On October 10, 1904, there was a head-on collision of two Missouri Pacific trains. One was a eastbound passenger train packed with people on their way to the St Louis World's Fair. The other was a westbound freight train. The wreck happened between Warrensburg and Knob Noster, Missouri.
The Missouri Pacific #30 was so crowded that it was split into two trains. The first half of #30 left and after the second half got an engine, it also departed. The freight train was told to pull over and wait for 4 trains to pass before going on. The crew fell asleep and lost count of the trains. It pulled out thinking it had a clear track but in fact only 3 trains had pasted.
The trains met with a tremendous crash sending the engine into the first passenger car. Thirty people were killed and many more injured.
The information was obtain from "There Will be a Wreck!" by Lyndon N. Irwin, PhD.
Leroy "Lee" F Doores of Bronaugh, Missouri was born on Feb 4, 1867.
The morning of the wreck Lee's brother James Doores heard about the accident and headed to the crash site. It was reported that Lee had died in the wreck but his body couldn't be found.
Lee Doores was one of the passengers who was so mangled it made it difficult to identify him. When charges were brought against the engineer it was in Doores name charges were filed. Lee was 37 years old.
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates but Lee's grave is. To solve the puzzle go east of Lee's grave.
Who died in the same year as the train wreck? This is the NORTH coordinate.
Robert - .818
James - .822
Edward - .827
And what was his wife's name? This is the WEST coordinate.
Edith - .548
Eve - .486
Eliza - .249
N 37 40._ _ _ W 94 29._ _ _
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