The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-02
BLACKS ARE AT HOME.
They Are Both Better, and Mr.. Black
Decidedly So.

Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Black. who were victims of the Mis-
souri, Pacific wreck at Upton, Mo-,
Sunday morning, were at the Santa Fe
depot at 8 o'clock last night when the
special train bringing them from Sc
| dalia arrived.
The party came from Sedalia in Cen
eral Manager Mudge's private car. The
car was attached to a regular train of
the Missouri Pacific at Sedalia. and
taken into Kansas City where it was
at once attached to one of the big
800" class of engines of the Santa Fe
and brought to Topeka as a special
train.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Black rested COM
fortably in beds heavily cushioned with
pillows to prevent any suffering from
the motion of the car as it moved from
side to side upon taking the curves in
the track. Attendants were constantly
at their side. Neither of the patients
complained. Mrs. Blacks broken ankle
has been placed in a cast and the
wounds and cuts on her head are caro-
fully dressed and bandaged.
The Missouri Pacific train made an
unusually careful run from Sedalia to
Kansas City with the injured peo-
pie yesterday and great pains were
taken to make the trip from Kansas
City to Topeka as easy as possible
One of the biggest engines in the SER
vice on the Santa Fe railroad had at
tached to it an empty coach to act
as a bumper" to avoid any unneces-
sary jar for the private car carrying
the patients Railway men say that
the big engine was capable of haul
ing the special train from Kansas City
to Topeka, a distance of 81 miles, in
forty minutes, or at the rate of 90
miles per hour. Orders were issued
however to the trainmen and dispatch
ers to arrange for careful run and
as a consequence it required about
two and a half hours for the trip
to this city from Kansas City.
The special train was stopped at
Fifth street near the Santa Fe depot
and the patients were taken to the
Santa Fe hospital. 1t was found that
owing to the construction of the pri-
vate car which has but a narrow aisle
along one side of the row of state
rooms. that Mrs. Black could be best
ed out from a window. Willing hands
lifted the cot out and placed it in
the ambulance and Mrs. Black was
at once taken to the Santa Fe hos
pital to rooms especially prepared for
her reception.
DR.. ]. P. Raster, chief surgeon of
the Santa Fe, who went to Sedalia
and has been in attendance upon the
Blacks ever since the accident, author
lied the following statement of their
condition last night:
Mrs. Black is now doing as we'll as
can be expected under the circum-
stances. She stood the trip very nicely.
She has been very comfortable at all
times and has had little pain.
She slept during part of the time
on the trip up She left the car feel
ing very much encouraged. She is
now stronger than she has been at any
time since the accident. 1t would be
impossible for her to be any better
under the circumstances.
Mrs. Blacks general condition is
as good as could be hoped for. She is
bearing up well and there is no doubt
as to her recovery. 1t will be several
days before we can tell whether the |
amputation of the limb will be neces- |
sary. 1t is probable that we will be
able to save the limb. The injury is |
now doing nicely and if there are no |
complications there will be no neces- |
covery Will, of course. be slow. 1t |
will be months at the best before she |
is able to be out
Mr.. Blacks injuries are painful
but not serious l expect that he will |
be out in two or three weeks"
After Mrs. Black was taken to the
hospital the ambulance returned for
Mr.. Black.
Mrs Blacks sister Miss Lottie
Atchison, and Mrs. Brown of Leaven- |
worth, were with her on the special
train. The party also included DIR.
Raster and General superintendent ]. !
train but got off the car at Kansas
City. and not knowing that the start
was to be made at once. was left at
Kansas City. He came to Topeka on !
a Rock Island train and got here as
soon as the special train. George I. |
Nicholson and George Hagenbach, !
who were also at Sedalia, left the pri- |
vate car at Kansas City. and Mr..
Nicholson returned to Chicago.