New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-23
A BRAKEMAN'S FATAL ERROR.
WORLDS FAIRTRAIN WRECKED
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED AND A SCORE
MORE BADLY INJURED.
4 DISASTER ON THE TABASH ROAD.
OPEN SWITCH UPON a FREIGHT TRAIN
STANDING on A 'NG-THE UNAC.
COUNTABLE ACI OF BRAKEMAN
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.

COZ NIAbI.t All OF \ BRAkEMAN-
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
Kingsburv, Ind Sept. e2-Eleven persons lost
their lives in a collision between Il freight train
and the Toronto and Montreal eAp,css OF the
Wabash Railroad at this station At ) 80 o'clock
this morning score of others injured, many
Of whom will die. The freight was siding
west OF the depot, and wa, bound east. The first
section of the express train passed by tire main
track al 20 "a m. II is said that the brakeman
supposed that the freight train wonld now move,
and ran back and opened the switch. Before the
cars had begun to move. the second section of
the fast express, crowded with Worlds Fair
travellers, came west at the rate of ffty-nve
miles an hour, and before the brakeman could turn
the switch dashed into the side track and struck
the freight train. The wreck Is complete The
list of d, ad and injured follows:
DEAD.
BIRBEE Charles. OF Francisco.
ooThinhh Sain. o. w. 0 De'O' 'O"u"''O' O' passenger
FRENCH. Harry Of London. England.
GREEN John, OF Ashley Ind engineer OF the passenger
train
Lyon , W. NJ Of Detroit; o'es'sen'''ef OF passenger
NkENNA. j., of Hyde Park, Mass. butcher.
READ Miss Alice H.. Of East Boston, Mass
RYDER, Warren IT, of PhoeniN Arz.
RoUNDY James D. OF La Moille, Marshall County Iowa
X,
gELLE II. c.. OF Berlin Germany.
INJURED.
ADAMS william aged fourteen years, Of LCnd} Eng:
poth legs broken injured internally; viii die.
BARBER, John, OF Ashley fireman of passenger train leg
broken. severely burned recovery doubtful.
BURBANK, Mrs f. w, aged sixty years Of Mtw,Or: wrog
,slnS Siil die arms anu '"' ''
oANFIFLD swen Ilonwood Mich; bruised about
c.xFIFID Mrs L. Ironwood Mich left arm broken
shoulder disiocated ard head badly cut.
Nut a, ssodS 4 So ht sis ed
now Frank F.. of Fsirhaven Wash; face and hip
dsiocated.
.sXINs W j. fourteen years old. residence unknown;
Compound facluIe OF left leg left shoulder broken
recovery doubtful.
HILL, Miss Annie of somcrsworth, y. H.; slight
bruises.
HILL. Miss onve Of som,rswOrth, n. H.; injured in
arm fractured and leg bruised
about head and injured Internally; doubtful
KELLEY. Miss NJ. A. of Brooklne. Mass severe scalp
wounds
MORTON. Abe. aged twelve years. Of London Eng
land arm hurt and two deep sraip "ounuH' ~ -,
ROGERS Mis- Hattie, Of Phoenix Ari.' left les
fractured, injured internally
RUSH Edward ,rsssn h & Ssas ,E od s Of London Charity
RYDER Mrs H. w, Phoenix. Ariz; head cut and leg
bruised not serious
sEAvY Ms S. A., someryille n H.. head cut and
sesids about aud breast may die
wbraMAf sloks badly busTHnesd sHefeT may recover.
woAKI.Y, james c.. of London England head cut anu
back Injured
IL was the worst wreck the wabash roau haS
ever had 10 add to the horrors of the terrible
collision. the boiler Of the passenger engine blew
up scattering human bodies and car wreckage III
all directions The Toronto and Montreal ex-
press was due in Chicago at 10 this morning. ana
does not stop al this station. The freight tram
Law here on side track 10 allow the express 10
mass Ten minutes later the accident ma oc-
CURED The passenger engine and the freight
locomotive, after the collision, lay jammed to-
rether their boilers meeting end TO end. Inc
force of the collision drove the freight engine
back against the box cars. completely demolsiih2
the first three. The passenger engine was partly
stopped by the collision, and the baggage car ana
smoker, day coach and one sleeper were teie-
scoped The rest of the coaches piled up on TOP
of each other in tangled mass of wood ana lron'
and the passengers, who nearly all asleep,
awoke TO meet an awful DEATH serious injuries, OF
witness the indescribable suffering of their less
fortunate companions. Steam escaped, scading
the injured who were unable to crawl TO pd3f
of safety.
The Masonic Hall was turned INTO mor2ue
and draws and farmers wagons were kept busy
10r tWO n0urS ndullHs tn' u'o" """
the village, mile distant from the depot, where
medical help and nurses were summoned
There were two sleepers on the train, the Marion
and the Kansas City. Tie former escaped INJURY
but the front half of the Kansas City was con
verted into kindling wood by the day coach
which smashed into it, Two bodies wer" taken
from the sleeper, those of Harry French, age
fourteen. f London Charity School, England
and Charles Birbee, OF San frahc'sco
The sinking car was twisted INTO Il
heap of spnters, and few Of the passengers es
caped death or injury. The day coach when
followed was also entirely wrecked by Delh2
hurled against the sleeper Kansas City.
Division Superintendent Gould admitted that the
freight brakeman Herbert Thompson, was I"
blame for the accident. lie turned the switch III
the face of the express, and let IT 20 on tie sue
track where the frci ght train was STANDING. HOW
he could make such mistake, siid MI. "oui"'
IL cannot understand. The first section had so.
BY all right: then he ran back II tie swi'ch' all"
in spite of the fact that the other sectloh "d1
in siobt h.. nneneJ the switch for the purpose,
euppose of letting the isclght tram out
express then ian on t. the s.etrack, ana as the t
freight engine was but a short 01stahce iio Tha
switch rails there was no time TO SOP
sections were twelve miles apart I,iah. ,I.n
Thompson was trusted man ana Oh ,oI, i,o,, hmt
average intelligence. He is not III cus'ouS' '"
Conductor Parks was in charge Of the lrelgn, gn,
harmed The engineer of the passenger tram,
John Greene met AN awful death. lie nai io
time to jump, and was thrown from ms distance diS
ward, clear the freight engine, ui1tnn Iames
Of several car lengths His CONDUCTOR james
Coulter, was taken from beneath the wrecked s "a
smoking car his spine was broken lie ,a dIen a r.
WoakIv and Henry Aaren. with "a company, oil
boys from DIR. Barnardos Orphanage, in Lop"om, Snn
ENGLAND, We're the train, bound for chicago,
others were badly injured One of them, W!a. Wn,sa.
Adams, lies unconscious in the station ana can"o'
recover. Mr. Woally is also badly hurt. md
from all directions in response to the RAILWAY