The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-01
THREE ARE DEAD,
FDRTY-THREE HURT
california Special Wrecked on
Rock Island, Near Town of
Trenton, Mo.
TRAIN LEAVES THE TRACK
RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED
Fire Breaks Ont in the Ditched
Cars; Some of Injured
May Die.

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rain No. 3, the California special, west
hoonS from Chicago. was wrecked two
niles south of here at $50 o clock this
morning.
The Dead
q p. LlNlNGER, fireman, Trenton.
MFRS Mrs. GERTRUDE BARNES, Ar
mourdale. Kan: ~
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN,
Partial List of Injured.
W. I Milington, engineer, Trenton,
No.. scalded. serious.
William Flynn, Kansas City, Mo,
sbonldor broken and cut about the head.
] Zorine, Davenport, Ia, leg broken
and head injured. serious.
stephen Howard, Cherokee, Ala, leg
C. +. Spencer, Dallas, Tex, back
S Childcrs. Anderson, Ind, back
epranod. and bruised.
Mrs, Nancy HamersIcy, Let's, Ia,
julius Mcdelsohn, Boston. Mass.
Miss Mary Goodnock. What Cheer.
Ia. back and head hurt.
Isaac Dean, What Cheer, la, leg bad
" spraincd
Mis-. DrusiIla Knapp, Adrian. Mich,
back wrcnchcd and knee injured.
wTenched and bruised. go,
Villa f.. T.. Lyon, Syear-old chi1d of
Mrs. T. p Lyon, Phoenix, Ariz., back
Injured
fpraIned and wrist cut.
Ernest Bernard, mail clerk. Kansas
City, Mo-, abdomen badly bruised and
knee wrenchcd.
Luclcn Lcdford, mail clerk, Kansas
Citv. Mo-, back hurt and legs bruised.
L f. Farley, San Diego, Cal, bruised,
f. A. Peacock. Kcosauqua, Ia, back
spraincd,
". S. Wiuson, Ottumwa, Ia, spraincd
aud bruised
]. L. Blankcnship. Dallas, Tex, knee
spraincd
r. wictzkc, Los Angeles, Cal.
leg bruised.
David s. C!cmmens, conductor. Kan
sas City, No. Mead and bands cut, bad
ly injured
F, f. McMeans, mail clerk, Dsvcn.
port. Ia. bruised
W, l.. Cline, mail clerk. Rock island,
H. slightly cut and bruised.
D. J. Siegel, Cleveland, O. right arm
of at elbow. burns and cut OH head.
serious
Mrs. NJ Schredcwlnd. Imperial Cal,
night ankle hurt
l.. Briggs, bagcagcman, 3440 West
SiIiy.hrst street, Chicago. scalp
/ wounds
Morris Harrisburg. cook. Chicago,
hurt internally, bruised and cut.
Gus Carlson. chef, Chicago, hurt IN
icrnslly
". 0 Williams, dining car conductor,
Chicago chest and back injured.
Mrs. Anna Schallepbergcr, Nichols,
Ia neck severely spraincd.
Floyd Lefre, cook, Chicago, internal
injuries
Claudine Dcsccndown, MarysviIlc,
Nan badly bruised about body and
foot cut.
NJ PoreupiIe, Parkcrsburg, la.
bruised and spraiuod.
Vbe cause of the wreck is unknown,
although IT is believed 10 have been
eaused by spreading rails, While The
IAN was running at a high speed the
'neine and tender left The track and
Mrnngcd over a 6vc.fnot embankmcnt.
iney were followed by two baggage
IL mail car, a tourist car and 4
Dilnan sleeper. OF tho entire train
pnY a sleeper and an observation car
remained on the track.
Fire Adds to Horror.
Passengers in the wrecked cars were
Juggling To escape from the car when
d., lure started The cars burned like tin
Fl, The three people who lost then
,,os were badly burned. Scores were
Lucd slicr the flames had scorched
NIT clothing or burned their flesh
|. GuauN were pinioncd under tho wreck
~ ana begged 10 he released before
"T nrc reached them
boiS inSaEid Slegcl of Cleveland, O.. wa:
Iu Tor an hour while thc flame:
Il iIwhen within a rGr feet Of him. n,
flu'led tho rescucrs 10 carry watcl
ib1 Inn In inc tank to the engine and put GU
dn,os nrs nearest hi. bod This wa;
,l.e lIe and eventually he was rescued
uRh nc Will lose an arm,
II Heroic Rescue Work,
N ,,1tol 11etolc rescues were numerous MeI
III h ,Nonen who escaped from the car
hGHlng out windows or breaking
III WI uoors, came back into tho buTnin;
III hdge To rcscne their less fortuna (,
I orr passengers. Al tho risk Of the
81 ma;ue mn hyes they carried The burned
Theu and bleeding 10 safety.
I'll .n%%"n INTO tho open air with oul
al small portion of their clothing, eve
,oTNw6o 5e Who escaped injury in be wreck
eoa,d greatly. Men gave up thci
Tho 30 inc women and children an
II ss; s injured. Women tore strips fror
III clothing 10 make bandagcs
maj many injured as room could h
lis, lor we're placed in tho two car
gs,S remained on the track. Other
u ,iuercd ,ion" about bonfres made of poI
III "0 oi the wrecked train.
VI Farmer Bears Tidings.
tbo ,rTarmer gave the alarm. He calle
Tss Trenton ofico and relief trai
tra;n guirkly made up Another rcIie
~ iurod 'ook twenty injured and the unii
~ passengers to Kansas City
Is hrst ii was believed that at lca!
ton;nh,,h people had been killed. B,
Sh' practically all of the wrcckae
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