Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
ROASTED In THE WRECK
Spreading of the Rails Cause a Fear
full Accident in Indiana.
Passenger Cars Piled up in Hopeless
Mass and Catch Fire.
Many Of the Injured Cremated Before
They Could be Rescued.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 27.-Passen-
ger train No. l on the Monon, which left
Chicago, Sunday night at II So, was
wrecked this morning at $50, at a point
one mile above Carmel, village sixteen
miles north of this city. The train
was running at rapid rate, and was
approaching the long trestle across
WilkersOn creek, when the tender of
the engine jumped the track. The en-
gineer 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 the
sleeper and smoking coach went over
into the creek. Both took fire almost
Immediately, and were consumed in a re-
markedly short time. Those who escaped
uninjured busted themselves In digging
out the dead and inbred from the wreck
but before this could be accomplished the
heat of the burning cars became so intense
that they had to withdraw.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, JAM 27.-Among
particulars of the Monon disaster are the
following. The arm of one victim pro
jected 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 A lady who
got on the train at Frankfort, and
whose body is as yet unidentified, was en-
veloped In flames, but there was no posi-
BILE way to get her out. Across from this
lady was Mrs. Eubanks, of Broad Ripple,
Ind. Her head was horribly crushed.
The brakeman and a passenger seized her
by the arms and with desperate effort
pulled her through the window Life was
not yet extinct, but she lived but few
minutes. Another of the rescued, but
who has since died, was Mr. Deming, of
Sheridan. He was pinioned to the floor
by timbers and was horribly crushed.
Some seized axes and after few minutes
work cut away the timbers that held the
body, which was removed. There was
no medical aid present, and the man died
In few moments. Buckets having been
procured from the farm houses near by,
the flames were soon put out.
As soon as it was possible to do so, a
search was made for the dead The body
of woman, identified as Mrs. Lizzie
Fitzpatrick, of this city, was soon found
1t was burned to a crisp. The Oldham
children were found side by side, the
heavy stove lying across their bodies.
Mr.. w. j. Collins, of The indianapolis
Sentinel, who was on the train furnishes
the following accurate list of the dead and
injured: Killed. NJ Deming, Sheri-
dan, Ind, crushed: Mrs. Eubanks, Broad
Ripple, crushed; unknown woman burned;
unknown woman, cruShed two children
of d. S. Oldham, Sheridan, burned.
Injured: J. D. Pearson, Sheridan,
Ind, right shoulder and arm crushed and
internally; HI. G. Miller, New York CITY.
commercial traveller, badly cut and
bruised, right leg crushed, cannot live;
Louis Newlan, internal injuries; George
Munser, express agent, foot crushed and
back badly hurt; Charles G. Writ, Frank
fort, bruised head and hips; B. S. Whit
sett, indianapolis, head badly cut and
back severely wrenched; n B. Ingersoll,
OF Detroit, commercial traveller, hip hurt
and cut ON the head; J. P. Altzier,
bruised about back and head, serious; G..
W. Stlngel Rossville, legs cut, arms Sc
verely bruised, and back injured; Harry
Angle, son OF conductor, elbow cut off and
cut on back of head
Investigation reveals that the accident
was due to spreading of rails about $50
feet from the trestle Repairing of this
section of track was done on Saturday.
A private dispatch from Mount Cornell
states that it is believed that II lives were
lost IN the wreck on the Monon there this
morning.
LATER.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. ga corrected
list of the killed is as follows Mrs. Mel
he Eubank, Broad Ripple; c. c. Deming,
Frankfort, Ind; Mrs. D. S. Oldhams and
twin children, Sheridan; Miss Mary
Hoover, Horton; Mrs Hattie Henseley,
Cyclone.