The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-17
WRECKED BY BROKENRAIL.

WRECkED BY A BROKEN Kali.
THE COLUMBIAN EMPRESS THROWN
FROM THE TRACK NEAR LIMA, O
II Was Going sixty Miles an Hcur-The
Dersilea Disine Car TeIeseopea with n
Freight Locomotive - Three Persons
Killed and About Forty HsJured-Many
Eastern People Among Those Hurt.
PrrrspvneH. Dec 1G-About 0:30 A. NJ. the
dining car in passenger train No. % 1.-THE CO.
lumbinn cxpress) left the track 100 feet east OF
tho cast end OF the passing siding at Lima, O..
aud the two following sleeping cars went
with 1t.
Tho dining car was wrecked and tho two
steamers werc badly damaged by being thrown
AGAINST the engine Of east-bound train second
~, which WAS waiting on the siding for No. 20
to pass Tho following Is u corrcct >!ist Of the
killed. and injured:
philip Mutt. fireman OF second ~. He was
standing on the ground near his engine
nri was caught by the dining car. which
crushed his left leg and otherwise injured
him. He died at p. N.
In. Manuel. cook IN dining car, scolded.
He died before no could be rescued from the
wrock
J. II. Gusts. cook In dining car. scalded. He
died in tho hctol at T. NJ.
Mrs, II. N. Brown. New York. back badly
hurt. Her child received slight injuries.
Mrs A. Smith. jersey City. badly bruised
about hip and shoulders. Mrs. Smith was
accompanied 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 to hospital in Fort Wayne.
W. F. Hamilton. New York, left leg hurt.
w. George, Chicago. left hand and side
badly bruised.
p.D Ogle. London. head badly hurt
G. W. Hancock. Philadelphia. right side
bruised.
Z Daniorth. Sun francisco. side badly
bruised.
W. A. L.eber. San Francisco hcad cut and
left side badly bruised.
Mrs. Christie, Washington. D. c.. side badly
bruised.
F.C Dunn. Seattle. head badly cut.
Mrs F. c. Dunn. Seattle. shoulder. left leg.
and head cut. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn are in a
hotel In Lima, but are not seriously injured.
and will 60 to the Fort Wayne hospital TO-
morrow.
". G. Hamilton. New York. head cut and
side hurt.
FA Leippert. Milwaukee. badly hurt on
head and body. He was taken to . Lima hotel
IOE W6OlCol AIG0uVSiiCcs Uut ACtSOA q 4dScx NE0Au
for homo.
G. W. Foote. dining car conductor. badly
hurt about head and neck.
G. W. Halter. Pullman conductor. left arm
and leg hurt
Peter Parsons. brakeman. injured about head
and shoulder.
NE Thomas. dining car waiter. badly hurt.
Henry williams. waiter: leg hurt.
Mrs. A. Goldberg. residence unknown:
bruised about face and back. not serious
Henry Wflliams porter on dining car: cash
on head and right leg badly injured.
s. 8. Mcclure. New York. slightly injured.
Tho wounds Of Judge J. g. Runnell OF Chi
eago. over the left eye, are serious. and he may
II Z FarnsFs I'M daplIa. scalp wound.
was bound for Delphos.
Frank A. Lappin Of Frank A. Lappin & Co..
Grand avenue. Milwaukee. badly wounded
about face: internal injuries feared: may
die.
Mrs. Richmond Of San Francisco. and boy
years OF age. both burned. but not seriously.
II. Poindexter. waiter. injured In back and
leg.
Joseph plonty. Jersey City. bruised about
body; not serious.
General Superintendent Watts was at Crest
line on an inspection trip when the accident
occurred. and at once went to Lima BY special
train The above Information was received
from him. In addition he telegraphs that.
after careful personal inspection. there Is no
doubt whatever that the wreck was caused by q
brokep rail about 200, feet east Of the east
sSai G stone track IN good eend
ton. The locomotive and two coaches did not
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Chicago with the train. sIectal trains were
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tic dining car and two sisspess we're tSro%a
force. The aseident happened AZ tie east end
oithe long siding which Is north Of the main
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Unto freight which the
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fht1 ha hs body Eas Ss mot out
itdropped to the ground.
Tho second cook. John n. Curtis. also col:
d cSs e n sae snd ey
directed the movements 81 the men engaged
IN clearing tho wreck. He was terribly scald.
ed, but was finally taken out alive, but lived
only short time. although he had the best Of
totheir homes in Chicago tonight.
Everything possible was. done by the rail-
I0aa Officials 70 alleviate ths suffering q the
clans on tha ground In short time after the
accident. The track was torn up for q distance
ythirty rods east OF tho switch. and traffic Was
blocked until o'clock this afternoon.
TOOK TOO MUCH PARIS GREEN.
Ella Petrua Says the P0is0s was Given to
Her by Her Lover.