The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-04

persons are known to have been killed
and thirty-seveu injured IN the wreck of
Exposition limited on the Wabash, last
night.
Rushing along at seventy miles an
hour. the train due in St. Louis at 7:30
o'clock plunged into an open switch one
mile from the Litchheld station at $50
last night. IN an instant almost the
entire train was completely demolished.
OF the eight cars comprising the train,
six left he track and were smashed into
klndl.ug. The engine turned a com
plete somersault, stood for an instant
on one end and then toppled over. The
tender was thrown 800 feet beyond the
engine
List Incomplete.
II is impossible to enumerate the dead
definitely. Half a dozen were cremated
in the wreck. The cars caught fire IN
stantly. Six dead at the st. Francis
Hospital early this morning. Nine
bodies are at Dodd's morgue. and two
at Wooster's.
Cries Of the injured and dying could
be heard above the screech of escaping
steam. Those in the last two cars i'm
mediately rushed to the assistance OF
victims caught in the wrecl,age.
James A. Smith, Of Springfield, Mass,
who escaped from the dining car, ran to
the assistance Of a woman caught under
a twisted brake beam. She was waving
her arms frantically in the air and cali
ing for help with tears streaming down
her cheeks.
Smith attempted to chop away the
vvreckage. The woman died before her
body could be cxtricated. In pocket
was found a piece Of paper torn from
"a notebook in which was written: Miss
Perkins. Chicago" Her body is at
Woosters morgue-
Engineer Roasted to Death.
When the engine plunged through the
air James Sanford. the engineer. was
leaning out Of the cab. He was caught
under a lever which was slowly crush
ing him to death. He called for assist
auce and attempted to direct the res
cuers in their efforts TO help him.
The flames were eating their way to-
ward him, finally driving back those
who We're working feVerlshly 10 eXtrl-
cate him He WAS literally roasted alive.
When his Charred corpse was nnaly
dfsi0dged his hand was found grasp
ing the air lever. The throttle was wide
open.
Among passengers on the train were
brother and sister, happy IN the thought
that they were 20 spend two jolly weeks
in St Louis visiting the exposition.
They were Hulda NOaCk. nineteen, and
Richard Noack, nine children Of Charles
NOack pastor OF the German Lutheran
Church Arlington Heights, near Chi
cagO. on their way TO visit their uncle
in St. Louis.
Life Crushed Out.
Little Richard was hurled against the
steampipes and his little life crushed
out. Hulda was thrown under a seat
and seriously, but not fatally injured.
She was taken TO St Francis Hospital,
where she cried piteously for her
brother. At that time IL was not known
that Richard was dead
DR. and Mrs. HaTnisch were notified
OF the accident and arrived IN this city
at midnight In visiting hotels and
private houses. where subjects were
temporarily cared for they found Hulda
at the hospital with her right leg frac-
tUred.
Where is Dick? I know he is dead.
Why couldn't 1 have been taken instead
Of that poor little boy" she said.
drove about Litchheld and finally found
Richards s body in the back room of
furniture shop The little fellow was
lrangled almost beyond recognition.
Every Bone in Body Broken.
Sam Smith. fremen, was found near
the engine, nearly every bone in his
body broken. He died while being taken
to the hospital.
Dr. p. j. H. Farrell. of Chicago, was
i passenger on the train. He escaped
unhurt and gave aid to the injured The
first victim he found was Mrs. G. J.
Luther, Of Milwaukee. Her husband
had escaped with a few bruises and he
was attempting TO lift a car seat from
hIs Wife's body.
Blood spurted from a ragged cut in