The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-08

and fifteen Injured, tnreo OF tnem iathily. ~
o o'clock this morning In q collision at 1890
street. near Colehour. Ill. A valparaiso mils
train. west bound. and Panhandle passenger
east bound. met on tho running from the
M ain line lust south OF Colchour to East Ham
mond The momentum OF the passenger train
drove the baggage car and several OF the daJ
coaches clear over the milk cars, and the hast
Of wreckage was as com ieate rs "head-on
collision could make 1t.
Scarcely a bit OF the baggage car large
enough to conceal body was left The force
ground the timbers, trucks. wheels. and jour-
nails into fragme nts. and from beneath the pile
OF wreckege came the groans Of the wounded.
The bodies OF those who had been instantly
killed were scarcely recognizable. so complete
was the crash. Among the victims was Arson
S. Temple. manager OF the Schiller Theatre.
His body was terribly torn and crushed. The
list OF killed is as folows
E NJ. Rigney. travelling freight agent OF the
Wisconsin Central Railroad.
Arson S. Temple. manager OF the Schiller
Theatre. Chicago.
W. D. Richardson. 2 III State street. Chicago.
]. d. Adams. Fairfield. III.
Chester L. Coffin. Carthage. Ind. employed
at the Indiana State building. Worlds Fair
grounds.
Emil Godenrath.
T. NJ. Bomard. Terre Haute. Ind.
J. L. Fleming, Fairfield. III.
Albert Heinz. Vincennes. Ind.
William Shonisker. New Albany. Ind.
Unknown tramp.
The wounded were:
Joseph Vale. Louisville: William Richter.
Edwardsport. Ind: Claude Derber. Crown
Point. Ind: Newsboy Herman Richter. Free
manville. Ind; Henry Klein. Vincennes. Ind. {;
VAL -
Vale will die: ". A. Hill Carthage. Ind. will
die: Henry Hagenmeyer. sanborn. Ind: John
Brisco. Logansport. Ind. Casper Meyer. Vim
cennes Ind: W. H. Turner. Chicago: Paul
Hines. Vincennes Ind; William Brewer. bag
gage master. Panhandle train. Logansport
Ind: William Billingsera. Clyde. o.; Joseph
Echenborn. Camden. o.
The Panhandle train was the Louisville fast
express that leaves the Union depot at 3
O'Clock and makes the 300 mile run In eight
hours. 1t consisted OF one baggage; one
scheduled at Logansport Ind. III miles from
The Valparaiso train was due In the Uni 81,
and two passenger CARS and is local accom-
two and a half hours. Both trains are operated
The region near Colehour is very sparsely
settled. and but little assistance could be de-
essso pSos from h WEN er the ssro
wagons and gathered up a number of sur
Geons. These were speedily started for the
the land made famous BY the Column bian Ath-
letic Club and who lives at lOSth street was
& n She Ss tsa int to ne
rled to her home. where the surgeons would
have facilities for ia king care OF the bruised
Soon after the officials OF the roads arrived
at Colehour, attempts were made to ascertain
the the train order issued BY the train despatchsr
at Fort w1s ssd been bSssdd In
re- , the same order and this has to p" be-
"thirteened back to the train despateher
after having been signed BY the conductor OF
The Fort Wayne officials are not inclined to
say who Is to blame. Operator A. T. Kennedy
e positiveithat the carelessness is not due to
his actions.
dys orders were to hold the wrecked LOUIS
vile train unit! the mi X train had passed. A
brakeman on the Panhandle train sald It lef.
orders. and none being received 1t started
again without instructions,
Cured is between Colehour and East Ham
mond There Is 5gt single track End for
Of shi Into too almost unnhabited dlstricts any About
one mile south Of the village there 10 a curve
a heavy clump Of trees; It was this piece Of
woodland that caused the fatal collision. for 1t
was around TIE bend enclosing it that the two
ductor James ". Early. The englneer was
Vaughn, The milk train was In command OF
John oh Sucker sondyct9r and the engineer
Kseer The louisville train having aha passeed
Colehour its speed was increased rapidly to
che nor time TIE tn sn about
Ing s'' from u' Sehlnd the Bit q io ass
watch. Almost tosether it Is SAID the two two
every appliance at their, disposal to stop the
%ihout hs sahes hope a the tour sngns
men took their stands at the cab sides and
until the roar Of esca ping steam. the crunch
ing OF sand, and the sparks from the brakes
h At Is hss e Then from s
Arson s Temple's death caused profound
AnsSn STAGE on he %nssTn G dnos
He Was born ard brought up in TIE little town
career as treasurer Of the standard Theatre
here. whore he remained eight or nine years,
Of the Grand Opera House, and when Manager
MMliward Adams opened the Auditorium Mr..
He remained In this capacity until he Sc
cured the lease OF tho scheller. and since then
he has been prominent figure IN local the
atrical circles. He was OF a jovial disposition.
and was well liked. He leaves a widow and
two children.
Godenrath. with the latter's nephew were on
their way to English Lake for a days shoot
ing. Emil Godenrath. Max's nephew. was alt
ting with Temple, and both were killed. but
Max, who was on the opposite seat, escaped
with few cuts.
BY The United Pr,sL
The casualty appears to have been the re-
suit of an inexcusable blunder. Two trains
were scheduled to pass south on tho
single line of the track between Colehour
H., and Hammond. Ind. constructed
by the Pennsylvania to meet the exigences Of
he Worlds Fair traffic At about the same
lime train was due north on the track. and
his appears to have been fully understood In
The train despatcher's office.
II was arranged to give the north train. due |
1t the Union depot at 9:35 o'clpck with milk
II 70 hf NJ way and IL WAS Orderad to prOceel q |