The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16

the freight. Several passengers on the ex-
press are positive that several of their
number were also killed. Ii 10
certain they are missing. but mag be among
the wounded scattered about. Owing to
the distance from the city and the prostra-
tion OF the telegraph wires by the accident.
and the telephone wires by the storm. de-
tails have been very slow in coming in. and
no complete list of the wounded can be
gwen. The property loss is very severe.
and will be 100000. Both engines are CON-
pleteIy wrecked and the coaches of the ex-
press train are ruined. 1t is claimed that
much valuable mail and express matter is
lost. A dozen freight cars loaded with
costly goods are q total loss
WERE THERE OTHERS KILLED.
From five to eight passengers were sup
posed to be in the smoker. which was bur-
led in the wreck. Nothing is known at this
writing as to who they are. No one is able
to conceive how any of them can have
escaped death under that mass of
found wedged between the buffers of two
cars head downward and mortally crushed
in the middle. He was only able to speak
once after being extricated. Then 1t was
that he gave the information that when
the train left Valley junction there were
from five to eight men in the
smoker. Valley junction Is less than
two miles from the scene of the
wreck. This is the only basis for fear
that these people are buried In death under
the wreck. The fireman of the sccommoda-
tion train, Mr.. c. w. Richie, had marvel
Gus escape. He jumped and ran. then look
ing around saw conductor Edwards about
to jump. Edwards shouted lis that you.
Ritchiei Come and help me-" These were
his last words. for a freight car, as il
dropped from the clouds, fell on him an
buried him ont Of sight. A wrecking party.
aided by citizens, worked all night with
might and main to extricate the bodies
supposed to be under the macs of debris.
There has been all along faint hope that
the dying conductor was mistaken about
men being in the smoker.
The superintendent of the Big Four rail-
way telegraphed from Cleves at 1:30
o'clock last night that it had been ascer.
tanned beyond all doubt by tho removal of
the wreck that there arc NO bodies buried
under it. The list of casualties already
given may be regarded as complete and
correct.
STORIES OF WITNESSES.
Philip Sander, who lives in q cottage at
the roadside where the wreck occurred.
says the freight was going at full speed,
but the Lawrenceburg accommodation was
slowing up to stop at the station. He
saw q collision imminent, and. fear-
ing the cars would be thrown on the
house ran with his wife into the back yard
and then returned to see two locomotives.
eight freight cars and five oars Of the &C.
commodation piled in one smoking msss
Holton Terrell. the nephew of Dr.. Terrell.
Of Delhi. was dying near his house. Sander
took him in and cared for him.
A woman living in one OF the cottages
by the roadside says that she saw the
trains. but heard no warning whistle.
Another witness says ore short. wild
shriek of the whistle or one train pre-
ceded tho crash. Then the locomotives
plunged into each other ike demons and
tumbled down together b the side of the
track and the passenger and freight cars
smashed upon them in q ruinous confusion
of wreckaae. A fire started. A messen-
ger rushed to Cleves. The fre-bell
rang. People rushed to the scene
and prevented the wreck from burn
ing up. The wounded were removed to
Cleves under the care or Dr.. Hughes, of
that place. DR.. Muscroft. of Cincinnati,
with two aids. soon came to the scene. and
the best care possible was given the in
jured. There were few of the usual
Accomplishments of q wreck OF the scene,
as there were but few left on these
fated trains to utter cries of distress. and
those who escaped injury were too much
dazed to make an outcry. The relief was
very prompt, and everything possible for
the relief of the wounded was done quickly.
FAMILIES OF THE DEAD.
David S. High wood. conductor on No. IS,
was forty years of age and resided at the
corner of Georgia sni Dillon streets. He
leaves wife and four children. three boys,
aged fourteen. twelve and six. and q girl
one year old. He carried $500 insurance
in the Railway officials Accident Associa.
tiOn of this city. He was q member of the
knights of Pythias. William H. Higgs,
engineer on No. 43, leaves q wife and three
children. the eldest OF which is seven years
of age. He was q member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. in which
organization he carried insurance to the
amount of 81. 5Oo also 81. 900 in the Order of
the Iron Hall. Mrs Higgs was prostrated
with grief from the shock and
was in q critical condition last night.
Hiram Bruce, fireman on No. As, leaves q
wife and ten mont tbs old child at Greene
burg, Ind. He boarded at II Spann avenue.
Frank Keefe, brakeman on 43, lives with
his parents, No. 4S Harrison street. He re-
ceiyed serious spinal injuries and was con-
siderably cut and bruised about the head
and face
committee from the different railway
organizations met the 11:15 train from Gin.
cinnati. which brought the bodies of Higgs
and Highwood to this city, and under their
directions Powers e. Murphy removed the
body of David Highwood to his home. and
Kregelo & Whitsett took charge of the in
jured man Keefe and the body of engineer
Higgs. Frank Keefe. who was on the same
train. was taken to his home.
Neither of the engineers was on his reg
ular run: both were making special trips in
the place of the regular engineers. Higgs
was running IN the place of engineer
Brown, who had inst been through q small
wreck and was little bit shaky yet. Ed
wards was running in the place of Charles
WO0len.
ONE KILLED AND TEN HURT.