The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-07

Seven Persons Drowned or Roasted, and
Number More or Less Injured.

From Indianapolis papers we CLEAN the fol-
lowing particulars OF the recent distressing
railway accident near that city:
south-bound accommodation train on the
Indianapolis and Chicago air line due here at
1880 a. met with q terrible accident when
seven miles from this city, at Broad Ripple,
where the railway crosses the White river on u
truss bridge OF two spans each $50 feet In length.
The engineer had gone TO the baggage car for
drink OF water. and the locomotive was In charge
center OF the bridge the fireman felt the
structure sinking. He had his hand on the
throttle, which he opened, giving the locomo-
tive all the available steam. The engine sprang
forward with great force breaking the coup
lings between the tender and the baggage car.
The lo1Omotive kept the track, but the bagrag
and snoAing cars and another coach dropped
through and piled up In a mass at the foot OF
the piess, the smoking car being partially tele-
scoped on the baggage car. The wreck was
partially subm. reed, but the portion above the
water Immediately took ire from the stoves.
The fireman declares that when he looked back
after the locomotive reached the south end or
bridge the cars were on fire and smoke was OBJ
scuring the scene.
News of the wreck reached this city I'm a short
time, and wrccking train, with surgeons and
other assistance, WAS at once made mp and sent
10 Broad Ripple. On reaching the wreck cha
otto scene was presented The bridge and cars
were yet burning, and those present were so
lacking In presence OF mind a. 70 be unable to
eXtlnguish The flames or afford relief 10 the sur
ferers. The officials of the road went 10 work
vigorously and systematically and in short
time the ire was eXtinguished and the search
for bodies was begun. Six PERSONS were either
killed outright or Turned 10 death. The re-
mains recovered were burned aud charred al
most beyond recognition being horribly mutila-
ted, and the only means OF id .ntihdation was
the finding OF incombustible trink It's known TO
be the property ofthe dead men.
The scenes at the wreck were extremely dis
tressing. The dead were In the ruins of the
smoking and baggage cars, and these the one on
tcp OF the other, were in deep w ter. AT one
end of the smoking car lay man with his skull
crushed and life extinct. Across him, close TO
the red-hot stove, lay Lynn Clark, heavy
timber binding one leg immovably. I. q.
Loder, one Of he passengers, tried TO find the
AK with which each car was provided, but 1t was
on the other side OF the car, in three feet OF
water For Gods sake, don't desert mel cried
Clark. We did not desert him." said Loder,
until the flames scorched us, and we were
almost suffocated with smoke. Before leaving
kicked out the window close by Clark, and left
II IN in agony. Presently the flames burned the
timber in two close by Clark, and he crawled
out OF the window which we had broken for
him"
In five minutes after the train went down.,
said Conductor Losey, the entire wreck was
wrapped in flames. In less time than that all
who had not escaped already were drowned.
Frightful screams came from the ruins near the
pier, but with two buckets and no boat we we're
powerless, and all that we could do was 10 close
cur ears and pray for death TO relieve our COM
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