Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-02
ROCK ISLAND FREIGHT TRAINS
COLLIDE. AND VICTIMS ARE
BURIED UNDER DEBRIS.
A CONDUCTORS ERROR
TraInman MIsunderstands His Orders
and Collision lie the Result - Wreck
Occurs at Casey - Preacher is
Among the victims-FinanclaI Loss
Is Heavy.

Des MONIES, Oct. 81. - A neadon
collision between the Rock Island fast
meat train No. 90, eastbound and a
fast freight, No. So, west bound, at
Casey at 6:15 o'clock last night, caus.
ed the death Of four trainmen and
three passengers. The men buried
under tons Of debris, and with the
wrecked cars burning from the fire
started by overturned stoves, were all
found with their lives crushed out
and their faces hardly recognizable.
The wreck occurred at the east end
OF the Casey yards where the trains
met through the mistake of Conduct
or Reynolds of train No. 85 running as
first section, who had passed the
first section Of the fast train at Men
10 and supposed there was noiaddition-
al section following.
The trains met each other going at
full speed. The engineers on both
trains saw the headlights Of the other
train bearing down upon, but owing
to the speed which they had attain
ed we're unable to stop them in time
to prevent the collision. The crash
could be heard for miles. The heavy
freight cars telescoped each other,
crushing their sides into kindling wood
and filling the right Of way with mer-
chandise, broken rolling stock and the
mangled remains of the victims.
The Dead.
REV. j. w. CALDWELL, Of Van
Meter, pastor of Methodist church,
crushed under debris of immigrant
car.
BERT SHIELDS of Valley Junction,
engineer on first section freight, No.
IS.
g. B. MARSHALL, of Valley juno
tion, fireman on first section freight
No. 81.
B. w. JOHNS, of Valley Junction,
brakeman on first section freigh. No.
IS.
B. w. NELSON Of Valley Junction.
fireman on second section fast maat
train No. 96.
TWO UNKNOWN MEN.
Seriously Injured. ~
Conductor Reynolds OF Valley juno.
ton, of freight No, 1876. IL, ri d
Conductor Caskey of,;Valley juno.
eioA,' VI AaoC AfNdti Cfdlu. l,.S|''
Engineer Frank Lumsden, engineer
of fast meat train, jumped from cab;
severely shaken up and injured.
Death List Completed.
Kansas City, Oct. S1.-The list OF
dead victims Of the Santa Fe wreck
near here yesterday, has been com.
pleted. 1t follows:
STAFFORD, ROY, 109 Hayden ave
nue., Cleveland.
MONTGOMERY, LEE D.. Linneus,
Mo.
SEYMOUR. JAMES, Richmond, Mo-,
Cashier Of the Ray County Savings
bank.
M'GREGoR, JOHN, a Santa Fe engl
neer on way to Topeka, Kan, Fort
Madison, Iowa.
| SCHNEIDER. MICHAEL, Chicago
CAPPS, J. F., baggageman, Chicago
loren, CARL EMIL, 254 st. Marks
street, Brooklyn.
PECCI, ROMAsT1sIO, immigrant
from Naples
ROCCO, POMERIo, immigrant, from
Naples.
RICHARDSON, LUTHER, negro
waiter, Chicago.
HARRISON, WILLIAM, negro por
ter, Chicago.
PEATTEUT, ADRIAN, immigrant
from Northing, Switzerland.
| WHITTEMORE, j. B., Carrolton
Mo.
PInloned Against Hot Stove.
| In many instances 1t was necessary
to dig under the debris to extricatt
the unfortunate victims. j. D. White
more, who was in the smoker, was pin
toned against hot stove with one foo
in the live Goals, suffering untold ag
onies as his foot was slowly burned
His foot was amputated, but he died
at hospital here last night.
The injured were given emergency
treatment at the scene of the wreck
and later brought to hospitals in this
city.
The dead were taken in charge by
the county coroner and brought tc
| local mOrgues.