The Dickinson press., 1895-02-02
SPREAD OF RAILS
n CAUSES A Fatal. WRECK IN lN.,
- DIANA.
A Train on the vandalia Noad.
While Going at Full speed. Is
Thrown From, the Trnck-Tvo
People Killed and Several
Injured.
ZELDA sEGUlN WALLACE Hurt.
The Once Noted Opera Singer IL
Anong the Injured, hut IL Not
Seriously Hurt.

Indianapolis. Jan. 10. - A terrible
wreck, causing loss of life and MANNED
limbs. occurred at C0atsville. VAN
.daliA train No. 9 was wrecked by the
spreading of the rails. Two persons
were killed almost instantly and 80
cor 40 Were seriously injured. The
train was running at full speed and
i was about twenty minutes late. 1t had
lust passed the town Of Coatsville, and
was rounding curve when the track
spread. The private car of President
McKeen, which was in the rear,
Jumped the track. This was followed
by the parlor car and then the ladies'
car. All went of the track, the two
rear cars going down the embankment
ten feet before the train could be
stopped. The smoker left the track
but did not go over.
The two rear cars caught fire but
were extinguished when the work of
rescue began.
A man died soon after being taken
from the car. In his pocket were
1oundt letters indicating that his name
was John w. Norton, manager of the
Grand opera house at st. Louis. He
was taken to school house uncon-
ecious and lived only a short time. He
did not speak.
Mrs. W. S. Towers, Carthage, Mo-,
was carried from the car and died
while being taken to the school house.
The injured were carried to houses
on the north side of the track and soon
the towns people and physicians gath.
cred to give assistance
The injured are Margaret Roberts,
!6T Park avenue, INDIANAPOLIS. in
1ured about. the face and breast: In
ternal injuries. Ewing w. Whiting,
Mrs. Ewing O. Whiting, Boston: seri-
. o,1sly. 8. Neugon, Vigo. Tex. probably
fatally. F. L. Wrap. DR.. H. j. Talbot,
Indianapolis. seriously. Mrs. N. w.
Feguson, Terre Haute. Mrs. d. Hud-
: son, Green Castle, Ind. Gertie Parrish,
four-year-old girl, Palestine, iii. w.
IS: Towers, Carthage, Mo- d. w. Mond-
shall, Terre Haute; seriously. Lulu
Sheets, Indianapolis. J. J. Lea. Mans.
field. Ohio. J. w. Cravens, editor
N3reen Castle, Ind, World. Mrs. Zelda
SeEuin Wallace, Indianapolis. Richard
Tnneh. Brazil, Ind, head hurt. ]. w.
z Mitchell Tefre Haute, skull fractured.
Mrs: Deid. Omaha, badly bruised. j..
ii. Dillon. travelling salesman, New
York. Mrs. ]. P. Fl. Dillon. New York.
Il. ". ID. Beebe, Pfris. Ill. Frank
; Gully, Washington, Pullman conduc-
tor. Mrs. Rothschild, Ogden, Utah.
Mrs. ID. Z. Anderson. Green Castle,
Ind. Mrs. Fescus. Terre Haute. An
drew Johnson, Pullman porter. Charles
Jones, colored porter, Indianapolis q.
n. Carson, Elmira, N. Y. O. Sher.
wood. Nyack, N. Y. W. ]. Sherwood,
sNyack. N. Y. C. III. Schmienmier. Ey.
: ansyille. Ind. Congressman Farris,
badly cut Others were slightly in
5ured.
Zelda Seguin Wallace is a woman Of
national reputation. A few years ago
few OF better voice or more grace trod
the operatic stage. She was a MEM
Der first of the famous Riching opera
company and Of the Parepa Rosa.
Emma Abbott and other equally fam,
GUS opera companies. A year ago she
Appeared at the May music festival IN
this city. She - . wonderfully well
preserved woman. Mrs. Wallace is
the wife Of ex-Depnty Postmaster Da-
vid Wallace who is son Of Gov.
Wallace and a half-brother Of Gen.
Lew Wallace. Mrs. Wallace has tel
egraphed relatives here that she was
not dangerously injured.