Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-01-24 | Page 1 | Freight Wreck in the Omaha Yards

PP I 1 ll 11 B a B B T I 1 fl B 1 1 tiff ill irah amana omaha neb jan 24 one trainman was killed and six others injured in a freight wreck in th e burlington yards in this city early today ulie dead W L stewart yard foreman the injured frank brogan freight conductor lincoln arm crushed and in injuries serious II 11 K oisen arm and back sprained internal iu I 1 uries G W mack foot crushed body badly bruised three other trainmen were severely bruised all the injured men were taken to lincoln alie wreck was caused by a heavy fog which prevented the engineer of a switch crew seeing a freight which was just pulling into the yards the caboose was smashed into splinters and fire and the six trainmen had narrow escapes from being burned to death stewarts body was found under the car conductor brogan was taken out unconscious and brakemen slack and olsen were nearly smothered rescued