St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-05-24
WRECKED ON THE WABASH.

Nearly Forty Persons Injured, Some Seri-
ously, in a Wrecked Passenger Train on
the Wabash Road Near Decatur, Ill.,
List OF the WOunded-A Broken Rail tho
Cause of the Disaster.
DECATUR, I'LL, May s.
A dreadful wreck, caused by broken
rail, occurred south of Decatur on the St.
| Louis division of the Wabash Road at six
o'clock yesterday morning, resulting in
the injury of nearly forty people. 1t was
the fast through passenger train, No. 43,
from Toledo, bound for St. Louis in
charge of Walter Morgan, conductor, and
Harry ellis, engineer. The train was
heavily loaded and going down hill at
the rate of thirty-fve miles an hour, when
two rear passenger coaches and sleeper
were thrown from the track, widespread
for distance of two hundred yards.
The sleeper fell down sharp declivity
on its side, as did also a passenger
coach. The other passenger coach
reared up nearly on end. Fortunately
no one was killed outright Only
three of the thirty-nine are thought to
be seriously hurt by the four Decatur
surgeons who went to the scene with two
wreck trains to care for the wounded.
All were taken to Blue Mound in the sew
eral coaches which passed safely over the
break. The wreck was cleared away by
eleven O'Clock, when trains went by in
safety. The damage to Wabash stock is
very heavy.
THE VICTIMS.
Following is fulllist of the injured
passengers:
W. N. BoydstoWn, Warsaw, Ind. Sc.
we're bruise of left elbow,
Mrs. l. l.. Wizeman, Warsaw, Ind; in
iured severely in left side; bad cut on
left arm; unable to use left limb.
Myrtle Wizeman, eight years old, pune
tured wound OF scalp and left side.
c. f. Murphy, Connersville, Ind; con.
fusion of back, severe; unable to walk.
Mr.. j. B. Rented, Fort Wayne, Ind;
commission of back and toes on right foot;
unable to walk
Aaron Short, of Rochester,, Ind; Sc
we're scalp wound on left side of head
three inches long; cut over right eyebrow
inch long and back bruised.
George Short, eight years old, scalp |
wound and other injuries.
Harvey Short, eleven years old, cut on |
;op of head, three inches long.
Newell Short, child, abrasion of right
;heek and scalp wound.
Mrs. Aaron Short, cut on right side of |
he head, three inches long.
There were eight of the Short family, |
Ind five of the eight were hurt. The fam
~ was going to Concordia, Kas.
L. w. Hora, Connersville, Ind, cut |
hree inches long on forehead and bruise
N back.
Chas. Fee, st. Paul, Mimi, bruise on
Jack and severe cut in the leg.
Susan Lawson, slightly wounded.
! Mrs. Nancy Tenbroecke, Hammond, |
H.; cut over the right eye and bruised
D the left groin.
B. f. Briggs, Levina, N. T.; eighth
nd ninth ribs broken on the left side and
three-inch cut on the back of the head.
J. M. Vincent, Buchanan, Mich, sleep
ng car conductor; fracture of spine, aud
Wo severe scalp wounds on the back of
he head; lower extremities paralyzed;
ingle man; probably fatally injured.
w. E. Robinson, Silver Lake, Ind;
uts on left side of the chin, one and
alf inches long; over right brow, one
lch long.
A. D. Degarno, Highland Station, Mich.
ut on the middle of the forehead and
ack OF the head, each one inch in
sngth.
Mrs. S. c. Fairbanks, Lisbon, Ind; left
boulder dislocated; bruised on right side
nd back; going to Brunswick, Mo-, to
lsit her daughter.
j. B. Portertield, Sidney, H.; disloca.
on of right shoulder; severe zigzag
lree-ipch cut on back of hand; going to
t. Louis to purchase machinery to start
BAL shaft at Sidney.
w. F. Snively, Bellaire, o.; dislocation
left shoulder.
Anna Clayton, Rochester, Ind; bruise.
yer right eye and left hip.
Dr. w. P. Armstrong, Lafayette,
ID; inch-and-a-balf wound on top of
cad; left rib fractured; was moving to
ckley, Kas.
Miss Annie Bigler, Millersburg, o.,
1t two inches long on left side of
rehead.
j. H. Peck, of Cleveland, o., frac-
Tres of seventh and eighth ribs; left
de, and separation of costal cartilage.
George Neck, Detroit, Mich, severely
'uised on left hip and elbow.
J. s. Rogers, Toledo, o., fracture of
nall bone of left leg.
Rev. n. CrarY, Hicksville, o., bruises
! left thumb.
Henry Ort, Defiance, o., cut over right
'ebrow of an inch; injured on left hip
Id shoulder.
]. B. Jones, Connersyille, Ind, bruised
! right shoulder.
R. K. Jared Yanvleet, Flint, Mich, ser.
usly hurt in chest and suffered
great shock. He is land ex-
Irsion agent for the Missouri
Lcific.
Oscar Vanderbilt, indianapolis, travel
passenger and land agent for the