Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-30
INJURED M WRECK.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Davis, Of IN
city, while enroute home from hok
ana, were passengers on train NJ
II Of the Missouri Pacific syHteuk
which. on Tuesday night, met In he'd
on collision with No. IL, near Caltor,
mia, Missouri. The trains were run
ming at a speed variously estimated
at from 40 to go miles per hour. and
met in cut without warning or any
chance to reduce their speed. -Four
persons were killed outright-the co
gineers Of both trains, a baggsgema0
and a porter who was riding alone IN
a dead head on No. IL.
The Davises were asleep 10 a bertA
when the accident occurred and both
were severely jolted, being hurt
about the head and shoulders. Mr..
OASIS injuries were much more ss-
vere than those sustained by Mrs.
Davis, owing, presumably, to the fact
that he is tall enough to occupy the
full length OF a berth and was sleep
ing with his head against a board
partition. He was rendered almost
unconscious by the blow he received
and was in a dazed condition for sev-
eral hours after the accident but Is
now o. X. with the exception Of q
severe soreness in his neck and
shoulders. Nearly every passenger
in the chair cars and day coaches
was injured more or less severely,
while some of the occupants Of the
Pullman escaped injury entirely.
The first intimation the passengers
in the car in which Mr.. and Mrs. Dar
Wis were riding had of the real ser
iousness of the accident was when
in a moment after the shock, they ~
ceiyed instructions to vaeate the car
as quickly as possible a. the trsla
was on fire. After dressing hutrieAlp-
they emerged to behold a scene
which beggars description. Lighted
BY the flames which were destroying
portion of the wrecked cars, people,
were rushing about with pallid faces,
many of them cut and bloodstained,
trying to be of service In saving bag
gage, extinguishing the fire and rem
dering aid to the seriously injured.
while the engineers both lay dead be-
side the track and partially beneath
their engines, and the body Of the
cOlored porter could be seen burning
in the debris of the wrecked car In
which he had been riding. The fire
men, both pitifully injured, were lying
by the road side awaiting medical at
tendance. ..t. ~
1t was a scene of a character which
makes a never to be forgotten i'm,
preston upon the minds of those so
unfortunate as to witness II and be-
ing aroused from sound slumber at
the uncanny hour of three In the
morning to gaze upon an occurrence
Of this nature only serves to render
more vivid the impression gained
therefrom. .'rilii ~,
AS Is always the case in matters
Of this kind the general verdict Of
the passengers was, well, I'm glad
I'm alive, anyway" Medical aid was
rendered at once to the seriously in
jured, stimulants provided for those
in need OF them and all In human
power was done for the comfort dt
the unfortunates. The accident,
which is said to have been caused By
LAP order" was one Of those which
it seems is beyond human power to
prevent and the loss Of life waa r.
markably small, considering The vie
lent nature Of the collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis arrived @
home on Santa Fe No. IL Wednes-
day morning and Cliff Is able to b /.
at his desk in the Moses Mill Office.