Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-10
TWenty-seVen Hurled to
Death When Trains
Meet
ON MISSOURI PACIFIC
Engineer of Freight Disregards
Orders to Take a
Siding.

Marrensburg. Mo. Oct 1O-An east
bound passenger and a west bound
freight collided head on on the Missouri
Pacific railroad, near here at o'clock
this morning. Twenty-seven dead have
been removed from the wreck.
Seventeen were killed instantly. The
injured number close to 30 many of
whom are in dying condition.
The Dead.
Among the dead are:
MRS. w. J. DARST AND SON GIL
BERT, DeXeter Kans.
w. II. ALLEN AND TWO SONS,
Bronaugh Mo
l.. f. BURES, CAL REED. GER
TRUDE LOUD. DIZZY REAM. all of
Bernard, Mo.
ADDIE KANE, Pittsburg, Kans.
G. A. WEBER, Fountain. Pa.
CLARENCE HERRING. Kansas.
- SIDEL. freight brakeman.
NELLIE AND DOLLY SULLIVAN.
Cherryville. Kans.
HATTIE kelley. Oxford. Kans.
NJ. LINDSAY. Oxford
DOSIA GREGG, Bronaugh. Mo.
DIR. II. l.. M'II.HENRY. Springman,
Passengers Were Asleep.
The impact of the collision was ter
rifle. Sleeping passengers were hurl-
ed in every direction. Relief trains
carrying physicians were sent out as
quickly as possible from surrounding
towns.
1t was some time before 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 ar
rived, while the injured were cared
for as well as could be.
Carried Fair EXcursiOnIsts.
The passenger was the second sec
tiOn of the regular train from Wichita
TO St. Louis and was carrying cXcur-
siOnists to the worlds fair. The for
ward coach which was crowded and in
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 Che wreck having for.
the Knobnoster just east of Warrens-
burg. The train met on a sharp curve
both running at a good rate of speed.
SuTOrnted In Tunnel.
Port Huron. Mich, oct. 10.-Six en-
pIoyes Of the Grand Trunk railway
met death by suffocation by coal gas
early yesterday in the St Clair tun-
lei, which runs under the st Clair
river from Port Huron to Sania, Out.
A coal train broke in two while pass
ing through the tunnel. and three Of
the train crew were suffocated while
part of the train lay stalled in the tun-
mel The engineer lost his life when
he returned and endeavOred to push
the stalled cars back to safety, and
two other rescuers perishcd in vain
attempts TO penetrate the gaseous at
mosphcre of the great tube.
Engineer Dies at His Post.
The train which entered from the
American side of the tunnel was made
up of II coal cars. When it broke
Engineer Coleman detached his en-
gine and went back into the tube for
the stalled cars. When his engine
reached them he attempted TO push
the, m back through the tunnel and out
Of the American portal. The engine
and cars rolled back into the gas laden
tunnell and Engineer Coleman was
suTOcatcd at his post in the engine
cab. His fireman. Fred Forester,
! jumped into the party filled water tank
Of the engine. whore there was enough
! air 10 preserve his life. although he IS
now in a serious condition.
RescuerE Go To Death.
! When news Of the broken train
I reached the American side Supt Begg,
| accompanied by two other employees,
/ started in on foot. They had gone
| but short distance. when the coal
/ gas became sitting and Begg sue
/ cumbed.
Meanwhile preparations were being
! made at the Sarnia end Of the tunnel
10 rescue the imprisoned train crew.
! The rescUers were overcome. however,
/ b. the case before the train was reach
ed. and Brakeman McGrath died.
Switchman Blake. after a time, made
another attempt 10 penetrate the gas,