The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-02
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
The following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition OF Sunday1
Killed in a Collision.

Allied In COLLISION.
MEANWHILE. Pa, Dec 31-The fast Chicago
express on the New York Pennsylvania d Ohio
railroad consisting of two sleepers and five day
coaches, coliided with freight train No. %, con-
west Of this city. at O'Clock this morning. Five
persons were killed outright, among whom was
a passenger. Thirteen others were wounded.
nine of them fatally. Both trains present ter
rible scene OF destruction, the fast express
was making up lost time. The blame is said to
rest vith the engineer and conductor of the
freight train, who we're running on the expresses
time.
The details of the wreck prove the disaster to
have been the most horrible that ever occurred
IN this vicinity The colliding trains were the
s.Thunderbolt,' through train from Chicago to
New York, consisting of express, baggage,
smoker, ladies' car, and two Pullman seepeTs,
due in this city at $50 A. NJ, and freight train.
No. %. west-bound doubls-head Both
trains were over two hours late, and the express.
being entitled to the right of way was running
without orders. Simply taking it for granted
the freight pulled out for Geneva, where he
had orders against trains % and 80. Almost
simultaneously the trains swept by the
last two intervening stations, Geneva and
Buc hanan. only four miles apart, and as the
word was sent to the dis patcher's Office ia this
city, the inevitable result was certain. The two
trains, the "Thuuderbolt," running forty-hve
miles, and the freight train fifteen miles
hour. met a long. forest-hidden curve with
crash that WAS terrible Passenger engine No
81 and freight-engine No. "a seemed to rise
bodily in the air and in instant they were
standing on their furnace ends, pilots pointed
to the sky. and their drivers locked in the en-
held firmly by the ruins of the two trains either
side Both engineers and hremen OF the two
colliding engines were crushed between the iron
drivers. andthe mangled bodies OF engineer
Swan and fireman Humes were pinned to death,
just they were the point OF leaping from
their engines. The sight was sickening. but
was soon covered from view by friendly blankets.
The baggage-car. express and smoker OF the
passenger train were com petely wrecked The
baggage-car was telescoped into the smoker
like wedge. splitting it open and sweeping
passengers on the train was ffty-three fifteen
Of whom were in the smoker. All of these were
more or less injured and William Fl. Stephen
son. of Toledo, o.. died shortly after hs was
taken from the ruins The crash was heard for
q great distance, and soon the neighborhood WAS
aroused, and men and women ran across the
who were not injured seemed in a daze, and for
few moments the people seemed speechless
with the horror OF the accident.
from the ruins brought them to real
ization of the terrible situation, and in very
short time large force OF men were at work
wounded and dying. The railroad company,
after dispatchine two wrecking crews to the
scene of the disaster, soon followed with pas
senger train which to transfer the PASSENGERS
of the wrecked train and bring the wounded and
such of the dead as had been recovered, to
Meadville. The train was supplied with stretch
ers. blankets and all the paraphern ala Tor car
ing for the dead, and tho work of transferring
the wounded was prosecuted quickly yet almost
in silence. The several physicians OF the city,
who went out on the special train, were busy
attending to the wounds of the Injured.
aud fast they could be taken out OF
the coaches willing hands carried them to the
which bad been especially prepared Tor
their use. The wrecking crew worked with a
will, and soon a portion of the mangled remains
of fireman Humes were taken from the wrec x.
The almost unrecoguizable form presented
-, ,,~hS tie hu 0nA tnxUa a
the body ground to a pulp. The aged
father of Humes had arrived, and his wailings.
when he gazed upon the distorted body or his
son, were heartrending. Engineer Swan was
exposed to view but so tightly his body
wedged in the wreck that no attempt was made
to remove it. A portion OF the body or George
and also the arm and shoulder of fireman Irwin.
could be seen. The work OF clearing the wreck
was prosecuted in the face of a driving storm OF
sleet that lasted the entire afternoon, yet the
horrible scenes possessed peculiar fascination
for mon and even women. who fingered about
the ill-fated spot until the work of the wreckers
was completed. Those of the passengers who
were not injured were transferred and sent for,
ward on other trains while the dead and
wounded were brought to this city, the former
to be taken to the undertaker's and the latter to
the hospital Trains were run around the wreck
by the Meadville e. Liresviie road until the
New York. Pennsylvania g. Ohio was finally
cleared. about o'clock this afternoon. The
railroad officials did everything in their power
for the comfort of the injured Division Super
intendent G. A. Brunn and Trainmaster John
w. Babcock. from this city, were among the
first to arrive at the wreck, and both remained
and gave personal direction to tho work. Ali
inform alton possible was given cheerfully, and
all done nat seemed right and proper under the
circumstances. The following is a list OF casual
ties. Killed:
E. P. SWAN, engineer, Meadvil1e.
WILLIAM GEORGE, engineer: Meadville.
ARTH1R IRW y,Ixs fireman Mead lille lille. o,;o
W. H. STEPHENSON, Toledo O., passenger on
the train.
InjufedrH. Hoshn. New York leg crushed asassi
Phoren Paterson, N. j. leg crushed; H Marl6vel,
Middle6sld o. one leg crushed and other broken;
house. Pa leg broken: David Bsauland. ,Ttusville.
leg broken: Charles E. French Sterling, Mass. leg
broken; Horace Graham, fireman, returning from
Kent Ohio, badly hurt across the hips; M F. wy.
man brakeman, returning from Kent, o., foot
crushed; JOS Boynton, bageageman leg cut. hand
hurt, and bruised about face and head; D. NJ Woods,
Greenville, hurt while getting out of the smokers
Buzer, Cincinpa att. legs crushed; fireman Charles
Crumb bruised about the head and shoulder; Philip
Foulk, San francisco, arm hurt.
TIE dispatcher gave orders for the trains to
meet and pass at Summit, and one OF the en-
gineers mstakng the name Summit" Tor
Somerset went ahead. Both engines were ce-
molished together with several cars. The fol-
lowing is the list of the dead and wounded:
LEE wITHROW, of Cincinnati baggage-rnaster.
throat cut, mouth crushed in and terribly mangied
o' IAWRkNcE CoLLAN. baegage-master. of Lud
low XIV, killed outright.
JAMES SEVERANCE, JR.. mail agent, and son
of James Severance of Stanford, KY, travelling for
the firm of j. NJ. Robinson s. Co.. Louisville,
fatally wounded, can live only few hours.
PAT MURPHY, fireman of engine 80. arm broken.
PAT TAYLOR, engineer ugly cash in the face
and OF his eyes knocked OUT Taylor is resident
of Somerset
He was left at Greenwood under the of
physicians. VIM. Michael, engineer, escaped with a
few bruises. which will not prove fatal. The
dead aud wounded were brought to this place,
and comfortable quarters given to those vet
alive.
LATER.-Express Messenger Powell was in
stantly killed.
European Uncertainty To BE DispelIed.
copyright 1887. by the New York Associated Press
BERLIN, Dec. 31.-The year closes without
the relations between Russia and the allied pow
ers showing any symptoms of amelioration.
The situation has become one or the greatest
perplexity, which nothing less than some au-
thoritative deliverance from tho Gar or the