The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-01
Wreckage Caught Fire.
Forty Persons Injured
Some Very Seri-
ousIy.
HEROIC RESCUES
WERE NUMEROUS
One Mans Sweetheart Died IN His
Sight, But He Was Unable to
Aid Her--Beiieved Spread
ing Rails Cause--Was
California Limited.

Trenton, Mo-, Dec. 3t.--Two women
and one man we're killed and at least
forty-five injured when the Rock ISL
and's california Limited Special
was wrecked south of here at $50
this morning
The Dead.
o. II. 1.INlNGER, fireman, Trenton.
MRS. GERTRUDE BARNER, Ar
mourdhle, kas.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN.
The cause of the wreck is unknown
although it is thought that it was
caused by spreading rails. While the
train was running at high rate OF
speed the engine and tender left the
track, plunged over a five foot EN-
bankment. followed by the two bag
gage ears, mail car, tourist car and
Pullman hleeper. One sleeper and the
obseryatI5n car remained on the
track. M
While Athe passengers were strug,
+ EItl.sg~ ~ro escape from Tne dt'igfig' fire
started and tue cars burned like TIN
der. Tie three VINO lost their lives
we're badly burned. Scores were res
cued after the flames seorched their
clothing and burned tifeir flesh. Many
who were pinioned under tie wreck
age begged piteously to be released
before the fire reached them. David
sigel, Of Cleveland neia an hour
while the flames burned within a few
feet of him. He instructed the res
cuers to carry water from the tank
of the engine and extinguish the fire
nearest him. This was done and
eventually he was rescued, although
he will lose an arm.
Many Heroic .Rescues.
Heroic rescues were numerous.
Men and women who escaped from
the cars by kicking out windows or
breaking doors, then rushed back in
to the burning wreckage to rescue
their fellow passengers. At the RISK
OF their own lives they carried the
burned, MANNED and bleeding to
safety.
Happening far from station and
more than half a mile from a farm
house, the wreck occurred at most
desolate spot. Not building of any
kind was near the scene. The ground
was covered with snow and raw
wind was blowing.
Thrown into the open air with but
"a small portion of their clothing, even
those who escaped suffered terribly
But the strong readily sacrificed
everything for the weak. Men gave
mp coats to women and children and
injured. Women tore strips from
their clothing to bandage wounds.
AS many of the injured as room
could be made for were placed in the
two cars. remaining on the track. The
others Stood about bonfires made
from portions. of the wreck until a
relief train arrived. A farmer called
up the Trenton office, which is the
division point, and relief train was
NuthiS ulSUdlCueu. Ht uiuSt otli
ously injured We're taken to the hotel
at Trenton. Another relief train took
twenty injured and the uninjured pas.
sengers to Kansas City. All the pas.
sengers We've there provided for and
also We're given tickets to their desti
nations
1t was believed that at least d
dozen We're killed, but tonight prac.
tically all the wreekage has been
cleared away and only three bodies
were found.
a rigid investigation is being made
by the Rock Island officials ana the
coroner's inquest will be begun to,
morrow.
~ Greatest Havoc in Chair Car.
The greatest havoc was wrought
ip the chair car. 1t was in its debris
that the. bodies of the two women
We're found. 1t was the first to burn,
iRing Q mass of flames few minutes
after derailment one tourist car
leaped over the thair ear, making es-
cape through c6e end, impossible.
May passengers kicked windows
egr in the chaircar and escaped.
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