The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-02
THE HO0SIER HORROR
DETAILS OF THURSDAYS DISASTER.
Scenes 10 Make the 'stoutest Heart Quail
at the Wreck on tho "Monon" Route
Near Indlanapoiis-A List OF
Killed aud Wounded.
CRASHED THROUGH A BRIDGE.

INDIANAPoLIs, Feb. i.-Furlhor partleu.
lars have been received regarding the acc-
dent on the Indianapolis a. Chicago Air
Line Road at Broad Ripple Tho road
crosses White River at that point on q truss
bridge OF two spans, each one hundred and
lrty feet In length. The engineer had gone TO
tho baggage car for drink Of water,
and the locomotive was In charge OF the
fireman. When tho locomotive reached the
center Of the bridge tho fireman felt tho
structure sinking He had hs hand on tho
throttle, which he opened, giving the loco
motive all tho available steam. The on.
glne sprang forward with great force
breaking tho coupling between tho tender
aud the baggage car The locomotl 70 kept
tho track, but tic baggage and smok-
lng'caN and another coach dropped
through and piled up In mass at
the foot OF the piers, the smoking car being
partially telescoped on the baggage car Tho
wreck was partially submerged, but tho
portion above the water Immediately took
lire from the stoves. Tho ilremcn declares
that when he looked back after the lOcOmO-
tive reached the south end Of the bridge tho
ears were on lire and smoke was obscurlng
the scene.
Six persons were either killed outright or
burned TO death. The remains recovered were
burned and charred almost beyond rocOgnl-
ton, being horribly mutIlated and tho only
means Of Identification was tho finding OF
lnconbuslIblo tnnkeis known 10 be tho
property Of the dead men, The following
Is tho list OF the dead and wounded.
kill0d-Joh Brewer, engineer, Lafayette,
lnd. j, u, liiCk0llA buggagO'mnstOr. Now
Albany, George Lowry, brakeman, HuOna
Vista Ind Thomaa Pnrr, bridge ior0man
Indianapolis A. n. Smith. American Etprosa
dealer rusl1lug ~ loming, N, NJ,
nlurOd-EA-shcrilf honnn, NObloaylllo,
right arm broken, ana injured severely about
tho head and, body, Lynn Clark, WoeLllold,
ClnybOugh, Frankfort cut on tho hOad, A, Y,
puddlgo, lranktOrt, body bruised, W, Il,
llowh MeHtnold, head badly cut W, Y,
swlgnrt Carmolj skull fractured. MIRA eulll'
van and babe Cnrmpll slightly Injured. II,
snyder Trohoon, alightly Injured
The scenes NJ tho wreck were extremely
distressing. The dead were In the ruins Of
tho smoking and baggage ears, and these,
the ono on top Of tho other, were In deep
water Al one end OF tho sm0klng.cNr lay
man with his skull crushed and lIto OK.
tlnct Across him, close 10 tho red'hOt stove
lay Lynn Clark, heavy timber binding ono
og lmmoyably, y, q, FODDER one Of the
passengers, tried 10 find tho M with
which each car was provided, but II was on
tho other sldo OF the car, In three feet Of
water For Gods sake don't desert mop
cried Clark, "Wo did not desert him." said
Lodor, "untll tho flames soorohed uA and
We were almost srIocitad with smoke
Before leaving | kicked out tho window
close by Clark and loft him In agony
Presently the flames burned tho timber In
two close by Clark, Und ho crnwled out Of
the window which wo had broken for him, y
u, J, White was working undor tho
bridge when tho train won't over lilo says
he thinks the rods pulled through the nutS
loltlng tho bridge down. To all appear.
anccs 0n0 break occurred within fifteen feet
Of the pier and another about midway
OF the span. Whlto's escape wOa truly mar
yelouN Standing on tho Ice, the fall.
lng bridge and cars struck him on tho
head, drove him through tho leo and
down 10 tho very bottom OF the river Tho
llmbom did not rest upon him, however,
aud hc swan out more dead than alive
covered with bruises, but ablO 10 walk
Tho nowaboy OF tho train says no could
have oStngulshod tho 0ro with one bucket
OF water but II was not TO DO had,
Tho accident is attributed TO defective
threads on tho supporting rods OF the bridge
tho nuts on tho ends OF ihD rods lifting NO
loosely that tho bridge was unable " sup
port tho weight Of tho train.