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Phillipsburg, KS Train Wreck, Jul 1905

Posted March 17th, 2008 by Linda Horton

ROCK ISLAND TRAIN WRECKED.

Four Passengers, Including Mrs. Geo. Riselle of Fort Worth, Are Severly Injured.

Phillipsburg, Kan., July 18.---While going at the rate of forty miles an hour, Rock Island passenger train No. 41, westbound, was wrecked ten miles east of here today, severely injuring four passengers.

The injured:

J. Cleveland, Houston, scalp painfully cut by flying glass.

Mrs. George Riselle, Fort Worth, Tex., abdomen badly injured.

J. V. Penner, Concordia, Kan., back injured, scalp wound.

J. C. Siddon, face cut.

It is supposed the accident was caused by a bar of iron dropping down from the front trucks of the chair car, causing the tracks to spread.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 19 Jul 1905
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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