The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-01


and the work of extricating the injured
passengers Was soon accomplished. The
hurt were carried 20 the University hos
pital, two blocks away, and their injuries
are being attended TO.
1t was the north bound southern az
press rom Washington for New York
that crashed into the Morton eccommo-
dation.
The president was on a special train fol-
lowing the express His train was delayed
about half an hour ami then proceeded to
New York. The tracks OF the Central d.
vision and the main line cross at this
point, the former trains running into the
Thlrty-second and Chestnat-st. station,
and the latter running into Broad-st. sta
ton. The accommodation bad the right
OF way, the express being blocked, but
owing TO the slippery condition
o: the tracks the engineer OF
the express was unable to
control his train and the
locomotive crashed into the third car of
the accommodation. The engineer OF the
express was unhurt, as was ALEC the fire.
man. No one en- the express was injured,
and the engine was damaged so slightly
that it proceeded to New York with the
train half an hour sfterward. when the
tracks had been cleared. The killed and
injured were confined to the third coach
of the accommodation and this com
pletely wrecked. Four persons were
killed and ten injured. OF the injured
none are dangerously hurt.
The list OF casualties is as follows:
Mr. and Mrs Z. T.. MINER of Media.
Miss MARIA READ of Media.
The Rev. JAMES WALKER OF Lenni.
The injured
GEORGE W. HAIEEs of Media
Miss GESEVIEVE ZANE of SwRrthmore.
The Rev. JACOB WIsEMAN Of Clifton
Heights.
Miss RACHEL HTLLBoRS of Swarthmore.
Mrs. JAMES WALKER, wife of the Rev.
Mr.. Walker killed.
Miss KATE kARCHER OF Morton.
Mrs. w. II. LINDERNUTH of Morton.
J. II. HCSTRY Of Swarthmore.
Miss LILLE VI. LEWIS.
GEORGE TURNER.
Nesr'y all the wounded were injured
about the head and face
The Rev. James Walker. one of the VIC
tins OF the disaster, was the rector OF Cal
vary protestant episcopal church at Rock
dale, Delaware county. near Lenni sta
ton. where ne had been located for
dozen years past. tie was fity-fve
years of age.
Mr.. Walker and his wife occupied q seat
in the center OF the passenger coach on
the side where the collision occurred, the
former occupying the seat next to the
window. and when the crash cane he was
INSTANTLY killed. Mrs. Walker was thrown
from her seat by the collision and dashed
against the rails of the seat on the opDO-
site side OF the car, and received severe
scalp wound and also some internal in
juriee.
Edward L. Mintzer, ir., who was killed,
was about fortY-fye wears of age and was
the trust officer of the real estate invest
ment company CT this city. Mrs. Mintzer,
who was sitting BY his side in the car, was
also killed. both being decapitaiec.
Miss Maria Il. Reeves of Media, the
fonrth victim, was taken out of the wreck
alive but she died on the way TO the hos
pital.
The passengers on the express train
rendered what aid thev could 10 the in
jured passengers. out no one was more
energetic than Congressman Charles i.
BelknaD OF Michigan. He did splendid
service in rescuing the wounded and car
ing for tie dead -
Several other names have been added
TO the list OF the injured. but their hurts
are not serious. half dozen others
whose names cannot be learned had their
injuries dressed at the hospital and then
departed.
Congressman John Robinson of Media,
Pa. was on the express train. He said it
was miraculous that so many persons on
the accommodation escaped alive, consid-
ering the force with which the trains col
lided.
After reversing his engine and applying
the brakes the engineer of the express
jumped. but the fireman stuck to his post.
The responsibility for the fatal accident
this morning seems TO rest upon Engineer
Jones OF the express Charles Bockius,
the towernan. Saws that he had the danger
signal up Tor the express to stop, but that
II was ignored aud the crash followed.
Jones could not be seen tonight but his
wife said that her husband told her
that he did not see the danger signal dis
played until be was almost ND to the &C.
cOmOdatiOn. then he did everything in his
power To stop the train. but the heavy cars
slipped on the icy tracks ami the engine
went through the car OF the accommoda-
tipp