The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-20

is the mother of Frank Norman, a
Pierce merchant.
Omaha, Oct. l6.-Reports from the
post hospital at Fort Crook, where
the most seriously injured in yester.
days wreck on the Missouri Pacific
railway at this point are being cared
for, were that all were doing well and
no further fatalities as result of
the wreck are expected. The death
list still stands at seven.
Omaha, Oct 16.-Seven people
were killed and twenty-five injured,
four of them seriously, in n collision
between Missouri Pacific passenger
train No. 1906, northbound enroute for
this city, and a fast freight train.
The accident occurred at Fort Crook
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Fort
Crook is ten miles south of this city.
The accident Is believed to have re-
suited from a misunderstanding of
orders on the part of the freight crew.
passenger train, due to leave this
city for the south about the time of
the accident, was converted into a re-
lief train and sent to the scene of the
accident. DR.. Kick, local surgeon for
the Missouri Pacific road, and Union
Pacific surgeons were on board this
train. Shortly before noon the relief
train returned to the city with the un.
injured and several of those who were
slightly injured. OF these all were
sent on their way. More seriously in.
jured are being cared for at the army
hospital at Fort Crook.
Gov. Gilchrist on Train.
Gov. Gilchrist of Florida, who was a
passenger on the northbound train
was uninjured.
The dead:
f. T. Petring, merchant, Nebraska
City.
o. w. Keller, passenger brakeman
Atchison, Kan.
Mrs. Fred w. Rowtmann. Nebraska
City.
Wisterion Rowtmann, year old
daughter of Mrs. Rowtmann.
A. w. Sprague, electrician, st. Jo
seph. Mo.
Miss Frances Lillian Kanka. Wash
ington, ID. c.
Unknown colored woman.
The Injured.
The seriously injured are:
Fred w. Rowtmann, banker, Ne
braska City, wife among the killed
scalp wound, leg crushed, back hurt.
Emma Harvey, colored, Kansas City
both legs broken, hand cut.
w. G. Richards, Maynard, Neb., in
ternal injuries, leg broken.
John Scott, passenger engineer, in
ternal injuries. lacerated head and
face.
Those whose injuries are Of less
serious nature are:
Herman Barber, Auburn, Neb, con
cussion.
w. S. West. Kansas City, mail clerk
leg fractured.
Vernon NJ. Andrews, Kansas City
mail clerk, back badly injured and
arm bruised.
Henry Crate, Nevada, Mo, lacerated
about legs.
Charles F. Nichols, Murray, Neb.
railroad man. scalp hurt, leg bruised
Miss Hope Conway, Alameda, Cal.
flesh wound on leg.
Edward Collins, Bellevue, Neb., two
ribs fractured ankle broken.
V. j. Wetherle, Bethel, Kan, arm
bruised, leg lacerated.
NJ rnSSn1l patba1 Kon n
wounds.
J. Z. Darby, Bethel, Kan, collarbone
broken, shoulder hurt.
John Seger, Kansas City, hip and
back bruised
Miss Jean Conway, Alameda, Cal.
ankle sprained, hands cut.
Flo Conway, Alameda, Cal, cut
about the face
John J. Wetherel, Bethel, Kan, three
ribs fractured.
Andrew F. Plat, Deep River, Ia.
age rs, back sprained,
Clement c. Buck, Kansas City, leg
sprained, finger torn off right hand.
B. r. Koran, Bethel, Kan, scalp
wound, knee hurt.
X. X. Wilson, passenger fireman
Omaha, ankle broken
b. l.. Phillips, Eagleville, Kan.
bruised.
I. r. Harms, Eagleville, Kan, bruised
about the head and arms, leg LAGER
ated.
H. j. Harms, Eagleville, Kan
bruised about the hips
S. S. Hangs, leg lacerated, wrist
sprained
p. p. Kunne, Kansas City, Mo-, right
leg lacerated, splinter stuck in arm.
William H. Gordon, st. Joseph, Mo-
bruised about the head, badly shaken
up.
Meet on Sharp Curve.
Passenger train No. 1O5 out of Kan
sas City, in charge of Conductor F. R
Traverse, was running late. Con
ductor l.. p. Gross, of the freight
passed South Omaha at $3.50. He had
signed Off" but evidently did not
check the train register as to the
whereabouts of No. 1906.
At the point of the collision the