Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-10
Result Of q Collision Between Pas.
senger and Freight Trains on
Missouri Pacific.
THIRTY INJURED, SOME FATALLY
Occurred Near Warrensburg, Mo-, 10
What is known as Dead Mans
Bend.
ENGINEER FORGOT HIS ORDERS,
Was Instructed to Wait on Siding at
knobnoster but He Neglected to
Do as He Was Told,

knObuoster but He Neglected to
Do as He Was Told
Kansas city, oct 10,--Twenty-seye
persons were killed and 30 injured, some
Of them fatally In a head.on collision
today two miles southeast Of warrens-
burg, Mo- between the second section
Of Missouri Pacific passenger train No
80 which left Wichita, Kas., last night
for St. Louis with worlds fair excur-
sionlsts, and the heavy west-bound ex.
ira freight train. The collision occur.
red In what IL called Dead Mans
bend. Both engineers and both fire.
men saw the danger and Jumped.
The second section OF Missouri Pacific
passenger train No. 80 from Wichita.
Kasu to S. Louis, carrying worlds fair
eXcursionsts, and a westbound freight
train colIided head-on, just east Of
Warensburg Nc, so miles southeast
Of Kansas city early today
The forward coach Of the passenger
train telescoped, and the remainder OF
both trains were badly damaged Sew
enteen persons were killed outright and
many more were injured, some Of them
fatally,
IDENTIFIED DEAD.
Mrs w j. Darst and son, Gilbert,
aged H. Dexter, Kas
W. H., Allen and two sons, Bird and
Francis, Plttsburg, Kas,
Dorothy Greer Pennsboro, Mo,
l.. r. Bures, Bernard Mo.
Cal Reed, Bernard, Mo.
Gertrude Lowd. Bernard. Mo.
Dizzy Ream, Bernard Mo.
| AdSie Kane, Pittsburg Kas.
| q. A. Webber, Fountain Pa.
Clarence Herring, Clee, Kas,
~ side. head breakman Of freight
Nellie aud pollie sullivan, Cherry
vale, Kas
Hatty Kilfey, oxford. Kas.
! NJ. Lindsay Oxford, Kas
Dosla Gregg Bronaugh, Mo.
Dr. VI. l.. McIlheney, SprIngman, Kas.
THE INJURED.
d, d. Hale. Dexter Kas, thigh brok-
en-
Mrs. Hale. wife Of above, leg and
body injured. serious.
Amelia England, Dexter. Kas.. limbs
badly crushed.
]. c. Dressell Eatonylle, Kan, serl-
ousy.
D. L, Barnes, conductor passenger
train, slight
E ID Rossem, engineer passenger
train. badly scalded
~ Hoton, engineer freight train,
seriously,
Perry NJ Allen, Cofeyvllle, Kas., cut
about body, injured internally.
Amelia Trautwine, 81. Louis.
i, 5. Nicholson, Dexter kas,, hurt
about head.
Ruth Stewart Foumau, lndepen.
denCe. serious.
William j. Darst, Dexter Kas., slight.
Fred Barnes, Oxford Kas. scalded,
arm hurt
Miss n ). woolf Dexter Kas. scrl-
Gus.
d. T, Cowdely, Adrian, Kas., serious
ENGINEER FORGOT ORDERS.
According to the local Office OF the
Missouri Pacific tho engineer OF the
freight had forgotten his orders He
had been ordered 10 wait on a siding at
KnobnoSter Just east Of WRrrensburs,
but neglected to 40 So. The trains met
al a sharp curve.
Travel TO the worlds fair has been
80 heavy that all trains recently have
been IN tWo Or more sections. Thc
train wrecked today VAS made M az
Wichita. Sunday night and ms Is the
custom q picked up additional coaches
along the line. The last coach taken up
was az Pleasant ilill, Mo-, at about
o'clock this morning. All Of the
coaches we've crowded.
IMPACT WAS TERRIFIC.
Both trains were running at a good
rate Of speed when the collision &C.
CURED. Dawn had hardly begun 90
bftiik and neither crew was aware OF
the approach OF the other traln until
they were almost upon each other The
impact OF the collision WAS terrific. The
sleeping passengers were hurled In
every direction The most Of the killed
were in the forward coach. which VAS
we'll crowded with passengers. Ths
spot where the wreck occurred was
IA narrow cut and this fact with the
darkness added TO the difficulty OF the
sued after the first lull following the
crash and the gr0ans Of the injured
were added to the escaping steam OF
the wrecked locomotives
Ii was some time before word was
sent back TO Warrensburg and word OF
the wreck was spread, Relief trains
carrying physicians were sent out a.
quickly as possible from surrounding
towns and everything possible WAS
done to aid the injured
EXTRICATING THE DEAD.
II was some time before the dead aud
injured could be oYtrlcated from the
debris. The dead We're carried mp the
track aud laid in rows IN an open
space until the relief train arrived,
while the Injured were cared for as
well as could be. II was long time
before the names OF the victims could
he secured and the nature Of the IN
iuries was known, Up 20 e3O no list
had been received nt the local Office OF
the Missouri Pacific.
4 telephone message to the Assoclat-
ed Press from the scene Of the wreck
nj 10 o'clock stated at that time the
dead numbered q, II Of whom had been
Killed instantly and the injured num-
hered close 10 3d. many OF whom are IN
q dying condition
The freight train was an extra, It's
crew had according to the story OF the
conductor of this train, been instructed
10 take a siding and let the passenger
train PISS The first section OF the
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