Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-02
California Express
GroundUp Between
Rocky Walls
One Victim Held
With F DOT In Burn
ing Stove

Kansas city, Mo, Oct Sl.- thirteen
persons were killed and 80 injured in
the wreck yesterday of tne Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train
known as the California express
witch. while running at 70 miles an
hour struck Il loose RAIL- ditchtng Ave
cars a milo east Of Blue River The
Wreel, occurred at Rock Creek curt, on
a curve. where Jagged rock wallis on
each side of the track form a blum al.
most 100 feet high, The engine was
going SO rapidly that ii passed the
loose rail In safety. The mail ear i'm.
mediately behind, jumped the track
and struck the side Of the blum and
four cars following ploughcd through
1t aud shot against the high stone wall
opposite The sides ot tho coaches
were torn of by seraptng against the
wall ana passengers and tralnmon
were ground against the wall and
either killed outright or badly htrt
The smoking car split the baggage car
dHGAu VI ~ JUST h1llN WV INV INV
ANA tho baggage ear when 1t stopped
was on top OF what was left of tho
smoking car. The other derailed cars
were damned against tho rocks of the
blum except the splittorod fragments
of tho smoker. None Of the pussen.
gers in the car which remained on the
track was hurt.
Relief trains with physicians ana
surgeons left this city for the scene OF
the wreck as soon as possible. Pend
| ing the arrival of the relief trains. the
passengers and tratnmen did all they
could to care for tho dead and allevi.
ate the distress of the injured. Their
efforts were handicapped by cold rain
which fell steadily ami added to the
gloom OF the situation. The paasen-
gers worked herocally under Difficult.
ties and when the doctors arrived
most Of the dead and injured had been
taken out OF the wrockage, In many
instances IL was necessary To dig Urn.
der tho debris to extricate the unfor-
tnnate victims. 7. ID. WhIemore In
u lhA RlAl'iNil hANh b1ih HtIlbhtu hEAlhBl
IA stove. with one foot in the stove.
suffering untold agony. as his foot was
slowly burned by the live Goals. This
was one Of the many agonizing
scenes Witnessed by the reseuera. The
injured We're given emergency treat,
ment at the scene Of the wreck ana
'at3r brought to hospitals In this city.
where It Is reported TINT all will re-
cover The dead were taken In charge
by the coroner and brought TO local
norEues.
The lead
Roy Stafford, Cleveland.
Lee ID. Montgomery. Llnneus, Mo
James Seymour. Richmond, Mo.
John McGregor engineer. Fort Mad
ieon Iowa
Max Schneider, New York.
], + Cappa, baggageman, Chicago.
Carl Emil Torn, Romastlsio Poccl
| Pomerlo Rocco ana ndrlan Peatttnta,
ommisrantB.
Luther Richardson, colorcd waiter.
| Chicago.
William Harrison. eolorod Porter,
Chlcapo.
J. i, WhIttemore. Carrollon Mo.
Bad One on the Rock island.
I l)es Mones. Oct 81 In II head.on
/ collision last evening between freight
/ trains On the Rock Island railroad at
Casey, Iowa the following were killed
Fireman Ed Nelson
i Engineer bert schicldR.
Fireman William Marsell
Brakeman Frank Jones
Rev !. w. Caldwell Of Van Meter
iowa
The FIRST four arc Or Valley Junction.
Iowa.
The collision was between freight
train No. So. we8tbound. and section
Two Of tho oaeiborn9 train No. 9G.
I9ightyfiye had orders 10 walt III Mon.
-. east of Casey. for train III. fast
meat train. The nrstscction passed safe.
". displaying signals indicating that
another section followed with alI the
rights II the first section. 1'he con.
dncior ~ train ST., however, II III sali
gave orders to pun olr. aud hla train
crashed into section two III fun speed
tfst HI the latter was coming out Or III.
Casey yards. Both trains were badly
Wrecked and the engines piled up Into |
heaps 81 scrap iron. Tho iromen
Killed were ail On tho engines. Mr..
Caldwell WAS riding In the caboose ot
train e.