The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-15
AN AWFUL WRECK.
Cci@honr. IN. Near Chicago. the scene Of
Wreck that Caused the Loss Of Ten
Lives aud Inflicted serious Injuries 10
Many others Result of Gareiss.ness.

Lives and Inflicted serious Injuries TO
Many others Result of Csreiss~ness-
CnlcAGo. sept s-'Iwo fast trains
ON the Pennsylvania crashed 'nto each
other nfar Cols4hour. small town
near The Indiana state line. yesterday
niorning and in an instant ten lives
were los, and nearly a score of other
uncertainties were manned and man
gled.
The casualty appears 10 have been
the result OF an inexcusable blunder by
even thy railroad officials Two trains
were scheduled To pass south on the
single line of track between Colehour
and Hammond. Ind. constructed by
the Pennsylvania 10 meet the ext
gencics ~ the Worlds fair traffic At
aDont the same time a train was due
north on the same track. and this APP
peared 10 be .ully understood in the
train dispatc her's Office. II was ar
ranged 10 give the north bound train,
due at the Union depot a, $50 o'clock
with milk and way passengers from
Valparaiso. Ind. the right of way. and
II was ordered 10 proceed toward Chi
cago and did 80 at the rate of 80
miles an hour.
In the meantime Nos. 10 and IL. the
latter the Panhandle limited express.
Were supposed 10 have been held on the
double track at Colchour To wait the
passage of No. 45. the milk train. Or
ders were given the operator at Cole
hour 10 hold No. iG but nothing was
said TO him about No II. lie obeyed
nr4.A o..I IN
upon the single track on ii, schedule
time. running 80 miles an hour di-
rcctly toward the milk train. which
had also been given the right Of way in
an opposite direction on the same track.
The Panhandle express had pro-
ceeded but short distance on It's way
and was rounding 4 slight curve when
the milk train was sighted ahead. and
the trains. scarcely >laclSe ning their
speed in tine short distances. dashed
into each other. The wreck which en-
sued was complete The engines
crews saved their lives By jumping
THE KILLED.
Chester T.. Coffin. Carthage Ind.
\. ;. Temple. manager Of schiller
theater. Chicago
Emil Goidenrath. Chicago.
f. \. Eiyncy. freight agent of the
Wisconsin Central railroad.
Michael Vale. Louisville. Ky.
J. ID. Adams, Fairfield. Ill.
E.A Barnard, Terre Haute. Ind.
f. u. Fleming, Fairfield Ill.
W. u. Richardson. I'll. State street,
Chicago.
Albert Heinz. Vinccnnes. Ind.
VIM. >houisher. New Albany, Ind
Unknown tramp
THE WOUNDED.
william Richter.
Edward short. Knox county. Ind,
bead hurt and internal injuries.
William Brewer. baggagemaster on
Louisville train; left leg cut of, internal I
injuries.
Jos Vale. 30 I.amplain street. Louis
vile. Ky; head cut
Claude Derbcr, train newsboy: right \
foot cut Off
Hermann LIGHTER. Freela ndsvilis
Ind. head cut
Harry Klein. vincennes. Ind: in \
ternal injuries.
Joseph Vale. 1923 Johnston street. .
Louisville. Ky: internal injuries
VIM Hill. Coburgh. Ind: skull frac-
lurcd: may die.
Henry IIogenmeyer. Sanborn- Knox
county Ind: head cut.
John Brisco. Logansport, Ind; cut
about head and back hurt
Casper Meyer, Nincennes, Ind, hack
hurt. internal injuries.
VIM. Billings. Clyde. O.. head cut. left
leg crushed.