The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-04

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Louis to Kansas City, due here at 4
o'clock this afternoon. was wrecked at
the Waterworks bridge. two miles east of
here. resulting in the injury Of about for
ty-ive passengers. ten OF whom were
seriously injured.
The accident was caused by broken
rail. which projected from the track.
catching The first coach behind the mail
car. throwing It from the track down a
twenty-foot embankment, and causing two
other coaches. Pullman and the diner. 10
follow It
The broken rail- was on the bridge. and
the rear Pullman rolled of the bridge into
the creek below and the passengers inside
were all seriously injured.
Two elderly ladies, imprisoned in this
car. were taken out at the top. after holes
had been made with axes.
The engines. two baggage cars and the
mail car passed the bridge in safety. and
remained on the track, but all the re-
msinder of the train was derailed.
The wreck occurred fourteen miles west
Of Dead Mans Curve, near warrensburg,
where the worst wreck in the history OF
the Missouri Pacific Railway happened, in
October. when thirty persons lost their
lives.
Supposition has il that orders were CIV
en- the train crew at Centerview to-day TO
slow UP at the waterworks bridge, on ac-
count Of broken rail- there 1t seems
That the train was behind the schedule
time and this oruer was not needed.
When the heavy passenger. running at a
high rate OF speed. struck this bridge.
striking the broken rail- which turned and
projected from the ground, there was a
tremendous crash and three coaches. diner
anu sleeper were hurled down an en-
hsfikment y feet high. and the last car
Was thrown icto stream of water. car
iyins The bridge with IT.
shfieks and cries arose from mothers
thinking Of their children. and men Law
hiioer the debris helpless TO save their
families The scene was heart rending.
hshfoad physicians were summoned 70
lhe scene at once. and they worked for
hours upon the wounded. who were taken
10 nearby houses. One country home was
turned into hospital
A crowd of knights of Pythias were
going to Kansas City to be present at
Missouri night. where 1900 candidates
were 10 be initiated More than forty were
on board from warrensburg alone
injured:
hurt.
II. Ciaxton st. Louis tnegrol: will die
81. ]. Payne. ST. Louis: Pullman con-
ductor: ribs broken: knee fractured.
Albert Thomas. 81. Louis; serious.
l. II. Hickman, State Building and
Loan Commissioner, Of Warrensburg, Mo. ::
back hurt.
Wallace crossiey. Representative elect
from Johnston County. Missouri; badly
hurt.
p. L. Ferguson. County Treasurer, Hold
en-. No.; head cut
q. L. Mcdonald. warrensburs; badly
hurt.
Mr.. C. rsuase. Kremiin. Ok; confusion
on head.
Helen Truase. KremHn. Ok; confusion
on head
John Fowler. Clarksburg. No.; knee
sprained.
Mr.. Eddy. Lincoln. Neb.: hip sprained.
Mrs. Max Wolf. Kansas City; eye hurt
and neck bady hurt
Mrs. John Eber,art. Kansas City;
shoulder and hand crushed.
.s... =. c. Peirce and baby: hurt about
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=. g. rsiTcc. wife and daughter.
Pueblo. Colo: bruised and Mrs. Peirces
hip seriously injured
Thomas Oates. warrensburg; head and
arm injured.
Mrs. Thomas Oates. warrensburg: head
hurt.
Miss Ora Mccord; Denver; head lac
Grated.
F. p Priest. warrensburx; neck
wrenched and body bruised.
Tom Barrett. Barrett Kas.; head hurt.
G. A. Landes. warren.burg; head cut
and bruised.
Mrs. ]. p Krubesky. Pueblo, and four
small SONS: all bruised about heads and
bodies.
Mrs. Gille.t. New York. aged 70 years;
hrrt.
Miss Minnie GiIlett, New York: body
bruised
H. A. Moshs-. warrensburg: scalp lacer-
ated.
Alice Hackrnann. Washington; face
mashed and lecerated.
MIlard shllwell, warrensburg; head
hurt
Mrs. MilIard stIllwell. warrensburs;
nervous shock.
James Butler. Holden. No.: leg injured.
John Ross. jefferson City. No.: head cut
MrA George Wells. Salt Lake City; leg
hurt.
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