The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-05
NDIANAANDILLINOIS NEWS
Two Young Men Who Scorned a Warm
ing, Run Down by a Fast Train.
One Hurled Seventy-five Feet and Killed and
the other Seriously Injured-New Gas
Plant Tor TiptOn-Fatsl Runaway:
Two Needless Men Ruu Down by . Train
and One Killed

Two Needless Men Ruu Down by . Train
and One Killed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBIA CITY. Oct. 4-On Sunday
sfterpoon George Mahon and Fred Meters
were crossing the Wabash track at
Chnrubusco. a small town east of this
place. when, before they could realize their
situation. they were run down by Q train.
which came laundering through the town
at the rate of forty miles an hour. Mahon
was instantly killed, his remains
being hurled a distance of seventy-ive
feet. where they were found crushed into
an unrecognizable shape. Metert was seri-
ously injured, bat will PROBABLY recover.
The men were warned b~ystanders. but
paid NJ heed. Mahon was to have been
married the following Sunday TO a young
lady residing near C~hurubusco. Both men
were sons of well-to-do parents. No blame
Is attached to the railroad company.
Purdue Military.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Oct. 4.-Lieutenant johnson
has submitted the following military APP
p~olntments, which have been approved by
President Smart: Cadet captain +. A.
Kingsley, of the senior class, is announced
as major of the battalion. The cadet Of
ficers are as follows: First lieutenant and
adjutant. G. NJ. De Reamer; first lieutenant
drum major, To-. G. Wynn: ar.
tillery captain. w. w. Seibert;
first lieutenant, III. G. leonard; second
iieutenant, c. i. Benham. lntantryI6Cap-
tains. III. l.. Broune, X. g. Morgan. b. Nj.
Bryce. W.. H. Gemmer; first ts,
L. A. Downs. j.. NJ. barrett. A. ). Richey.
II. b. Clark. S. ID. Conner, L.G. Wynn. H..
=. Crane, ": W; Ksnnon; second lisnt s
Worth Kolb, G. n. Cham berlain. +. J.
Bostman. Band = Drum-major. l.. G.
Wynn; sergeant, Herman Allen.
Upton to Have n New Gas Plant. i.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
Upton, Oct 4-The citizens of Upton
are all feeling good tonight. The town is
to'have a new gas plant owned by the citi-
zens. All the church bells are ringing.
bands are playing and q dozen anvils are
making noise for the occasion. PROFESSIONS
are marching np and down the thorough
fares of the city. Enthusiastic speeches
were made by Hon. Daniel Waugh. ex-
Nsyor j. q. Parker and otbers. Tonight
q iifty-tbOusand-dollar purse was Ruaran.
teed, and a new plant is to be put IN oper.
alton within sixty DAYS
Tyior's Wrecked Bank Pays . Dividend.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNEs. Sept. 4.-Receiver Thomas
r. Paxton. of the Vincennes National
Bank, opened the doors of that institution
to-day and Is paying off a dividend of 30
Per cent. which has been declared. Other
assessments will be made from time to time
until the full shortage has been paid. IL 10
announced that the depositors will not lose
anything: the stockholders alone will suf-
fer. This bank closed last July. when it's
president. Wilson NJ. Tyler. committed sui
eide on the grave of his daughter.
8aEComingI Reunion of Old Soldier.
ryse,sI to1he Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Oct. A reunion of
old soldiers will be held here Oct. 6, z and
&. Excursion rates can be obtained over all
railroads and on the river. Governor Chase,
Colonel Matson. General Packard. Col r.
NJ. Kelley and Major Kinney are among the
number who will address the soldiers.
There will be a grand parade on the second
day of the reunion.