TRAIN INTO SPRING RIVER TWO KILLED AND 25 INJURED NEAR CARTHAGE, MO. new
A Frisco Passenger Train Leaves Rails While Speeding on a Sharp Curve.
Carthage, Mo.—Two persons were killed, three probably fatally, and more than 25 others less dangerously injured shortly after eight o'clock Thursday morning when east-bound Frisco passenger train No. 304 left the track on a sharp curve going at high speed, 1 1/2 miles west of this city. The engine and tender rolled into Spring river, at the bottom of the steep embankment and the rest of the train was saved by lodging In trees on the river bank.
When the train was near the curve the engineer lost control and was unable to slow down. It is believed that the rails were  spread slightly and that this, with the speed of the train, caused the derailment. The engine and baggage car, torn from the coaches, hurled themselves down a bank 40 feet to the river bed and buried themselves In the water, leaving the engineer and fireman under a heap of wreckage on the bank. They were dead when found. The day coach also turned over and over,
landing in shallow water, and most of the Injured were in this car. The baggage and express car, next to the engine and tender, was most completely wrecked, pinning the living but injured express messenger in a heap of timbers. Taken out, he refused to go to a hospital because of the valuable property in the  wrecked car. It Is said he had a package of diamonds and jewels valued at more than $100,000 in the safe. Behind the first day coach other coaches and a sleeper turned over as they rolled down the embankment toward the stream, and were saved by trees on the bank.
Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas October 2, 1908 Page 2 - Barb Z. -2009
 

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THE JAMES BOYS new
Jesse Reaches Missouri in Safety -He Rides Through Jasper County- Frank Among His Friends.

One of the very highest officials of Jasper County this State, arrived in the city yesterday with information which he considered of the greatest
importance to the authorities. He called at the Four Courts and made inquiries for Capt. Dan O'Connor, with whom, while Chief of Detectives,
the Jasper County man held very pleasant business relations. O'Connor, being; out of office, was not present, and the stranger introduced himself to Chief of Police McDonough. He informed that gentleman that Jesse James had passed through Jasper County on Tuesday of last week - a fact which he could prove beyond the shadow of a doubt by two of his subordinates, who were well acquainted with the bandit leader. Instead of being received with the courtesy which he thought the importance
of his mission entitled him to, the Chief very abruptly ordered his visitor out of the office, remarking, gruffly, that ho did not know what he was talking about. The Jasper County man was very indignant at the reception accorded him, and expressed his opinion of the head of the St. Louis Police Department very freely on the streets
yesterday. Jesse James was alone when seen in Jasper County, and it is probable that his brother Frank, who, it will be remembered, was severely wounded in the retreat from Northfield, has been left with friends to recuperate, while Jesse intends placing a still safer distance between him-self and his pursuers.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, (St. Louis, MO) Wed., Oct. 4, 1876; pg. 8 - Candi 2009
 

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