The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-31
WORLDS FAIR TRAIN
IN FATAL WRECK
Sections of Missouri Pacific
SpecialCrash Together and
Three Die

KANSAS CITY. Mo- Oct. 30.-Three per-
sons We're killed and twenty three injured
IN rear end collision between section No.
y and section No. of train No. 3. Mis-
souri, Pacific, worlds fair special, at Tip
ton, Mo-, early today
IRAN No. 3, on account of the heavy
world, fair travel, was made up in two
sections, the first leaving st. Louis for
Kansas City last night at 1910 p. m The
second section left few minutes later.
and when it reached Upton section No.
was taking on passengers. According
TO engineer Ramsey, of section No. >, a
headlight in the yards blinded him and
he was unable to see section No. l. He
also says that his orders were ''clear
ahead. The second section was run
ming about thirty miles and hour when
the collision occurred The end sleeper
of section No. was entirely demolished,
and the second sleeper was. overturned.
The Dead
MRS. BRIGHT WALKER, Lewisburg,
MRS. MARGARET BURKE, Kansas
j. w. BAGBY, secretary Linotype Pub
fishing Co, Kensas City.
Injured
w. :. Black, general passenger. agent of
the Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe rail
@ road, cola, collar bone broken, wrenched back
Mrs; W; ]. Black, Topeka, ankle broken.
head badly bruised
Tom Richardson, Portland, Or, injuries
Mrs Elizabeth Brown, Kansas City.
head bruised.
]. S. Calfee, St Louis, serious.
w: H. Morrison, Sedan, Kan, hip in
jured --p -
L. B. Stoner New York. serious.
w; w: Manspucker. Topeka, arm and
J. c. Wiles. st. Louis, back wrenched.
injured.
L. B. Twined, New York. serious.
3. ]. Mcguire, Trenton, Mo. slight in
G. NJ. Embry, Niles. Mich. slight in
J. F. Hammer, Lawrence, Kan, slight
A. A. Seligman, serious.
Mrs. j. F. Skinner, TampaSaS Tex
nervous shock and bruises
scalp wound
Cynthia White, Tampasas, Tex. nerv-
Gus shock and bruises
G. G. Porter. East Orange, N. j., scalp
wound and foot cut.
=, Mrs Mrs G. W Donaldson, Kansas City,
shoulder and arm hurt
Robert Eaton and w E. Price, Pullman
! porters, injuries slight.
Mrs. j. F. Skinner, Miss Ruth Skinner
Cynthia White, c. G. Porter and B. j.
Mcguire We're taken to hospitals in this
city upon their arrival here
Pullman Smashed
Section No. 1 was in charge of Conduc-
tor Sam Lovett. Col e. S. Jewett local
| passenger and ticket agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific who was on section No 1
when the accident occurred said:
There were five sleepers on section
No. l. l was in the third from the end
About o'clock l was awakened by a
sudden, crash. Donning my clothes I
rushed to the platform and found the end
sleeper smashed to kindling wood section
No. having telescoped the two rear
| sleepers.''
Those of the passengers whose injuries
We're slight continued their Journey, while
the more seriously hurt were taken to the
eso9mp1anIys cor T. I hospital in St. Louis " C.
to the Missouri, Kansas & Texas hospital
in Sedalia.
Details of the Accident
The engine of the second section struck
the Pullman car Topaz sQuarely. splitting
it for two-thirds of its length, and all Of
the fourteen passengers in the car were
either killed Or injured. There were
twenty-five passengers in the next car
ahead, and although all We're badly
shaken up by the collision and received
seriously.
The blame, according to Supt. W. f.
Mckee, who went at once to the scene of
the wreck, rests with the engineer and
were running twenty-five miles an hour,
with which speed, the superintendent
said, they should have had their train
under control
Coroner's Prompt Verdict
SEDALIA, Mo. Oct. S0.-The coroner
of this county held an inquest here today
inquiring into the cause of the wreck on
the Missouri Pacific railroad a Upton.
Mo-. in which three persons We're killed
and sixteen injured early today at which
the following verdict was rendered:
1.-The collision was caused by the neg
Iect of the fiagman of first No 8, in not
tagging second No 8, and also by the en-
| gineer of second No. 8 for coming into
the station in a careless manner in not
| having his engine under control"