The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-01
ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER TRAIN
IS WRECKED NEAR TReN-
TON. MISSOURI.
FORTY THREE ARE INJURED
California Special Goes Into the Ditch,
DemoIishins the Cars, Which Take
Scores-Hercic Rescue Work Is Done
Cause OF Disaster a Mystery.

Trenton. Mo. Dec. 3i.-Three people.
at least 4s were injured when Rock
Island passenger train No. 3. the Cal
ifornia special. westbonnd from Chi
eaga. was wrecked two miles south OF
here At $50 o'clock this morning.
The dead,
, u. r. LININGER, fireman Tren-
ton. Mo.
MRS. GERTRUDE BARNES. Ar
mourdale. Kan.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN
Among the Injured are: w. ]. Mill
ington. engineer. Trenton. Mo: seald-
ed. serious: William Finn. Kansas
City. Mo-. shoulder broken and cut
about head; ]. Znring. Davenport.
Iowa, leg broken and head injured,
serious: stephen Howard, Cherokee.
Ala. leg broken. &. +. Spencer, Dali
las. Texas. back sprained: j. G.. Child
ers. Anderson, Ind. hack sprained and
bruised. Mrs. Nancy Hamersley,
Let's, Iowa, head badly injured:
Julius Medelsohn. Boston. Mass.
bruised: Miss Mary Goodneck. What
cheer. Iowa. back and head nurt:
Isaac Dean. Watcher. Iowa. leg
badly sprained: Mrs. Drusilia Knapp.
Adrain, Mich. back wrenched and
knee Injured: w Gooding. lola. Kan.
back wrenched and bruised; Villa f.
Lyon, eight years old. child of Mrs.
T, + Lyon. Phoenix. back injured:
Ernest Bernard. mail clerk. Kansas
City, back hurt and legs bruised, X.
Il. Farley. san Diego. Cal. bruised
The cause of the wreck is unknown,
although IL Is believed to have been
caused by spreading rails. When the
tram was running al high speed
the engine and tender left the track
and plunged over a five-foot emhank-
ment. They We're followed by two
baggage cars, NAH ear. tourist ear
anu a Pullman sleeper. OF the en-
tire train only sleeper and an ,bserya-
ton car remained on the track.
Passengers in the wrecked cars
were struggling To escape from the ear
when a fire started. The cars burned
like tlnder. The three people who
lost their lives We're badly burned.
Scores We're rescued after the flames
had scorehed their clothing or burned
their flesh. Many were plnioned I'M
der the wfeckage and begged to be re-
leased before the fire reached thenl
David Siegel Of Cleveland. Ohio. was
held for an hour while the flames
burned within few feet of him. He in
the rescners to carry water
from the tank of the engine and put
out the fire nearest his body. This
was done and eventually he was res
euea. although he will lose an arm.
Heroic rescues We're numerous Men
and women who escaped from the
aars by kicking out windows or break
ing down doors. went back into the
burning wreckage 10 rescue their less
fortunate fellow passengers. At the
risk of their own lives. they carried
-he burned. MANNED and bleeding ID
safety
Suffer Greatly.
Thrown into the open air with only
! small portion of their clothing. even
hose who escaped injury In the wreck
suffered greatly. Men gave up their
oats 10 the women and children and
he injured. Women tore strips from
heir clothing 10 make bandageS. As
many injured as room could be made
for We're placed in the two cars that
remained on the track. Others gath
cred about bonfines ma.ie of portions .
# the wrecked train.
\ farmer gave The alarm. He called