A CIRCUS TRAIN WRECKED.

FOUR SHOWMEN WERE KILLED AND FIVE BADLY INJURED.

Atchison, Kan., May 17 -- The first section of RINEN Brothers' circus train, east bound, on the Central Branch Railroad, was ditched one mile east of Concordia at 2:45 o'clock this morning.
Four showmen were killed and five were badly injured. The accident occurred while the train was crossing a small culvert.
The engine passed over in safety, but the structure gave way with the first car. Several cars were piled up in the stream. About twenty head of stock were drowned. Two dead bodies have been taken from the wreck.
A wrecking crew left Atchison for the scene of the accident at 4 o'clock and Assistant Chief SURGEON FARRER left shortly afterward on a special train. The recent heavy rains caused the culvert to weaken.

The New York Times New York 1892-05-18
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!