A St. Louis and Hannibal Train Derailed in Missouri

St. Louis, May 14, 1895

A special from Felix, Mo., to the Post-Dispatch, says that at 8 o’clock this morning the south-bound passenger train on the St. Louis and Hannibal Railway was derailed by a broken rail two miles from here, and was thrown down a twenty foot embankment. The entire track for a distance of 100 feet was torn up, some rails being thrown off the right of way. Very few of the passengers and train crew escaped injury.

C. Myer of St. Louis was instantly killed.

The following were injured:

E. Sullivan, engineer, of Hannibal, MO; probably fatally injured.

J. A. Jordan, general manager, Hannibal, MO; shoulders injured.

Perry Wood, attorney for the road, New London, Mo: dangerously injured.

Charles Yancy, Hannibal, head slightly cut.

S. M. Smalley, Hannibal, slightly injured.

Mrs. Lizzie Crawford, Cyrene, Mo., head cut and internally injured.

Charles Van Hester, Keokuk, Iowa, head injured.

Andy Dick, baggage master, head severely cut.

C. P. Carwood, St. Louis, spine injured.

C. H. Peters, St. Louis, slightly hurt.

J. R. Smith, Salem, Mo.; injured ribs and side

B. H. Johnson, St. Louis, bruised

E. V. Dieckhaust, St. Clements, MO., arm bruised.

Caroline Dieckhaust, St. Clements, MO.; arm bruised.

Joseph Dieckhaust, St. Clements, badly bruised.

W. F. Oglesby, Clarksville, MO, chest injured.

Jack Marand, brakeman, back and arm injured.

C. A. Lewton, fireman, hip injured.

K. H. Wright, Vandalia, Ill., slightly hurt.

William Boyd, Vandalia, Ill, face cut

Jesse Jones, Frankfort, Mo., collarbone broken.