St Louis, MO Dardeene Creek Train Wreck, Jan 1904

DR. CLEMENTS’ RIBS BROKEN

IS BROTHER-IN-LAW OF J. H. BARCLAY.

ELMER ENGLISH, Macon Business Man Killed In Burlington Wreck Near St. Louis.

Four men were killed and seven injured in a rear-end collision between the Denver express and the Hannibal accommodation on the Burlington at Dardene Creek tank, 37 miles from St. Louis at 7:40 Monday night, while the blinding snowstorm was at its height.

The dead:
ELMER ENGLISH of Macon.

WM. CONOVER of Denver, Col.

BEN BENNETT, negro porter.

JOHN E. NUN, engineer of accommodation passenger, supposed to be beneath ice in the river.

ELMER ENGLISH, above mentioned, is secretary of the Macon Loan and Savings association and one of the most successful and highly esteemed of Macon’s business men.

Among the injured was Dr. E. B. Clements of Macon a brother-in-law of Jesse H. Barclay of this city. He sustained two broken ribs.

The Chillicothe Constitution, Chillicothe, MO 28 Jan 1904

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FOUR KILLED IN WRECK.

Heavy Snow Delayed Express and Caused Collision.

The Hannibal accommodation on the Burlington road, due at St. Louis at 8:30 p. m., crashed into the rear end of the Denver express, which had stopped for water at Gardeene creek tank, 37 miles north of St. Louis. Four persons were killed, four seriously injured and seven badly hurt.

The express was an hour and 40 minutes late on account of the heavy snow. The last sleeper on the Denver train stood on the bridge across the creek, and when the engine of the over-due train struck it, the bridge timbers caught fire from the bursting locomotive and the structure was soon consumed. Most of the cars of the local train were also burned. A relief train was sent from here and a wrecking train was also sent out. The dead and injured were brought to St. Louis.

The Indiana Democrat, Indiana, PA 3 Feb 1904
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Transcribed by Jenni Lanham.