The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-19
CRUSHED BY A LANDSLIDE.
Three Sleeping-Cars Wrecked and Several
Passengers Very Seriously Injured.

PITTsBURG Nov. Is--The limited express,
coming east, on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & ST.
Louis railroad, which was due in this city at
6.30 this morning was wrecked by q landslide at
Jcnes's Ferry. at the outskirts of the city, and a
number of persons injured, two of them, it is
thought being fatally hurt The heavy rains of
the past thirty-six hours had loosenrd the earth
along the road, and the conductor of the limited
had teen notified to proceed carefully. The
train was running slowly, not more than ten
miles an hour, ard just as it reached Joness
Ferry piles of rock and earth came tumbline
down from precipiee forty feet above. The
first part of the train escaped, but the huge
mass crashed into three sleepers, which were in
She resr. The interior of the front car was al
most completely demolished. 1t was the Gin
Cinnati sleeper, and, fortunately, had smaller
Dunber of passengers on it than any es-=.ch that
has gone out of Cincinnati on the limited for
months. All Of the occupants had arisen, and
most of them were in the forward part of the
coach preparing their toilets. The two other
sleepers we're alse badly wrecked.
The scene following the accident was indie
scribaOe. Women shreiked and children
Of the Injured, who were weGged in between the
berths and rocks, unable to move. For mo-
ment those passengers who escaped so
dumfounded that they stood motionless. The
sleepers completely filled with dust, and it
was difficult to determine which of their number
had been the most seriously injured. The
moment the crash was heard the engineer
stopped the train, but as soon as the conductor
saw the friehtful results he cried: Hurry on to
the union depot station. We don't want to wait
q minute, as we must care for the injured" The
train was then started, and in few minutes the
station was reached. A full corps of surgeons
and company attendants were on hand to carry
out the injured. 1t was found that eight pas
sengers had been seriously hurt, while probably
as many more had received painful cuts and
bruises Among the injured were two men who
may die The list of injured whose names have
thus far been learned Is as follows:
David Arnhem Pittsburg; badly cut about
She head and body and breast crushed. 1t is
feared that he is injured internally, and is in
precarious condition.
s A. Bennett, of New York, was wedged in
under the upper birth of one section. He had
two long ugly Rashes on his head. and one shoul-
der blade and two ribs broken. He is thought to
be dangerously hurt.
Capt o. A. Dond of Pittsburg; ugly cut on
head and slightly bruised' not dangerously.
Mrs. Lieutenant Glass, of Fort Bayard, n.
NJ one limb bruised aud several cuts on her
body.
f. A. Curtis, of New York; struck in the back
and leg by large pieces of rock; he was severely
enough not dangerously, injured.
j. c. Lipman of Indianapolis; badly cut about
the head and body; not dangerously.
young lady from Terre Haute, Ind, whose
name was not learned: struck by flying pieces os
rock and hurt about her head and body
Mr.. Fowler, of Washington, D. c.; slightly
burt about the body. He was within a foot of
where the largest rock landed in the sleeper
In addition to the above names, number of
lhe other passengers, as stated before, were
slightly injured. These persons hurried out to
different hotels. where they had their bruises
dressed. None Of them, except those mentioned,
we're seriously injured and those most seriously
hurt were removed TO hotels in the vicinity and
everything possible done to alleviate their suf-
feIings
The sleepers that were SO badly damaged were
the Aisatla, Williamsport and Yarrow. The In
teriors OF each were complete wreck, while the
roofs were caved In and the sides torn out of the
Cincinnati car. Pullman Conductor T. w De-
Rroof, who was in the rear car, saws the train
was running at speed CT ten miles when the
crash came.
The sleeper Willinmsport was struck by
stone weighing almost ton. Mrs. Lieutenant
Glass had just got up and passed into her state
.oom Her berth and seat were smashed to
aieces. The large rock, when it struck the bot
som ef the car. glanced towards the rear and
broke 4he seats as though they were spider webs
One gentleman from Philadelphia. j. K. Lewis,
tat just opposite Mrs. Glass He heard the
crash. jumped up and half of his seat was
smnshed under him as though stuck by trip
hammer. lie escaped withou. injury, with the
exception Of some broken glass III bis face and
sar One or two ladies in the front of the car