The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-24
WHO ARE THE DEAD?
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All efforts to reach him failed until,
finally, a physician crawled into the
wreckage and discovered a bolt hole
through which he could pass a hypo-
dermic syringe. He administered a
powerful opiate and Huffman's pain
was relieved. After IL hours he was
taken out of the wreckage and died
soon after.
The body of Engineer Peterborough
was found, crushed into his emer-
gency brakes. Fireman Mills body
was taken from under the engine late
The wreck occurred at a fill, thou
sand feet of which had been washed
out by cloudburst.
The train was running practically on
time and was proceeding on straight
track. Evidently the first intimation
that the engineer had of any danger
came when he realized that the for
ward portion of the train was running
in water which had spread out over
the tracks near the fill. Reversing his
engine, the speed of the train was
checked but not enough to prevent the
engine, baggage car and smoker going
over into the depression
The rear end of the smoker remain
ed tilted on the earth bank and the
chair car ripped its way into the snnok-
injuring many of the passengers
The chair car itself was considerably
damaged by the crash and several pas
sengers riding in this car were injur-
ed. As near as can be learned here,
all of the passengers killed were &C.
cupants of the smoker.
Engineer Died for Others.
To the GOODNESS and quick wit of the
engineer, Peterborough, who lost his
life, is attributed the saving of the
lives of those who escaped, numbering
hundred or more. 1t is certain that
he could have jumped and saved him
self but he remained at his post and
did everything possible to prevent the
train running into the ditch. Exami-
nation of the engine and airbrakes
shows that he had reversed the lever
and set the air in an effort to check
the flight of the train.
The three Pullmans remained on the
track and the occupants of these cars
were unhurt.
AS soon as communication was had
with the divisional headquarters from
Clayton and Norton, wrecking crews
and doctors and nurses were dispatch
ed to the scene aboard a special train
from Phillipsburg. The dead and injur-
ed were placed on this special at the
scene and taken to Norton, Kan
where the dead were turned over to
an undertaken and the injured placed
in a hospital.
None of the injured is in serious
condition and it is reported that all
will be able to leave for their homes
in few days.
The washout was repaired late last
evening and traffic resumed.
Passengers Helped in Rescue.
Phillipsburg, Kan, 81 miles from
Clayton, sont Chief Dispatcher In
wood and Trainmaster Ellis on the
special to superintend the work of
clearing the track and starting traffic,
and they were reinforced later by
~ NJ of
RADIO Springs.
Passengers in the Pullman and 9TH
er day coaches, hurled from their
berths and chairs by the shock, hur-
ried out into the storm and rendered
what aid they could to the injured and
in extricating the mangled bodies of
the dead. Others hurried to Clayton,
where news of the accident was wired
to division headquarters and within
half an hour physicians and nurses
and wreck train were being hurried
to the scene from Norton, Colby,
Goodland and PhiIlipsburg. It was not
until late in the afternoon, however,
that the last body was recovered from
the wreck. Members of the Topeka
baseball team of the western league
pants of the Pullman, but escaped in
| jury.
Threw Child Out of Window.
The first person to escape from the
| wreck and summon assistance was A.
| H. Hunter, a mail clerk. His car was
| caught in mass of wreckage, but he
managed to extricate himself to GO
after help. It was almost 2 o'clock
almost an hour after the wreck hap
pened. that he reached the town. Not
| until near daylight was he able to get
any one to aid him.
One of the unidentified dead is a
girl presumably about years of age
| The child was riding in a chair
| car with her mother when the crash
| came, according to passengers. After
| the cars had settled down, the woman,
not realizing that the danger point
: had passed. threw the child out Of a