The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
27 DEAD.
Wreck ON Missouri Pacific Near
Warrensburg, Mo.
Train Carrying World'sFair Ex-
cursiOnists Meets a Freight.
Sleeping Passengers Were HurI-
ed in All Directions.
ENGINEER is BLAMED.
He Is Charged With Having
Forgotten His Orders.
Collision Occurred in a Cut on a
Sharp Curve.
The Excursion Train Was Made
Up at Wichita.
Sleeping Passengers Were Hurl'
ed in All Directions.
ENGINEER is BLAMED.
He Is Charged With Having
Forgotten His Orders.
Collision Occurred in a Cut on a
Sharp Curve.
The Excursion Train Was Made
Up at Wichita.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 10.-Twenty-
seven persons were killed and thirty
injured, some of them fatally, in a
head-end collision today two miles
southeast of Warrensburg, Mo-, be-
tween the second section of Missouri
Pacific passenger train No. 80, which
left Wichita, Kas., last night for ST.
Louis with worlds fair excursionists
and a heavy westbound extra freight
train. The collision occurred in what
is called Dead Mans bend" Both en-
danger and jumped.
The train was made up in southern
Kansas. 1t was an overflow train from
the regular passenger that ieft Wich-
ita last night and was made up at diff
ferent points en- route east. Most of
the dead and injured are from south
ern Kansas.
The forward coach of the passenger
train telescoped and the remainder of
both trains were badly damaged.
Twenty persons were killed outright
and others have since died.
According to the local office of the
Missouri Pacific, the engineer of the
freight was to blame for the wreck,
having forgotten his orders. He had
been ordered to wait on a siding at
Knob Knoster, just east of Warrens-
burg, but neglected to do SO. The trains
met AT a Sharp curve.
Travel to the Worlds fair has been
so heavily that all trains recently have
been in two or more sections. The train
wrecked today, which was the second
section of No. 80. was made up at
Wichita, Sunday night and as is the
custom it picked up additional coaches
along the line. The last coach was ta-
ken up at Pleasant Hill. Mo-, at about
4 o'clock this morning All of the
coaches were crowded.
Hurled in All Directions.
Both trains were running at a good
rate of speed when the wreck occur
red. Dawn had hardly begun to break
and neither crew was aware of the
approach of the other train until they
were almost upon each other. The inn
pact of the collision was terrific. The
sleeping passengers were hurled in
every direction. The most of the
killed were in the forward coach,
which was well crowded with paSsen-
gers. The spot where the wreck oc-
CURED was in a narrow cut and this
fact with the darkness added to the
difficulty of the situation. The great
est confusion enSued after the first
luIl following the crash and the groans
of the injured were added to the escap-
ing steam of the wrecked locomotives
1t was some time before word was
sent back to WarrenSburg and news
of the wreck was spread. Relief
trains carrying physicians were sent
out as quickly as possible from sur
rounding towns and everything pos
sible was done to aid the injured.
1t was some time before the dead
and injured could be extricated from
the debris. The dead were carried up
the track and laid in rows in an open
space until the train arrived, while
the injured were cared for as we'll as
could be.
1t was a long time before the names
of the victims could be secured and
the nature of the injuries was known.
JJp to $50 no list had been received at
the local Office of the Missouri Pacific.
The Dead:
MRS. w. J. DARST AND SON, GIL
BERT, aged II, Dexter, Kan, instantly
W. H. ALLEN AND TWO SONS.
BIRD AND FRANCIS, Pittsburg, Kan.
DOROTHY GREER, Pennsboro, Mo.
L. F. BURESs. Bronaugh. Mo.
CAL REED, Bronaugh, Mo.
GERTRUDE LOUD, Bronaugh, Mo.
DICEY REAM Bronaugh, Mo.
ADDIE KANE. Pittsburg, Kan.
G. A. WEBER, Fontaine, Pa
CLARENCE HERRING, -, Kan.
- SIDEL. head brakeman of
freight. killed instantly.
PHILLIP RAGEL, Edna, Kas.
MRS. PHILLIP RAGEL, Edna, Kas.
MRS. MARY CASEMET, Sedan,
HARRY CARR. Chautauqua
LEE DOORES, Bronaugh, Mo.
NELLIE AND DOLLY SULLIVAN,
Cherryvale, Kan.
HATTIE KILEFY, oxford. Kan.
NJ. LINDSAY, Oxford, Kan.
DOZIA GREGG, Bronaugh, Mo.