The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

FREMONT. O., Aug "a terrible
wreck occurred last night shortly after
10 o'clock at Lindsey, a small village of
about five hundred inhabitants eight
miles west Of this place. on the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railway.
An engine and three sleepers were bad
~ demolished and three people killed
outright, while fully twenty-five were
more or less badly injured.
The wreck was ca Used by the collision
of a west-bound passenger train and an
east-bound freight. Passenger train No.
8. the Pacific express, due at this place
at $50 o'clock. left here last night about
ten minutes late. The train consisted of
an engine. baggage car, two express
cars. three coaches and five sIeepers.
The coaches and sleepers were all we'll
filled with people. many of whom were
on their way to Chicago. At Lindsey.
the next station west of this place, the
train passed a local freight. No. "a.
which had been side-tracked TO await
the passing Of train No. O. The train
was running at full speed and passed
safely until the sleepers neared the
switch close TO the freight, when the
first three sleepers jumped the track and
ran into the engine Of the freight. The
engine was wrecked and the sleepers
crushed like egg shells.
Scene of the Wreck.
AS the sleepers were filled with pas
sengers, it seems a miracle that all We're
not instantly killed. The scene that fol-
lowed the collision was heartrending
The groans of the dying, the shrieks of
the injured and the kissing Of escaping
steam combined to add horror to a sight
that will long be remembered by those
who witnessed IT, Work was at once
begun TO render aid TO the injured and
those who were imprisoned in the ruins.
The disaster was Immediately reported
and an extra was made up at this place.
Drs- William Caldwell F. w Hibish. NJ.
B. Stamm and w. r. Heak had been in
the meantime summoned and the party
at once proceeded to the scene of the
wreck. The sight that greeted them
was terrible. The track for some dis
lance was covered with debris. beneath
which several persons were imprisoned.
Legs, hands and arms protruded here
and there from beneath the ruins. 1t
was later learned that the dead We're
Engineer Ward Lafferty of the local
freight, Charles Spane, a brakeman of
the same train. and Porter Robertson,
colored. of the sleeper Erie. of Chicago.
On the arrival of the medical party the
injured were at once taken care of. with
the united efforts Of the physicians of
this city and DTs. VOL and w L. Steir-
walt of Lindsey. About fifteen of the
injured who had received wounds of a
less dangerous character, after receiv-
ing surgical attention, proceeded on
their westward journey on that part of
the passenger train which escaped dam
age The others. who received serious
injuries. were taken 70 the hotel Nichols
and private residences. where they are
now receiving the best of care.
Killed and Injured.
The seriously injured are as follows:
Prof Emerson of Amherst college.
Gloucester, Mass, chest crushed, viii
die.
j. A Hamilton of Pittsburg. injured in
ternally. perhaps fatally.
Porter Stevens (colored). New York.
extent of injuries not known.
Porter Pelham (colOred) Of the sleeper
Orinoco, Chicago, injured internally.
very serious.
A H. West of Chicago. badly cut. not
serious.
Center Fielder Ryan of the Chicago
base ball club. bad cuts.
Catcher Kittridge Of Chicago base ball
club. cut about the head and body.
Those killed outright were:
Ed LAFFERTY, engineer of local
freight No. "a. residence Elyria. married
and leaves widow and four children
CHARLES SPANE. brakeman on
freight, residence Claysville, y. Y.
PORTER ROBERTSON (cOlored) OF
the sleeper Erie, residence Chicago.
Bodies Recovered.
About O'Clock in the morning the
wrecking train arrived on the scene, and
began the work of clearing the tracks
for the passage Of trains. About s
o'clock a m. the bodies of the three
railroad men were reached and taken
from beneath the ruins. They were
taken 70 the morgue of John Boyer and
there put in shape for transfer to their
different homes. The bodies were in
horrible condition and presented a most
sickening sight. Arms We're cut off. legs
torn and mangled and heads mashed
out Of all resemblance of human shape
At noon today "A special train arrived
from Toledo containing the officials OF
the road, and an examination and inves-
tigatiOn was at once instituted. The
wreck was cleared up that evening
trains can pass over this division. Prof
Emerson and Porter Pelham are now
in an unconscious condition and their
deaths are hourly expected. During the
day thousands Of people have driven
from all parts Of this county to visit the
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