The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-02-01

.uginrer fireman and tWu other 4 aiu
men are repurte 10 hHvr been dyuwnel
and ,lN Passengers are misslLg. A
wreckng tain, carrying surgeons AMI
other aasslstaucc has been sent from the
city to the rescue OF the disaster The
missing and supposed killed in the acct.
dent, are: Geo. Lowry, brakeman.
Buena Vista; j. A. Ricketts,, baggage
man. OF Louisville; john Brewer, en-.
gm"er, Of Lafayette; Smith, eIpross
messenger, OF Indianapolis, Phrm,
bridge foreman. Seven passengers
aae SAID to be badly wouded.
LATTER,
The south bound accommodation
train ON the Indianapolis " Chicago
Air Line due here at 1920 this morning
met with a terrible accident when seven
miles from this city at Broad Ripple.
At that point the railroad crosses White
river ON trussle bridge ot two spans.
each one hundred and fifty feet long.
The engineer had gone to the baggage
ear for drink OF water aud the locomo.
live was left i'll charged OF the fireman.
When the locomotive reached the cen
ter % the bridge the fireman iet the
structure sinking He had his hand on
the throttle which lie opened, giving
tn the locomotive all the available steam
The engine sprang forward with great
force breaking the couplings between the
tender and the baggage car, The loco
motive kept the track, but the baggage,
smoking cat, and another coach dropped
through the bridge and piled up in one
mass at the tnot oi the pier, the smoking
car partially trlsscOped ON the baggage
car The wreck was partially submerged,
but that portion above the water immedi.
ately took lire from the stoves. The
fireman states that when he look
ed back after the locomotive
had reached tie south bridge,
the cars were ON lire and the smoke
obscurcl the scene. The news Of the
wreck reached the city IN short time
and the wIccking train Nith surgeons and
other assistance was nj once nHdc up aud
sent T" Broad Ripple. On reaching the
wreck II chaotic scene Was presented.
The bulge ard cars were yet burning
and those present were so lacking pres
ence al mind rs Ia he unable to extinguiSh
the flame. OF AFFORD any relief to the sui
ierer-. An oil 'inl ui the road went to
work vigorously ard Systematically and
in a short tine the tire was extingui,h he'd
aul the search Tor the bodies he
=
Killed outright or burned to death. The
remains recovered we've burned and
char ed almost beyond recognition, be
ing horribly mutilated, and TIA" only
mean Of Identification was the finding
Of uncomfortable trinkcts known to he
the property of The lead men. The fol.
lowing is a list ot the dead John
Brennan, of Lafayette. lud., engineer ,
| tpl az ~
Albany GEORGE Lowry. brakeman, Of
Bueuu Vista, lud; Thomas T.. Par,
BRIDE foreman, Of lndiHnlpulis Nbele
Smith, American cNprcs- mo sruger, OF
Indianapolis, lheunly pas cngrr killed
was john BRAY, a stock dealer reading
at Drming, y. NJ, tx Sheriff DrmHr
OF Nashville, had his right arm broken,
aud was lnIuprd badly about the head
aud body l., Q. clark, ol Westtieli,
WAS injured internally, and will die.
The others injured are: Jas. clay.
IN, Il Frankfort, body bruises W.
7. Hawk, Of Wesliinld, he'd badly mt ,
w. 4. Siugrrt, u Carmel, skull irac-
tured Mrs. Sull van and babe, ~ Car
mel, slightly wounded and a yong WORK
man, who had been making repslrB gu
the bridge. The accident is now attrib.
uted to defective threads on the sup
pc ting rods Of the bridge, The nut,
on the enus of the rod. fitting ~ loo "
hat the bridge wRs unable to support
the weight Of the train. tn" scenes at
the wreck were extremely d>-
tressiDg. Dead were lying in
the ruins Of the smoking
and baggage cars and these on the top OF
each other were in deep water A skin
4 To-. ...... 81. Al.
mains OF the dead. Is. j. White was work
ing under the bridge when the tram went
over, and FAY. lie thinks that rods pulled
through the nuts letting tho bridge
down To All Appearances one break DE-
CURED within fifteen feet OF the pier, aud
smother about midway OF the span.
Whites escape was truly marvellous.
Standing on the ice, the falling bridge aud
cars struck him on tho head and drove
him through the ice aud down to
the very bottom OF the river. The
timbels did not rest upon him how.
ever, ana he SWAN ont more dead
than alive, covered with bruises, bat
able TO walk The news boy Of the
train shys that he could have eItu-
gui,hed the tire with one bucket OF was
ter but It was not to be had. {. q. Lodi.
or aud j. II. HOltOu were in tue smuk-
ing car. At one end lay "a m,n with
his skull crushed and life extinct
Close TO red hot stove lay Lynn
Clark, heavy timber binding one leg
immOygbly LDd r tried TO find al *
with which each car IL provided, but il
was on the other side Of the car ia three
feet OF water. "For Gods sHkO don't
desert me-" cre1 CLARK. I'VE dId not
desert him" said l. den, until the
names sCOrched us and We almost sutio-
Gated with smOkP, and before leaving |
kicked out Il window dose by ClHck aud
lett him 10 great agony. Presently the
flames huInDd the timber In TWO close by
Clack amt he crawlcI out OF The wlndO "
which we hau broken Tor him " IL
I'VE minutes after the train went
down" said Conductor ToEeY, " the
entire wreck WIS wrapped in flames, and
IN less time than that, all who had not
escaped already were drowned. Fright
tnl screams cHme fromthe ruins near the
piers, but with only two buckets and no
boat We were pOwerless, aud oil we
could do was 10 close our ears and pray
Tor death TO relieve our comrades. A
train aud river bridge entirel, de-
stDed.
WEATHER REPDET.
Washington, Jan. 81 The western
Vult statrs fair weather, preceded br
light local rains in the northern portion;
winds generally shifting to westerly
falling barometer slightly colder.
Brutal WIFE MURDER.
Ciucinnsti, January 3l.-Patriek Har-
trel, aged % year, and labOrer, living
at No - Walker street, Mount Auburn,
5rutully murdered his wife this morn
ing, and after wards underworld to chop
her body TO pieces and hide 1t under Tho
door. He has been addicted TO drink
aud Was very qusrrelsome this morn
iug. He ordered his wife 10 lie on the
bed while he went into another room,