Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-12
From All Quarters.
MANY PEOPLE INJURED.
Serious Railroad Accident
in Indiana.
GRAVES SENTENCED TO Be HANGED.
Synopsis of the CHILEAN Riot
Testimony.
Mr.. BlAKD'S FREE SILVER BILL.
The Brussels Act Ratified
by the Senate.
GRAVES SENTENCED TO Be HANGED.
Mr.. BLAND'S FREE SILVER BILL.
RAN OFF THE TRACK.

A Passenger Train Goes Over a
Fffty-FOOI Embark m nt-Two Per-
sons Killed and Many Hurt-Three
theatrical Troupes Abeard-List of
the Victims.
CRAwFoRDsv1LLE, Ind, Jan. 11.-This
afternoon Mohon train ran off tho track
at Nicholson crossing. Four cars rolled
down fifty-foot embankment. Two per-
sons are known to have been killed and
about forty were hurt. The trouble is
supposed to be due to broken rail. The
first passenger coach rolled over three
times 1t was full of passengers and caught
fire from the stove, but all the occupants
escaped alive. The ladies' coach and the
parlor car were torn to pieces. There was
hardly passenger on the train who es-
capped injury. Help was soon at hand and
in few minutes the roadway was full of
the injured on their way to town. There
were three theatrical troupes on board
Nearly every member of the City Club
Burlesque company sustained serious in
juries.
The killed are: Ben Harburg, Cincin-
natl, a travelling man.
Madame Eina Rokey of the City Club
company.
The injured of the City Club company
are: Mack Rogers, badly hurt in the legs
and back; Gus Rogers, back injured.
Stella Clifton, legs and back.
Helen Love, internally injured; Cora
White, Syracuse, N. Y, slightly injured
about the head.
Fanny Evertt, St. Louis, internally in
jured.
Ola Lewis, bruised about the head.
Harry Bryant, Philadelphia, back
sprained and head hurt
Madge Larner, Pittsburgh, head bruis-
ed.
The following also were injured: NJ. NJ.
Rutledge, porter of chair car, face smash
ed
G. N. Cornwell, roadmaster, internal
injuries.
John Winchester, baggage master, in
jured about shoulder and back.
George Cutler, express messenger, inter
nal injuries.
William Snyder, newsboy, shoulder
broken.
William Bishop, brakeman, severely
burned
John Bills, conductor, hurt internally.
Nellie Hanley, crushed, will die.
Ezra Hibbs, left arm broken, right hand
cut off,
Mrs. Ann Hibbs, Wheatfeld, face
smashed.
DR.. E. Whitehead, spine fractured.
Dave Maltby, eye gouged out, arm and
leg broken.
c. N. Check, Greencastle, Ind, right leg
cut off below knee.
= Fox, New Albany, head cut and leg
mashed.
Paul Allen, head crushed.
Thomas Monaco, of the opera troupe,
hurt internally.
G. F. Hoyt, side, back and head badly
injured.
G. W. Loevden, Salem, badly crushed
head.
Eva Marshall, Ellettsville, side and face
crushed.
J. J. Enright, Chicago, knee and head
hurt
Melvin Mckee, Chicago, head, hip and
back injured.
Mail Clerks Fox and Clarke, badly cut.
Also John Foust, William Hall, j. III.
Davidson, Matt Beatty, Mrs. Breyfogle,
Will Smith, Dave Jones and J. F. Sulli
van, all of this city.
Several of those hurt will probably die.
The excitement has been intense and
hundreds have visited the scene of the
accident.
The scenes about the wreck were heart
rending. Rescuers are searching for the
body of q little girl supposed to be buried
in the debris.