The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
Property Loss Is Large and the Delay
to Traffic VIII BE Serious for
Considerable Time.
COLLISION OF TROLLEY CARS
THREE PERSONS KILLED, FIFTEEN
HURT NEAR NORFOLK, VA.
MotOrmnn Disobeyed Orders, Causing
the wreck-Brother of Mai. Waller
Badly Hurt-Other Casualties.
special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY. Ind. Aug PA disas-
trous wreck, in which four men were killed,
occurred this morning on the Southern
Railway between Edwardsville and George
town. about ten miles west of this city. A
string OF ten cars ran down a grade and
struck a freight train. The collision oc-
Cured on a trestle fifty feet high and
fifteen freight cars and both engines were
hurled into the gully below. The freight
train had two engines hauling it up the
heavy grade between this city and George
town. The killed are:
REDFORD DEVOL, engineer. Louisville.
b. cox, fireman. Princeton.
ALONZO ROSS. brakeman Miltown. Ind.
They were in the first engine of the dou-
ble-header. In the second engine were
Engineer Harry GoodaIe. Fireman Meyer
and Brakeman Frank Burns. of Princeton.
Meyer slightly injured. The bodies of
the three dead trainmen were not recovered
from the wreck for several hours after the
accident.
The two trains were east-bound The
first section was at Edwardsville and was
doing some switching Ten cars had been
left on the main track and started to roll
down the grade. The crew was busy
cars until too late to stop them. Midway
between Edwardsville and Georgetown the
cars met the second section which was be-
ing drawn by two engines. Walter Alvis
was conductor of the first section and A. G..
Lewis. Of this city, was in charge of the
second
wrecking crew from this city and
Princeton had the track cleared for traffic
s, Tha ms of
Ross and Cox were taken to their homes
this evening.
A dispatch to the Journal from Princeton
gives more serious aspect to the list #
injured than the foregoing. the list being
as follows:
HARRY GOODALE. engineer. Princeton.
fatally; has a family.
c. F. MEYER. fireman. Princeton; not
seriously.
Brakeman Osborne, of Princeton. is said
to be missing. There was great difficulty
in rescuing Meyer. His voice could be
heard under the debris but it was over
six hours before he was located. The dis
patch continues
"A report has reached this city that
Brakeman Osborne was on the cut of cars
which ran down the grade. and that he
is missing. The report cannot be officially
confirmed as reliable news from the wreck
ers here hesitate about confirming details.
A wrecking train went from the shop
here early this morning and later train
loaded with timbers for rebuilding the
trestle was sent. Nearly all the division
officers went with the wrecker. Mrs. Good
ale. wife of the injured engineer was TAX
en- 10 Georgetown on one of the specials.
There was little hope of her getting there
in time 10 see her husband alive.
Traffic east of Huntingburg will be shut
OFF for at least twenty-four hours. All
trains are being routed from Huntingburg
over the Evansville branch TO Evansville,
thence to Louisville via the Texas. Ac-
cording 10 railroad men here. this is the
worst wreck on the division in many years
and the money damages will be many thou
sands OF dollars. besides a serious delay
in traffic. The grade this side of the
Georgetown tunnel has been the scene of
several serious wrecks In the past few
years. IL Is necessary 10 use two engines
hill
THE dead trainmen were brought to this
city tonight on a special. and the bodies
were delivered TO the relatives. A gloom
has been cast over Princeton. as the dead
trainmen all good citizens and COM
petent railroad employees.