New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-20
WRECK ON THE BIG FOUR
A FATAL KEAR-END COLLISION.
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED AND MANY IN
JURED NEAR MANTENO, ILL.,
ruE DISASTER ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DUE
TO FAILURE OF DELAYED TRAIN 10
SEND BACK A FLAGMAN.

SEND BACK A FLAGMAN.
Chicago. Sept. I9.-Eight persons were killed
and more than twenty injured last night by rear
,a collision between two sections Of the Zig
rour train known as No 45, the village
~ Manteno. few miles north of KanlSakee on
tho line of the Illinois Central Railway. An
illinois Central passenger train lad stopped Z"
take water at a tank d quarter OF mile north OF
,ranteno The first section of train No As came
,o a stop but it is said that no one was sent
hack 70 flag the second section of No A.. IL is
J.. straight track for two or three miles, and IL
Asgman had been sent back the engineer of the
s,,ond section could not lave failed to see il'n
ON the other hand, it is alleged that the engiueer
os the second train asleep, and that the ire
man was throwing coal into the ire-boN.
The list of the killed and injured is as fol-
lows:
nrcKExDAsHER, Charles. aged twenty years; COlum-
bus Ohio
MYERS Minnie, Lower Albany Ind.
UPWARDS, Miss o., Chicago
JACKSON, David, Carmel, Ohio.
yINMEI. Emil. Dayton, Ohio.
LOWELL. J. w, New-Vienns, Ohio.
SIMPSON. Jacob Columbus Ohio.
SWEET, l.. L., Louisville.
INJURED
paoshs .a Sinking hx Springs % s sS ohio mpT @
fracf
BLAIN William Indianapolis; internal Injuries and cut
BLANIoY L. H.. captal's' Indianapolis bo1y bruised
RRACKNEY George w. farmer Wilmington legs bruised
and shoulder dislocated
RRANN. James w. carriage nahuisc'urei' "ii"s''''
Ohio; leg bruised
,p,yy. Mrs. Wilmington Ohio feet crushed
OowELLS Annie. Lower Albany Ind
EVANS Miss Sally, daughter OF "ilian Evans ro"e"
ton, W. Va slight bruises.
rvANs william Powellton. w Va: superintendent oil
coal works spine injured; will probably oie'
posTFE James Springfield Ohio painful contusions.
FOSTER Mrs. James. Springfield, Ohio bruises not
SALLATIS. Mrs. Emma, Columbus. Ohio back and
limbs bruised
,.cKSOy Libbie <ynthsna Ohio shoulder hurt
KIMMEL Mrs C.. injured about the hips
Mr,vs J. W.. Chester = e.; slightly injured in back
and head. ,
uopsE Je,sic Cincinnati badly injured internally
p.1-roN, Olive Carmel, Ohio; body bruised
sCHOLTER, \. j., merchant ripley ono ese 'D' "'
rrl,pTFToN Emily. Sinking Springs, Ohio; injuries to
head and bc1y . - . o,a
MEANS. James Wilbur lawyer "heS'ei' . " ~
wIsCHART Carey b. clerk Frankfoid. Ohio; lace cut
The first section of train No. 45 left Chlcaso
abort sl5 o'clock. 1t was FOLLOWED ie"
minutes later by the second section. Inc s'cep'i
an the rear end of the first train was empty ine
second section of the train crashed into the ueau
sleener. driving it forward through '"e
other sleeper, and it did not stop until IL ha'
completely telescoped the car from end 10 emu
Tbe wreck was the worst that has occurred Oh
The Illinois Central system for twenty yc'Is
STORY OF THE SECOND TRAINS FIREMAN
IT Tamscott fireman of the engine drawing
,,r ,ccrid section, said to-day " ihe "fSt sco'io"
con, hack no light 1t was due in kankakee Ten
rinutes before the time when the accident TOOK
nlaoc and we never thought of its being just
ahead of us When we approached Manteho saw
Ames. nv engineer, step 10 the side oil the cao
and look out I also looked out and saw
tt.le rcd liyht ahead that seemed TO be turned
svitcblirht I had no time TO jump. Inc ncNl ,
minute we struck tie car ahead OF US lhs
engineer Jumped. Int / stuck by the engine anu
came out all right
A PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE
I W Means. of Chester, 5. c.. who was liz
The first seeper in the wrecked train, salu
81 was lust ready to 90 to bed, and had tolo
tho norter 10 fix my section, when our traln
s,ouped We had heen standing still perhaps
four minutes when heard rumble nehinu u,
and a moment after tie whistle oil locomouNS
a half dozen times repeated. turned towaru
fhe rear of tno sleeper and then there came
crash which put out every light In the car !
was hurled headong TO the aisle ana uno,f e,o tio
NJ rho lower berths As | crawled out OF the
wrecked sleeper everything was IN tots uaikn 1
] helped 10 pull out number OF 'he lhJureu
before I discovered that | too was hurt. 49,
Most of the injured were brought to tilis
city and taken to ST. Luke's Hospital.