Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-10

Warrensburg, Mo-, Oct. 10.-An east
bound passenger and a westbound
freight met in head on collision on
the Missouri Pacific railroad, near here
at o'clock this morning. Twenty
seven dead have been recovered from
the wreck, seventeen of them
were killed instantly. The injured num-
ber close to thirty, many OF whom are
in dying condition.
The passenger was the second Sec
ton of the regular train from Wichita
to st. Louis and was carrying excur-
sionists to the Worlds Fair. The for
ward coach, which was crowded and N
which most of the casualties occurred
was telescoped, the remainder of both
trains was badly damaged.
1t is said the freight engineer was
responsible for the wreck, having for
gotten his orders, to take side track
at Knobnoster, just east Of Warrens-
burg. The trains met on sharp curve
both running at a good rate OF speed.
The impact of the collision was ter
rife, sleeping passengers were hurled
in every direction.
The passenger train was made up OF
three coaches and Pullman, with no
baggage car, the front coach being next
to the tender. When the trains met the
heavy freight train pushed the passen-
ger engine back into the first coach:
The tender literally cut the coach n
two ana never stopped until 1t had
ploughed itself half way thru the car
and It's passengers, killing those in the
forward end instantly, and mangling all
within reach in a most horrible man
ner,
Many of the dead are almost un-
recognizable The next two coaches
were badly damaged, but the passen-
gers Jared better, all except a few es-
Gaping with slight injuries. The Pull
man remained upright and none OF it's
occupants was hurt. So tightly was the
tender and coach wedged together that
it will take unusual efforts to separ-
ate them.
The injured were taken to Sedalia and
the dead were brought to Warrens-
burg. The coroner Immediately set
about making preparations for holding
an inquest.
The freight was extra. The crew had,
according to the conductor, been in
structed to take siding, to let the
passenger pass The first section Of the
passenger had gone by when the freight
pulled out. The conductor asserSS the
passenger bore no signal that another
section was following. The scene of
the wreck was on a down grade, on
either side of which there was a steep
rise, and both trains had put on extra
steam to carry them up the opposite
hill and when they met at the curve at
the lowest point they were running at
terrific rate.
Relief trains carrying physicians
were sent out as quickly as possible,
from surrounding towns.
1t was some timebefore 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 relief train arrived, while the
injured were cared for as we'll as could
be-
The dead are:
Mrs w. ]. Darst and son, Gilbert, of
Dexter. Kas.
w. H. Allen and two sons, of Pitts
burg Kas.
Dorothy Greer, OF. Pennsboro. Mo.
Z. F. Bures, Cal Reed, Gertrude
Loud. Dizzy Ream, all Of Bronaugh, Mo.
Addie Kane, of Pittsburg, Kas.
G.. A. Webber, of Fountain, Pa.
Clarence Herring. of Kansas.
Sjdel. a freight brakeman.
The injured are:
D. D. Hale and wife. of Dexter.
Amelia England, of Dexter
L. C. Dressed, of Eatonville, Kas.
Barnes, conductor of the passenger.
E. D. Rossen. engineer of the pas
senger.
Hoton, engineer of the
freight.
Perry Allen, of Coffeeville. Kas.
Bnt Tottman. of cedarville, Kas.
Amelia Trautwine. Of ST. Louis.
e. S. Nicholson, of Dexter, Kas.
Ruth Stewart Fourlnan. of Indepen-
dence, Kas.
w. r. Eourman. independence.
William j. Darst, Dexter.
Fred Barnes, Oxford. KaA
Miss ]. N. Wood. Dextoe.