The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-12
DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT.

Mouon Train Wrecked by Broken Rail-
Two Killed and Many Injured.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsyILLE, Ind, Jan. 1.-Two
persons were killed. several probably fatally
injured. and thirty or forty seriously hurt
in q railroad accident near here to-day.
Passenger train No. 6, north bound, on the
Monon road. was wrecked about Q o'clock
this afternoon. two miles north of this city.
The train was composed of five coaches, all
except one of which rolled down an en-
bankment seventy feet high, striking
against trees in their descent One large
tree was torn up by the roots. The wreck
was caused by q broken rail. The engine
passed over safely. and John Cowell, of
Lafayette, the engineer, was not aware of
away from the tender and the air-brakes
were set The cars all left the track at the
broken rail and ran along the ties for
three hundred feet before rolling down
the hill. The baggage car was the
first of these. and it slid down
the embankment. the occupants being only
slightly injured. The next car was loaded
with baggage and scenery of the "City
Club" Burlesque troupe and did not 60
down the embankment The smoker
turned, over three times in it's de-
scent The stoves set il on fire and it was
entirely consumed. John Bishop. brake
man, was fixing the fire when the wreck
occurred and the stove fell on HIM. 1t was
only by the timely arrival of William Mar
tin and his men. who were cutting ice near
by, that several men were rescued from
hooks and buckets. and while some carried
water to put out the flames the others
chopped holes in the car and rescued
dozen men who were unable to escape.
WHERE THE DEATHS OCCURRED.
The women's coach was crowded. It was
torn to pieces and was telescoped by the
parlor-car Minerva" In this car were
the two persons who were killed outright
and those who were most seriously injured.
There was o stump about half way down
the mill and around this stump was the re-
mains of\Benjamin Hamberger. He had
been disemboweled and the brains were
protrudinR from his head. One woman was
also killed near this stump. the car-truoks
having cut her body in two.
The parlor-csr was partly over the car in
front and was supported by the trucks
which had crushed inside the roof.
Under these trucks were taken
out SIX men, and this is where
c. N. Cheeks was found His leg was
mashed and as the men worked to get him
out he begged them to cut his leg off to
keep him from burning mp. However q
jack was taken from the engine and he was
rescued.
The engineer ran back to the city and
gave the alarm and doctors and citizens
procured conveyances and drove to the
scene. The injured were taken to q farm
house near by, where the ply sicians ex-
amined them and sent them to this city.
They are quartered at the Mutt House
The "City Club" burlesque troupe from
New York city, composed of thirty-six per-
sons, was on board going from Louisville
to Chicago. where they were to play this
evening. The manag ger says the COM
pany will be Obliged to dis
band. so many of their people
being injured. He has cancelled engage
ments at Milwaukee and Cleveland.
SUSPICIOUS CONDUCT OF sECTIoN-MEN.
The engineer says that as the train ap-
preached the place where the rail broke he
noticed two section men. but as he ran
back to give the alarm they were not to be
seen. Two section men were met walking
to town on the wagon road a half hour after
the wreck occurred, and these two known
facts may vet bring about a solution of
what caused the rail to break. The dead
are
BENZ AMIN HAMBERGER, of Cincinnati,
travelling man; cut TO pieces.
MISS INA VAN ROkEY. of New York, ballet
dancer, City Club Burlesque Troupe, mangled.
G. n. CHEEK. OF Greencastle, fright leg cut off
below the knee and right foot mashed will die.
LILLIAN ~. LEWIS. buriesque troupe. injured
MISS FIrroN, burlesque troupe. internally; will
die.
MAX AND GUs ROGERS, burlesque troupe, head
and spine hurt.
STELLA CLIFTON, burlesque troupe. legs and
back hurt.
NELLIE HAsLEY. burlesque troupe. badly in
iured internally.
HELEN LOVE, burlesque troupe, internally in
| jured.
CORA WHITE, of Syracuse, burlesque troupe,
hurt on head
JOHNNIE EVERETT, of st. Louis. burlesuue
tronpe. injured internally and badly bruised.
q. LIE LEWIS, burlesque troupe, badly bruised
on head.
HARRY C: BAIRD. of Philadelphia, burlesque
troupe, head bruised and back injured.
MADGE LARSER, OF Pittsburg, burlesque troupe,
badly bruised on the head
PAUL ALLEN. of Baltimore burlesque troupe,
leg and head hurt.
THOMAS MINIco, burlesque troupe, slightly in
jured.
THOMAS ROONEY, burlesque troupe. shoulder
injured.
JOHN BILLS. conductor, arm hurt and injured
internally.
c. N CoRNT ELL OF Bloomington, M0non road
master. spine seriously injured.
JOHN WINCHESTER, OF Louisville, baggage
master, hurt In back.
G. NJ. CUTLER. of Louisville, express mes
senger, slightly hurt.
G. X. Fox, OF New Albany mail clerk, bruised
on the head and back
NAIL CLERK CLARK, OF Covington, slightly
hurt.
NJ. G. RUrLEGE. chair-car porter. slightly in
| jured in the head.
w. n. SNYDER. of Chicago. newsboy. shoulder
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