The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
EXPRESS TRAIN DlTCHED
SIX CARS TURNED TOPsY-TURVY AND
ONE BADLY WRECKED.
Two People Killed and Over Twenty
Most Residents of Maine.

| OLD TOWN, Me-, Jan. 29.-The ST. John
| train, No. 20, known also as the Provincial
express, was wrecked in the cut at Orono
Basin mills at 3:45 this afternoon, and six
cars, including the smoker, were turned
topsy turvy into the ditch. One of the pas
senger cars, in which were large number
| of persons, was almost entirely demolished.
Two persons were killed and more than a
score injured, several probably fatally. The
dead are:
JENNIE S. MURRAY, ST. Stephen N. B.
| MRS. d. CUNNINGHAM, Troy, Me.
| The injured:
| DANIEL CUNNINGHAM, Troy, Me-,
badly crushed about head and legs; will die.
| HOWARD L. MADDOX, Skowhegan, Me-,
| student at University of Maine, fracture of
| skull; will die.
STANLEY DEAN, Berlin Falls, N Y,
| compound fracture of skull; will probably
| die.
c. w. WHITTIER. Skowhegan, internally
| injured and cut about head.
MRS. JOHN TREAT, Enfield Me-, frac-
| ture of ribs, scalp wounds and other inju-
| rieS
JULIAN H. MERRILL, Portland, spine
| injured.
E. S. KRUGER. Kansas, scalp wound.
MRS. STANLEY BEAN, Berlin Falls N.
H. severely bruised.
r. B. M'LEAN, St. John, N. B., fracture
VI IlDS anu uSdu cut.
REV. ID. ]. MGRATH, Winn, Me-, inter-
nal injuries and scalp wound.
J. II. HINCH, Danforth, Me-, cuts on
head.
MRS MOSES p WADLEIGH, Old Town,
Me-, bruises and suffering from shock.
RUFUS r. PIERCE Old Town severe
contuSionS and cuts.
w. HINCKLEY, Old Town, leg injured.
]. B. RUSSELL, Old Town, face cut.
]. e. LEAVITT, Old Town, fractured
jaw
ISAAC VARNEY, Halliwell, fracture Of
collar bone.
ROBERT CARSON, ST. Martins, N. B.,
shoulder dislocated.
OSCAR E. WINCKLEY, Old Town, leg
injured.
MISS DAVIS, Old Town. cuts and bruises.
T. j. THOMPSON, Pittsburg, contusions
and back and chest injured.
FRANK JENKINS, Vanceboro, fireman,
cut about head and other injuries.
DIR. p. H. JONES, Springfield, Me- con-
tuSionS and injuries to chest
MRS. JOHN SWEET, Enfield, ribs frac-
tured.
REV MR.. JONES, Orono cuts on head.
MRS. P. H. JONES, Springfield, Me-,
scalp wounds, injuries to back and hip
MISS EAMES, Old Town, cut about face.
The train was running over the Maine
Central tracks, and left Bangor a little
H..
was due to spreading rails, the train was
running about thirty-five miles an hour 1t
was made up of combination baggage and
mail car, the parlor car Claribel, a smok-
ing car, two passenger coaches and the pri-
vate car of President f. A Wilson of the
Maine Central Railroad, which was occu-
pied by President and Mrs Wilson and two
ladies. The train is not scheduled to stop
at Orono, but the conductor found that a
number of univerEity students held tickets
for that station, so he signaled to the en-
gineer to make stop. 1t was just after
his signal that the accident came. No
worse spot for derailment can be found on
this stretch of railroad. There is a high
emban1ment for miles and every car save
President Wilson'S was overturned at the
same time rolling down into the ditch The
mass or wreckage fortunately did not take
nre, as the cars were equipped with steam
heating apparatus. Those who escaped un-
injured or with minor bruises quickly went
to the rescue of those imprisoned In the
cars. The Orono people came quickly and
worked rapidly, improvising sT Ners and
taxing the wounded to the nearesl houses.
Word was sent to Bangor for help and
wrecklng train responded, carrying a num-
ber of surgeons.
The deep snow and the intense cold, for
1t was thirty degrees below zero this morn
ing, was a great hindrance to the rescue
work. People who could not use horses 10
reach the wreck drew sleighs by hand The
injured were carried into Orono. The
toWnspeople threw open their houses and
the village inn was turned into a hospital
MRS. Murray was killed outright in the
car MRS. Cunningham was alive when
rescued, but died a short time after while
being carried into Orono. Her husband
Deacon Cunningham, has no chance to re-
cover. As fast as the injured We're attended
Bangor HOSPITAL on a SDeciaI train