Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-16
Passenger Train Runs Into
Wall of Water and Two
Coaches Are Hurled From
Track Into Torrent
MANY PERISH WHILE
THEY ARE SLEEPING
Heroic Nurse Climbs to Safety
and RescueS Five Others.
Who Were Imprisoned in.
Wreckage.
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81. Louis. Sept i5.-T wenty-seven
persons We're drowned early today
when 81 Louis q San Francisco
wcstbound passenger train No. 8. ST
Louis 20 Texas. plunged into a cloud
burst two miles west Of Lebanon,
Mo, and two passenger coaches top
pied into deep gully swollen with
water.
Fifteen Of the dead have been
identified Eighteen persons we're In
iurcd. ten of them seriously. Ninety
nine persons. including the crew, were
on the train.
Piunecs Into Ciondburst.
The accident occurred at curve
which marked the edge Of ravine
characteristic Of the Ozark hill coun-
try, For several hours the train had
been going carefully. az the engineer
feared the heavy rains had weakened
the track. just as the engine hit the
curve two miles from Lebanon, En-
glncer O'Brlen saw cloudburst
seemingly wall OF water. ahead Of
him. Though the train was going only
fifteen miles an hour. he closed the
throttle. but before the train could
be brought TO stop IL had plunged
into the wall OF water.
Two Coaches Topplc Over.
The twelve-foot embankment on
which the track crossed the ravine
was swept away, apparently by the
rush of water. and as the track
sageed. the chair car and smoker
toppled over into the ravlne. The en-
CINE and mail and baggage cars had
crossed the deepest part of the RAJ
vine. and though they were pulled
from the rails and topplcd over. they
did not fall into the water
The fireman was killed. however.
apparently having been crushed. The
engineer escaped. None of the mail
clerks or express messengers was
hurt. The -four sleeping ears remain
ed on the track.
Many Drowned as They Slept.
Many of the victims were drowned
apparently while they slept. Others
clamhored through the windows of
tft FANilAtArtH tht1 anu NOdHt w
safety A nurse. Miss Mona Camp
bell Of st. Louis climbed 10 the up
turned side Of the chair car and res
cued five imprisoned passengers BY
pulling them through the windows
Traffic was tied up until late this
afternoon. and the first train from
the west to pass the scene after the
disaster did not reach ST. Louis until
tonight
Among those injured in the wreck
was J. G. Mason, Dallas Tex, hip
bruised.
These Who We're Killed.
Identified dead,
HENRY wAGoNER. Harrison,
Ark.
w. A. cnILDERs. Glover. Mo.
MRS. JOHN MYERS Thaycr, Mo
J. II. sTocKsr1IL. Springfield,
Mo. fireman
VERNON CALVIN. Rumley. Ark
GEORGE CoNEY. Green Forest,
Ark.
S. w NEWKIRK. Hannibal, Mo.
G. NEAL. Ketchum. Okla.
MRS ELIZABETH RosTETTER,
Alliance, @.
LENA MEYERS, Thaycr Mo-
DAISY PERRY. Address unknown.
ELSIE CALVIN. Humes, Ark.
w. w. NAYLOR Springfield. Mo.
AUGUST wE1rNER. st. Louis.
Mo.
MRS. GEORGE BROWN. Bush.
Ark.
Unidentified deed
Boy. IA years old.
Woman. aged ~ wears; opal ring.
Man, so years old; clasp pin. mi
tails &c. +. w"
Man. So years old; plain band ring,
initials "R. Il. y" Laundry mark
~ .. Y
Woman. As years old; black bead
necklace gold pin and plain band
ring.
Woman, aged - to 90 years, au-
burn hair glasses, no lower teeth,
three teeth above protrude.
Chi. 1 : or years. blue set rings,
gold plated bar pin: wore slippers
and white stockings.
Woman. wore bracelet, half-moon
pin crescent. pink set ring, coral ca
meo. pearl necklace.
Woman. 90 to 2s years old; wore
ring engraved &c. V. to T. X, April
s, 1874
Woman, aged 20. blonde, weight
1875 pounds
Boy, years old. blue pants. red
striped shirt. ring bearing initial "P.
Baby, found two miles from the
wreck, who're it had been carried by
water
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