The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-12
IN THE RIVER.
Terrible Disaster Near Hazelton. Ind,
Caused by the Flood-Cannonbal Train
on the Evansville q Terre Haute Wrecx.
ed-Several Lives Lost.


Caused by the Fiood-Cannopball Train
on the Evansville q Terre Haute Wrecx.
ed-Several Lives Lost.
VINcENNEs, Ind, March ia terri
BILE wreck occurred on the Evansville
& Terre Haute railroad Wednesday
morning. A south-bound passenger
Decker and Hazelton. The entire
train is reported to be in the river
with only one end of the last
coach sticking out. OF 35 passen-
gers only two are said to have
escaped. Conductor Sears and Fireman
Bowman were lost. The train had
passed over the bridge proper and had
reached long steep EN- bankment and
trestle. The swollen condition of the
river spred it under that part Of the
track which went down. There are
many conflicting stories placing the
loss of passengers at from Is to IS.
The wreck occurred at point just
south of the main span of the White
river bridge where a trestle is built
over along film. This fill has since
the recent floods been surrounded by
water from ten to Is feet deep. The
soggy condition of the ground
caused the trestle supports
to spread and the entire
train plunged into the water. Imme-
diately upon the receipt of the news a
messenger was sent overland from
here to the scene of the wreck, and
when last heard from he had aban-
doned his buggy on account of bridges
washed away and had to swim two
streams on horseback. Communication
is almost inaccessible, and there is
nothing to calm the grave apprehen-
sions felt. The train in descending
the embankment tore down the tele-
graph poles and all communication by
wire is cut off. All that the local Of
ficers have been able to learn indicates
that Engineer McCutcheon, Fireman
Bowman, Brakeman Haweisen, Conduc-
tor Sears and three passengers have
been taken out dead so far.
A relief party has just returned from
the scene of the disaster and report it
is not so great as at first reported.
The engine, baggage car and smoker
went down in the river. The sleeper
and ladies coach remained on the
track and the majority of the passen-
gers were saved thereby. The pas
sengers in smoker and baggage car,
Conductor Sears and Fireman
Bowman were lost. Engineer
McCutcheon leaped on the bank
and escaped. Mr.. Henderson, of the
Henderson Opera Co., was badly in
jured. The number of people in the
smoker is reported to be about $50.
The death of Fireman Bowman is the
last one of family.
1t was a very difficult matter to Sc
cure accurate information as the rail-
road was unusually reticent and re-
fused the Evansville and Hazelton
newspaper men transportation to the
scene of the wreck. The latest and
most reliable report is that five were
killed and two seriously injured as fol-
lows:
Killed Herbert Allen, of this city,
head janitor of the state house, caught
in the smoking car and drowned; JOS
Boleman, of Evansville, locomotive
fireman; John Sears, of Terre Haute,
conductor; two unknown men,
Injured: Brakeman Haueisen, of this
city; j. B. Henderson, brother of ex-
State Auditor Henderson. Both are
seriously injured but they will recover.
They are at a house near the scene of
the wreck.
A telephone message from Hazelton
is that another crevasse has appeared
between White river bridge and the
one where the train was wrecked. 1t
is spreading rapidly and the damage to
the roadbed will be very serious. 1t is
reported that an overcoat marked J. T.
Phillips was found floating on the
water the xvrao1y