Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
THREE KILLED In
HEAD-0N CRASH
AT 0REAP0LIS

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death and that OF his fireman was In
Simultaneous.
Pinned Under Cab.
Brakeman Wilson was pinned under
the wreckago OF the cab Of No. lN and
lived a fow minutes after being dug out.
Engineer Reese and Fireman Wyatt OF
the freight, No. i5a. that was 20 have
boon met al La Platte. saved their lives
by jumping. They saw the smoke OF
No I0i soon after Il left oreapolis, but
supposed II was that OF a train on the
Burlington that CROSSES at this point. A
moment later and when probably 800 feet
away they saw the pilot Of No. i0l peko
itself around the corner 90 che row %
trees. They reversed tho machine. set
the brakes and remained BY the engine
until the trains were less than 900 feet
apart, when they Jumped. sustaining
some slight bruises.
Train Going Fast.
When the two trains came together the
passenger was running at a speed Of
about thirty-five miles per hour and the
freight about twelve. The impact was
20 great that when the engines struck
they reared until they stood almost erect
and then toppied over 60 the west, one
OF them falling 10 far out that It carried
down the telegraph ana telephone wires
on the right Of way.
The baggage car OF the passenger train,
just behind the engine, was converted
into wreokage and the mail car. next,
almost completely destroyed.
On the freight train. the first car be-
hind the engine was loaded with salt.
The contents were scattered, as were the
contents OF the next car. Il being loaded
with steel rods. Three or four cars back
OF these were deraiied and toppled over
on their sides. Then for half q dJzen
car lengths the cars remained ON the
track. In the center OF the train. four
cars buokled and were smashed into
kindlins wood. sst H
Bodies BrouEht Here.
The bodies of the dead men were
brought 10 Omaha, where they will be
prepared for burial. after which they will
be sent 20 their friends. AL three Of the
men have families. Before bringing the
bodies here. however. they were exam
fined by tho coroner OF Cass county and
an inquest will be held later.
The injured were brought to Omaha
and taken to st. Joseph hospital, where
they will be kept by the company until
they have fully recovered Train No. iA
was backed IN from the wreck and the
dead and injured brought on It. Passen-
gers who were not injured we're sent en-
10 destination on a special that was made
up and sent over from Auburn.
A wrecklng crew was sent down from
Omaha. but the track will not be cleared
before Saturday.
Farmer Telephones for Asa.
The first word Of the wreck came from
John Rutherford. farmer who was cut
ting gras on his farm alongside OF tho
track At point within a few feet Of
whore the engines came together He
saw the engines meet. rear up and roll
over. He At once unhitohsd and mounted
one OF hts horses and rode 10 his house,
half a mile distant. from whore he tela-
phoned 10 Piattsmouth.
DR.. r. p. Livingston OF Piattsmouth re-
ceived the message and notifying his
brother. DR.. ]. s. Livingston. and Dgs.
Cook and Cummings, the four men got
into their automobiles and were at the
wreck within twenty minutes. The dis
lance is five miles. They arrived before
the bodies were taken from the wreck
age. They gave first aid 70 tho injured
and had the wounds dressed before DR..
Henske. the company physic an from
Omaha arrived on the wrecking tram.
Lawyers On Hand.
During the morning hundreds of people
drove out in automobiles from Platts-
mouth and the surFoundine country.
though but few Of them beat the lawyers
20 the scene. From Plattsmouth there
were several lawyers who were on hand,
advising the injured not 70 settle. tell
ing them that they would set more II
they went into court.
The wreck having Occurred In Cass
county the coroner Of that county came
from Plattsmouth. summoned his jury.
viewed the bodies and the Inquest win be
held later.