The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-26
CLOTHING STORE.
A DEADLY REAR COLLISION.
4 Freight Train Crashes Into Sleeping Car
--0ne Passenger Killed and Eight Injured.

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Feb. 25.-At midnight last
night three miles south of Chebanse, on the
Illinois Contra! road two passenger trains were
ran into by freight. The passenger train leav-
ing Chicago at about P. NJ was being followed
closely by the New Orleans express, the latter
train consisting of baggage a smoker, two
coaches and four sleepers The leading passen-
ger train stopped on account Of a broken truck,
and the New Orleans express stopped back of it
half mile, and sent signals back to notify an
approaching train. The train then started up
and almost reached the forward passenger train,
which was still at a dead stop The freightcame
up at full speed breaking into the rear of
the sleeper the engine reaching the mid
de of the rear coach, telescoping
several cars, and then crashing into the rear of
the forward passenger. The widest confusion
at once ensred, and the cries of the imprisoned
victims rent the air. Ready hands chopped into
she mass Of debris, extricatng the injured and
caring for them as well as possible. Following
is a list of the killed and injured:
JOHN A. McINNEs, of Ingersoll Ontario in
stanty killed. he was found in his berth in
thedast sleeper, with his neck broken.
ALDERMAN GAYNoR, of Chicago, bruised across
the chest, confusion of the back of the head,
foot and right hip; his injuries are very
painful
Rev. j. NJ. ABBOTT Brown, of No Woodland
Park, Chicago, severe burn or the sole Of
the right foot
S. NJ. BEARsALL and wife, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, both severely bruised on the backs of
their heads.
n. f. TERRY, of Chicago, abrasion of the left
->E.aSS, RS! 0l ellleaso severely bruised on
f6Eehtaid; sole of foot, left hand and face
terribly burned
DR. ISABEL A. MITCHELL, of Chicago, fracture
of right leg, internally injured.
jerks MITCHELL, coored, porter of the rear
sleeper; hands and face severely burned
body badly bruised
T. HEINZ of Chicago, left temple bruised, right
hand severely cut.
Mr. McInnes was route to New Orleans to
meet his wife and daughter, who were attending
the exposition.
Conductor J. Claudius made the following
statement at the coroner's inquest: I'VE stopped
about half mile behind the forward passenger
when 1t had stopped on account of q broken
truck. / went to the rear of the train to send
Paul Holt back to put out the danger signal to
prevent the following train from running into
us. Holt had left q train torpedo on the track
before j saw him. He went back down the track
half mile, l should think. After stopping
there few minutes we whistled for the fiagnan,
and Holt got on the train. We pulled up until
We were within two or three car-lengths of the
Forward passenger Together with my engineer
| stood several feet out at the side of my train
We were going to see why the forward passenger
did not 60 on, when suddenly saw the freight
coming under full speed at which rate it crashed
into my train. The fagman told me he had
placed seven torpedoes down along the track
Passengers informed the reporter that they
heard the torpedoes discharged before the train
struck.
The inquest was continued at Clifton this
evening. Dick hurry, conductor of the freight
iah IN int 10 froir ed
that he did not hear any torpedoes
explode on the track as danger
signals, except the torpedoes his crow
had placed back of his train to prevent follow
ing freight running into them. He heard his
engineer whistle for brakes, and he set the
eaboose brakes just before the trains struck
Engineer r. Rogers, of the freight train tes
titled: II heard no torpedoes explode under our
train, l distinctly heard two torpedoes we had
placed the track back If US explode
under coming freight. / neither heard
nor saw any signals, except when near the pas
senger train, when L saw a white light waved
from the rear platform. / whsted for brakes
1t was q down grade and was unable to stop
the train, which consisted of seventeen loaded
and three empty cars / jumped for my life"
a citizen of Chebanse testified. in substance
the same as Rogers. He claimed to have seen
the entire occurrence, and says he neither saw
nor heard any signals for the freight to stop.
a relief train, with surgeons and wreckers
reached the scene from Chicago at 10 A. NJ. The
injured are well cared for the wreck was
cleared and the passengers brought to Chebanse
at ] p. NJ to-day.
The body of McInnes. killed in the railway ac
cident near Chebense, last night, and the
wounded, were taken to Chicago. 1t is not
.nonsht :. any more deaths will re-
suit 1t is now ascertained that
Alderman Gaynor, of Chicago, is really CAPTAIN
James Dalton, pugilist. He was on his way 60
Louisville TO 50 into training for a fight there.