Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-16
Ten KILLED and
Is INJURED IN
HIGH line WRECK
Third Section of Stock Train
Crashes Into Rear Of Sec.
tion Section, Crushing
Thirty One People.
BUT SIX ESCAPE INJURY
Fog Hides Rear Lights OF
Train Stopped With
Hot Box.



WILLIAM r. MERRiIr. an wallace. S.s.
ADAM rnnl Md,IEE, Rain. AIN. Nss; ~.
emil. KELMAR. venanxe. Neb.
j j. o'CoSNoR, Elsie, Nsb.
J. 3. o'BRTES%. ii % Wallace, .nSs' SsS. ''.
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INJURED.
l" votsw ,s,i MsywoSd, sys. Cd bssS Internal, sna
2. y. Fudge. Somerset. leg broken and
~ 1. K. Wotthuhu, Madrid. serious head ans
scalp !njaries. -.
cut. on facs "soS mSS ,ss. .s''' 'pA"'a A"A'' ."'
4 W. white, haywood, fractured rib, cuts
" q, II. ssphsr. p nn somerset. had bruises.
7. u; Fsttertcn. Wallace, bruised.
ycf John biiion. % Wslisss. % Sruis:d. Hi L'0 'e'e''
w. n. o'connor. brother Of J. J. o'ccnnor,
'''i,' ~ H.nni. yep.rro, cuts about head.
8, =. Lewi., Elsie, both legs broken,
eas Knspf NJ oGa @...nns sr ss sru,ssa
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Eiwood, Neb, Oct. ls.-(Special
Telegram. )--Ten men were killed and
fifteen others injured this morning
at Ais, three miles east of Elwood
on the Burlington road whtn the
.h;.d ....;. s..a,. ..;., n. TX
'"iu see'ion o. sloeN Tram tSo' 10y
ran into the rear end OF the second
section. The dead and injured were
all Nebraska stockmen and farmers.
-. !,
h regular iani was running III
three section, the first section having
passed safely, was followed by the
Second sect;on which had tro,,hie
with hot hoxes and stonoed a. :
no;nt about half wav between Sr;tb-
field and Bertrand The crew ~ the
second sect;on was ont 6x;rg III
trophie when the engine ~ IN th;rd
sect;on which had been r,,nn;na ahnrt
fen minutes behind str,,eL tbe Choose
OF the second section II e renorted
that the crew of the second section
failed to put out their torpedoes or
torches or other warning signals and
the light on the engine OF the third
section was put out at Eustis, two
stations west -.
~ Heavy Fog, Will s
\ On account of the fog lack dlIL s@>'
li;rhts ard d.nver s;rnsIe nndN| llbf \
aware III the dancer until II IIr, ,one !"
section with within I fewQ lphc NJ
the other train Aitbouob " IL yaro.N,
was reversed Il eould not n T eDc. (
until Il had damned the ri, sfonsst %
the Train ahead sspcd
The way car was fiveu-under the
car corta,n;rg csttI. ;,,st .hs.d -
crushed. Five men men stand;ng iaad a0esU on 1be tbs
rear end az the wav car saw the othe~
train IN time "a save them1seIves Inhr
| Wilkins. who Was sittino i, ths c,na.
lio ~ the wav car was thrown % out ~
ton ~ the car of cattle And w,s IN.
I;n,rred hut he th;rtv.ons n,sn i,
he caboose were ;amn,ed ;nto sn,cs -
about four feet wide with the resmjs
that ali were either i;,led or ;r;rrsd
60 e. -.
4 iol 1nlufea'
q SPECIAL from Holdrege arrived in
Hoidr.ae .nd Has.;rns 'ae e.. us .. ~
twn ~ the ;n;nrsj ds;na ~ -, asn.' IL. ......
Tie, county caroner - .asasr m ."S w~y.
arrived IN sbnrt I'm. ~ IA @ tra,,:
frrred +he desd - ~. ,ndsr.aI;ns. "a : Io
rooms ~ Rertr.rd III. tra.L % hns ,,.hn.s
tbe ,yrscL aco,,rr.d IAN ssts WI.
tract for ,,;Ies and ~. .o,,r.r,,,.re ma,sme
fectlv Ievei' 0na stesr mas y;iiss
which was n. oniv iass @ :. mas sss.,. AiSr, ~
damage was dons s ~ tbe h. 'tu t.ssI aaS mS