Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-31
Burned in the Wreck,

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27.-rassenger train
cago Sunday night at 11:l5,was wreckedthis
morning at $50 one mile above Carmel
village, sixteen miles north of this city,
The train was running at rapid rate
and was approaching the long treste
across the creek, when the tender of the
engine jumped the track. The engineer
reversed his engine, but before the air
brakes could check the speed of the train,
the locomotive and baggage car had
cleared the treStle, but four of the coaches
attached to the train went over into the
creek. The ladies' coach caught fire in an
incredible short time and was reduced to
ashes. Fortunately for the occupants of
this coach, train No. 2, which left this city
for Chicago at 7:30 a. H., had been ordered
to meet No. at Carmel and as no word
was received the passengers hurried to
the scene and went earnestly at work res
cuing the occupants of the burning car.
A HORRIBLE SCENE
met their eyes. In plain view of everyone
were two boys and a woman; all We're
dead; but their bodies were being con-
sumed. The arm of one projected through
the side of the car and could be touched by
those on the outside, but the opening was
not large enough to draw the body through.
Lying in front of the boy was lady who
got on the train at Frankfort and is as yet
unidentified. Her body was enveloped in
flames, but there was no possible way to
0at b,r nj fbp ,urpipr
from the lady was Mrs. Enbanks, of Broad
Ripple, Ind. Her head was horribly
crushed. a brakeman and passenger
seized her by the arms and by desperate
effort pulled her body through the window.
Life was not extinct but she died few
minutes after being taken out. Another Of
the rescued, who has since died, was Mr..
Deming, OF Sheridan. He was pinioned to
the floor by timbers and horribly crushed.
Some heroic men SeiZe'l axes, and after a
few minutes work cut away the timbers
that held the body, which was removed to
the north of the track. No medical aid
was present and the man died in a few
moments. Buckets having been procured
from residents near, the flames were SOON
subdued and the fire prevented from COM
municating to the sleeper or other coaches,
AS soon as it was possible to do so,
A SEARCH WAS MADE
for the dead. The body Of woman, iden-
titled as Miss Lizzie Fitzpatrick, of this
city, was soon found. 1t was burned to a
crisp. Mrs. Oldham and child were side
by side, a heavy stove lying across the bod
les. w. j. Collins, Of the Indianapolis SEN
tinel, who was passenger, said: "The
first intimation Of anything unusual was
the swaying of the cars, followed by the
frOnt-end sleeper going over the embank-
ment. There was crash and shock that
threw the passengers from one end OF the
car to the other, out Of one berth and into
the other, and demolishing everything in
the car. A gentleman kicked out the win
dows through which a number made their
escape. Others seeing there was no imme-
diate danger to those in the sleeper, dressed
and then sought the open air. On emerg-
ing from the sleeper it was discovered that
the coach Immediately in front had been
badly wrecked, because in leaving the
bridge the front end struck the embank-
ment approach, completely demolishing
that end Of the car and overturning the
stove in which brisk fire was burning.
The car Immediately took fire, the flames
spreading with rapidity, and in moment
enyeloping the entire structure.
~ THOSE WHO HAD ESCAPED N
from the other coaches and were able to