The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-30
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. y. Kirk, of New Cas-
tie, Ind, and Two Children
Among the Injured.
TRAIN RAN INTO OPEN SWITCH
TWO PULLMANs AND THE DINING
CARS BADLY WRECKED.
Mrs. Booth Tucker Well Known
Throughout the COuntry-Her Hus-
band and Family Grief-Stricken.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. o9.--Mrs. Emma
Booth-Tucker, consul in America of the
Salvation Army. wife OF Commander Booth
Tucker and second daughter Of William
Booth. founder of the army, was killed in
the wreck OF the east-bound California train
No. .. near Dean Lake. Mo-. eighty-five
miles east OF Kansas City, at go o'clock
last night Col. Thomas c. Holland. In
charge OF the Salvation Army at Amity.
Col. was fatally injured. Fifteen others
were severely hurt and twenty Slightly
injured. The dead and injured were taken
10 the Santa Fe hospital at Fort Madison.
Ia Mrs. Booth-Tucker was rendered un-
conscious and died within half an hour
after being injured. Her skull was frac-
tured and she was injured internally. Mrs.
Booth-Tucker was on her way home from
visit TO the colony at Amity. Col.
The Dead
MRS. BOOTH-TUCKER. New York.
The Injured
COL. THOMAS c. HOLLAND Amity
Col. manager of the Salvation Army col
Ony at that place: head and face cut and
bruised, back injured; concussion of the
brain; Will die
WILLIAM MURRAY. San Francisco,
travelling advertising solicitor for the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Association, back
badly bruised and some internal injury;
face and hands cut; seriously injured.
L. -. KIRK. New Castle, Ind. hips badly
bruised, head aud face cut and bruised
MRS. ELLA KIRK. New Castle. Ind.
chest. head and face bruised. Two children
: OF the Kinks. slightly.
MRS A. l.. .RADEN. Winfield, Kan, rib
broken. bruised and slight cuts.
ERNEST S. BADEN, slightly.
back injured and some bruises and cuts.
MRS. j. L. KELSEY, theatrical woman,
New York; chest badly hurt, generally
bruised.
JOHN z. sCHERMERHoRN, Denver.
Col
FRED BALINE, Riverside, Col.
BERT GUMAE, Chicago.
HESTOR DAMMES, New York.
c. N BURKHARDT. conductor OF dining
car: confusion of side and back
LIND NEWLY. Onarga, Ill.
MRS NEWLY. Onarga, Ill.
ANNA NEWLY. Onarga, Ill.
FRED MILLER. Philadelphia.
ALBERT MILLER, Philadelphia
EMMA HESTER, Peoria.
EMMA HOSLER, Los Angeles, Cal.
FRANK IL NICHOLS, Melbourne, Au-
stralia-
MRS. J. KELLY, New York.
GEORGE BERNECKETT. first chef.
FRED EARwIG. second chef.
MICHAEL MIPPOLIS, third chef.
GEORGE PARKER, waiter
HARRIS. HACKLEY and M'KAY, en-
ployes OF the dining car.
The wrecked train left Kansas City last
evening. If ran into an open switch Just
outside of Dean Lake. Only the three last
cars, two Pullmans and n diner were
wrecked The Pullmans were demolished,
while the diner was badly damaged In the
forward Pullman Mrs Booth-Tucker and
Colonel Holland were found unconscious.
They. with the other injured. were. after
much delay. taken TO the depot platform, a
few blocks distant, where everything pos
sible was done for them. Neither regained
consciousness. and within half an hour the
noted Salvation Army leader succumbed 10
her injuries. For time IL was believed
that the unconscious man at her side was
Commander Booth Tucker. and in the con-
fusion this report was spread. Wrecking
trains were sent from Marceline and other
points. and the dead and injured started for
Fort Madison. Ia The train broke down
after going short distance, and Marceline.
the next station, was not reached until .
o'clock In the morning. Physicians were
taken on at Marceline and the train proceed
ed north
A wOMAN'S STORY OF THE WRECK.
Miss II. Dammas. Salvation Army men,
Der. tells the following story OF the wreck
and death OF Mrs. Booth-Tucker: with
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assistant to her, left New York three
weeks ago for trip of inspection to the
Salvation Army colony at Amity, Col, the
trip being without accident or untoward in
cident Tuesday night we left Amity for
Chicago. being accompanied by Colonel Hol-
land. who is manager OF the Amity colony.
General Booth Tucker was awaiting us in
Chicago, where we were TO have confer
ence regarding the colony and other impor-
tunf mn md tn holA .ef
ings for nine days in the Army barracks and
at Willard Hall. When we left Amity we
secured berths in the tourist car, bur las;
evening we concluded to change To a stand
ard Pullman sleeping car. We had made
arrangements TO this end when the acci-
dent occurred / had gone back into the
Pullman. leaving Mrs. Booth-Tucker and
Colonel Holland in a tourist sleeper which
was being run unoccupied, they being buSily
engaged in conversation / had been talk.
ing with them. but left TO arrange our bag
gage in the Pullman. / had left them but a
few moments when the crash came Al
though thrown violently about, | was not
at once to the aid OF those who were hurt
II was terrific shock TO me when found
Mrs Booth-Tueker and learned that she
the wreck she was taken into the wait ne
room of the station at Deer Lake, whers
she was placed upon a mattress and surgi.
cal aid given her by DIR. Charles Hunter, oi
Pfftsburg. kan- who was a passenger or
the train The aid was OF no avail however
her skull peinS fractured, and she died al
1880 O'Clock, two hours after the accident
happened She was unconscious all tn.
time. She moaned ptifully for a short
time. but Der meanings ceased when hel
clothing was loosened."
Had Mrs. Booth Tucker followed her
original Intention she would have missed
the wreck. She arrived I'm Kansas Cit,
on the California train which was wrecked
yesterday evening. and intended 10 remain
here until t''is morning. She found she
could make brief trip up town between
trains, however. and later decided To con.
tinue east on the same train All the. lower
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