New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
TWENTY EIGHT KILLED.
WABASH Trains CRASH.
Engineer of Freight Forgot to Take
Siding.

a SidtRg.
Kansas City No, Oct 10-Twenty-eight persons
were killed and thirty injured. some of them
fatally. in head-on collision to-day two miles
and half east OF WarrensbuTg. Mo, between the
second section of a Missouri Pacific passenger train
which left Wichita, Kan. last night for St Louis.
with Worlds Fair excursionists. and heavy west
bound extra freight train. Warrensburg is south
east of Kansas City. The collision occurred in
what IS called Dead Mans Bend Both engineers
and both firemen saw the danger and jumped.
According to the local Office OF the Missouri
Pacific, the engineer of the freight train TO
blame for the wreck. He forgot his orders. He
had been directed to wait a siding at Knob
noster just east OF Warrensburg. but neglected to
do so. The trains met at a sharp
Travel to the Worlds Fair has been heavy
that all roads recently have been sending out many
OF their trains in two or more sections The train
wrecked to-day was made up at Wichita on Sunday
night and as Is the custom. it picked up addi-
tional coaches along the line The last coach taken
up at Pleasant HILL No, at about o'clock
the forward coach. which was crowded
BOTH TRAINS RUNNING RAPIDLY.
Both trains running at good rate OF speed
when tine wreck occurred. Dawn had hardly begun
10 break and neither crew was aware OF the ap-
proach of the other train until they were almost
upon each other. The impact Of the collision was
terrific The sleeping passengers were hurled IN
every direction. The most of the killed were in
the forward coach. which well crowded
narrow cut. and this fact with the darkness added
to the difficulty of the situation. The greatest
confusion ensued after tho first lull following the
crash. and the groans of the injured were added
to the roar of the escaping steam OF the wrecked
locomotives.
1t was some time before word Of the wreck was
sent back to Warrensburg. Relief trains. carry
ing physicians. were sent out quickly as possible
from surrounding towns. and everything possible
was done to aid the sufferers.
II in1a baSO fna dead nd in
passengers could be extrtcated from the debris
The dead were carried I'd the track and laid in
rows in open space until the relief train ar
rived. while the injured were cared for as well as
could be.
The freight train was an extra Its had,
according the story OF the conductor of this
train been instructed to take siding and let the
passenger train pass. The first section OF the
passe Lger train had gone by when the freight
pulled out. The passenger train bore signal
OF second section to come. he asserts. and he
had no reason TO believe that another train was
due.
COACH CUT IN Two.
The passenger train made up OF three
coaches and a Pullman. with no baggage car. the
front coach being next to the tender. The freight
| train a heavy When the trains met the
heavy freight train pushed the passenger engine
back into the first coach. The tender of the pas
senger engine literally the coach in two in tho
| centre and never stopped until IT had plOughed
itself half way through the and its passengers.
| killing those in the forward end instantly. and
| u,angling all within reach in most horrible
| snanne..
/ Half dozen who were not killed outright
so terribly injured that they died before they could
/ be removed from the debris Many OF the dead
! were almost unrecognizabis.
The next two coaches were also badly damaged,
| seats being torn up and windows smashed but in
these cars the passengers Jared better all except
a few escaping with slight injuries. The Pullman
| remained upright and none Of its occupants were
hurt beyond sustaining severe shaking up
ONLY ONE OF TRAIN CREW KILLED.
/ The train crew. with the exception OF Brakeman
| SideI escaped miracuOusly the engineers and fire.
men sustaining only minor hurts. The injured
were taken 10 sedalia and the dead to Warrens-
1 burg
| The following are the names of some Of the
| dead:
ALLEN. w II. and sons. Bird and yrsneis. Pitts
| B1-RREs L. F. Bronaugh Mo
| DARST Mrs. w J.. and her Gilbert, twelve years
| old. Dexter Kan.
| GREER. Dorothy. PennsborO Mo.
| GREGG. Dosia. Bronaugh. NO.
| HERRING. Clarence. --. Kan.
/ KANE Addie. Pi,tEbu.g. Kan
! KELLEY. Hattie. oxford Kan.
| LINDSAY. NJ. Oxford Kan.
| LOUD. Gertrude Brunaush. No
| MILHENEY, DE- II. l.. spFnsman. Kan
| REAM Dizzy Bronaush. Mo.
! REED cal Broahugh. 40.
| sIDEI. -. head brakeman OF freight train.
! SULLIVAN. Nolis and Dolly. Cherryvals. Kan
| WEBER. G. A, Fountain. Penn.
| The injured:
ALLEN Perry NJ. ConeyvIH-. Kan: legs badly crushed
| BARNES r. l.. conductor OF passenger train: slSht
| BARNES Fred. oxford. Kan: scaided: arm hurt
! CowEDLY Elizabeth. Adrian. Kan; serious
| CowEpLY F. T.. Adrian. Kan: serious.
| pARsT William J., Dexter Kan; stsht
| pREssFI. l.. e.. EatoaviIle. Kan. serious
| ENGLAND Amelia Dexter. kan: limbs badly crushed
| FoURMAN Ruth Stewart. Independence. Kan serious
/ rOr,RMAN W E. Independence Kan; serious.
| HALE u D. Dexter. Kan; thigh broken
! HALE Mrs wife Of the above; leg and body injured;
|
| HOToN --- engineer OF freight train; serious
/ NICHOLSON f. :. Dexter Kan; hurt about head
! ROssEN L. D.. engineer OF passenger tram oA1y
/ sCaldeL
| ToTrMAN Biit cedaryiue. cut about body; in
| jured internally.
| TRNUTWINE. Amelia, st. Louis
| WOOD Miss y. J.. Dexter kan; serious