The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-20
Eight Persons Dead, Four Probably
Fatally Injured and Seventeen
Less Seriously Hurt.
TESTIMONY AT THE INQUEST
Evidence that the Big Four En-
plOyes We're Not Responsible.
Engineer Ames, of the Illinois Central,
Negligent-0nly One Resident of
Indianapolis Hurt.

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-Eight persons were
killed outright. four fatally injured and q
score of others more or less severely hurt
IN the collision at Manteno. Ill. last night.
The dead and injured. as reported by the
Illinois Central OFT cisls. are:
KILLED.
miss MINNIE DEGAN. New Albany, Ind.
j. w. POWELL New Vienna, q.
CHRIS KIMMEL. Dayton, q.
J. e. SWEET. No. 81 Reed street, Louisville,
DAVID JACKSON, Cynthiana, o.
JACOB SNIFFLER. Columbus. o..
CHARES DINKENDUTCHER. Columbus. o.
UNKNOWN WOMAN. supposed 10 have board
ed with Mira. D. Edwards. No. AZ Forty-thiri
street. Chicago.
Probably Fatally Injured.
BLANCHE BELLEsON, Sinking Springs. o.,
probable fracture OF skull AMI injury TO spine.
EVANS POwellton. w. Va, super
intendent coal works. spine injured.
MRS JAMES w. FOSTER, springfield, D.. IN
ternal injuries.
A. J. sHOLTER. Ripley, o.. merchant. legs
cut and internal injuries.
Less Seriously Hurt.
L. III. BLANToN. miller. INDIANAPOLIS.
JANIS W. BRAUN, carriage manufacturer, Will
mington. D.. legs bruised.
NRs. BRAUN. Wilmington, o.. feet crushed.
GEORGE B~RACKNEss, farmer, Wilmington. legs
broken and shoulder dislocated.
Miss SALLIE EVANS, daughter OF William
Evans. Powellton. W. Va, slight bruises.
JAMES W. FOSTER. Springfield, o., painful con-
tusiOns.
LIBBIE Jackson. Cynthiana. O.. shoulder hurt.
MRS. CHARLIE KENNEL, Dayton, o., injured
about hips.
JAMES WILBUR MEANS. lawyer, Chester, s. c.,
cut and bruised.
CAREY b. WIsHART, Frankfort. o.. face cut.
Miss JESSIE A. MORSE, stenographer Western
Union. OF Cincinnati. LETT AT Manteno.
All OF the above injured. with the excep-
tion of Miss Morse. are at st. Luke's Hos
pitsl. In this city. Others reported as be-
ing injured, but not given IN the foregoing
list. are:
Miss OLIVE PATTON, Carmel. o.. lower limbs
injured.
Miss EMILY TEMPLIS. Sinking Springs, o.,
bruises ana cuts on chest and arms.
Miss ANNIE C~OGswELL. Lower Albany. Ind,
slightly bruised and cut about chest and limbs.
Miss EMMA CALLAHAN, Columbus, o., lower
limbs injured.
MKs. EGLESTINE, Columbus. O.. lower limbs in
1ured.
ETAIL oF THE ACCIDENT.
The details of the accident show that the
passengers had no chance of escape. The
first section of Big -Four train No. 40.
drawn by Engine 935. Samuel Phillips
engineer, n conductor Tyner pulled
out of the Illinois Central psssen-
ger station. at Twelfth street. at SIS
p. NJ. having a train consisting of mail.
two baggage cars. smoker. two day coaches.
two Pullman sleepers anu a deadhead
coach In the rear. This tram was immedI-
Ately followed by the second section,
drawn by Engine g3U, engineer Charles
Ames and conductor Charles Eden. lt fol-
lowed the first section closely all the way
down TO the scene OF Cue catastrophe. The
train register at Chicago bears q NOTICE TO
all traInmen that there Is no water at KAN
kakee station, hence IL became neoes-
ssry for Engine 335 to stop at the
water tsDk Just south of MantUno to
take q supply. 10 this stop Is di-
rectly attributable the calamity OF last
night. As the first section stopped
at the water tank conductor TT ner i'm
mediately sent his rear brakeman back
with a red light to flag the second section.
knowing that It was following closely. but
before the tiaGman had got back a nun
dred yards the second section could be
plainly heard rapidly approaching. though
hidden behind "a curve In the track where
o signal could not be seen. An instant
later IL dashed rapidly into view. Seeing
the frantic signals OF tho nagman from the
first section, engineer Ames reversed MS
engine and applied the air brake. Owing
To the high speed AT which the second Sec
tion Was running this did not seem ma
terially TO check its speed. and an instant
later. with afesrful crash. Engine 93O. with
q force no power GOULD resist, red uced the
rear oar to n shapeless mass of spin tered
timbers and twisted iron. The wreck of
the rear car was thrown high in the air.
falling back upon the eogins. The terrific
impact forced the arb sleeper into
This coach was filled with sleeping passen-
gers aud the scene which ensuod was one
of almost infinite horror. The engine
pioughed it's dreadful way literally
through the bodies of sleeping men and
women and blood besmeared the iron aud
wood of the shattered cars. The screams
of the injured aud dying. mingled with the
hiss OF the steam FROM the torn and twisted
boiler was terrible.
The passengers in the rear part Of the
train escaped with nothing more than u
severe shaking. Many OF them dressed and
hurried W ard TO assist in the work of
rescuing the u~nfortunates. who were still
pinned In the wreck. Several ply sIoians
were ON the cars and they alleviated with
the few resources at their command, the
sunerings of the wounded. Sheets and
table cloths Were torn in two for bandages
and wounds skillfully dressed, while brave
and kindly women minlstered To their
wants with coffee hastily prepared and
with cups OF water.
The crash was plainly heard In Manteno,
and In q lew minutes the residents of the
village were upon the scene In force.
Houses near the spot were hastily thrown
open. and each became an impYovised hos
pital- Surgeons from kankakee were has
tily summoned, and several of them. to-
gether with other residents of Eankakee.
FASTENED to Mantenn. AS the labors or the
relief party proceeded. dead and dying
were found mingled with those whose
lives were prOyIdentially preserved, but
VITO had been rendered unconscious by
their injuries a pathetic incident Was the
death OF Ar. Chris kimmel. o. Dayton. o.,
and the serious injury of his wife. Mrs.
kIInmeI. suffering untold agony. was re-
moved from the wreck q few moments be-
fore the torn and bleeding remains OF her
husband were lald beside her oil the
ground. Notwithstanding her terrible suf-
ferIugs. Mrs. Kimmeis .hrst Thought WAS
for the safety of her husband. " hen site
was informed that he was dead. her grief
was mex pressible. She begged those who
were caring for her 10 put her out of her
misery. begging. III TT, mnlous tones. for
somebody TO put a pistol Co her head and
end Der now desolste existence.
81. Lnke's Hospital. in this city. was be-
si-ged to-day by friends of those who were
Oh the wrecked tram. Doctors and purees
were kept busy attending the injured. A
ty picai scene was that presented at the cot