The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-21
CAUSED BY A BROKEN RAIL
LIE. g. W. Wreck at Peru, the Passen-
ger Train Crashing Through Bridge.
Two Killed and Thirteen Others Seriously In.
jured, Several of Whom May Die-George
Dorland and Engineer Griffin Dead.
specisl 10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind, Jan. 2O-One of the worst
railroad wrecks that has ever befallen the
Lake Erie 81 Western. and the first time
that they have ever killed passenger on
the Indianapolis and Peru division. oc-
Cured early this morning at the Wabash
river bridge. one mile south of this city.
The killed are:
back broken ana badly burned; lived but a few
hours after being taken from the wreck
scalded and injured internally; died at z o'clock
to- night.
Those fatally OF seriously injured are:
NJ LINING, express messenger of Peru, frae-
tured scalpula and terrible cuts about the head
injured internally.
RICHARD NEFf, of Peru baggagemaster, hip
hadly hurt and severe cuts ana bruises about
head and body; will recover
FREDERICK FOBEs, conductor. head and hips
badly bruised and burned; will recover
MRS. RELLA RABER, OF Denver, Ind, back and
head badly hurt but 1t is thought will recover.
dent and removed to her home tonight.
W. f. BRYAN. of Roanoke, Ind back and head
badly ana Of c a1S back hurt
and burned; Will recover.
WILLARD FISHER OF New York travelling for
Munce house, badly bruised and burned; Will
FRANK WADE. Of Peru, fireman, escaped by
jumping; a few slight bruises
A. CoNRADT, of Peru, hand cut and slightly
burned.
Of the fifteen persons on the train not one
esca ped serious injury. the above given be-
ing the most seriOua The injured were all
taken to the hospital in this city. with the
exception of Mrs. Raber. 1t Is feared that
interna injuries may result fatally in some
of the cases mentioned. The train is known
as the fast night express No. 16. north
bound. and is due in this city at 1:45. The
train was slightly late at Bunker Hill. and
came down the bill into this city at the
rate of forty miles an hour. At Bunker
Hill it ran ahead of the fast night
freight, and when within fifty feet of the
southern approach to the Wabash-riyer
bridge struck a broken rail. The engine
left the track, but continued along the
sleepers until the first abutment of the
bridge was reached. 1t is evident that the
cars left the track here, crashing into the
sides of the iron bridge. The first span at
once collapsed, sending the entire train to
the bottom, some thirty five feet, on to the
ice. The whole span. about one hundred
feet long, went down with the train, which
Immediately caught fire.
The crash was terrific. the cars breaking
into thousand of pieces. upsettins the
stoves, which immediately set fire to the
,debrs. and in lees than half an hour the
of express. smoker and chair oars The
uninjured succeeded In saving all the pas
scngeIs from being burned up, although the
escape of q number of them was wonder.
The engine fell backward and IS now hang
ing or standing head mp. against the pier
of the bridge. with the pilot on q level
with the rails. BagRageman Nett, as soon
as he eXtricated himself from the debris,
ran back the track to warn the freight
which was following. Notwithstanding
his severe injuries he succeeded in stopping
saved another wreck. as there is o
curve right at the bridge and with the
down-Rrade the train could never have
been stopped. The loss will probably
reach $4,000. Engineer Griffin has only
recently recovered from the bad wreck at
Fishers Station some time ago. In which
he was nearly killed and the engine
wrecked. The wreck is the worst ever
seen here. and thousands of people have
been there all day. A temporary track is
being built aud the passengers transferred
practically o new one. The rail was broken
Oft short, within one foot of the end.
OF the injured In tho Lake Erie wreck in
this city to-day, w. L. Bryan. of Roanoke,
was able to be removed to his home. The
condition of those at the hospital remains
the same, all being under the influence Of
opiates. The exact truth about how eeri-
ous may be their injuries cannot be told at
this time.
Grief for the Death Of George Dorland.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind. Jan. 20.-This city is sor-
rowing greatly over the death of George
c. Dorland, which WAS caused By the big