The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-21
20 WERE HURT.
Union Pacific Accident at junction
City Worse Than First Reported.

Later developments show that the
accident on the Union Pacific six miles
west of junction City, Kan, Monday
afternoon was more serious than al
first reported and the list of injured is
much larger, than was at first given
out Two Pullman sleepers were
taken through Topeka at o'clock last
night. On the two cars besides many
people whose experience in the acct
dent cost them only slight and nerv-
Gus shocks were twenty-nine men and
women, some of whose injuries may
prove fatal, and all of whose injuries
were serious and painful. Some were
shaken up very badly and it is impoS-
sible to tell at present how serious are
their injuries. The attending phySi-
clans, however, were very hopeful and
expressed the belief that all would sur
vive the shocks.
The accident was remarkable in
many ways and no one of those
Knights Templar would attempt to ex-
plain how they could be in big Pull
man sleeper while it rolled down an
and come out alive. The car turned
over twice and when it stopped rolling
lay on one side with the roof toward
the track 1t stopped near the river.
Had the accident occurred a few sec
onds later when the rear car would
have been where the engine stopped,
all those in it would have undoubtedly
been drowned for the track was very
near the river at that point and one
roll of the car would have put II in
thirty feet of water.
Complete List of Injured.
The full list of those injured in the
wreck follows:
A. 8. johnson, Providence. r. L;
throat severely cut, probably fatally
Mrs. johnson. seriously bruised
about head and body.
George E. Paddock, Providence, R.
l.; shoulder dislocated, leg sprained
and bruised and overcome by gas;
may die.
e. NJ. Deckster, Providence, R. L;
injured internally, bruised on body;
may die.
bruised and probably fatally injured
Mrs George E. Paddock, Provi-
dence, r. l.; badly shaken up and
confusion on the head and body.
George Ingraham, Boston (negro |
porter); injured internally; bruised |
and cut on body, head and legs; may |
lie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Rice. Provi-
ience, r. L: both bruised and cut.
DIR. and Mrs. P. NJ. Smith, River |
point, r. l.; cut and bruised.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Berry, Westerly, |
R. L.: bruised and Commissions on their |
bodies and heads.
w. r. Davis, Bristol. r. l.; cuts on
read and body.
w. H. Grout Providence, R. l.;
bruises and cuts on head.
J. H. Grant, Providence, r. l.; cuts
md bruises on body and head.
jeremiah Goff, Charlotte, N. C.; |
rms and legs sprained and body
H. c. Clark, Charlotte. N. c.; head.
egs and arms cut and bruised.
DR.. w. H. Carpenter. Providence.
r. l.; cuts and bruises on body, legs
nd head.
c. c. Peck, Providence, R. l.; in
ured in back and hip.
Mrs. c. C. Peck, Providence, r. l.;
ruised and badly shaken up and suf-
ering from nervous shock.
Henry Fisher and wife, Providence,
!. I. bruised.
H. w. Potter, Providence, r. l.;
lightly injured.
Mrs. E. NJ. Deckster, Providence, r.
D.; cuts and bruises on body and arms.
H. ]. AISLE, Providence, r. L; slight
2 injured.
Walter Darby, Providence, r. l.;
egs and shoulders bruised.
NJ. c. Rawden, conductor on Pull
ian; slightly injured.
Frank A ellison, Woonsocket, R. L;
uts on head. l.