The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-19
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Eight Persons Instantly Killed and an Un.
known Number Injured.

known Number Injured.
ows, four miles west of this city, collision
occurred between two trains, this evening,
which resulted in the death of five persons and
the injury of several others The Pacific Ex
press, leaving here at S:15 o'clock, ran into a
western bound emigrant train, which had
stopped at the coal-chute on the east side
of the Hackensack bridge, knocking portion of
the latter across the track of the Lebigh Valley
road. Shortly afterwards a Lehigh Valley train,
eastward bound, came laundering along, and
crashed into the wreck. The dead were all on
the emigrant train, as were also the injured.
The brakeman of the latter train was among
the victims. The wreck is the most frightful
one on the road in years. Three of the dead
have been brought to Jersey City. They were
man and woman both decapitated, and a boy
of about twelve years, who had both legs cut off.
Their names have not yet been learned. Among
the wounded are:
Eulenia Arrears, going on visit to her
father, at Madison, Wis; Marinus Ginger. go
ing on a visit to an uncle at Lake Juniata, Col;
Laura Redesen Melanarnd, intending to join her
husband at Norwood, Ia
1t is impossible now to obtain full list of the
injured. 1t is said that there are many more
under the wreck. The latest information places
the number killed at eight.
Louis Ubenroth. conductor of the emigrant
train, had his right arm broken; he was taken to
his residence in New York. Among the injured are
an unknown Norwegian woman and baby; the
woman is badly hurt about the head and body,
and the baby has since died.
AS far as learned, none of the passengers on
the Western express were seriously injured.
The passengers on the Lehigh Valley train were
brought here on relief train sent to the scene.
AT midnight the fog was still prevailing on the
Meadows, and it is feared Others will be found
beneath the debris. The full extent of the dis
aster will not be known until morning.
Superintendent Crawford of the New York
division, furnishes the following official report to
the Associated Press:
'The particulars regarding the accident are as
follows About 1886 tonight, the Pacific ex-
press, No. 3, west-bound, ran into the rear end
of an extra train consisting of seven cars loaded
with baggage and eight cars carrying emigrants,
at the west end of the Hackensack
river bridge, throwing the rear truck of the lat
ter over on the Lehigh Valley roads track Be-
fore the track could be protected by signal, a
Lehigh Valley east-bound train ran into the
wreck. Three emigrants were killed, and four
emigrants and three employees were
injured. The employees were: Pas
senger conductor E. R. j. Ubenroth,
wrist fractured; Lehigh Valley engineer
Owen Hall, injured about the mouth and legs;
and Lehigh Valley fireman S. A. Bowers. cut
about the head and neck The damage to the
engines and cars was not heavy. The injured
were brought to Jersey City, and taken to vari
Gus hospitals The cause of the accident has
not as yet been fully determined. There was
dense fog at the time.
The New York Tribune of to- o-morrow morning
will contain the following additional particulars
of the wreck on the Pennsylvania road: -Four
cars of the Pennsylvania and the locomotive
anu tWo Cdr5 VI VIC hcuISu dilcy Grdlu were
wrecked. Stuart A. Bowers, fireman on the
Pennsylvania train, is among the wounded, some
of whom, it is believed will die. The accident
occurred on the Meadows in a desolate place,
not near any habitation. The train which
took out the physicians carried also large num-
ber of railroad men. Before its return the am
balances from the city hospita is and from
ST. Francis and Christ hospitals had been sum-
moned. Ulina Arnacs was taken to st. Francis
Hospital, and died Immediately after reaching
there The railroad officials were ret
icent about the accident. 1t was
stated that number Of the
wounded had beer taken to Newark The wreck
m ade a terrible scene, all the tracks being lit
tered. Travel was not interrupted. as there are
four tracks at this point and only two of them
were blockaded. The latest information is that
there were eight killed. Owen Hall, engineer of
the Lehieh Valley train had his leg broken.
The emgrant train was just pulling away from
the coal-chutes when the accident occurred. A
dense fog prevailed at the time. The bodies of
the man, woman and boy. which were brought
to Jersey City. were taken to Speer's morgue.
They have not yet been identified Three of the
wounded have died since being removed to the
hospital.