Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-01-30
BURNED IN A SLEEPER.
TERRIBLE WRECK ON A RAILROAD
NEAR INDIANAPOLIS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Zc.-Ihe fast ex-
press on the Air Line division of the
Louisville. New Albany and Chicago
railroad was wrecked at the trestle over
Wilson's creek. sixteen miles north of
this CITY, shortly before o'clock yester-
day morning. Seven persons lost their
lives and over twenty were injured, sew
eral of the latter fatally. The train left
Chicago at l1:55 o'clock SUNDAY night
ard was due in this city at $50. Good
time was being made when the truck of
the tender jumped the track just as the
end of the trestle was reached. In this
condition it was dragged over the trestle
which was safely cleared by the engine.
baggage car and smoker, the ladies day
coach and the sleeper making up the
rest of the train. The pulling of the
trucks across the trestle is supposed to
have unloosed the rails and when the
ladies' coach reached the center. the
structure gave way and it fell with
crash to the creek below, distance of
30 feet. The sleeper followed and COM
pleted the destruction of the ladies
coach by falling upon it. 1t then rolled
to one side. Almost simultaneously
with the falling of the first coach it took
fire and added to the terror of the flames
TO the awful condition of the women,
children and men who had been caught
and wedged in the wreck.
After clearing the treStle, the baggage
car and smoker also left the track and
rolled down the embankment. Every
thing was in the greatest confusion, and
the cries of the persons pinioned IN the
burning wreck of the day car seemed to
paralyze those who had escaped without
injury. 1t was several minutes before
any assistance was attempted, and then
it was too late to be effective, as the
flames had enveloped the entire car, and
MANY of the voices that had cried in
piteous tones for help Were already
silenced by the devcuring flames. As
soon as the flames had subsidized, the
work o. recovering the dead bodies be-
gan. The train which leaves here for
Chicago at 1:30 a. m. reached the scene
soon after the accident, was Immediately
conv, rted into a relief train, the passen-
gers aiding those on the Inflated train in
the work of rescuing the bodies of the
dead and caring for the injured. The
charred bodies were taken from the
wreck and arranged alongside of each
other on the bank, presenting most
horrible sight.
LIST of Deal.
Mrs. Nellie Eubank, OF Broad Ripple,
Ind, burned to death, 80 years old.
c. o. Deming, of Frankfort. Ind,
skull crushed, 81 years old, died after
rescue.
Mrs. Octavia Oldham and her two
children, of Sheridan, Ind, burned to
death.
Miss Mary Hoover, of Morton, Ind,
burned to death.
Unknown woman, supposed to be
Mrs. Cox, OF Indianapolis, who had been
visiting her brother at Westfield.
Scenes Around the Derot.
The scenes around the company's
depot in this city were hardly less har-
rowing than at the fatal trestle. Per-
sons whose relatives and friends were
on the train were running about in all
directions, but no one could give any
information. As the train bearing the
wounded stopped at the station the
crowd became denser and more excited,
and the police found it impossible to
keep them from boarding the car
Frantic men attempted to climb on the
cars to look for missing friends, but
were pushed back Women with tear
stained faces stood with clasped hands
and watched each injured person taken
out. When Conductor Angle, with his
pale face swathed in bandages, was
placed in carriage his daughter clasped
him about the mech and sobbed violently,
applying all endearing names to him.