Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-30
F FOURTEEN KILLED
IN CRASH Of
TRAINS
DISASTROUS COLLISION
ON BURLINGTON ROAD
East and WeStbOund Flyers
Meet Head-0n Both Travel
ing at Fifty Miles an Hour;
Ball Players Shaken,
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McCook. Ncb.. May 2S.-Two Chi
cago Burlington 4 Quincy trains met
head-on two miles west Of Indlanola
at $40 this morning and fourteen are
dead and twenty-five injured as a re-
suit Physicians say the death list will
be increased.
Passenger trains Nos. and IL are
carded TO meet at Red Willow. No. 8
was a few minutes late and No. i2.
eastbound, is a superior train. 1t is
said that orders should have been is
sued at McCook for No. 8 to meet
No. l2 at Red Willow and that they
were not issued. No. IL did not wait.
passing through Rev Willow practic-
ally on time. Two miles west of In
dianola near a curve and in fog the
two passenger trains met.
Where the blame lies no one here
will say at this time. Four engine
men who were In charge of the OPP
posing trains. are dead,
The Dead
JOHN w. HYDER, Lincoln, Ncb.,
engineer.
- DAMsoREN, Lincoln, Neb.,
fireman.
W. T. LEAHY. Lincoln, Ncb.. engi-
neer.
A. ]. oHLSoN, Lincoln, Neb., fire.
man.
GEORGE FREER, Omaha, Neb.,
express messenger.
- FRAZIER, Omaha, Neb., ex-
press messenger,
ROBERT SHEPHERD, Holdrcdge,
Neb. travelling salesman.
CLARENCE A@HILSABECK, Hold
redge, Mob. travelling salesman.
r. n. BOWERS, Burlington fire.
man, travelling as passenger.
Harry McCOLL, Denver, Colo,
salesman Continental on company
II. J. GALELEY, Cretna, Ncb.
j. D. WILSON, Tobias Ncb.
MRS. ". n. CULBERTSON, Brim-
field III.
"A. c. TUEME.
The Denver and omaha western
league baseball clubs were In Pull
mans attached TO the west bound
train. The car In which the Denver
players were riding, was thrown com
pletely over. The occupants, all OF
whom were still in their berths, were
tossed into the aisle of the sleeper,
and for a time it was thought that
many had been seriously hurt This
proved mistake, however. for, be-
yond slight bruises suffered by near
ly all, and broken toe, which Presi-
dent Jimmy McGill received, they
were nothing more than temporarily
discomfited. The ear occupied By the
Omaha club remained upright and
none of the occupants was injured.
The three forward cars of No. and
the baggage, smoker and char ears
of No. IL were smashed. The chair
car was telescoped and demolished. II
was in these cars that the victims of
the accident were riding Both en-
glncs were reduced 20 scrap iron and
the members Of the crews doubtless
were killed instantly. Many OF The
injured pinned in the wreckagc, we're
scalded by escaping steam from
burst pipe.
The dead and injured We're brought
to this city on special trains, accom-
panied by company surgeons ana
physicians sent out from McCook. The
injured wer taken TO hospital and
it is not thought that the condition
of any OF them will result seriously.
Although ii has not been determine |
ed positively just where the blame |
lies for the collision. it Is stated by |
men that It was possible that
n change OF running time, which went |
into effect yesterday, was overlooked,
or forgotten. by someone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram J. Feekin, of |
McCook, Ncb., scaldcd by steam; not
expected to live.