Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
AN AWFUL WRECK.

Coiehour. Ill.,, Near Chicago. the Scene Of
Wreck that Caused the Loss Of Ter
Lives add Inflicted Serious Injurfes to
Many Cthers-Resu.t of Carelessness-
CHICAGO. Sept. s.-Two fast trains
on the Pennsylvania crashed into each
other near Colehour, a small town
near the Indiana state line, yesterday
morning, and in an instant ten lives
were lost and nearly score of other
unfortunates were manned and man
gled.
The casualty appears to have been
the result of an inexcusable blunder by
even the railroad officials. Two trains
were scheduled to pass south on the
single line of track between Colehour
and Hammond, Ind, constructed by
the Pennsylvania to meet the ext
gencies of the Worlds fair traffic. At
about the same time train was due
north on the same track, and this ap-
peared to be fully understood in the
train dispatcher's office. It was ar
ranged to give the north-bound train,
due at the Union depot at $50 o'clock
with milk and way passengers from
Valparaiso, Ind, the right of way, and
it was ordered to proceed toward Chi
cago and did SO at the rate of 80
miles an hour.
In the meantime Nos. Is and 12, the
latter the Panhandle limited express,
were supposed to have been held on the
double track at Colehour to wait the
passage of No. 45, the milk train. Or
ders were given the operator at Cole-
hour to hold No-6, but nothing was
said to him about No. 12. He obeyed
orders, and No 1aswas allowed to enter
upon the single track On its schedule
time, running 40 miles an hour di-
rectly 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 its way
and was rounding slight curve when
the milk train was sighted ahead, and
the trains, scarcely slackening their
speed in the short distances. dashed
into each other. The wreck which en-
sued was complete. The engines
crews saved their lives by jumping.
THE KILLED.
Chester E. Coffin, Carthage, Ind.
A. S. Temple, manager of Schiller
theater, Chicago.
Emil Goldenrath, Chicago.
E. N. Bigney, freight agent of the
Wisconsin Central railroad.
Michael Vale, Louisville, KY.
J. D. Adams, Fairfield, ILL.,.
E. A. Barnard, Terre Haut e, Ind.
F. D. Fleming, Fairfield, Ill.
w. D. Richardson, 2117 State street,
Chicago
Albert Heinz, Vincennes, Ind.
VIM. Shouisher, New Albany, Ind.
Unknown tramp.
THE WOUNDED.
William Richter.
Edward Short, Knox county, Ind,
head hurt and internal injuries.
William Brewer, baggagemaster on
Louisville train; left leg cut off, internal
injuries,
Jos. Vale, 272 Lamplain street, Louis
vile, KY; head cut.
Claude Derber, train newsboy; right
foot cut off.
Hermann LIGHTER, Freelandsville,
Ind, head cut.
Harry Klein, vincennes, Ind; in
ternal injuries.
Joseph Vale, 1898 Johnston street,
Louisville, Ky; internal injuries.
VIM. Hill. Coburgh, Ind; skull frac-
tured; may die.
Henry Hogenmeyer, Sanborn, Knox
county, Ind; head cut.
John Brisco, Logansport, Ind; cut
about head and back hurt.
Casper Meyer, Vincennes, Ind; back
hurt, internal injuries.
VIM. Billings, Clyde, O.; head cut. left
leg crushed.