The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-07
ThEee Men Sleeping In a CabOose and
1.-THE Fireman of One of the En-
gInes Instantly Killed.
ONE OF THE BODIES cREMATED
HEART TORN OUT AND FOUND NEAR
THE INCINERATED BONES.
All. the Victims Married Men
EIS<hteen Persons Injured iII Troll
hey Car Collision at Atlanta.

SPECIAL to the indianapolis Journal
LtSGANSPORT, Ind, Oct 6.-Four men
wert killed and much property destroyed
in 4 railway wreck on the Logansport di-
visisn of the Panhandle two miles east of
ONWARD and fourteen miles east Of this city,
at ;: o'clock this morning. The dead are:
Ais. GALBREATH. brakeman, Logans-
port
JCiHN HUTCHINSON. fireman. Logans-
porg
gansUort
EkBERT GREELEY, conductor. Logans-
ports
TIE wreck occurred on the Bradford
braIich and was the worst that has hap
Pendd in years in this vicinity. Two sec
tioni of train No. 70. a through freight.
wesf bound, came together with such force
that the engine OF the rear section and
fourteen cars and the cabOose attached TO
the engine of the forward section, which
comSosed that train, were demolished. The
traif running i'm three sections. the
first, section reaching this city on time.
At tle point of the accident. however. the
engihe of the second section went dead"
and a brakeman was sent back TO flag the
third section. which was following close
behi.Id. The brakeman was a green man.
and. instead of using the torpedo, attempt
ed ~ flag the train with his lantern, but
the smorning being extremely foggy, the
signzI was not seen and the third section
crashed full speed into the rear of the sec
ond section. In the rear cab pose were
Galt-eath. Brosius and Greeley. who were
deao:- heading home from Hartford City,
wheFe they had been with the construction
forcS. They were asleep and were buried
under the wreckage. which at once caught
fire from the demolished engine OF the third
section. The engine of the second section
was mot badly damaged. When the engine
strusk the caboOse il reared up turned a
comslete sommersault and landed on it's top
in tire ditch. The fourteen cars Of the train,
several of them refrigerator cars. were
piIeG on top of the engine and cabooses.
the 'wreckage taking fire from the over
TURNED engine.
The engine OF the third sect N was in
charge of Frank Patterson en- fneer and
Johr Hutchinson, fireman, of this city.
When the crash came Patterson jumped
and escaped with only minor bruises. but
Hutchinson was caught and went down
with his engine The trainmen succeeded
in e tting the bodies of Galbreath, Hutch
insoIs and Greeley from the wreckage be-
fore the flames got to them. but Brosius $
body was buried so far under the debris
that IL was impossible TO reach it. and it
was cremated.
wrecking crews from this city were
quickly on the scene, as was also a chem
zeal engine which had been summoned and
taken out on a special train. The chemical
soon succeeded i'm getting the flames under
control. and effort was made TO get the
body. OF BTosius. but little of it was found.
except a few charred bones and bits of
clothing. rhe body must have been hor-
ribly mutilated. however. for the heart
and several bits of flesh were found sew
ersl feet from the charred remains.
Wish the exception of Hutchinson. all
the dead men were married and leave
families The bodies were brought to this
city The wrecking crews succeeded in
clearing the track this afternoon. In the
meantime all traffic was delayed.