The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-01

afternoon train, and will take the remains home
for burial to-day. Mrs. Brewer was 50 greatly
prostrated by grief that serious results were ap-
pretended. Brewers body was almost destroyed
by fire, but train order found near it estab-
lished its identity.
John NJ Bray was highly-respectedc citizen of
Hamilton county He lived near Deming, where
he engaged in farming and raising stock. At the
time Of the accident he was on his way to the
city to attend the annual meeting of the
State Wool growers Association, of which he was
member. He leaves widow and four chill
dren, all of whom are adults His eldest son
came down to the wreck shortly afterit occurred,
and was able to identify the remains of his
father only by some remnants of his gray beard
which were not burned.
Of George Lowry, the brakeman, nothing was
left but portion of the body, the limbs and
head being but mass of cinders He was quite
q young man, and other employees of the road
reported that he lived at Buena Vista.
The body of Thomas Parr at a late hour last
night was still under the wreck, but its exact
LOCATION was unknown, and there is little prOba-
b1lity of it being got out for many hours. He
was superintendent of the bridge-repairing de
partment of the road, and was standing on a
sleeper by the side of the baggage-car when the
accident occurred He jumped out into the
stream, but the swift current carried him into
the debris, where he became hopelessy entan-
gled
1t is thought that Ricketts, and Smith must
nave been almost instantly killed by the break
my up Oh Ulle Daggage-car, ana tnelr DOd1eS were
not so badly burned UP as were the others, for
the reason that they We're partially protected
from the flames by the water. They were both
young men, and unmarried.
Lindley Clark, who is thought to be fatally in
jured resides at present at Hadem, Kan, but
was former resident of this State. He and his
wife and children were on visit to their rela-
tives at Westield, and he had started to return
to Kansas yesterday, leaving them behind for a
few weeks From the wreck he taken to
the residence of DR.. j. w. Bates, where he re-
ceived every attention. If he recovers, which is
doubtful, it will not be for many weeks. Mrs
Clark came down to his bedside during the after
noon, and was greatly distressed as to be al
most overcome. His aged mother was also there,
and her grief was most affecting.
Mr.. Seamans, who was also badly injured, was
IN the first car, and does not remember exactly
how he got out. His right arm is broken his
side. For a few hours after the accident it was
thought that he was not dangerously injured
but about 4 o'clock he seemed to get worse, and
for short time was unconscious, but afterward
rallied.
Howk, the injured postal clerk was able to be
taken to his home at Westfeld after the acc-
dent. He had been ''layng Off for several days
on account of sickness, but was coming back
yesterday, to resume his run. He is a single
man.
REPORTED MISSING.
At the scene of the wreck, yesterday, anxious
inquiries were being made for Edward Moon, a
storekeeper of Hortenville, who was known to
have been on the train, but could not be found
after the accident His friends did not reach
there, however, until after the first relief train
had returned to the city, and he may have es-
capped uninjured and come here, although Jour
nal reporters who searched for him last night
could find no traces of him. Moon has wife
and ten children.
It is possible that there may yet be other
bodies under the wreck, but up to late last night
no definite information had been received of any
one else being on the train who was not accounted
for