Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-17

lott and left Immediately for the
place of the accident, returning with
those killed and wounded. Doctors
in the various towns along the branch
were notified and left in their cars
for Beloit to lend all necessary as
sistance.
Mrs Carlton, who had both legs
broken, is the wife of Ross Carlton.
killed. Carl Weick, seriously injur-
ed, is a travelling man we'll known in
Abilene.
Lived Here Over Ten Years.
Alfred w. Cochrane came to Abb
lene over ten years ago from st.
Louis. He travelled for the Max
we'll, Mcclure, Fitz Dry Goods and
Wholesale house OF Kansas City. Hs
was a successful business man. He
and Mrs. Cocnrane were prominent
In the social affairs Of the oity and
both have had many friends since
they resided here. A wife, mother
and one sister remain to mourn his
death. His mother and sister reside
in New York and telegram telling
them of the tragedy was sent this
morning.
c. c. Wyandt and NJ. n. Malott
went to Beloit on their way to Con-
cordia to bring home the body OF A.
w. Cochrane.
Funeral announcement will be
given later.
Body Brought Heres.
The body of A. w. Cochrane was
brought here on the Santa Pe this
morning by C. C. Wyandt and M. H.
Malott. The funeral will probably
be held from the home Saturday,
but the time has not been definitely
decided. Mrs. Redman, Mrs. Coch-
rane's mother, and Mrs. Kreuger, an
old friend OF Mrs. Cochrane's, are
here from Excelsior Springs. Mrs.
Hunt, sister Of Mr.. Cochrane, and Mr..
Hunt left New York city today for
Abilene to be present at the funeral.
N. II. Gilfillen of Beloit died late
last evening as result of fatal injur-
les received In the wreck Of the Un-
ion Pacific passenger train No. 1872
yesterday morning. Three persons
were killed instantly and 23 injured.
to a report received by the
United Telephone company this after
noon, the wounded are receiving the
best OF attention in the hospital at
Beloit. Doctors from all the nearby
towns rushed to the scene to give aid.
Rescue Work Difficult.
A broken rail at the end OF the
bridge supposedly caused by the cold
weather, caused three passenger
coaches to crash into the creek bed
probably thirty feet below, the old
wooden coaches collapsing and PIN
ming the passengers down without a
chance to escape. The engine pass
ed over the bridge and remained up
right. The baggage car and mail
car also passed over the bridge. The
baggage car turned over into the
ditch after passing over the bridge
while the mail car, tipped only part
of the way over The bridge was
stripped and broken its entire length.
Mrs. Della Charbonneau of Con-
cordia, was the first dead body taken
from the wreckage. She was on her
way to visit her son, Joe Charbon-
neau at Glasco, and had visited over
night at the home of her nephew
Hubert Saindon, in Beloit.
A w. COchrane Found Last.
The last two bodies to be taken
out were those of Ross Carlton, a
we'll known Beloit business man.
whose head had fallen under beam
and his life crushed out instantly
and of A. w. Cochrane, of Abilene
who had also evidently met instant
death. They were in the second coach
and were pinned down SO that 1t was
with difficulty that the bodies were
taken out. 1t seems fortunate that
the wreckage did not catch fire, as
1t would have been impossible to
have rescued the injured in such
case. The cars were heated with
stoves and it is a miracle that the