Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02

> Fireman Otto Graylow of Lin
coin, sustained a broken hip and
Brakeman Beals also of Lincoln,
was injured slightly. The accident
was caused by a washout which
widened the rails at the point where
the coaches plugged into the river.
Graylow was taken to Lincoln on
Burlington train No. S shortly after
the accident. He lives just opposite
the state capitol building in Lincoln.
From Sunset Division.
The men have all seen active serv-
ice. One hundred and eight of the
heroes are members of the 25th en-
gineers, having spent more than IS
months in France. The majority of
the remaining men were formerly
members of the 4lst or "Sunset" di-
vision.
Many of the men are ordnance
casuals. They were sent to this
country as convalescents and organ
lied into casual company at Ho.
boken. First Lieutenant II. c.
Keenan, is in charge of the engineers
while Second Lieutenant V. B. Reed
is in command of the remaining
number of men. The various or,
CARNATIONS to which these men were
attached we're recruited in the far
western states. .
They were enroute to Preside
where they were to be discharged.
Cars Half Submerged.
At l o'clock Sunday morning the
Burlington special, bearing the men,
passed through Omaha. Recent
heavy rains had dislodged the rails
from the roadbed near Ashland. The
engine thundered safely past the
danger spot but the following FIVE
coaches, containing nearly all the
members of the engineering unit
flew off the rails and into the creek
below. The men were all sound
asleep, when the accident happened.
The cars were half submerged and
nearly every particle of clothing
and equipment which this unit car
ried with it was lost. Three coach
es, a kitchen and baggage car were
demolished.
A temporary track was laid and
tn" four remaining coaches taken
back to this city.
At Ft. Omaha Hospital
Col. ]. w. S. Wuest commanding
officer at Fort Omaha, is extending
ever possible aid to the recuperat-
ing heroes, victims of the wreck.
Clothing has been issued to the men
who lost their equipment in the
wreck, They have all been taken to
Fort Omaha where they are being
cared for pending the reorganization
of the train.
The Red Cross, Woman's Motor
corps and patriotic Omaha citizens
hurried to the Burlington station
and placed their machines at the dis
posal of the men. Many expressed
the desire to take the men to their
homes but permission was refused
them by the officers in charge. The
Red Cross is doing everything pos
sible to make the men comfortable.
1t is believed that the men will re-
sumo their journey sometime this
morning.
Had Accident Before. iF
This is the second time the en-
gineering unit has suffered from ac-
cidents. The Agamemnon, convey
ing the engineers overseas near the
outbreak of the war, was rammed
and badly damaged by the Won
Steuben, a German ship converted
into transport, in midocean. Fof
"a hours the crippled ship wallowed
through heavy sea with all lights
on in constant danger of preyins
U-boats.
The engineers have seen action
on the Meuse-Argonne and Toui
fronts. They also aided the British
in the Epernay drive.
So generously were FIVE of the
convalescing heroes entertained a,
Galesburg, ILL.,, that they forgot all
about the train and consequently
missed it. This proved to be very
fortunate for them since by missing
the train they escaped the wreck.
The men are Ordnance Sergts. E.
!. Sandford, Ontario, Cal; w. d.
Farley, Prvts. H. d. Gaylord, w. B.
Lewis and Valenzuela.