The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01
FOUR MEN ESCAPE
INSTANT DEATH
Collision in Upper Yards Last Even.
Ing Injuries Four ssockmen
But There Are No
Fatalities.
DYNAMITE IN THE TRAIN
Switch Train crashe. Into caboose
But Wreck is Soon cleared Away
and Traffic is Re-
sumed.
DYNAMITE IN THE TRAIN

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Four stockmen, travelling with their
stock on c., B. & @. train, narrow
ly escaped death last evening
when switching train crashed into
the car In which they we're riding.
Both trains were running at high
rate Of speed when the accident oc-
CURED and the escape from instant
death, not only Of the stockmen, but
the crews OF both trains is regarded
by railroad men as miraculous.
The accident occurred about seven
o'clock when the engine with two cars
and the caboose from No. 80, the reg
ular merchandise train, was speeding
through the yards. One Of the cars
was loaded with dynamite and that 1t
did not explode is the wonder OF wit
nesses to the wreck
When the switch engine crashed
into the way car Of the regular train.
the two forward cars telescoped and
the engine rammed into the caboose
and could not be freed. Not wheel
of either train left the rails, although
the trucks were damned closely to-
gether.
The stockmen in the way car were
O. S. Calhoun, J.. s. Mclaughlin,
Joseph Miller and S. Kenyon. All
were thrown heavily to the forward
end of the car but Calhoun was the
only one who suffered any serious
hurts. He was badly cut around the
mouth and bruised on the body. The
other men were badly shaken UP but
were able to leave for st. Louis on
the next train. Calhoun was taken
to the hospital and his wounds dress
ed by Dr.. H. A. Gray who pronounced
him as In no danger.
When the news Of the accident
reached the city it was said that five
men and large number of horses
and cattle had been killed but this
report was soon denied. When news
paper men arrived at the scene the
cars had been moved and very little
was to be seen except the two mer-
chandise cars that had been tele-
scoped. All were moved on their own
trucks and the tracks we're cleared
within few minutes after the acct
dent happened.
Car Of Dynamite.
Witnesses to the accident say that
they cannot understand how the mem
beers of the crew and the surrounding
property escaped damage by the car
of dynamite When the two trains
came together there was terrific
crash and the jar was sufficiently
heavy to have exploded the car un,
der ordinary circumstances.
No one seems to know where the
blame for the accident should be
placed but the report that was circu-
lated after the accident to the effect
that there were no brakemen watch
ing on top Of either trains is given
good deal of credence. So far as
could be learned last night the off,
Gals of the road have made no inves-
tigatlon about the affair. 1t is thought
that they will start an inquiry Mon
day morning.
The accident occurred at the foot
OF Cedar street near the button fac
tory and attracted large crowd OF
people to the scene when the report
of the fatal result OF the accident was
circulated. AS soon as they found
that this was not true, however, they
quickly dispersed and an hour after
the wreck happened there was no evil
dence. except for a lot of splintered
boards from the wrecked cars that
there had been disastrous collision.