Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
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WABASH PASSENGER LEAVES
TRACK NEAR PERCY AND THE
FREIGHT TRAIN FOLLOWING
CRASHES INTO IT.

FREIGHT TRAIN FOLLOWING
CRASHES INTO IT.
Des Moines, June 25.--W. G.
Brown Of Ottawa, H., died at the
hospital today from Injuries re.
eelved in the wreck Of a Wabash
passenger train near Percy last
night. Thirty were injured and
acme Of these may die.
: Des Moines, June 25.-Thirty per-
sons were injured, two Of them so SER
lously that they may die, in derail-
ment and resultant rear end collision
between a freight train and passenger
train on the Wabash railroad between
Percy and Dunreath, on the Abba Des
Moines division, at s o'clock last night.
The more seriously injured persons
were brought to Des Moines and taken
to Mercy hospital They are under the
care of DR.. w. Van Werden, the Wa
bash surgeon. Most of the passengers
who were not badly hurt resumed their
journey later.
st. Louis passenger, No. 8, bound for
miles northeast of Percy, at a point
known as Carr's slough. Here there is
q sharp turn, and the track ahead Is
obscured by sharp bluff. The passen.
ger engine, combination mall and bag
gage car, smoker and one day coach
left the rails and rolled down twenty
foot embankment into mud and water.
The rear coach was left standing on
the tracks and it's rear trucks did not
leave the rails.
Freight Hits Derailed Cars.
Hardly had the frightened passen-
gers in the upright rear coach had
time to get out than the freight train
crashed in from behind. The freight
was the third section of train No. 95.
The freight engine and a loaded coal
gondola rolled into the ditch but the
crew of the freight train was not hurt.
as both fireman and engineer had
time to Jump before the crash. The
rear end of the passenger was not pro-
tected by a f1agman, members Of the
crew said later, because sufficient time
to get fiagmAn out of the wreck had
not elapsed when the collision &C.
Cured
List Of Injured.
The injured follow
Riley, C. J., Moberly, Mo-. passen.
ger fireman; internally injured, face
and hands lacerated; taken to Mercy
hospital.
Rutledge, l.: B., of Moberly, passen-
ger engineer; chest crushed, bruised
terribly about body; taken to Mercy
hospital.
Hultz, Mrs. B. p, Perry, Ia. leg bad
~ bruised. internally injured; taken
to Mercy hospital.
Butler. Mrs. Lucy, Peoria, ILL.,, left
side badly lacerated. Taken to Mercy
hospital.
Skinner, William L., Moberly, Mo-,
baggageman; bruised.
Carter, r. L.. Moberly, Mo-, conduc-
tor of passenger No. 2; back strained.
Skutt, l.. ", Des Moines; bruised.
Ellis, A. L., Valley Junction; side
hurt.
Matthews, H. O., Des Moines; finger
broken.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c., Adair;
both bruised about body.
Fletcher. Wallace. Moberly, Mo-, pas.
senger brakeman; arm dislocated, face
lacerated.
Kilgrew, Harry, Des Moines; knee
bruised.
Morgan, H. B., Des Moines, bruised,
Mathews. l.. W., Des Moines; ankle
and knee dislocated.
Duncan. G, R., Allerton, Ia, knee
dislocated.
Warner, Mrs. L. E., Des Moines,
knee dislocated.
Lemon, Julia. Little Rock, Ark,
ankle and arm lacerated.
Lemon, Virginia. Little Rock. Ark,
back wrenched.
McAtee. r. L., Moberly, Mo-, mail
clerk, bruised about body, jaw broken.
Durth, G.. NJ, Des Moines; bruised.
Wilson Gertrude, Centerville; knee
lacerated.
Alternately, Ann, .Centerville; bruis-
ed about head.
Ony the fact that there had been an
unusual rainfall in the vicinity of the
wreck prevented a more serious ca
lamity. The embankment was as soft
as rubber, and the ground at the bot
tom was covered with water, in some
placed more than three feet deep.
The mud and water acted as cushion
to the falling coaches.
r. L. Carter. conductor on the ILL
fated passenger train, gave 1t as his
opinion that there had been q water
spout at the point where the washout
occurred. He said the washout for a
space Of several yards was cut cleanly
through the embankment on which the
track lay.
Wreeking Train on Scene.
No relief train was made up out OF
Des Moines, but the regular st. Louis
passenger. No. IA. was released few
minutes ahead of schedule time to run
to the scene of the wreck and bring
the injured back to Des Moines. The
train returned with the injured and
delayed passengers at 1890, leaving
at / o'clock for ST. Louis with the
passengers from the wrecked train
who desired to complete their trips.
The train transferred to the Burling-
ton line to get around the wreck.
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