of the Salvation Army In 1889 and held
that position two years, lie was then
made national secretary for the United
States and In that position had charge
Of all the social md colonizing work.
These duties fitted him for the COVER
norshlp OF the Colorado colony estab-
lishcd five years, Its great success
has been due largely TO the business
ability OF Col Holland who was a
convincing speaker n skilful organizer
and swas looked upon as one OF the
strongest men In the army. lie has
n wife and three children at Amity