The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-10
FLYER is WRECKED
Onion Pacific Limited Goes in
Ditch Last Night.
Seventeen Passengers Are More
or Less Injured.
BROKEN RAIL CAUSE.
Engine, Baggage Car and
Smoker Passed Safely.
Chair Cars and SIeepers Plunge
Into Sand.


cific fast train No. 1O1. at a point two
miles east Of Wamego at $3.50 O'Clock
last evening, seventeen persons were
injured.
Train No. 1o1 of the Union Pacific
is westbound and it passes through To-
peka at 7:55 o'clock every evening.
Last night this train was a trifie late
and at the time Of the deraiiment II
was running at a high rate of speed.
The engine. baggage and mail cars
and the smoking car did not leave the
track, but the two chair cars, the tour
ist sleeping car and the standard Pull
man car left the rails and plowed into
the earth in several directions from
that in which the train was moving
The wreck was caused by broken
rail.
The following is a list Of the injured;
Walter Lord. conductor. three ribs
broken. and internal injuries; serious
Mrs. NJ. S Lancaster. Henderson
KY, three ribs broken, and other IN
juries by being struck over the hear'
by flying seat; serious.
Fred Chanahan. S2s Washington
avenue. St. Louis. left leg and side
bruised and internal injuries
Senator ]. E. Brewer. Abilene, head
badly injured.
Mrs. VIM. Prosser, Salt Lake City
bruised about arms and shoulders
Mrs. W. D. Prosser, Salt Lake CITY
cut on side.
city.
Miss olive Parsons. slight bruises
address unknown.
J. c. Lyons, Manhattan, spraiHed
ankle
bruised about head. arms and should
W. Herman. Lincoln, back
sprained and bruised about shoulders
Mrs. Bernard Cohen. Cheyenne
Mrs. j. r. Bradley, salina.
r. Chassner. Cincinnati
II. C Weatherby, Kansas City.
w NJ Walden, Cove City, Kan.
All of the injured passengers were
taken to Wamego, where they were
taken care of by local physicians. All
were able to continue their journey
when a new train was made up. eK-
cept three who were the most severely
in iured They were Mrs. NJ. 5. Ian
caster OF Henderson, Kentucky, and
Fred Cyhanahan of St. Louis and Con-
ductor Lord. They are now at the
Merritt hotel at Wamego, where they
are receiving medical attention till
thev may be taken to their homes or a
hospital.
The train was in charge of Engineer
Radden. who was not injured, and
Conductor Walter Lord, who had
three ribs broken
It was fortunate that the accident
happened at the point where 1t did
Had the train been at a point 10 yards
west of where the accident happened
the train would have been precip plated
in a deep ravine or creek, where the
loss of life and property undoubtedly
would have been great.
The engine, baggage and mail cars
and the smoker remained on the track
and In consequence none OF the per-
sons in that portion of the train were
The first of the two chair car:
pIowed into the earth up to the win
dow siIls; the second car was thrown
out so that it stood at right angle;
with the track, and the car was head
ed south: the tourist car was a hun
dred yards away on its side, and the
standard Pullman was standing 5t
yards down the track
The trucks were torn off from IN
der part of the cars and the damage
to the interior Of the cars was also
marked. The track was torn up for g
considerable distance.
A new train was made up soon af-
ter the accident and the passenger
continued their westward trip.
The debris of the wreck has not yei
been cleared and Union Pacific trains
are today using the Rock Island
tracks between Topeka and Manhat-
tan.