The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-28
RAILROAD COLLISION.
A Wabash Passenger Train Dashes Into a
Freight With Usual Results.


ST. LOUIS, Sept. eat Kiugsbury,
Ind, a station on the Wabash rail-
road, 65 miles east of Chicago, the Sec
ond section of the westbound pas
senger train from Detroit to Chicago
ran into the eastbound freight train
standing on the siding at 2 o'clock
this morning, wrecking both engines
and the coaches and sleeper of the
passenger train. Relief trains were
started Immediately for the scene Of
the wreck, taking physicians. 1t is
reported that ten persons have been
taken out dead. Engineer Green and
Conductor Coulter of the passenger
train being among the dead. The en-
gineer of freight train is reported as
injured. Everything is being done to
make the injured comfortable at
neighboring farm houses, The acct
dent was caused by the brakeman Of
the freight train turning the switch to
let the freight train out OF the siding
after the first section of the passenger
train had passed and just before the
arrival of the second section.
Twelve dead bodies have so far been
taken from the wreck and it is believ-
ed that there are IS or 20 bodies to be
recovered.
LATER ACCOUNT.
LAPoRTE, Sept. 22.-The shadow Of
death hangs heavily over the village
of kingsbury. Twelve bodies fright
fully crushed and manned, many man
oil hnunn1 hi 70 no.
ings, are arranged side by side in one
of the village stores. Men, women
and children were sacrificed in the
wreck, which is without parallel in the
history of Northern Indiana. Twelve
lives crushed out without moments
warning. Death came unheralded by
any messenger. The streaks of dawr
had just appeared in the eastern hori.
zon when a section of the Wabash
passenger train No. 80 whirled through
the village and passing from the main
track to a siding, dashed with fright
full velocity into freight train, the
crew of which had been ordered to &C
ahead.
Under the belief that the track wa.
clear the switch had been turned anC
down the track to certain destruction
rushed a train of five coaches in which
there were $50 passengers. There was
a crash and a noise of escaping steam
then arose cries of dying and wounded
through the windows and doors crawl
ed those fortunate enough to escape
with their lives. When the real
coaches had been emptied willing
hands at once went to the rescue O.
the imprisoned passengers in the for
ward cars. The most graphic pei
would fail in the attempt to pictur,
the scene of the chaos.
Two locomotives were locked to-
gether in an embrace of iror
and steel. The forward end of tn,
passenger engine had pierced thu
iron armament of the freight locomo
tive. The smoking car immediately
back was completely demolished. TIL
roof and sides of the coach lay ;
mass of wrecbage. Next CAME the da.
coach, which shared a similar fate. Tit
third car was thrown across the track
Not one of the passengers in this ca
suffered serious injury. 1t seems |
miracle when it is stated that on tn
next car, a sleeper, but PARTIAL!
wrecked, several persons were III
stantly killed. The last car remained
on the track and beyond a sever
shock no casualties are reported.
The work of rescue was carried
bravely forward and deeds of heroisn
were performed by the passengers anC
villagers. On improvised stretcher
the dead bodies were carried
to the depot, where they were ranged
side by side upon the platform. TIL
wounded were made as comfortable a
possible. Dispatches to Chicago
brought relief tr lin, and shortly be-
fore noon the uninjured and thos
able to be removed were taken int,
the city where medical attention wa
given them.
Conductor Coultais who died sool