The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-09
On THE III. AND ST JOE RAILROAD.
Six Killed and a Great Many Injured.

MACON. train ON
the Hannibal and ST. Joe Road which left here at
o'clock was thrown from the track just this side
of Bevier. sixtytwO miles west Of this city. by q
pro- d r1 me eng1ns; tender eagTasS car and
track down an embankment ten feet high and all
badly demolished, except the smoking car, in
forty of whom were women and cbildr, Tbis
coach kept in an upright position, but plOwed
its way into the ground some distance from the
track. The other passenger cars and one sleeper
were thrown from the track, the first being
turned over, while only the forward trucks of the
rear sleeper went off In the last car the pasSen-
gers were not awakened by the accident, and only
learned thereof when some OF the wounded were
taken in
4 special train was sent up from Quincy. arriy-
ing here about 10 O'Clock, which went TO the
scene of the accident and returned with the pas
sengers of the wrecked train 10 this place, where
they are being cared for AT the hotels. There were
nearly 100 passengers on the train, and no lives
lost and so few injured is remarkable The
injured number ten. none of them fatally hurt
As soon possible after the wreck a wrecking
train left BroOkiield, thlrty-four miles west of
Macon. for the scene of the accident, but the
train did not reach its destination. About thir-
teen miles east of Brookfield the engine and two
fiat cars crossed Brush Creek bridge safely but the
wrecking car proper. the caboose, and passenger
coach in which were physicians and other citI-
zens OF Brookteld coming TO the passenger wreck,
broke through and went down thirty feet in q
mass OF broken timbcrs and manned humanity.
OF those on the cars which went down seven are
already dead, and others are not expect to live.
over fifty persons were on this train, none OF
whom escaped without injury. Among the dead
is DR.. Woods, of Brookield. who on his way to
minister Co the wounded at Bevier
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
81. LOUIS. March Information received here
regarding the wreck yesterday on the Hannibal
and ST. Joseph Railroad is very meager. but dis
patch from Kansas City gives the following list OF
casualties at the Brush Greek disaster;
THE KILLED.
VS.. Hallet, Dr. o. IL. Wood, George Zewick,
Arthur Jury. Frank e. Lock, Brakeman John Con-
ners.
THE WOUNDED.
The injured are: James Conway in the head
seriously; Joseph Doyle. leg and back; J. Moore
head. head and back: W. II. Haze, head and arm
Harry Carter. leg broken; DIR. Dear. body slightly
| injured: James Newland, Road Master, chest
seriously broken: I. ID. Fitzgerald, conductor,
hurt in the head; Mr. Coxton, a bridge builder,
and Fitzgerald, conductor.
i So far as known about dozen others were
slightly hurt There was great excitement AT
BrOokfeld. all tie men living there and when
! gated NJ the Depot and the scene was heart rend.
| Ing Another wrecking train, with the bridge
| carpenters. has been sent from Kansas City.
! W. :. HallGt, one of the killed. was the Bridge
Inspector of the road. Another Of the killed is e.
Gardner General Manager Carson, General
superintendent Woodward and other officers o
the road went to the wreck and did, and are
doing all in their power to relieve the sufIerings
of the wounded and restore the road 10 running
order.
FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE II. AND ST. JoE
ACCIDENT.
! QUINCY. March 3.-Full accounts of the double
accident ON the Hannibal and ST. Joe Railroad
| show that il the most disastrous that ever
occurred on the line The first accident occurred
20 the regular passenger train, which left here IN
the night. The time was 2:lS u. m, and the place
| about one mile east of Beyier. Some OF the pas
| sengers were good deal bruised, but none of the
casualties were Of serious nature. As soon a,
the news OF the wreck was forwarded to head
quarters orders were issued for
wrecking train to go 10 the scene from
Brookficld. This train was made up as speedily
as possible, and contained a number OF railway
employees and surgeons sent 70 the assistance o.
the wounded. 1t had proceeded a short distance
and had got upon Brush Creek Bridge. when
second accident occurred The bridge Is a Howe
truss about 100 feet long. Just as the train wa,
fairly upon It 1t gave way with crash. precipi