New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-27
TRAIN WRECK KILLS THIRTEEN
OVER TWO SCORE INJURED ON WABASH
RoAD-CARs FALL FROM TREsTLE.

Peru. Ind. June 2s-Thirteen persons were killed
and nearly fifty were seriously injured in a wreck
of train No. 8. the west bound Wabash Limited
nine miles west OF this city, at f2:S0 a m. to-day
A number of the dead were italian immigrants
bound for Colorado. whose names are not known
Several Of those injured undoubtedly will die. The
list of dead follows:
Cruise Mrs Matte wife joe Cruise. of New-York
MUEHLvIC. Fannie sister OF John Muehvic. Of
New-York
BENIN Luigi. of New-York
Five Italian men. names unknown.
Two italian women names unknown
Three italian babies.
The corrected list of those injured makes the
number forty-fou,.
Two sections of Train No. 3, one coming from
Detroit and the other from Toledo. were CONSOLE
dated in this city into train of eleven cars. max
ing up the flyer for its journey TO St Louis. II
consisted of combination baggage and express.
combination baggage and smoker, day coach, emil
grant coach, three chair cars three sleepers and
the private OF William Gotten. general super
intendent of the Iron Mountain Railway. Having
left this city hour late, the train was speed
ing westward high rate, when, at point
nine miles west the engine plunged through n
trestle which had been undermined by the recent
heavy rains The embankment both sides of
little stream dropped at a sharp degree a dis
lance of forty feet.
Owing the momentum of the train, the engine
appeared TO leap nearly across the abyss. plunged
into the soft earth the opposite side, and fell
back to the bottom. The engineer and fireman
were thrown from the cab, but not seriously hurt.
The express and the first chair car were tele-
scoped. The emigrant car, followed by two chair
cars, went down the left side of the track. and
the first sleeper pitched forward upon the mass of
debris Its windows and trucks were broken but
none of the occupants were injured. The remain
ing cars also left their trucks. but were not badly
damaged IT was in the emigrant and day coaches
that most of the deaths and injuries occurred.
Heavy foliage lined the banks both sides of
the culvert, the approach TO which was over a
reverse curve"
There was absolutely by which the
engine crew could the impending danger In
fact. the engine ran out upon the trestle before
the structure gave way. The night was intensely
dark For a few minutes after the fatal plunge
and dreadful crashing timbers, the stiffness
was only broken by the cries of the injured.
Trainmen caught up their lanterns and rushed TO
the neighboring farmhouses for assistance. The
farmers with their wives and children. bearing
torches hasened TO the scene and all efforts were
made to give FIRST aid to tho injured Tcle-
phone MESA yes were dispatched TO this city, and
train, which carried them 10 the scene The in
jured were placed aboard the cars and brought to
possible was done TO ameiorate their condition
of which was the one performed on John William
SON. the news agent, q lad OF fourteen years. Both
the boys arms both his legs and the right shoulder
blade were broken Under the surgeons knife the
lad bore up wonderfully, and possibly may recover.
For a time after the rescuers reached the scene
OF the wreck little could be done IN ne way Of re
moving the aead hundredS OF IONS ms OF IwIIted ron
unfortunate emigrants crushed. But by means
OF wrecking dcrricks the mass was gradually
opened, and by daylight nearly all the dead had
been removed 10 this city.
ST. Louis June 2s.-In official report OF the
wreck. made TO President Ramsay. It is stated
that thirteen persons killed. three probably
fatally and eleven seriously hurt and thirty-one
slightly bruised and woman passenger Is
missing. OF the total killed and injured seven
were employees; Only one body, that OF Fanny
Muehlvic. has been identified.
According 10 the official report. the wreck was
caused by the washing out Of a culvert, II IL
stated that no person I'm the last sleeper or the
private ear Of General Superintendent Cotter was
injured