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CHICAGO. Oct i0-An accident re-
sulting In the death Of three members
Of the later Ocean newspaper staff and
the engineer aud the serious injury Of
several other passenger occurred on
The Chicago a Eastern Illinois railroad
II Crete. The dead arc.
Leonard Wasbburne. sporting editor
Of the Inter Ocean
Fred w. Henry. = reporter who had
Come here recently from Louisville.
j. A. McCafferty. an artist recently
from 81 Louis.
James Clark. engineer.
The train left Evansville early yes
terday morning and proceeded safely
TO Crete. where Il ran into an open
switch The three men who were killed
were on the engine. Henry and McCaf-
ferty having gone put for the purpose
of writing up and illustrating n mid
night ride on the fast train, and Wash
burne. who was returning 70 Chicago
from IN Indiana trip, having Joined
his friends on the train.
The accident came without warning
and "a the locomotive plunged from
the track the four men were caught
and completely buried beneath the
wreck.
The engine and baggage n were
completely destroyed and two passen-
ger coaches and the sleeper were more
or less damaged. The round house nj
the switch was destroyed and fell upon
the wrecked engine.
Immediately upon receipt OF a tele-
gram telling Of the accident President
C w. Saul. Of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois railroad, started with a special
train for the scene of the wreck. Medi-
cal aid accompanied the president and
everything possible was lone for the in
jured.
Last night a sad scene was witnessed
mt the Chicago depot of the Eastern II.
linois road Us the mangled corpes OF
the trio OF newspaper men were re.
ceived by n large number OF their CO
workers IL. II. Kohlsant n of the
proprietors of the Inter-Ocean, was
among those present All silently give
assistance In removing the remains "a
an undertaker'S Friends Of the dead
in other cities were telegraphed 10 by
City Editor Ballard and everything
possible done pending instructions
from relatives At the Inter-0cean
Office the lights ut three Of the desks
were out
Mr.. Washburne was 10 have been best
man last night ut the wedding Of one
of his associates, Thomas X Weddell,
assistant city editor of the Inter Ocean.
The news of his tragic end was KEEP,
from Mr.. Weddell and his bride and the
happy ceremony took place shortly
after poor W~ashburne's body reached
the city.
Leonard ID. Washburne was the
sporting editor of the Inter Ocean. lie
was especially well known in baseball
circles. He travelled with the Chicago
club In its journeys and his articles at.
tracted widespread attention. He
formerly lived ut Wichita, Kan. and
was librarian for the Santa Fe railway
for some time.
James McCafferty cam to Chicago
about two weeks ago from st. Louis,
where he had been employed on the
POST Dispatch for n number Of years
Previous to going TO St Louis he
worked ON the Philadelphia Press.
Fred Henry was 81 years old and had
been employed on the Inter Ocean only
about two weeks. having come here
from Louisville.