Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-28
a RAILROAD HOLOCAUST.
Many Passengers Crushed and
Burned Near Indianapolis.


"Details Of q Fatal Wreck on the monon
Route In Indiana-scencs Of Horror at
the smash up-Dragglng the Dying
from the Flames.
INDIANApoIIs, Jan. es.-A horrible rail-
road accident, resulting in the death of seven
persons and the serious injury Of ten more.
has occurred on the Monon route, eleven
miles from this city. The train was the
Chicago morning express and carried large
number Of passengers A day coach aud q
sleeping car left the trnck on a trcstle and
caught fire. The scenes that ensued we're
horrible in the extreme Tho flames spread
with frightful rapidity, and the MANNED
and injured passengers, held fast by the
wreckage, could not be rescued and slowly,
burned to death.
They Gould Touch a Victims Arm.
The arm Of one victim 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.
lady who got on the train at Frankfort,
and who isas yet unidentified, was enveope,l
in flames, but there was no possible way to
get her out. Across from this lady was Mrs.
Euhanks, Of Broad Ripple, Ind Her head
was horribly crushed
The Work OF Rescue.
The brakemen aud a passenger seized her
by the arms, and by a desperate effort
pulled the body through the window. Life
was not yet extinct, but she lived only
few minutes. Another Of the rescued. but
has since died. was Mr. Deming, Of Sheri-
dan. He was pinned to the floor by timberx
and horribly crushed. Some heroic men
seized axes, and after n 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
minutes. Buckets having been procured
from the farm houses near by, the flames
were soon put out As soon as IL was pos.
siblo to do so, a search was made for iha
dead. The body Of woman, identified as
AIRS. Lizzie Fitzpatrick, Of this city, was
soon found.
Burned to Crisp.
It was burned to a crisp The Oldhans
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:
list Of the killed
> n. Deming, Of Sheridan, Ind, crushed.
Mrs. Eubanlss, Of Broad Ripple crushed.
Mrs. Cox, Of indianapolis, burned
Mrs Mnry Hoover, Of Horton, burned
Mrs y. s. Oldham, burned
Two children Of D. S. Oldham, Of Sheri.
dan, burned
Names of the Injured.
The injured are the following named.
j. u. Pearson, Of Sheridan. right shoulder
and arm crushed and injured internally
H. G. Miller, of New York city, CONNER.
cial traveller. badly cut and bruised and
right leg crushed; cannot live.
Louis Newman, internal injuries.
George Munser express agent, foot crush.
ed and back badly hurt
Charles @. Writ, Of Frankfort, head and
hips bruised.
B. S. Whitsett, Of indianapolis, head badly
cut and back severely wrenched
\. B. Ingersoll, Of Detroit commercial
traveller, hips hurt and cut on the head
J. T. Aitgier, bruised about tho back and
head; serious.
G. w. Stngel Of Rossville, legs cut, arms
severely bruised and back injured
Harry Angle lson Of the conductor), elbow
cut on and cut back Of head
Cause of the Accident.
Investigation reveals that the accident
was caused by the spreading of rails about
l5O feet from the trestle. Repairing Of this
section Of the track was done on Saturday.
Another Account
Another account says: sThe fast express
on the air line division Of the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago railroad was
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sixteen miles north Of this city. shortly be.
fore o'clock. Seven persons lost their
lives and over twenty were injured, several
Of the latter fatally. The truck Of the ten
der jumped the track just as the edge Of the
treste was reached. In this condition ID
was dragged over the trestle, which was
safely cleared By the engine, baggage car
and smoker. The ladies' day coach and
the sleeper fell with a crash to the creek
below, distance Of forty feet. Almost
simultaneously with the falling Of the first
coach it took fire.
Hero's Story.
"rhe bodies Of the dead were brought to
this city at a late hour and are at Kregler's
morgue One Of the heroes Of the awful
affair is J. Z. Alteiser, OF Chicago. He said.
Il was in the ladies' coach In front OF me
sat lady, and near her were two children.
close TO the stove. The children were look.
ing out Of the window and laughing. mo.
ment later the car plunged forward and fell
on its side. | staggered to my feet and found
l was not seriously hurt. Near me were
three women piled in heap one almost
doubled up, another partially under a seat.
l carried two women out OF the car. / re-
turned and found the conductor under a seat
and dragged him out. But could do more;
tha car was afro The liftla childeso vyhn