New-York tribune., 1890-01-28
BRIDGE
SIX PASSENGERS KILLED AND MANY HURT
IN INDIANA.
AN ACCIDENT on THE MoNON LINE NEAR THE
VILLAGE OF CARMEL-THE WRECKED CARS
BURNED BEFORE ALL THE PEOPLE
COULD BE EXTRICATED.
IPY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIDrsx.s

train left Chicago last night at ii 80 O'Clock III was
within sixteen miles Of Indianapolis and was ap
preaching the village of Carmel when the jarrng OF
the cars the passengers that part of the
train was of the track. 4 rail had slipped from It's
place axle broken (the tranmcn are not sure
which, Just as a bridge small stream known as
Wilkinson Creek. was reached. The locomotive rlshed
ahead and with the baggage and smoking cars, passed
over the bridge In safety. But the structure fell Win
the third car and the Pullman sleeping car.
When the accident occurred the train was behinc
time and was running at unusual speed. The en-
gnccr who was ill., had gone back into ono OF inc
passenger cars and had placed In charge OF his oco
motive a substitute, who got on the train at Frank
fort. Immediately after the fall OF the bridge IlIe
broke out in the wrecked ears, aud those who were
injured too badly to move were burned 10 ucd'L
The casualties are as follows:
KILLED.
DTMING. C. o. ace mlrty.nyc. OF Frankfort. Ind. died
after he wa, rescued. His skull was crushed
EUBANK Mrs. Ncuc age thlrty-cight, Of Broad Ripple
Ind wa. burned TO death.
HINSLEY. Miss Hattie. of Carmel. Ind.
HOOVER Ml. Mary ot Horton, Ind, was cru'hcu anu
instantly killed. She va, tw,nty.four years old.
OLDHAM. --. girl. age eight. was burned to death'
She wa, daughter OF Mrs. Oldham who was injured
OLDHAM --. girI age slx, burned " death Sh'
daughter Of Mr.. Oldham.
INJURED.
ALTIZER j. p. Of Chicago, cut in tho face and
bruised about the shoulders.
ANGII Abraham indianapolis. the conductor Oh Oh7
train wa, cut the head and hurt internally.
ANGEL. Charles. Of indianapolis waS injured N'ef'
nally and cut the head.
CAREY Horace. of Wc>tn"ld was hurt IN The spine.
cLAEKI H,nry OF ElsetoNn. Ind Wa bruised on the
head and breast.
Lcad.
cox Albert u Teihnue Ind had his head bruised ana
lrgs injured
DorGL,>s Mr.. Ela. Of Frankfort, Ind, was injured
Internally She vill probably die.
FITZPATRICK Mis-, May. OF Indianapolis, was hurt IN
uc spine. Hcr head cut. Her injuries are fatal
GOOD ,.rosge Of Frankfort Ind suffered Internal IN
.url,-.
GKt,IiNN. Otto. o. indianapolis son Of Judge Walter
q Gresham. was painfully cut and bruised
HEEK Dr.. OF We-ind. Ind. was injured in The thigh
and head.
lxGlK,olL. y. b. Of chicago had hi, head and face
! bruised.
head and hips.
MILLER. m.n,y OF Newark y j.. suffered largo cash
FOO each t.mIlc and wa, injured int ruaiiy.
MILITE ,,coi,-. u Frankfort Ind had hts leg huit'
/ MUNGER. ---, tho oAps',s m'-'ensef. was seriously
hurt.
xArMAx LOWS. q Cleveland ohio. was hur. in one leg
and was severely burned
PEARSON Julu. D.. ~ sheridan, Ind. was cn' on tAe
bead aiI Internally ln.rtrI-
OLDHAM Nf. Oo,afa. - sheridan Ina, was o'iy 0'
on th, temple AID injured n tnc ch"-t
sTfNaLE Co. W. u Eo.,'Ile. Ind. was cui and bruised
| sWJrE wendell. cuslnccr Wa Slightly hnf,'
WHITE B G.. q Indianapolis ""' O'''f O'u'S' |
c,t on .hc head.
Tho passenger, ,,ho escaped injury at once began
iyu, such .-l .tancc as they could render 10 tA,Ir
| e-, fortunate companions. and some Of them u.d
| heroic work Onc of the most active was j. T.
| Ntrcr. a Chicago commercial traveller VINO was "
| the third car Another Va, Lewis Naum'n' "i 'le''
! nnd Who. though himself badly Injured worked io'
| others until Lc tl unoon.l'u-. Farmers 500"
Gathered from the ur-hnorhood. but the flames "H'n
! o-a.t o,,r tl. vrc,A prevented them from r''ninS
ti.. who vcr. caught in tn" ruins. and they '"nH
do nothing uurr than aid the injured some "i t"''e
/ were found wandering about lu the hch' near '''
scene of the disaster. insane from their injuries ana
! from ,A,.tomcut Onc % tA- number Wa '"ndn''''
An-,u ,rno with the bippd streaming down h- ia'r'
aa- running round and round n CIRCLE ana "'.n
recalled 10 con-olou-uc,, wa> ~ weak that he ''"u
| not stand.
NJ. \rllcr. the Cmc,-o man. who took the lead
! In the rclci work. wa- sitting Just b'hu Ni''
! oldham and her two children "hcn the uah i'n
| hr,r-h rc bridge. The woman and children were
! talbia. and laughing when the hirt Jar Of thc car
Wa felt. ...,
Il staggered TO my fcct.7 Mr.. Altzcr says " ana
1,uud ti,,t wa, NOT seriously huit. Near me were
u,rc. women piled u a heap. The car was fall oil
rrt ,r,y, and smoke. ] grabbed the woman ON
,, NJ t,, he,p. and dragged her through thc broken
timber, e., tine outside and LAID her ou the DAMN
-, hack to the ear and wa, Joined by "A brave
fcll,v. ,,lo-, name de- not know. W" ea'h hroHsh'
,ut another woman. aud the conductor. who "a'
,''...,', un,cr , scat. Wa, released. could do no
- ,,,. car VA on fire. The little children, who five
minute. l.f.r. lad laughed sccfully, were held
t,,, Ly tie roof the upturncd stove roasting them
10 DEATH
N,uman. the Cleveland commercial traveller
VA tl, other man to whom MiHcr refers a.
having helped in the heroic work. In a da@'d con
d,tIou hc rushed INTO the burning car aud tried to
r..,,,, tbc oldham children, whose cric, a' the
dame, crept about tham. were a-onihns III, efforts
,,.re f,tl. and whch he wa, driven from the car
uv the flame, De. fell fainunf. with his hahdS ana
face badly burned. lie has been unconscious e'ei
-incc Mr. Oldham wao dragged from tine car h'l
face and head covered with blood She started back
into the car. crying ptcon-B l'r her '"'"'e"' anu
had 10 be- f,rcihy led away.
otto Gresham. who wa, slightly injured ana c'
capped with only part Of hi, clothing. hurried I" N'
telegraph Office at Carmel and sent to th' 'ly the
nr-t news Of the disaster. y rcIci corps ""' sun
| to the wreck Nn carly morning train from this ciiv
reached the place AN hour after the accident i"r
| Messenger, on ti, train At once joined the "nc'
corn, I'm tie work OF preparing tie injured Tor u'
trp 10 TN, city, Nothug could be- done for the dcad
and their bodic, not taken from the "re'" unuI
/ O'Clock tm- afternoon. The injured %Wro % bn b'onEn'
ia thI- -ifN On the relief train AT II 20 "cIo'A.
several Of the sufferer, taken 10 II. Nhccht $
Iln-pital among them Lewis Nauman. Of Cleveland.
who received probably fatal injuries III "''"r
| rescue victim. OF the wreck. ,.
| Wncn the rclcf train appro1'hlhs t!c 'ly
An old man. Henry Mu-ton, IL attempting 70 Do'Ii
| n fell under the wheels and was killed.
There B., dncrcncc Of oplnl9A a, To @ ur t'"tc %. u
trnkcn ,,fc INT the passenger, thmk q was due I"
thc d. placing of Il rail, and to un,onid matcrn IN
! thn bridge II Is asserted that the broken bridge
! t,rlrrs show that they were badly dccaycl Only
! . mail ptrt of the interior being ia sound state.
carmel people say that ~ has been wei known ioi
! long time that the bridge was unsafe
Tim S,-rrrRFRS ~ NORTH DAKOTA.