The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-10
EARTH CAVE WAY
And Let Fast Flying Express
Train
Into Ten Feet of Water Near
HazletOn, Ind.
EARLY NEWS AWFUL.
Said That Whole Carloads Had
Perished in the Wreck.
Later Reports Say Five Train
men Alone We're Killed.

Louisville, March 10.-A special to the
Times from Princeton. Ind, says: Pas
senger train No. on the Evansville &
Terre Haute railroad went into ditch
at Hazleton this morning at 4 o'clock
The e-nbankment gave way from the
strain of the water from White river
The entire train now lies in ten feet
of water. 1t is not known at this hour
how many lives were lost. 1t is re-
ported that Conductor Stinson and En-
gineer Sears and the fireman have been
taken out dead.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 1O-Word
has just been received at the union sta
ton in this city that fifteen people are
known to have been killed in the
Evansville & Terre Haute wreck near
Princeton, Ind, this morning. 1t is
feared that a number of Indianapolis
people are among the victims of the
wreck. No names are as yet obtain
able. An express messenger named
Hill, who arrived from Terre Haute at
IL o'clock. says that information had
been received at that place that all the
passengers in the day coaches were
dead and still under water and that
the sleeper was resting on top of the
coaches.
Evansville. Ind, March 1O.-The most
disastrous wreck that has ever oc-
Cured on the Evansville & Terre Haute
railroad occurred this morning between
IL and o'clock as the train known as
the midnight cannon BALI from Chi
cago was coming south over the road.
The recent rains have had terrible
effect on the roadbed and the entire
service of the road has been directed
since last Friday getting the road in
shape for travel. 1t was pronounced
safe last night and train service was re-
suned. All trains had orders to pro-
ceed cautiously on slow time Tor safety
and the train that was wrecked was
coming on under these orders
AT a point three-quarterS of a mile
north of Hazelton, Where the roadbed
is built on an embankment, the en-
bankment suddenly gave way and the
enginet baggage car and a part OF the
smoker went down.
gage car remained upright The smoker
hung over the abyss. Engineer Nc
CutcheOn escaped death, but his fire
man, Joe Boleman was killed. Con-
ductor Sears of Terre Haute, who was
in the smoker, was also killed. 1t is
reported that there were fifteen pas
sengers in the smoker. All of these
were killed.
1t is impossible to get their names, as
they are still in the wreck Shortly
after the train went down the crevasse
spread and it is now 100 feet wide The
baggage car and smoker, which cor
tains the Inflated passengers, have
fioated off into the field Where the
accident occurred there is long
track is laid. This is surrounded by
backwater from the White river. 1t
is supposed that groundhOSS had Dur
rowed under the embankment TO get
away from the flood and that the water
which followed made the accident or
this morning possible
The sleeper and the ladies' coach were
taken back to Vincennes- Many Evans
VILE people were in the sleeper, includ-
ing State Senator LEIGH and wife, re-
turning from Indianapolis, and Sheriff
Covert and wife Miss Ada RaSon.
returning from the Inauguration Of
President Mckinley. They sent reaS-
surfne kilograms of their safety
Chicago. March 1O.-At l o'clock the
general officers of the road in ChIcaSo
gave out the statement that the oI1clat
report of the chief dispatcher showed
no loss of life among the passengers
The loss of five trainmen was stated
as the total number.
The officials deny that the smoker
Evanvilie, Ind, March 10.--The en-
gine turned over, the baggage and ex-
press cars following The smoker and
other coaches remained on the tfack-
Engineer McCutcheon escaped Fire
man Joe Bateman of Evansville ana
Conductor Sears of Terre Haute were
killed. All other trainmen and pas
sengers escaped.
LATEST REPORTS
Chicago, March 1O.-The following IS the
statement made to the Associated Press
at 20 p. by the OFFICIALS OF the fNAils-
vile & Terre Haute railway:
Evansville & Terre Haute tram NO D
which leaves Terre Haute at l2;M a n
was wrecked by going through lt1s l1estss 49,.
at White river bridge at Deckers, Ind-
The engine, baggage. mail .,s alld sIiiSe1iIs ars
of Terre Haute and Fireman BoieInan OF
Evansville, were killed me casual'l5s 1I5 les aS
Conductor and fireman and three pas
sengers, names unknown Killed
v5,li,o and Society.