The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-04

Gibson. of this city. viewed the remains of
Shorey. Wilcox, Dunlap and Helm to-day.
and will hold the inquest tomorrow.
ALI. WERE OLD EMPLOYEES.
Trainmaster Wilcox was one of the most
popular officials on the system. He was
thiPty-five years old, and was born in OF
tawa, o. He had position as operator on
the Lake Shore road. at Toledo. in 1879.
From there he went to Springfield. ILL.,. and
served as dispatcher for three
years, after which he was made
trainmaster on the western di vision of the
Wabash. Three years ago he came to the
east end. On Tuesday last, at the Repub-
lican state convention at Fort Wayne, he
made the speech secOnding the nOmin alton
of Governor Chase. One of the pathetic
phases of the accident is that afforded in
the arrival at Peru. this morning, of T.
Wilcox. of Dallas, Tex. brother of the
trainmaster. The brothers had not met
for ten years The brother arrived at 3
O'Clock. and, while waiting about the hotel
for breakfast, heard the trainmaeters
name mentioned in connection with the
wreck. He made inquiry and found that
hlssrelative had been dead two hours.
Engineer Shorey was formerly road fore
man of engines on the Wabash, and was q
regular passenger engineer, but chanced to
be helping out on the freight that carried
him to his death. In his pocket was found
more than one thousand dollars In cur
rency, which Coroner Gibson now has.
Mr.. Dunlap. the superintendent of bridges,
has for several years held the position, and
was considered first class man. All of the
deceased leave families. Trains are being
sent around via the Detroit division and
Chicago IL Erie road. The break will not
be repaired before tomorrow.
Some idea of the pressure the flood must
have exerted to cut through the embank-
ment may be gained when it Is stated that
the grade at the culvert was twenty five
feet high and forty feet across the base.
The engine which went down was new
passenger locomotive, out or the shops only
two months. The immediate loss to the
mated at between $4,000 and $50 900. Much
of the cotton and wool was rendered
worthless Thousands of people have Wis
tied the scene of the wreck to-day. Su-
perintendent Gould. of the Wabash. has
been on the ground oil day Iaboring ener-
Retlcally. and expects to remain through
the night An artist who attempted
TO take q snapshot, was ordered
OFF the right of way and
his plate case broken by an angry railroad
er. The east bound New York express had
O narrow escape as it passed the point
where the freight went down only thirty
minutes previous to the accident. Had the
express been behind time it would surely
have found the wasbout and results might
have bee more appalling.
Wreck on the 0. & M
s rectal to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR. Ind. July 3.-This morning at
o'clock. as east bound freight train No.
46 on the Ohio & Mississippi railroad was
taking water near Sparksville, this county.
and conductor William Montgomery and
his brakeman were putting in q chain be-
tween two cars on account of a draw bar
having been broken. section No. 46 came
along and ran into the rear end of the regu-
lar, demolishing the caboose, and three
fiat cars and seriously injuring James Ha-
ley. yardman at Washington. who was on
his way to this city. and was asleep in the
way-car. There being q heavy curve at
SparksviIle engineer Alexander Lee. with
engine No. l41, did not see the regular in
tina to avoid the cOliiaiOn.