Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-29
GOES OVER AN EhBANRMENT
IT, Louis Flyer on the Big -Four Wrecked
Near Avon.
THREE PASSENGERS ARE BADLY INJURED
TeiephOne on nm Adjoining Farm is
Used and surgeons from other
Towns Are soon SUM
moned q this scene.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. 2s.-Passen-
ger train No. 40. the 81. Louis fyer on the
Big -Four, was wrecked at 1880 this morning
on a high embankment a half mile west Of
Avon, Hendricks county, just across the
line from Marion county, and six miles east
Of Danville.
Three passengers we're seriously injured
and a dozen or more were slightly, but not
fatally, hurt. go
The train was running at high speed and
struck a broken railr The engine and two
mall cars passed over It safely. but the
other cars left the track. The New York
sleeper on the rear end rolled over twice
and down the embankment OF twenty-five
feet, landing bottom side up.
1t contained three passengers. the porter
and the conductor. The sleeper next to 1t
was from Cleveland. In 1t we're eleven
passengers.
Cars Turn Completely over.
This car turned completely over, but re-
mained at the top OF the embankment. The
imprisoned passengers got out by breaking
out of the windows and all escaped with
slight injuries. ,.t
The .pext sleeper broke down at the. for
Ward end and stood across the track. No
one In this car was hurt.
The two forward cars next to the mail
cars left the track. but did not turn ever.
A telephone on an adjoining farm was
used to send for help, Danville was notified
nrst and every available surgeon in the
town was sent to the wreck. At the same
time Indianapolis was notified and a special
train with wrecking crew was made up as
hastily as possible.
At. .. O'Clock this morning the train had
been searched and all the passengers had
been accounted for. They we're put into
tho, mail cars and taken to Danville. Ar
engagements we're at once made to take
them west, as all were able to travel. They
are due to reach st. Louis at noon.
Some of the Injured.
A partial list Of the injured is as fol-
lows: .e. -.,.
Mrs. Anna Ehgiehart, Middleport, o., ter
ribly cut about the head; injuries may be
fatal. ,~' ,' ~
Mrs. Stephen EngIehart, MiddIeport, O.,
seriously cut about head and bruised on the
body.
Ira L. Klein. Cleveland. face badly
bruised.
Otto Gresham, Chicago. son Of the late
Waiter q. Gresham, shoulder sprained.
Charles w. Wood, Los Canos, California,
head injured.
NeVt6e bfanut FOrIOlk, H., signify IN
jured.
= J. O. Harris. 81. Louis, Pullman car por-
ter, badly bruised.
George G. Doan, st. Louis, conductor
Pullman car. hips and back badly injured.
Samuel Ellis, Jersey City, N. j., porter
Pullman car, arms sprained and hand
mashed '+
The others were only slightly injured.
Second Accident Occurs.
The train was delayed until 6 o'clock a.
m. Then q new train was made up and the
run to 81. Louis was resumed. The train.
was running at a high rate of speed. thirty
nve miles beyond the scene Of the first
wreck. when 1t ran into In open switch at
Carbin. The engineer saw the danger. but
was running too fast to stop.
The front trucks OF the engine left the
track and another delay was caused. No
body was hurt In the second wreck and
little damage was done. All the persons
injured near Danyille we're taken to st.
Louis in charge Of DR.. Ford. the company
surgeon. All will recover.