Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-18
THIRTY THREE ARE
INJURED BY WRECK
Many of Theatrical Troup Hurt as
Illinois Central Leaves
the Rails.
VICTIMS TAKEN TO CHEROKEE

CHEROKEE, Ia, ain. 17.-Thir-
ty-three passengers and trainmen
were injured today when an Illinois
Central train, northbound. left the
rails at a point between GAIA and
Primghar, about a mile north of
Primghar. and plunger down an
embankment into a creek. Many OF
the principals and chorus of the De
Koven Opera company, which is
singing Robin Hood" we're among
the injured.
A relief train with doctors aboard was
sent out from Cherokee. The injured were
brought back and placed in hospitals
here.
Trains fs Heavy.
The derailment of the baggage car Of
the train is believed to have been re-
sponsibe for the wreck. The train was
heavy. containing six cars. The derail-
ment occurred at point where there is
twenty-foot embankmeut at the ap-
proach Of a short bridge over a small
creek. Every car left the track and all
of them turned over with the exception
of the Pullman, the last car of the train,
which remained upright.
The first passenger coach followed the
baggage car and plunged through the
bridge The coaches dropped about
twenty Ieet, but remained upright in the
bed of the stream. The baggage car also
went off the bridge, but the baggage man
was not seriously hurt.
Topples over side.
The car in which the members of the
opera company were travelling received
the worst shaking up of any coach IN
the train. The car toppled over on its
side after sliding down the embankment
Theengineer with those passengers whC
were not injured organized a rescue party
and began carrying the injured from the
coaches. The cold weather caused mucf
discomfort to the injured. Farmers came
to the scene and the injured were taker
to their homes to await the arrival o.
the doctors from Ch roBee.
The most seriously injured were:
Charles Knapp, Primghar, fractured
arm.
phil Branson of New York, leadinl
singer with the Robin Hood company
serious cuts and bruises.
r. w. Farman, section foreman, LEI
fractured.
o. G. Sage, conductor OF the train, in
ternal injuries from which he may no
recover.
Others less seriously injured were:
Miss Leonora Beck, New York
II. L. Loft, Cherokee, Ia.
Prof. Baird of Ames, la.
William Schuster of New York.
Eta Grant OF Cherokee.
Mrs. A. M. Henderson of Fort Dodge
+. j. Barnes. flagrnap of the train.
DIR. c. w Morrison, Grand Junction
Colo.
, 70. +. Jones. brakeman, of Cherokee.
w L. Newell Of Brooklyn.
/ Miss Josephine Wallis OF Cincinnati
member of the Dekoven company.
Manuel Wallis of Cincinnati, membe
of the Dekoven company.
} Manuel Ttrmauer OF New York.
Mrs II. IL. Smith, Binghamton, N. Y
II. f. Smith, member of the Dedove
) e. q. Wall, New York. member Of tn
Dekoven company.
Miss Grace wall, member OF the De
, koven company.
1 Luigi E. Defrancisco. New York, mem
Der of the Dekoven company.
Daniel Abbau of Chicago, member o
the Dekoven company.
william Caramon of Canova, S. ID.
Mrs. Phil Branson of New York, mem
ber of the Dekoven company
Sol Solomon of New York, member @
the DekoYen company.
Fred Johlp of Fulda, Ia,
Gene Hendrick of New York, membe
, of the Dekoven company
Caroline Andrews of Medford. Ore
member of the Dekoven company.
FL l.. Waterous of New York, membe
of the DekoVen company.
| Amy Wall of New York. member G
the Dekoven company.