The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30

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Sheffield. Mo, Oct 30.-Twelve per
sons were killed and thirty or more
were injured, several os them SO ser
iouesiy that it is likely they will die. in
a wreck which occurred today on the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe near this
station. six miles east of Kansas City.
Through the jumping OF the tracks
! Of the trucks of the engine tank car, six
j of the eleven cars on train No. l, the
regular California express, which is due
| in Topeka each day at one o'clock in
| the afternoon. We're derailed and tum-
bled down an enlbankment The cars
deraiIed were a baggage car, a mail car,
a coach. a chair car. and two tourist
sleepers. and a dining car making up
the balance of the train did not leave
the track. The cars leaving the track
were crowded, principally with persons
who wer taking advantage of the colon
lists rates 20 the southwest
Relief trains were hurried from Kan
sas City to the scene Of the wreck and
a special train was sent from Topeka
carrying J. d. NJ. Hamilton, the claim
attor ey for the company and DR.. John
P. Caster who has charge of the Santa.
Fe hospital.
Kansas City, No, Oct 3O.-One of
the fastest regular trains on the Atch-
fson, Topeka & Santa Fe railway,
California limited No. ]. which left
/ Chicago at 10 O'Clock last night far
the west, was ditched today one mile
east of Sheffield, Mo, six miles from
Of
least twelve persons were killed and
twenty-five injured, many OF them
seriously.
The wreck occurred in a cut while
the train was running at the rate of
80 miles an hour
The train was made up OF vesti-
buled cars and while the vestibules
prevented telescoping in a measure,
the speed of the train was so great
that 1t caused several of the cars to
pile up on top of each other. tearing
out the connections. The wreckage
was piled high and under it scores of
passengers and members of the crew
were buried.
Relief trains carrying many physf-
clans were sent out from Kansas City
shortly before noon and preparations
made to bring the dead and injured to
Kansas City. The dead.
RUDOLPH RICHARDSON, negro
4 dining car waiter.
JOIN MACGREGOR, Fort Madi-
JOHN T. CAPS, Chicago. express
JOSEPH SEYMOUR, Richmond,
Mo.
WILLIAMSON HARRISON, col
ored porter, Chicago
The other dead have not been
identified and will not be until the ar
rival of the coroner. Most of them
are immigrants en- route from the east
i to Los Angeles.
The most seriously injured:
George Douglass, Chicago leg hurt.
! George Johnson, Chicago; arm
broken.
Ralph Skinner, LaHarpe, Kan; legs
! broken.
J. N. KilIian, Gas City Kan.
T. D. Whitemore, Carrollton, Mo-;
badly burned and scalded.
J. Brown, Chicago; leg broken.
H. H Legardine, Chicago: express
messenger; leg broken.
/ Artie Carter, Richmond, Mo-; arm
broken and leg crushed.
Joseph Rembart, Buffalo, N. Y; leg
crushed, arm hurt.
Benjamin T. Celly. Chicago, arms
crushed.
George Klaes. Buffalo, N. Y.
e A. Zandine. Swedish immigrant
Iagent.
Thomas Garvin.
z. R. Nelson, Chicago.
Charles Crawford, Atchison. Kan.
P. F. Boucher, Chicago.
None of the passengers in the Pull
man sleeperS was hurt. The day coach
| in front of the chair car furnished the
grea test number of killed and injured.
The great natural wall of rough stone
| into which the cars were thrown tore
the sides off the day coaches ana pas
seDgers were ground against the wall
and either killed or badly injured
As fast as tie 6e07 We're removed
from the wFeckage they were laid in a
row further W the track and covered
with whatever came handy to protect
them from the rain.
One of the first bodies removed was
that of the dining car porter, Randolph
Richardson. When killed he was pass
ing through one of the rear cars an6
had Just made the announcement "Last
call for brea akfast."
The relief train was delayed in ar
irving at the scene and in the mean
time those of the passengers who ha6
escaped injury did their utmost to aie
the unfortunates. Rain was falling a1c
this added to the hardships Of the vic
tins.
The fact that the wrecl- = CURED il
narrow cut which was conn2letely
blocked by the de1nolishe7 cars alsS
made the difficulties of y scue more
seriotss.
While some of the cars were tele
scoped others crashed into the granite
walls that formed the cut and were
crushed into kindling wood.
Oklahoma Gets a Prisoner.
Governor Hoch today honored {
homa for man named Beeman. alias
Redman. He is now at arrest in Kan
sas City and is wanted at Pawnee.
The charge against Beeman is tina