The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-07-26
INJURED In WRECK
Three Wichita Men in Smash
up at Hutchinson.
SANTA FE LIMITED TRAIN
Crashed Into Missouri Pacific
Train on Crossing.

Three Wichita people were injured in
the Missouri Pacific wreck which occurred
at the Santa Fe crossing mile west
of Hutchinson at 1915 yesterday morn
ing, and which resulted in the injuring
Of twenty-five people, two Of whom may
die OF the Wichita people Charles Reiz
and William Hinman received severe
sprains and fractures, while Mrs. J. ii,
Snider was badly bruised.
Charles Reiz, who is the senior mem-
Der of the firm of Reiz & StIunk, Of IL
West Douglas, had his right arm badly
crushed and received many minor bruises
For the past three weeks he has been
hunting and fishing in the Rio Grande dis
trict IN Colorado and was returning when
he, wss caught in the wreck at Hutchin-
son He had intended to return home
Friday. but missed his train at Colorado
City by a few minutes and was com
PEELED to wait for yesterdays train.
William S. Hinman. a travelling man
who lives at 81 North Topeka, received
many very painful. though not serious,
injuries His left arm was quite badly
wrenched and is causing him much pam.
and ankle are sprained. He was sitting
In the smoker. in one of the seats where
the large Santa Fe engine struck, and
had he remained in his seat, he might
have been killed or dangerously hurt.
He watched the Santa Fe engine with
the heavy train behind it come steadily
toward the Missouri Pacific train. and
when he realized that it could not stop
he made q run to get out of the car. He
had reached the platform when the crash
came and was thrown violently, receiving
many bruises and sprains. AS the engine
struck the seat in which he had been
sitting, it is quite likely that his running
TO the rear platform saved him from re-
ceiving dangerous injuries. He was
brought to this city yesterday afternoon
and is now at his home on North Topeka.
Mrs. J. II. Snider, who lives at 32S North
Cleveland avenue is another person mar
Towly escaping being seriously injured.
Had il not been for her watch she might
have been badly hurt She was return
ing from visit in Colorado and was
in the front seat of the chair car. which
was just behind the smoker which re-
ceived the brunt of the blow from the
she rode was knocked from the track and
broken almost completely in two near
where she was sitting. She stood up
when she saw that the trains were COM
ing together and was thrown violently
against the corner of the back of the
chair across the aisle. Her watch came
between her and the chair. checking the
force of the blow somewhat. and was
broken in many places. She is at her
home in this city. Her side is quite
badly bruised and panied her some last
night.
Mr.. Hamilton of the Hamilton hotel
was also in the wreck. He was in the
chair car when the engine struck, but
was not injured.
The wreck occurred at the Missouri
Pacific and Santa Fe crossing, a short
distance west of Hutchinson. The heavy
California train No. ran into the Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train No. Is,
which is due in Wichita at u.25 in the
morning, striking the smoking car near
the rear end. knocking this car, the chair
car and the baggage car off the track.
Both trains were running slowly, the
Missouri Pacific having started up after
making the stop for the crossing ani
the Santa Fe trying to bring its heavy
train to a standstill All the injured
were on the Missouri Pacific train. and
the seriously hurt were in the smoking
car.
The smoker was crushed into an un-