Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-13
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WARRBNSBURG. Mo-. Oct 10
dying and thrty-ive TO forty Injured in
a collision ON the Missouri Pacific
Worlds Fair special. No, 30. The col
| lision was with an extra freight IA
mile east of this place at four o'clock
his morning, The freight was under
| orders to await the passenger AT Mont
serrat, The first passenger went
through, II is stated. with lights burn
ing to show another section to come
but the freight pulled out. The second
passenger was dashing along at the
rate of forty miles an hour over a
perfect piece of straight track when
the collision occurred. The train con
sisted of engine, three chair cars.
sleeper and caboose, all filed to the
limit The freight engine demolished
the passenger locomotive and plunged
over 1t and three quarters through
the first coach. There being no bag
gage car on the train the most of
the victims was in the first coach
Immediately after the accident the
trainmen ran to Warrensburg and
sounded general alarm. this being
supplemented by messages sent over
rural telephones from adjacent farm
houses, BY seven this morning the en-
tire country side was at tne scene OF
the wreck It is estimated that Ave
thousand people were there.
The dead and injured lay in long
rows on both sides of the track. In one
row lay two men with heads
crushed beyond recognition and the
rorpses of Ave little boys. Many OF
he corpses and the injured were ter
ribly mntilated. Cries and groans of
The wounded filled the air. Women
passengers wandered among the vic
Tins, screaming and hysterical Sur
geons gave drugs to many to quiet
them. Both engine crews escaped
leath by jumping hut suffered injur-
es. Mrs w r. Allen. wife of the
asher OF the Western Mining com
oany. of Pittsburg. Kan. who was
raveling with her husband, four boys
md nurse, was with her husband,
wo boys and nurse taken out dead
Many victims from southeastern
burg and Cherryvale, are dead There
IRE twenty'seven dead. A partial list
# the dead is as follows:
w. j DARST. and son Dexter Kan.
w H. ALLEN and sons Bartt and
Marcen. Pttsburg. Kan.
ADDIE KANE. aged Is. Pittsburg.
Kan.
DORSEY GREER. Henpeck. Mo.
l.. F. DOORBS, Bronaugh. Mo
CAL RENE and daughter. Daisy.
Bronaugh. Mo.
GBRTIE LOTTIE, Bronaugh. Mo.
CLARENCE HERRING, Kansas.
ID. A. WEBER, Fontville. Penn
MRS. M LINDSEY, Oxford. Kan.
MRS. MAPPY KELCEY. Oxford.
Kan.
D. II. ALLIE. Cherryvale. Kan
NELLIE AND DELLIE SULLIVAN,
sisters. Cedarvale, Kan.
DIR. II. C. McILLHENY and BRUCE
McII.LHENY, Kingsman. Kan.
MRS. SUSAN COOPER. Oxford.
Kan.
PHIL REGAL and wife and son.
Edna. Kan.
MRS. CAFFMENT. and CHARLES
cAFFMENT. Sedan. Kan.
HARRY CARR. Sedan. Kan.
SEDALIA. Mo, Oct 10.-FOrty-four
injured were placed in the hospital
here. Among them are several who
have chances OF recovery Among the
worst injured are;
A. j. WOODS and wife. Oxford.
Kan. scalded and internally hurt.
CHARLES CASEMAN. Sedan. Kan.
spine hurt and leg broken.
j. ]. ESCH. Dexter. Kan. lacerated
leg.
MRS. ESCH, both legs broken
GLEN DOZER. Cloverdale. Kan.
arm broken.
MRS, HUSTON. Bowling Green,
KY. probably fatally scalded and
crushed
MRS. NOAH BOWMAN, oxford.
Kan. knee broken
WILLIAM LOGGER and WIFE. OK
ford Kan. scalded.
MRS, NELLIE REAM. Bronauh. Mo.
probably fatally.
MRS. JAMES ENGLAND. probably
fatally.
w. e FOREMAN, and WIFE In
dependence Kan. bruised and scald-
ed.
w. w. YOUNG. fireman Lexington,
Mo. will die
.ie injured were taken to the hos
pitaI at Sedalia
The twenty-seyen dead brought
here. DR. Bills. coroner. called and
preparations were made TO hold an
inquest Immediately.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Oct. 1.-THE
ooroners inquest over the twenty
seven Missouri Pacific wreck victims,
was resumed at Warrensburg at s a.
m. the jury having been in session
till nearly midnight At Sedalia, where
two victims died In the hospital from
injuries. an inquest was also started.
Besides there Is an official inyestiga-
ton by the Missouri Pacific officials.
or the forty-four injured and taken
to Sadalia, twenty-four remain. Al
least two more are expected to die.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.-R. J..
Wynne, was today appointed Post