The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-17
Columbian Express Dining-Car Demolished
and Two Sleeping Coaches Shattered by
Striking Train on an Adjoining Track.
Three Employees Dead and Thirty or
Forty Passengers More or Less Injured.
Several of the Latter Not Expected to Recover
The Cooks Horribly Crushed and Scalded
Fatal Wrecks on Other Roads.
DISASTROUS WRECK.

Three Persons Killed and Many Injured In
an Accident on tho p, TT. w. 6 G. Road.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PrTTsBURG, Dec. 16-The Columbian ex-
press, on the PIttsburg, Fort Wayne a.
Chicago road. was wrecked near Lima, o..
to-day. Three persons are dead and many
are suffering from injuries. The report
given by the railroad officials tonight is as
follows: About $50 o'clock this morning
the dIning-car In passenger train No. .
1.-THE Columbian express), left the track two
hundred feet east of the east end of the
passing siding, at Lima. o., and the two
following sleeping-cars went with IT. The
dininG.car was wrecked and the two sleep
ers badly damaged by being thrown against
the engine of an east bound freight train.
second No. 72, which was waiting on the
siding for No. Is to pass. The following is
a correct list of the killed:
PHILIP MUTT, of Fort Wayne, fireman Of
second No. 20. was standing on the ground near
his engine and was caught by the dining-car.
which crushed his left leg and otherwise injured
H. ]. MANUEL, cook in dining-car, scalded;
died before he could be extricated from TIE
wreck.
j. H. GUSTS, cook In dining car. scalded; died
in hotel at p. NJ.
The injured are:
MRS H. n BROWN, New York. back badly
hurt and her child also received slight injuries.
atSas hp and s%t Was ae
companied by two young sons one OF whom Is
injured internally and Is not expected to live,
the other was not hurt. All three were taken 10
q hospital in Fort Wayne.
Mrs. CHRISTIE, Washington, d. c., side badly
bruised.
+. c. DUNN. Seattle. head badly cut
MRS. +. c. DUNN, Seattle, shoulder. left leg and
head cut. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn are In hotel in
Lima, but not seriously injured and will go
to the Fort Wayne hospital tomorrow morning.
w. G. HAMILTON. New York. head cut aud side
W. 7. HAMILTON, New York. left leg hurt.
]. s. RUNSELL, Chicago, head cut and side
c. ". GEORGE, Chicago, left hand and side
p. b. OoLE, London, head badly hurt
G. w. HANCOCK. Philadelphia, right side
e. DAsroRru. San Francisco. side badly
W. A. LEInER, San Francisco. head cut and
f. A. LEIPPERT, Milwaukee, badly hurt on
head and body: taken to hotel in Lima for med
q. w FoOT.f. dinins- car conductor. badly hurt
about head and neck
G. W. HAiLER, Pullman conductor. left arm
PETER PARSONS, brakeman, injured about head
and shoulder.
n. L. THOMAS, dining-car waiter. badly hurt.
General Superintendent Watts was at
Crestline on an inspection trip when the
accident occurred, and went te Lima on
special train. The above information is
received from him, in addition to which he
telegraphs that, after careful personal in
spection. there is no doubt whatever that
the wreck was caused by broken rail. 1t
occurred on q straight. stone ballasted
track in good condition. The locomotive,
combination car and two coaches did not
leave the track. The injured passengers.
with the exceptions noted above, went
through to Chicago with the train. Special
trains were run. with physicians and
every thing necessary done to make the In
jured as comfortable as possible.
Another dispatch says the express train
was half an hour late. and was speeding
along to make mp for lost time The scene
at the wreck was frightful. The sleeping
car Arden lay on it's side in the ditch. The
Delphos sleeper was upright. but badly
wrecked. and the ParIslan dining-car was
in a similar condition. The freight engine
had teIesooped it. In the front end of this
car the cooks were busy getting
breakfast. and when the crash came
chef ii. j. Manuel and cook
Curtis were in the kitchen at work.
Manuel was caught by the locomotive and
wedged between the boiler and some tim
bers, and was literally roasted elive. His
cries for help were piteous In the extreme.
He lived about half On hour. Curtis was
also buried IN the wreck. He was not res
cued for over an hour. aud was horribly
bruised and scalded. He died shortly after
being taken out Both men resided in
Chicago. The fireman on the freight train
was caught between the tender and boiler
and killed. The body of q man crushed be-
yond recognition was found under the din
ing car. In all about thirty-five or forty
persons were injured. the names of O num-
ber of those slightly hurt not being obtain
able.