New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-08
MET DEATH on THE RAIL.
TWELVE KILLED AND MANY INJURED N
A COLLISION.
MILK TRAIN CRASHES INTO PASSENGER
TRAIN ON THE PAN HANDLE RAILWAY
-EMPLoYEs TRYING TO SHIFT
THE RESPONSIBILITY

EMPLOYEES TRYING TO SHIFT
THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Chicago, Sept. "A head-on collision between
q milk train of the Chicago, Pittsburg and Fort
Wayne Railway and an eastbound passenger train
on the Pan Handle, or Pittsburg, Cincinnati
Chicago and st. Louis Railway, at . 30 o'clock
this morning, killed twelve persons and in
iured more than dozen Others The
collision occurred in the IL running from
the main line just south of Colehour
to East Hammond, Ind, in thinly settled To-
cality. The baggage car of the passenger train
was ground into pieces. and from this most o.!
the killed and injured were taken. The scene
of the wreck being distance from immediate
police and surgical aid made the calamity most
distressing one, and it more than an hour
before the first of those rescued, manned and
bleeding, could be carried to houses in Celehour
and South Chicago for treatment. Physicians
were summoned from the latter place, ard engine
were hastily prepared and rushed to the scene OF
the wreck The following is list OF the dead
ADAMS J. D.. Fairfield. Ill.
BARNARD F. NJ. Terre Hautc, Ind.
COFFIN, Chester E.. Carthage, Ind.
FLEMING, r. D.. Fairfield, Ill.
GODENRATH. Emil. Chicago.
HEINZ Albert Vncennes. Ind
RICHARDSON. w. D.. No. 2117 state.st.. Chicago.
IL. M,
Railroad.
SHOUISKER William. New.Albsny. Ind.
TEMPLE. Anson manager Of Schiller Theatre Chicago
WALL, Michael.
Unknown tramp.
Among the injured are Charles Tichte. Knox
County. hurt about the head and internally
Michael Ball, Louisville, KY, internal injuries .
William Brewer. baggage master Pan Handle
train, left leg crushed and internal injuries Paul
-, f,nti .b.1 Ian
ackenberry. Camden. Ohio. hurt about chest :;
Joseph Ball Louisville, Ky, lett leg crushed,
hip dslocated and internal injuries; William
Richter, West Forks, Ind, internal injuries; Will
lam J. Turner Chicago. hurt about head Joseph
Dilingslea, Clyde. Ohio, legs crushed and IN
ternal injuries messenger, Pan Handle tram
name not known, internal injuries.
There will certainly be an investigation TO IN
the blame for the terrible loss of life Al present
there is dispute between the operator at Coie-
hour and the general Office Of the road In the city
as to what The train orders were this nsrnlng
each irving 70 fasten the blame upon the other
1t is said that the operator AZ Coiehour rec'iN'u
orders TO hold train No. le, the wrecked LOUIS
vile train until No. 40, the milk traln, had
passed 4 brakeman on the Pan Handle train
said the train left the city on time ana stopper
AT Colehour for orders, and none being received,
started again without instructions.
The fireman of the milk train, who escaped "l'll
the engineer By jumping, remained a, 'hc sem
of the accident aiding In rescuinG the injured
He said "As We rounded the curve ] saw The
Pan Handle ffain ahead of us called 10 tn-
gneer Hart TO put on. the brakes and open ne
sandboxes We had tor much beadwsy, how
ever. to avoid collision, and a. we .aeared the
passenger train Hart and jumpes. We escaped
without injury"
Anson Temple the manager of the Schiller The
atre was a young of much ability and had
made rapid progress in the theatrical business
About eight years ago he was head usher at the
Standard Theatre He went from there to the
Grand Opera House. where he was treasurer, and
then he became assistant treasurer at the Audi
torium The Schiller Theatre is a new house, hav-
ing been opened less than year ago, and Is one