The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-26
ANOTHER RAILWAY WRECK.
a Freight Train on the Illinois Csntcs1
Runs Into Sleeper, killing One
Instantly and InjuFing Several
Others.


KANKAKEE, Feb. 25-At midnight last
night, three miles south OF Chebanse, on the
illinois Central Road, two passenger trains
were run into by freight. Ths passenger
leaving Chicago at shout p. m. was being
ollowed closely by the New Orleans express,
the train consisting OF baggsgs car, smoker,
two coaches and four sieepees. The leading
passenger !stopped on account of broken
truck. The New Orleans express stopped
back OF it half mile and sent out signals
back to notify the approaching train, then
started up aud almost reached the forward
passenger train. still ST a dead stop, when
the freight train came at full speed,
breaking into the rear of the
sleepsr, the engine reaching the
midd OF the rear coach, telescoDing
several carr, then crashing the rear of the
forward passenger The widest confusion
at once ensued. The cries of the imprisoned
victims rent the air. Ready hands chopped
into the mass OF debris. extracting tie IN
iured and caring for them as well as posi-
be
TEE following is list of the killed and
injured John A. McInnes OF Ingersoll,
Ontario, was stantly killed. He was found
in his berth, IL the last sleeper, with his
neck broken. Alderman Gaynor OF Chics-
90, vas bruised across the chest, and had a
confusion on the bacs of the head, his nose
and about both eyes, and right foot and
right hip We're injured. His IN uries were
very painful. Rev. J. N. Abbott Brown, OF
No. ? Woodland Park, Chicago, severe
burn on the sole Of his right foot S. II.
BsaTsall and wife, OF Grand RAPIDS Mich.
both severely bruised On back OF the
head; II. E. Terry, of Chicago, an
abrasion OF the left chest and knee:
+. NJ. Butts, Of Chicago, severely bruised on
the forehead, sole OF the foot, left hand and
face terribly burned; DR.. Isabel A. Mitchell,
Of Chicago, a fracture Of the right leg, and
internally injured; jerks MITCHELL the
colored porter Of the rear sleeper, hands and
face severely burned, and body badly
bruised F. HuRz, of Chicago, left temple
bruised and right hand severely cut.
Mr.. MOIDnes was en- route to New Orleans
to mest his wife and daughter, who were at
tending the Exposition. Conductor J.
Clsudins testified as follows: "We.stopped
about half q mile behind the forward passen-
ger. when IL had stopped on account Of
broken rail. went TO the rear of the train to
send Paul Holt back TO put out danger
signals to prevent the following tram from
running into Us. Holt had left the train TO
torpedo the track before l saw him. he
went back down the track halt q mile |
should think. After stopping there few
minutes We whistled for Flagmsn Holt, who
got on The train, and We pulled up until we
were within two or three car lengths of the
forward passenger, and together with my
engineer | stood several feet out at The side
of NY tram. We were going to soc why the
forward passenger did net 20
on. when suddenly We tav
freight coming under full speed, at
which rate it crushed into the train. The
hsgmsn told me he bad placed seven torpe-
does down along the track"
The passengers informed your reporter
that they heard the torpedoes discharged be-
fore the train struck. The inquest will con-
tinue this afternoon ard evening probably
A relief train, with surgeons and wreckers
reached the scene from Chicago at 10 g. m.
The injured were well cared for. The wreck
was cleared and the passengers brought to
Chebanse at / D. NJ. to day.