The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-05
OFFICIAL WABASH LIST
ADDS SEVERAL TO THE DEAD.

OF the nineteen persons who were killed
| in the Wabash wreck at Litchfield. Ill.
Sunday afternoon. the names of the fol-
lowing did not appear in yesterdays Re
public. but have since been obtained by
officials of the Wabash Railroad:
DAN II. DAVIS. Decatur. Ill.
CHARLES CLAISE.
- NOACK. Is years old. Arlington
Heights. Ill.
SAM SMITH. Decatur, ILL.,: Wabash fire.
man.
CHARLES WARD. No. o15 Sixty-ffth
place. Chicago
The name Of Harry Neal. son OF AL
fred Neal. Litchfeld. does not appear in
the Wabash list OF dead. The residence of
Miss Luther. whose name appeared as
Mrs. Luther in yesterdays Republic
is Youngstown, O., instead of Mil
waukcc. Wis. According to the Wabash
lists the name Of Mrs. Perkins. Chicago.
should be changed to Miss Perkins. The
name of Mrs. F. l.. Smith Chicago. which
appeared in the list of dead yesterday, is
not in the Wabash list
According to reports received at the
Wabash general Offices in ST. Louis. is
passengers and three employees were killed
in the Litchfield wreck. late Sunday after
noon. Six Of the dead could not be iden-
titfie6i by Wabash officials but 1t is said
that they appeared to be laborers and had
been riding in the combination baggage
and smoking car. Some OF the names that
appeared in yesterdays Republic are
probably the names Of some of these men.
Sixteen injured were removed to the
IItchfield Hospital. and twelve others
We're able to go their destination or to the
homes of friends. Still others were slight
ly injured, but their names were not op-
tained by the railway officials.
Eleven pieces of checked baggage were
saved and a large quantity of hand bag
gage.
Sunday night the railway authorities be-
gan a systematic investigation into the
dence to Indicate that the responsibility
rests on the employees. None was sus-
pending the Investigation.
James Sanford. the engineer of the i'll
fated train. was killed, as was also the
fireman. Samuel Smith. Consequently the
authorities are unable to learn II the en-
gineer did not see the semaphore. which.
II 1t had not been tampered with. would
throw red signal II the switch was open.
Reports received at the general Office yes
terday afternoon did not indicate whether
the semaphore had been tampered with.
WRECKS CAUSE A MYSTERY.
The cause OF the wreck was a mystery
to the authorities at the general offices.
The records showed that at SO the third
section of train No. 10. southbound. safely
passed the switch while going sixty miles
an hour. A few minutes later freight
train. going north, passed the switch.
which Is a mile north of the IAtchfield
Station. and took siding at Honey Bend.
three miles further on, where 1t was
passed by southbound train No. II. which
was wrecked at 5:36.
As evidence that the switch had not
been left open bv the crew Of the north
bound freight. is cited the fact that the
passenger train dashed into cars on the
siding but five car lengths from the end
Of the track. showing that there was not
room on that track for the long freight
train. 1t is also pointed out that on the
opposite side of the main line Is a siding
a. mile long. which was then empty.
1t is supposed that. II the freight crew
desired to sidetrack the freight train at
Litchfield, they would have taken the
empty track Moreover. it is said that the
crew would have no occasion to run the
freight on the siding on which the acci-
dent occurred. for they received their or
ders at the Ltchfield station, mile be-
low the switch. and then took a siding
at Honey Bend.
II the semaphore showed . red signal
when the switch was open. the railroad
officials cannot comprehend why Engineer
Sanford did not see 1t and stop his train.
He was considered one Of the most trust
worthy engineer, on the road.
The train carried no express messenger
or safe.