, 1880-07-20
Two Persons Killed, and Many
Others Very Seriously
Wounded.
The Disaster Supposed to Have
Resulted from q Broken
HAIL.
Six Cars Precipitated Down the
Embankment and into a
Marsh,
An Iowa Farmer Cuts Down His Two
Children with Reaper.

An Iowa Farmer Cuts Down His Two
Children with Reaper.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Sptssdi Dtspatet to The chtenpo Tribune.
FORT WAYNE. fpd.. July 11.-At l.:16 this
morning serIuus accident occurred On tho Wa
bash. st. Louis l. racAc hallway ut Knox Sta
ton, u, iwenty-four miles east OF this city. A
spccini tra1h, consisting OF an engine, baggage
cur, Six coaches, and sIecpfny-cnr, was
wrecked, one snan instantly killed, three fatally
Injured, Aftcc1, seriously wounded. and twenty
QUE slightly hurt. Tho trhtn carried - cxcur-
so''Ists tron indianapolis. Peru, and other sta
tlons oh tho indianapolis. Pert l. Chicago HALL
way, who left their hOrncs Saturday night
to spend Sabbath ut rut-ta-1 1lay. Tho trutn
left Toledo mt 10 last night, and .vns proceed
i,lg ut hIgh rnte Of speed when the dlsaater
happened. Engine, tcnder, md baggage-car
and sleeper kept tho truck, but tho SIX coaches
were thrown over being precipltated with great
force Into a ditch at tho side Ut tho track. Hey-
esAl OF tho coaches were turned completely up
sdo do'vn, md QUO Of them WIS literally shut
tered Into fragments. Tho night was quito dnrk,
and tue confusion succeeding tho Incident was
lndcscrfbaDc. In ono eoaci, tho passengers wese
literally pinned to tho gFosnd b. tho weight ut
the c'ach which was overturned, After re-
peated efforts thc,' were extrteatcd. but in the
t!ientiti'rle plnr Ind been cAused by tho cry Of
Ere. which. happily, proved untpunde1. Tho
ebklho backed tu Eccll, tho ncarest telegraph
stntlon. ABOUT SIX miles frotn tho wreck, md
inesen8cs were sent to ths city FUR A!d, ln re-
spouse 10 wh'ch superintendent Wide and
CORES Vi rhSs!e'aha proceeded ut once In
specia' tsalh ~ The scene ot.the dlsastes nrr!s-
Ing about o'clock. The Epot where the ncci-
aeIst happoned wi.B lonely, isolnted one, not
house b.lng III sight. All Efforts to relieve ths
suBtrtngs Ut tbe wpnndcsl were uas!e. but the
dlslfcss OF tne victims "as Increased by heavy
raEi "aieh peR1h lHIllng Immediately after tho
aee'aeM ana continued Until utter tho sPeefa!
.sn.n ast' Ut 'a,s cry. Inc passengers 1eaeaeu
tn's eHs nj tals morning. anu most Ut them
were pf"mntt5 forwarded I" thclr destinations.
otnets netng 'eit ~ hnspsnIs hcfr'
lhe Mec'aenl ~ asefi1eu oy ohc'h.s to d ofoRon
'a r.,,a 10y io'ton.ns s' ~ u Hs. III v,c't.ns:
ao"afh H. ata"'t!. '>"olcssHle' 1na'' n9co ~a'
1oaau aca4 IN she ucb7s. There w's deep In
oenlAtson o!t tuc Aeau4 IL IL oel'eyea ne Was
sIutnsu ~ TUG acelae'.' anu. ia'''n3 unconscious
,nso .le olN'is WIN ato"nsu' 4ae ooay ~as
s h4,t, ns.s, e4a' @'o 1ot ~
n'e "o'uc ~ nskht.'
st""eu huts'r 1eFu; ssu'' 1tacta9eo; Will u'e'
WIS ta'en NUM-
"a,ser , n.'ers' n inaapo,'s u private secretary
70 ttao i'on' w. u. hhsAsh; sp1aa in1aFcu aud
h'*er limos parniyzed' will de' "us taken
notoe III Fart VI a1s "tc' Who saI W BIS slae II
'n1 'lIae ~ u tno aScaent; Dat eseaped snnuss'
~ uusa. "esI!ela' 1ha'; sonsua1oaa On
,t,,, ous, aaa ss..se mse.HH 'nlusies' Fomtsed
homo.
Herman Winter, indianapolis; fracture Of
collar bone anl severe commissions Of body; Is at
hospital !. " sh,s city.
dcop rush In hrnd; Injuries serto,.s,
strs, Louise Dn,lic. iuajunaposls. shoulder
nrokcn. @ % ~ ns h.mn."l ] hern '''A''''''' '1''0''
loft side.
charles Ihnllrs. Indianapolis; confusion Of
herc.
s1ous If fure anu b2dy.
III i" p, u;nrS in',,"n.no,,s. rtoh, In, ,,uc,,,s,
August pasppcr, indianapolis; right arm
un, io',. Adams, indianapolis; confusion Of left
s'eg' >. ., ..-.-.
Walter II; Noweomb. indianapoliu; sesere
nn ] tt.,c M i,,llana,,a1ta: savsr,, ,sn
mi .,,.t"s,,'u ,,.,.. "sot'o
Nj Mlss sph,n sInf IN IND 1uii,ro,a,,,. eor,,,,o,, of
face a,,tl ttoly.
&c, Jo,cs, Soulosvllle; general coutualous o,
Hes'u a:,M .1.. ooay. ..
,s;,, "; "he''c'' "est'ea; soneFn4 contnslons OF
.s,,.':',! .,,.," ~ tes an4 ".,a
@a'aone tnose "Ao "eFc Acss seriously ih1aFeo
wrrc Frank Mcintyre, lndlanapol!s; EdwArd
lIutler, lndlnnapalls: n. ll.ss, indianapolis;
t!fl,II.lrulIs; Duyid H. It1,ck, iianup,!is; John
l1tukt, indianapolis; ". IL McPhsrson, lndiu,l-
Hpt.l,s
a thorough Investigation ahn,Fs that the ac-
cltlcnt WIS entirely unNyu{dNblu. TAp wruux
WIN speedily olrufe.l HWY ,ll,ii M ticlay waa
c,l,tsc,i t0 rr4uinr trnins Ihu insy to lie Rail-
rnaI Gu.,sl,nt tiy il psttl1l,lte.l 1t Ss5JxU,
Yptt'aI iA.puieh to 1Hs i'hieaTo tribune.
IsniASA1W..Ia, Ind, July l0.-Au.onX the pas-
tGp Iiut. III. Inv oxrutxiun.tr,itt ncar Antwerp.
H., ten arc rpsjdrltiH uf this cIty. TIlvy wcra
sjtj,ply brjisetl nbut thu hrad ana fnrc: cxcUpt
WMtiGr Rivers, Hurry Winter. Chlrtus ihliuefy,
1ilu Wnitur Ii. NupGn,,,1, who rnrrjyetI seycrp
!n'ssrnal Injuries w'.ter a L'yra Wcre Ests