Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-23
HUNTING THE BRAKEMAN
T he Man Who Caused the Wa
 bash Wreck Disappears.
LIST OF DEAD NUMBERS ELEVEN.

Thompson Admitted His Fatal Mistake to
 One of the Injured TraInmen and Then
 Left tho Scene of the Disaster Which
 His CareIcssness Caused.
 KINGsBURY, Ind, Sept 23-Two score men are securing the surrounding country for Herbert Thompson, the brakeman, to whose neglect the responsibility for the catastrophe at this place, which resulted in the loss of II lives and the injury of many persons, is ascribed.
 After the freight train had backed to it's siding to await the passing of the express, his movements were not observed by any of the crew. When, however, Engineer Whitman had succeeded in eNtricating himself from the debris of the meat car, in to which he had been driven by the force of the collision, he found Thompson standing op the track as pale as a ghost and trem- bling in every fiber.
 What have you done:" demanded the engineer, whose right arm hung helpless by his side, while the blood poured from cut in his head.
 Thompson Disappears
 "I must have left the switch opcn," was Thompson's reply, and without another word he took to his heels and disappeared on the side of the wreck. Half an hour later he put in an appearance at the Gen ther farmhouse, two miles south, and asked for something to eat, saying by way of eN- plantation that n wreck had occurred dur ing the night over toward kingsbury; that he had been Tagging for hours and that he was completely worn out. The family hastened to set the table, but after swal lowing n cup of coffee he seized his hat and left the house, eNclaiming as he did so that he had to notify the officials of the road.
 Instead of returning toward kingsbury, however, he took the pike for Stillwell, five miles below that point, and through which several trains over the Wabash, Grand Trunk and Lake Erie and Western pass during the day. Up to a late hour no trace of his whereabouts had been discovered.
 The inquest on the remains of the victims of the accident was opened at the Masonic hall by Coroner N. V. Cole of Michigan City. A jury composed of residents of the neighborhood was im2aneled, and after the bodies had been viewed and identified by the papers articles found on their clothing an adjournment was taken to the residence of Mir. II. F. Ellsworth Here the remains of Mir. Roundy of Iowa were identified, and an adjournment was agreed upon until o'clock this morning.
 The Dead and Injured. The list of killed is as follows: J. II. Me Kenna, butcher, of Hyde Park, Mass. Harry French, 13 years old, member of Or phans Bell Ringers, London; Charles Birbce, San Francisco: Miss Alice II. Read, East Boston, Mass. Miss Nellie B. Tucker, Newton, Mass; Conductor James Coulter of passenger train; Engineer John Greene, Ashley, Ind, passenger train; Warren C. Rider, Phoenix, A. T.; r. (. Zelle, Berlin; Baggagemaster Lyons, pas, i senEer train.
 The injured are Mrs F. N Burbank of ] New Orleans, 60 years old, arms and one leg broken, jawbone fractured, will die; William Adams, Ii years old, London, member Orphans Bell Ringers. both legs broken. injured internally, will die; Miss Hattie Hutchins, Ph9niX, A. T., bruised about the head and injured internally, re ! covery doubtful; Fireman Barber of Ash 1 ley, on passenger train, leg badly broken, burned, recovery doubtful; II. J. Nentke- ney, fireman on freight train, burned and scalded about the head and breast, may ] die; William J. Haskines, II years old, Lon. 1 don, compound fracture of right leg, shoul 1 der broken, recovery doubtful; Edward Rush, 13 years old, London, bruised about body, head cut; Swien Garfield, Ironwood Mich, bruised about head and shoulder dislocated; Mrs. l.. Garfield, Ironwood Mich, left arm broken, shoulder dislocated and head badly cut; II. w. Rider, Phoenix A. T., head cut and leg bruised, not serious G S- dodgeSon, Dover, \. IL, teeth knocked out, arm fractured; Mrs. s. A | Beavly. Somerville. N. H., head cut anG arms dislocated; Albert Morton, I2 year, old, London, arm hurt and two deep scalI wounds; Frank P Dow, Fairhaven Wash face cut and hip dislocated; James G Weekly, London, head cut, back injured - Whitman, engineer on freight engine right arm broken and badly burned, seri ously injured, but may recover; Miss Hat tie Rogers, Phpnix, A. r, left leg fractur ed and injured internally; Mrs Tolber, 5+ Greene avenue, Brooklyn, leg fractured and cut about the head; Miss Olive Hill Summerswurth, N. H, injured internal! and head cut; Miss Annie Hill, Summers worth. N. H. slight bruises: Miss N A Kelly, Boston. severe scalp wounds.
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