West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-08
AWFUL CALAMITY.
A Railroad Train Drops Through a De-
fectiVe Bridge.
ktre Also Adds Terror 10 the FrlrhtN,,
Ahair-SiN PEI sons Known to have
f"rtshed nnd Others Fatally
Injured.

iNDlANAPoIs, January Sl.-An accom-.
hodation train on the |. tN G. Air Line mot
N'Vh terrible accident at Broad Ripple
seven miles from this city, this morning.
Al that point the railway crosses Nb,o
i'iVer on truss bridge, Of two spans, e,rl
LOU leet IN length. Tho engineer had zone
W ,uo baggage car for drink of vntor
a"" tue locomotive was in charge of the
'"e'iian' hen the engine reached the cen.
'eF OF the bridge the fireman felt tho
structure sinking. He had his hand
On the throttle which he np-rp5
eNIns the locomotive oil available
.;L tue engine Sprang forward
WIN great force, breaking the courii,,,s
i,','''.S "Sen tue 'ehder and baggage chr. The
locomotive kept the track. but tbs 80.
gage, smoking car onl o,D,l,, ''5.
WoPped through and piled up i'm one ,,,sss
~ Vue 1901 OF the piers, the smolipr, .,,
oeIhS partially telescopcd on tho La~gn,,,
~ e., ! to wreck was partially submerged.
tool, a., p'tDoh above water immediately
tVoh me from the stoves News ~ ~
wreck reached the city ina short TINA mi
""iechlhS train with surgeons aud ,,I.,r
upsslstance was at once made up and sent IN
Iioa1 Ripple. On reaching The wrecl,
.nd svthe was presented The bridse
81 NuIa were Yet burning and
lhoSe present were so lorti,, -
presence OF mind as 10 be un,l,i,,
-. 20 eNtlnguish the flames or afford relief ~,
Eiit,d l,,icIS' six persons were either
,nsi,,s Uu,i ,',. lent or burned 10 death The ro-
nSSa4hS recovered Were burned and chprr,3
uInl0sl beyond recognition. bgInu borr,Il a.
Ihutilated; and the only mems ~ ident,6
.au9h was the finding of iucombustibic
SnSeVs known TO be the property of tho
of tho mem aend. Following is list
l, Inu., engineer; j. +. Ricketts,. bag,
suSe master, New Albany: George I.ovrS,
uuioAciilan, BuenU Vista, Ind; Thomas
y arr, bridge foreman. Indianapolis; Abel
fn5ia,,'n'n, american Express messenger,
lHuiahapolls. The only PASSENGER Eillnd
was John Bray, stock dealer. residin,, at
Dehlng. EN-Sherin ScmHn, Of NoIIcs.
NHIe' had his right arm broken. aud ,yos
INJURED badly about the head and bod,-
lynn Clarke, OF Westheld. Ind ves -,
Jured internally, and will di. RI, -, u
1Hyureu are: Joseph Claybough. Frank
IrorV, cut on the head; A. T. B.ddipo
rT,rraikiort, body bruises; w. +. Howk
WehIneld' head badly cut; W. T. Swicert,
, inioi, SkuIl fractured; Mrs. sullivan and
paOe, carmel, slightly; b. Snyder. Tro.
noon slightly. a gang Of workmen
peen making repairs on the
bridge all OF whom were siiobtI,,
INJURED Tho accident is attributad
70 ueicctive thread on the supuortiue, rods
OF tho bridge The nuts on the ends Of ,i'o
IouS httihg so loosely TINT the bridge wns
uhaoie 70 support the weiUht Of the troin
ID !. bite was working under the bridge
thlnks the rods pulled through the nut,
letting the bridge down. TO all nppeaI'
ences one break occurred within m.
cen feet OF tho pier, and another
" oDouc MIDWAY OF the span. Whites es-
NS"pe was truly marvellous. STANDING ON
the ice, the falling bridge and cars stI,cI
MN nm on the head drove him throu, n
the Ice and down TO the very bottom of tbe
river. The timbers did not rest upon him.
niUWeVer' and he swan out more dead than
ahEe' covered with bruises but able to
walk; The newsboy of the train savs 5c
Souid nave extinguished the fire with n
bucket oil water, but it was not TO be had.