The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-15
CRAMER'S LAST RUN
ENGINEER BURIED UNDER G. II. & 1.
WRECK AT STONE STATION.
Passenger Train, While Going Thirty
Miles an Hour, Plunged Head
long i'm the Ditch.
DR.. MARTIN HANGS HIMSELF
WELL-KNOWN GREENFIELD PHYSI-
CLAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Ind, June H.-South-
bound passenger train No on the Grand
Rapids & Indiara. with D. w. Perry, con-
ductor, was wrecked at Stone Station four
miles south of here, at ESQ O'Clock this
afternoon. One was killed and several in
jured. The killed:
DAVID CRAMER. Of Fort Wayne, en-
gineer, crushed under his engine and body
not yet recovered.
The injured:
LEVI CRABILL. of Fort Wayne, fire
man, badly crushed and scaIded; may die.
MARTIN MENTSCH Of Fort Wayne
baggage master. badly hurt, but injuries
not serious.
STEPHEN MUNDY. of Grand Rapids
express messenger, badly shaken up, but
not seriously hurt.
The passengers, about forty in number,
escaped with shaking up and a few
scratches.
The story of the accident was learned
from Fireman Crabil while he was suffer
ing much agony at the residence of the
agent, shortly after the wreck. He said
that just as they passed the crossing, about
one hundred feet north of where the en-
CINE jumped the track he noticed that the
track was out of line, caused probably by
the intense heat. He saw Engineer Cramcr
after which all was blank until he found
himself on a cot beside the wreck. The
engineer lies under his engine with his hand
near the throttle and his body wedged in
between the tender and the frebox, in
about six inches OF space. The body can
not be rescued until the wreck train pulls
away the tender. The engine, No. 2, lies
on it's side across the often on the west side
of the track and almost at right angles
The baggage car lies on its side on the east
side. little further on is the wrecked
smoker, mostly on its trucks, but badly
damaged 1t obstructs the track The
womens coach broke loose from the
smoker in an effort to follow the engine
into the ditch and stands with its front end
over the ditch. The chair car, still coupled
to the car in front, stands with the rear
trucks on the rails which were badly
twisted, even the crossties being badly cut
into, and the track torn up for about one
hundred feet.
Luckily the local freight was standing
on the siding at the time the wreck oc-
CURED, there being no telegraph station at
Stone. Conductor Parry quickly
other assistance as was necessary. Drs.
Jordan and Frederick were early on the
ground.
The fireman states that both he and the
engineer the danger when within less
than two hundred yards of 1t. The en-
gineer imme 1iateiy reversed his engine.
but was too late to avert the accident.
Fortunately the track and right of way
were nearly On level at the scene OF the
accident or much greater damage would
have resulted The engine turned almost
completely over and threw the tender
ahead of it. The train was making thirty
to thirty-dve miles an hour, and was in
charge of Conductor Joseph Parry with j.
H. Browne as brakeman. The wounded,
except the fireman and baggageman, were
taken to Richmond