The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-19
COSTLY AND FATAL.
Disastrous Wrock on the Evans
vile & Terre Hauto Railroad
Caused by Break In the Rosdbed Owing to
Overflow Ing Waters Futile Attempt OF
the Railroad onfeiais Ia suppress the
News-The Killed and Injured.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, March io.-The
Chicago and Nashville limited passen-
ger train, south-bound from Chicago,
was wrecked this morning at 1880
o'clock at point one mile south OF
Hazelton. Ind, and 81 miles south OF
Evansville, on the Evansville A Terre
Hautc road. IL was a very difficult
matter to secure accurate information,
a. the railroad officials were unusually
reticent and refused Evansville and
Hazelton newspaper men transporta
ton to the scene of the wreck. The
latest and most reliab report is that
live men were killed and two seriously
injured, as follows:
The Killed.
Herbert Allen, of this city. head
janitor state house, caught in the
smoking car and drowned.
Joseph coleman, of Evansville, loco
motive fireman.
John Sears, of Terre Haute. con-
ductor.
Two unknown men.
The Injured.
Brakeman llaueisen. of [ his city. ana
j. B Henderson, brother of ex state
Auditor Henderson. Both are Sc
riously injured. but they viii recover.
They are at IA house near the scene of
the wreck.
The accident was the result of the
heavy rains in southern Indiana since
Saturday. White river. near Hazel
ton overfiowed, and the backwator
washed out ill on which the Evans
Vile x Tcrre Haute's tracks are laid.
All trains were running on slow or
ders as the roadbed was known To be
in bad condition.
When the Cannon Bali train
reached the fill this morning the en-
bankment suddenly gave way, and the
engine. baggage car and part of the
smoker dropped into about six feet of
water. The engine turned over, but
the baggage ear remained upright.
The smoker hung over the end of the
track. The sleeper remained ON the
track.
Engineer John McCutchan escaped
death by jumping, but his fireman,
coleman. was caught in the cab and
drowned. Conductor Sears. Brakeman
Baldwin. Mr.. Allen and the two un-
known men were III the smoker.
Haueisen was near the door. When
the baggage car went down the jar
threw him against "A seat, injuring one
OF his legs. He crawled out the door
and swan considerable distance 10
reach land.
Mr.. Henderson was injured by being
thrown against seat.
Nrecking trains were sent immedi-
ately to the scene. but the railroad
officials are unable To state when traf-
dc will be resumed. The passengers
not injured in the wreck We're carried
north to Nincennes; thence over the
Big Four To Grayville; thence south
over the Peoria, Decatur 4 Evansville
road To Evansville. They are expected
h arrive here early in the morning.
Sheriff Covert and wife. Miss Ada
Ragon, State senator Leich and wifi,
and Representatives kratz and Pec1in-
paugh, OF this city. We're IN the party.
They were in the sleeper of the
wrecked train.
Supt. Corbett. who is at Hazeiton.
sent this message to President Barlow
late this afternoon:
IL have Just seen Mr.. VIM. +. Hem
derson. of kokomo, Ind, and Brake
man Haueisen. They were in the
smoker. They report five people in
the smoker at the time of the accident,
a. follows: Conductor Scars, BRAKEMAN
Hau,isen, Mr.. Henderson and Herbert
Allen tthe latter was an employe in the
state house at Indianapolisl aud one
man unknown.
doctors Davenport, Nor>ham and
Davis advise that lIaueisen and Hen
/ ierson are only slightly injured about
the legs by being caught by the seats.
l The other three, with Fireman Boie-
man, are lost.
DIR. Davis. of Deckers. reports the
lights all burning at the time. Our
men and others from here were in the
coach at the time and until three min
utes before it went into the stream,
and all corroborate what the doctor
says. and all agree that there wer,
only five men in the car. ] am advised
that sheriff Covert. of Evansville, just
went out Of the smoking car into the
ladies car. and he stated to Engineer
Hyde and others that there We're five
in the car, as stated.
THE trains were all on slow orders,
and this one was furnished with an
electric headlight
The damage to the roadbeds of the
Evansville n Terrc IIaute and the Ev-
ansville n indianapolis railroads To
date is estimated at $1,000. 00O
The action of the Evansville 4 Terre
Haute officials in attempting to sup
press all news of the wreck is severely
condemned on all sides. Twelve hours
after the accident they refused TO adj
NIT that more than two persons were
killed. although confronted with veri
fled list of five. 1t is possible tina,
more were killed. One report is that
Is collins were purchased at Princeton
ten miles south of the wreck, by tn,
company. 1t was reported to the
Courier at three o'clock this morning
that an accident had occurred, but tn
officials denied all knowledge of it.