The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-28
JUMPED THH 9RHSPLB.
APassenger Train Wrecked Nea,
indianapolis, Ind.
SIX PERSONS ARE KILLED
And n Number Seriously Injured.
Ono Coach Takes Hire and iIor-
riblc Scenes Occur..Accltlcnt
Caused by Spread ing Rails,

Ono Coach Takes Hire and IIor.
rible Scenes Occur..Accldent
Caused by Spreading Rails.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Jan. 27.-Passen
ger train No. l, on the "Alonon," whicl
left Chicago Sunday night ut 1865, wa
wrecked this morning at 1850, one mil,
above Carmel, n yilIngeNBix milel
north Of this city. The train was run
ming at a rapid rate and was approach
ing the long trestle across Wilkerson's
creek when the tender OF the engine
jumped the track. The engineer re.
versed his engine, but before tho nil
brakes could check the speed Of the
train tho locomotive and baggage ca,
had cleared the trestle, but tho iou,
coaches went over into the creek. The
ladies coach Immediately caught fire
and in IN incredibly short time was re.
duced to ashes. Fortunately for the oc.
cupanls OF this coach, train No. 9. which
left this city for Chicago at 7:3O o'clock,
had been ordered to meet train No, | Il,
Carmel, and as soon rs word of the
wreck was received the passengers hur.
ricd to the scene and went earnestly to
work rescuipg the occupants OF the
burning car.
A HORRIBLE SCENE.
"A horrible scene met their eyes. In
plain view OF all Were two boys and a
woman. All were dead, but their bodies
were being rapidly consumed. The arm
OF one which projected through the side
Of the car could be touched by those on
the outside, but the opening was not
large enough 10 let the body through.
Immediately in front OF the boy was A
lady, who got on the train ut Frankfort,
and is as yet unidentified. Her body
was enveloped in flames, but there was
no possible way to get her out OF the
burning coach. Across from the lady
was Mrs. Eubanks, OF Broad Ripple,
Ind. Her head was horribly crushed.
The brakeman and passenger seized
her by the arms, and by desperate Of.
fost pulled the body through the
window. Life was not vet ex-
tinct, but she lived only a few
minutes after being taken out. Another
Of the rescued but who has since died.
was DR.. Deming, OF Sheridan. He was
plonioned TO the floor by timbers and
horribly crushed. Some heroic men
seized axes and alter few minutes
work, cut away the timbe.s that held
the body, which was removed to the
north side OF the track. There was no
medical aid present aud the man died in
4 few moments. Buckets having been
procured from the iarm houses near BY,
the flames were soon subdued and the
lire prevented from communicating to
the sleeper or other coaches. As soon
Us it was possible to do SO, search was
made for the dead. The body OF q
woman identified as Mrs. Lizzie Fitz.
patrick, OF this city, was found. It was
soon burned to a crisp. The Oldham
children were found side by side, the
hSoNy etoNo ~ thS "ClOsS tuclT UUuleS.
LIST OF KILLED AND INJURED.
Mr.. W. J. Collins, Of the indianapolis
Sentinel, who was on the train, furnishes
the following accurate, list OF the dead
and injured:
KiRel-j. n. DrM1Sc, Sheridan, Ind.
crushed. a.Ts
MRs. EunASKs, Broad Ripple, crushed.
Unknown woman, burned. Is
Unknown woman, crushed.
Two children OF D. S. Oldham, Sheri-
dan, burned. M
Iyursd-J. D. PEARSON, Sheridan,
Ind, right shoulder and arm crushed,
and injured internally. n
II. G. MILLER, New York City, COM
mercial traveller, badly cut and bruised,
right leg crushed; cannot live. af :.
LEWIS NEWMAN, internal injuries.
GEoRGE MuSsEE, express agent, foot
crushed and back badly hurt.
FRANK G. WlRT, Frankfort, bruised
head and hips. Y
B: S. WHlTzELL, Indianapolis, head
badly cut and back severely wrcnched.
n. B. lSGEEsoLL, Of Detroit, CONNER.
clal Traveller, hip hurt and cut on the
head.
J. T. ALrIzER, bruised about back and
head serious.
4. W. STlSGELL, Rossyille, leps cut
and arms severely bruised and buck in
jured. l.E
HARRY ANGLE, son OF the conductor,
elbow cut of and cut on the back OF the
head. -,. El r-..l
Those slightly injured are: Will
Marker, with Lord and Thomas, Chi.
cago; J. D. Baldwin, District Passenger
Agent; Conductor Abel Angle, Mack
Fitzsimmons, brakeman: Jackson, sleep
ing car porter; W. S. Holiday, Boston;
D. G. Justice, baggagemaster: Otto
Gresham, Indianapolis; L. l.. Calkins,
Chicago. Investigation reveals that the
was due to the spreading of the
rails about $50 feet from the trestie, Re-
pairing OF this section OF the track was
done on Saturday. I-r
PASSENGERS STORY.
W. ]. Collins, Of the indianapolis
Sentinel, passenger, said: The first init
nation Of anything was the unusual
swaying Of the cars followed by the front
end OF the sleeper going over the em-
bankment. There was crash and n
shock that threw the passengers from
one end OF the car to the other, ,ou. OF one
berth into another, and demolishinp
everything in the car. A gentleman
kicked out q window through which
a number made their exit; others seeing
that there was no immediate danger to
those in the sleeper dressed themselves
and then sought the open air. On
emerging form the sleeper it was dscov-
cred that the coach Immediately in front
had been badly wrecked, because in leay-
ing the bridge the front end struck the
embankment approach, completely de-
molishing that end Of the car, and over
turning the stove in which fire was