The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-24

Badly Hurt, but ImprOving-Fireman
TayIOr's Funeral To-Day.

Train No. II, the one that was wrecked,
left here yesterday at 4:05 on time for Gin
cinnati. 1t consisted of two mail cars, two
baggage cars smoker a passenger coach
and two Wagner sleepers The
made up to the point of the wreck without
incident. No. II was due at Griffiths at
Cos and was time to the second. There
are number of curves as the road runs
into Griffiths. and the train rounded
one of them and came in full view of the
town engineer Diver and his fireman saw
the gravel train several hundred feet
away, but moving rapidly towards them
Diver threw the air and reduced the
speed of the train to about ten miles an
hour. The gravel train, however, was GO
ing along at twenty-five-mile gait. Diver
and his fireman jumped just before the
crash came and escaped injury. Engineer
Samuel Hart and fireman Frank Taylor.
of the gravel train, did not have time TO
jump. however. and were with the wreck.
Taylor was instantly killed. Hart was
thrown from the cab on to a stone wall
some distance from it. His face was bad
ly cut by the wall and his back was pain
suffered bad bruises of the hands and
limbs His feet and hands were swollen
TO twice their normal size.
John +. Stickel was the baggage master,
and he resides at No. III Hoyt avenue,
this city. He was thrown violently against
the sides of the car, but was not stunned
or injured He picked himself up when the
cars ceased tumbling about and hurried
10 the assistance of the others. The first
he Hart, lying by the side
Of the stone wall, unconscious Stlckel
bore the injured man to a place near by,
and accompanied him to the Betts-street
Hospital, Cincinnati. Hart resides at No.
1913 Fletcher avenue, this city He has a
wife, and one child aged seven years. He
has been in the employ of the Big Four
for a number of years and is well thought
of Four years ago he was advanced from
fireman to engineer. Mrs. Hart was noti-
fed Of the accident to her husband and
left for Cincinnati yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. leaving her child in the care of
her mother. She telegraphed to friends
who are watching her house in her absence
that her husband was conscious and the
attending physician had hopes of his re-
| covery. 1t is thought Hart will be able 70
be brought home to-day. He lives at 1896
Fletcher avnue.
Frank Taylor. the dead fireman, resided
| at No. 15S Hoyt avenue. this city. He had
been in the employ of the Big Four foI
| children. the oldest eight years of age
Mrs. Briggs, whose husband is the con
| ductor of No - received word from hin
| that Taylor was killed. and also as to the
| details. Mrs Briggs in turn told Mrs. Tay'
| lor The latter was so overcome that she
| was unable to tell anything about her hus
| band. They formerly lived at Guilford
| Dearborn county, this State, where they
| were married some years ago. The parent:
| of both still reside there. Mrs. Taylor de
| sired TO have her husband buried there
| and telegraphed to have his body sent L
| his parents home She and her children
| left for Guilford yesterday afternoon a
8 O'Clock. The funeral services will be hell
| there this afternoon. a number of fellow
trainmen will attend, a number going from
| this city.