The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-10-13
TWENTY Nine
KILLED IN WREGg
Passenger and Freight Collide
Head-on While Running
at a High Rate.
q LONG LIST OF lNJuRFn
Dead Wsre Taesn Frors Wrsck ~.
Laid ia Rows Along the Track-
Accident Occurred at
ocssae in Morning,

Warrenshurg, Mo, ecs. 1a.-Tueatz
nine persons were killed and s.xEv IN
fured by a collision OF Missouri pariso
trains three miles west OF Warren.
burg. The trains were the second a.,
tion of passenger train Nc. 30. Witch
LETT Wichita, Kar., for st. Louis ana
at extra freight train
The dead are in undertaking rnoms
In this city, and most Of the wr,,n5es
are In the railroad hospital In serIaIia
Mo.
WarVersharg, Mo, Oct. is-Twensy-
seven persons were killed ami thirfv
injured, some OF them fatally, In
head-eud collision today twe miles ana
a. half east OF here between the second
section OF a Missouri Pacific passenger
train which left Wichita. Kan, last
night for St Louis with wortfs fair
excursioniScs, and g. heavy westnnund
extra freight train Both engineers and
fireman saw the danger and iur1peI.
The passenger was the second section
OF g. regular train from Wichita to 81
Louis. and was carrying excurst7uists
10 the worlds fair. The forward coach
which was crowded and in which most
"a ~ IsffSAE-1LECs ca. MAS lee-
scopett and the remainder OF both trains
badly damaged
1t Is said the freight engineer vas
responsible for the wreck, having for
gotten his orders to take the siIetrack
at knobnoster, Just east OF Warrens-
burg The trains met on a sharp
curve, both running at d good rate OF
speed. The impact OF the collision was
terrific and the sleeping passengers
were hurled in every direction.
Relief Train Hurried Out.
Relief trains carrying physicians
were sent eut as qutelsiy "a possible
from tha surrounding towns. It was
oru tire before the dead and Injured
could be extricated from the debris.
The dead were carried up the track
and laid fr rows IT an open space IN
I'll a relief train arrfv I'd, while the IN
tured were cared for a. well as could be
done
The freight was an extra The crew
had, according to the conductor, been
instructed 10 take the siding 4ad let
the passenger pass. The FIRST section
OF the passenger had gone by when the
freight pulled out. The conductor as
serts the passenger bore no signal thai
another section was following The
scene Of the wreck vas on p down
grade, on either side of which there
was a steep rise Both trains mad put
on extra steam TO carry them up the
opposite hill. and when they met at The
curve at the lowest point they were
running at q terrific rate.
Awful Force OF the Crash.
The passenger train was made 10 ot
three coaches and q Pullman, with TO
baggage car. the front coach being
next TO the tender.
4 When the trains met, the heavy
freight train pushed the passenger en-
CINE back into the first coach. The
and never stopped until il had piowed
itself half way through the car and its
passengers, killing those in the forward
end Instantly and managing all within
reach III a most horrible manner
Many OF the dead were almost un-
recognizable The next two coaches
were badly Dana ged, but the passen-
gers Jared better. eIl except q few es-
Gaping with slight injuries. The Pull
remained upright, and none Of It's
occupants vas hurt. So tightly were
the tender and coach wedged together
that IL viii take unusual efforts to sep
arate them The injured were taken 10
sedalta and the dead brought TO War
r~ensburs. The coroner Immediately set
about making preparations for holding
an inquest.
Inc Gead:
The Dead.
MRS W ] DARST AND son GIL
BERT. Dexter, Kan.
w. II. ALLEN AND TWO SONS
Pittsbure, Kan.
DOROTHY GREER, P~ennshoEo, No
L F EURES, CAL REED. GER
TRCDE LOUD and DIZZY REAA, alE
of Bronaugh. Mo.
ADDIE KANE Pittsburg. Kan
G.. a. WEBER. Fountain. Pa,
CLARENCE HERRING, Kansas.
SIDEL, freight brakeman.
NELLIE AND DOLLY SULLIVAN
.Cherryyaie. Kan.
HATTY kelley. oxford. Kan.
NJ LINDSAY. Oxford. Kan.
DOS1A GREGG. Bronaugh. Mo.
DR. H L. M'ILHENEY. SpriugTnais
Kan.
The injured:
The injured.
d. D. Hale and wife. Dexter.
Amelia England. Dexter.
L.. c. Dressed, Eatonville. Kan.
E. L. Barnes. conductor of the pas
senger.
E. D. Hossen, engineer of the pas
'senger.
Hoton, engineer OF the freight.
Perry Allen. Coffeeville. Kan.
Bit Tottman. CedarviIle. Kan.
Amelia Trautwina, St. Louis.
r. 5. Nicholson, Dexter, Kan.
Ruth Stewart Fourunan. Independ-
nee, Kan.
W. f. Fourmar. Independence. KAN
William j. Darat. Dexter. Kan.
Fred Barnes. Oxford Kan.