Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-01
sT(HREE KILLED,
K F0RTY-FIVE HURT
California Special on the Rock Island
is Wrecked Near Trenton,
Missouri.
CARS BURNED LIKE TINDER
Only One Sleeper and an Observation.
Car Remain on Track.
BODIES ARE BADLY BURNED
Number of Injured Rescued After
Fire Soorches Clothing.
VICTIMS SUFFER INTENSELY
Wreck Occurs Two Miles from station
and Ground is Covered with DeepA
snOw-AIarm Sent by TeIe-
phone from farmhouse.
Only One Sleeper and an Observation
Car Remain on Track.
.ODIEs ARE BADLY BURNED
Number Of Injured Rescued After
Fire Soorches Clothing.
VICTIMS SUFFER- INTENSELY

TRENTON, Mo-, Dec. d.-Three people,
two of whom are women, were killed ,gNd
at least forty-five injured, when the Rock
Island passenger train No. 8, the "Califor-
! MIA special" was wrecked two miles souta
OF here at $50 o'clock this morning. ~
The cause of the wreck is unknown, al
though it is thought to have been caused
by spreading rails. While the train was
Arunning at a high speed the engine and
aRder suddenly left the track and plunged
govdsa five-foot embonkment They were
quickl.A followed By two baggage cars,
mall cara tourist car and a Pullman
sleeper. 0f the entire train, but sleeper
and an observation car remained on the
track.
Cars Burn Like finder.
While passengers IN the wrecked cars
were struggling to escape from the debris,
fire started. The ears burned like tlnder
The three people who lost their lives were
badly burned. Scores were rescued after
the Flames had scorched their clothing
or burned their flesh Many were pinoned
under the wreckage and begged piteously
to be released before the fire reachd them,
David Siegel of Cleveland, o., was held
or an hour while the flames burned within
a few feet of him. He instructed the
Arescuers to carry water from the tank of
the engine and put out the fire nearest
his body. This was done and eventually
he was rescued although he will lose an
erm.
Heroic rescues were numerous. Men and
women who escaped from the cars by kick
ing out windows or breaking down doors
quickly rushed back into the burning
wreckage to rescue their less fortunate
fellow passengers. At the risk of their
Tf,ro-
and bleeding to places Of safety.
wreck I'm nesolate spot.
Happening as 1t did far IN a station
aud MORE than half mle from farm
hous ltr week cAme ~, u most essp afs
SPOT M, a bulldhlg of any Kind was near
the wreck
TIE ground was covered with snow and
a raw w,nd vas blowing. Thrown into the
open air. with but a mall portion Of their
clothing, even those who escaped injury in
the WI ck 3utfc~Cd terribly But the strong
readily eacrriccd everything for the weak,
Men gave Up their coats to the women
ard children aad injured Women tore
strips from their clothing TO make band
ages for he wounded.
As many injured az room could be made
for were placed in the two cars that re-
malned on the track, Others stood about
bonfIres made or portions of the wreck
until a relief train arrived.
Farmer Gives Alarm.
A farmer gave the alarm He called the
Trenton cffice, which is a division point.
and a relief train was quickly made up.
The most seriously injured were taken
to n hotel in Trenton. Another relief
train took twenty Of the injured and the
uninjured passengers TO kansas City, Mo.
All passengers were provided with tickets
to their destinations at that point.
Al first It was believed that at least
dozen people had been killed But tonight
practically all OF the wreckase has been
cleared away and but three bodies have
been found.
A rigid Investigation of the cause Of the
wreck is to be made. A coroners inquest
will be started here tomorrow Rock
Island officials have already started an
INJURY to determine the cause Of the
AIack
ThIrty-FOur Are Injured.
4HICAGO. Dec. s1.-One of the women
lillad in the Rock Island wreck at Tren-
ton. shlo., was Mrs. Gertrude Barnes of
Armour3ale The other woman so far
pas not been Identified.
All told Sirty-four persons we're in
Fjured. aecordAg TO the Rock Island off
1 cials here.
The following list of injured was given
out by the officials:
r. IL Bargh. Ishpeming, Mich
r. A. Farley lansing, Mich
J, w. Campbell. Hutchinson, Kan.
Child Of Mrs. f. p. Lyon. Phoenix, Ariz
p. S. Swartz. San Diego. Cal.
H. A. Wietzlie, Los Angeles, Cal
O. w Gooding, lola, Kan
Mrs Drusilla Knapp, Adrian Mich
George - Bernard, E. Bernard and
Lucien Ledford, mail clerks, all Of Kan
sas, city. Mo.
William s. Winston, Ottumwa, la.
NJ Porcupile, Parkcrsburg Ia
steve Howard, Cherokee Okl,
Michael Flynn. Antigo, Wis
f. f. McMeans, Davenport, Ia. postal
", L. Cline, Rock Island. H.. postal
clerk
Mrs NJ. schriedewind. Imperial, Cal ,
l.. Briggs, Chicago, baggageman
Morris Harrisburg Chicago, cook
Gus Carlson. Chicago. chef on dining
" O. Williams, Chicago, dining car
CONDUCTOR.
MIS-. c. j. Foreman, st. Joseph. Mo
Mis- Anna Schallenberger. Nichols Ia
Dr. Fanny schaffer. Centerville Ia
j. c. Medelsohn. Boston.
Julius Medelsohn Boston.
H. Blankenship, Dallas Tex
Frederick Harver waiter on diner
w j. Mills, waiter.
AE Davis, waiter.
NIlo,d ~. Lefereer, cook
A,Iaudie Descendorn. Marysville. Kan.
D. s Clemens, conductor badly bruised