The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-10
TO THEIR HOMES HERE.
Arrival Of the Indianapolis Victim
Of the Wreck.

Arrival of the Indianapolis Victims
Of the Wreck.
Manned bruised and sore, the postal
crew of the ill-fated Vanlalia train was
brought to indianapolis early this morning
The first section OF ira No. arrived
nearly four hours late, and did not pull
into the Union Station until O'CLOCK. The
train carried the three injured indianapolis
clerks, J. NJ. Barnett, j. Byron HuInes and
c. G. Unversaw and the OHIO men, T. II.
Riley, H. w. b. Rousten and II. Albauga
Major Wilbur F. HIT chief Of the postal
service at this point. met the injured men
at the station and spared nothing taat
would add to their comfort. II. Albaugh,
of Covington, o., is the more seriously in
jured of the men. He was hurt in the back
and bruised about the forehead. Last night
he lay In the sleeper, very weak and un-
able TO move. T. III. Riley, OF
Effingham, ILL.,, porter of the postal
car with Oscar Van Horn and Il. Il.
Routsan, of Covington, occupied berths in
the sleeper They insisted that they were
not seriously injured. All three were
bruised but had no bones broken. c. G..
Unversaw, of this city. clerk in charge or
the wrecked car, was the most seriously
hurt of the Indianapolis sufferers. His in
juries are painful, and will prevent him
from active duty for several months. They
are chiefly confined to his hips and legs.
He was carried from the car, placed In an
invalid chair and wheeled to carriage.
Unversaw lives at No. 81 Pleasant street
with his wife and two children. He is about
j. Byron Hume, OF No. 11O4 North Della
ware street presented a sorry appearance
when he limped from the ladies' coach and
grasped the hand OF Major Hit. Inc
l,r-axy al a
but failed dismaIIy His injuries are pain
full but not serious. ). Nj. Barnett es-
capped with scalded hand and
few slight bruises, that made him vince
with pain as he walked. He avoided the
crowd about the station, and took car
riage for his home, at the corner OF Ala
baina and New York streets. On the advice
OF DR.. Rice chief surgeon OF the road, the
Ohio men were not disturbed at this point.
Joined the train at the scene OF the wreck
yesterday morning. and accompanied the
injured men as far as Greencasue Con-
ductor John Trfndle, who was in charge
of the wrecked train, came in on No. Z,
and was met by his son. He wore a BAN
dage about his right. hand. which, he said,
was the only injury he received. Conductor
Trindle lives at No. 2Ss Union street.
One of the severest sufferers OF the wreck
was Mrs. w. p. Bachelor, of Ruckle street.
this city. She was the train en- route
to visit relatives in Illinois. While her in
juries were not Of a serious nature. she
suffered distressing relapse Of heart trou-
bic. with which she has long been afflicted,
and for a time yesterday her condition was
thought to be dangerous. She was brought
home last night by her husband, who is
on Major Hits postal staff.
When the train drew in a young lady,
wearing a bandage about her head, hur-
ried from the cars and made a hasty in
qury as to the j., NJ & |. trains. She
eluded interviewerS and took passage on
the j., NJ. K /. for the south. Her name
could not be learned, but ii was understood
that she was on her way to her home in
southern Indiana from Indian Territory.
There was no delay at this point in the
TRANSPORTATION of the mail Major Eitt
sent out a full crew last night in charge OF
J. T. C. Watson. one Of Che veterans in
the service. Tim Miller deputy I'm the
office here, arrived with the mail from
Terre Haute last night. The injured clerks
all carried accident insurance, and singu-
lar feature Of Albaugh's insurance is the
fact that the premium on his three-thou-
sand-doilar policy was due to-day de had
arranged to meet the agent OF the insur-
ance company IN this city to-day, but by
a strange fatality was prevented from car
rying out his part OF the contract. All Of
the clerks were insured in the same COM