Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-01
An Indiana Passenger Train Thrown
From the Track,
The ABUNDANT WHEAT CROP.
Talk About the New President Of
Chill.
SEAL POACHERS RAIDED.
RAILROAD DISASTERS.
The List OF the Killed and Wounded In tn
Indiana Accidental serious Collision.

The List OF the Killed and Wounded In the
Indiana Accidental Serious Collision.
EVANSVILLE. Ixp., Sept 1.-The list Of dead
at the wreck Of the Louisville. Evansville and
st. Louis road near Troy, as far can be as
certained at this time, is follows:
Mrs. John Cavanaugh, Troy, Ind, scalded to
death.
John Cavanaugh. jr., aged ten years, Troy,
Ind, killed outright
Miss Barbara Neimier. aged eighteen years,
Harris township. Percy county, Ind, killed
outright
Emma schue, aged ten years, St. Meiurad,
Unknown farmer Of Hancock county, Ky,
scalded to death.
The following is list of the injured as far as
the names have been learned:
c. +. Bott, Mrs. Vim. Chase, child OF Mrs.
Chase. Manuel Durbin, Michael Elberthorn.
John Gordon, Sidney Hess. Maggie Hudson.
Kate kelso, VIM. Newman and wife, Henry
iodine. two children, names unknown; j. A.
Loal. Monmouth. Ill, injured about head and
arms: Mike Edhard, treasurer Perry county,
cut on head; W. Kerr, Arkansas. badly burned
and cut about head: Mr.. Bolt, editor Tell City
Organizer, cut on head; Jas Gordon, conduc-
tor. bruised internally.
Many of these were so badly scalded and
crushed that their recovery is doubtful Eigh-
teen others were more or less scalded and
passenger arrived by the Air Line" train
last night says that the scene at the wreck was
the most horrible that could be imagined. A
number Of those who we're but slightly injured
and had succeeded in breaking their way out
of the coaches had apparently lost their senses
Tor the time. and wrung their hands and
screamed, while groans and piteous pleadings
OF the helpless rent the air. Had il not been
that portion of the cool-headed ones who es-
capped with slight injuries worked with all
hArr .,xh3 A. sl n
helpless they would have been cremated. The
sight revealed while rescuing these poor un-
fortunates was very shocking for even
handling them to get them out of the coach
the scalded skin peeled from their hands, faces
and bodies in great strips, some Of them being
literally cooked.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.
An attempt to wreck another passenger train
on the Louisville, Evansville and st. Louis
railroad was made yesterday. Some one placed
| a tie across the track near Tennison. Ind, and
then braced it with a spike. The engineer of q
| west-bound train saw the obstruction but be-
fore he could stop the train it struck the tie in
| such a manner as to throw il parallel with the
| track. Had the wretches braced both ends OF
the tie 1t is likely the train would have beer
| wrecked.
SERIOUS COLLISION.
! KANSAS CRY, No, Sept. IA serious collision
| occotfeo Aate hast nlSut on tne Gnlon tac1t(
road just south of Muncie Hans, a work trair
backing from Muncie to this city colliding with
an extra Rock Island freight The caboose o
the work train, in which were thirty men, wa.
crushed to splinters. but none of its occupant,
| were killed or fatally injured. Many of then
were, however, seriously hurt.
TWO LIVES LOST.
CHARDoS, OHIO, Sept 1.-The north bound
express on the Pittsburg and Western railroad
due at 1850 am, while running the curve YES.
terday at what is known as Chamberlin's Cross
| ing on South Main street. dashed into n car
riage containing Alanzon Knox and daughter.
The carriage was completely demolished and
| occupants hurled fifty feet into the air Knox
was instantly killed and his daughter lived bu,
a few minutes.
POSTAL CLERK KILLED.
DArIsvrLLE, CAL, Sept. IA passenger
train was derailed at Swingles station yester.
day by the spreading Of rail. The engine
| and four cars were wrecked. Postal Clerk
Quinby was killed and several others were Sc.
verely injured.