The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29
Dead

The Dead
]. H. MILTON. Cambridge. Mass.
J. w. DRUCE. engineer.
r. r. WILKEY. engineer.
GEORGE MGRATH, fireman.
SIXTEEN UNIDENTIFIED BODIES.
FREDERICK ROMERO, Juarez Mexico.
H. w. HARKMAN. Saginaw. Mich.
FRED DONAHUE, Battle Creek, Mich.
BENJAMIN SANGER. mail clerk. New
York
G. s. GILBERT, fireman.
b. F. BRADFORD. Mayhill. New York
A. Is. SILvERTON, New York.
Slightly Injured
III. NJ. BONN. baggagemaster.
NJ NJ. IsELESON. mail clerk.
8. F. GLIDDEN. Cambridge. Mass.
II. HEASQUIRA. Hermosillo, Mexico.
G. s. WALKER. Tucson.
DIR. MYERS. Springfield. o.
B. HATTICK. Tombstone. A. T.
MISS IRENE WELLINGTON, Phoenix,
A T.
LON L. BRADFORD, Canyon City, COL,
travelling man.
Many others we're cut and bruised. The
son of j. NJ. Hilton. who was killed. es-
capped injury.
The Sunset Limited was several hours
late and stopped at Wallis Station. 1t was
in charge of Conductor G. w. Parker and
Engineer Jack Bruce. The conductor and
engineer had orders to pass an east-bound
freight train at wilmot Station. Another
order to meet the train known as the Cres-
cent City Express, at Edmond, awaited
them at Walls. This order, it Is said, the
operator failed to deliver. and the limited
passed out without the right of way, and
with no orders concerning the Crescent
City Express
When six miles west OF Walls. running
fifty miles an hour rounding sharp curve.
the limited crashed into the East-bound
train. The locomotive reared up and
crushed the boilers. The cars rushed upon
the piled-up. tangled mass.
Fire broke out in the wreckage and the
whole mass was soon in flames. Those
who escaped from the cars In the rear of
the trains ran to the rescue, but their
efforts were futile, as the flames were fed
with oil from the tenders of the locomo-
tives. Smoke from the burning oil and
cars blinded the .escuers. Even In the
face OF these obstacles the passengers and
trainmen rendered considerable aid to the
wounded. Many Of these were quickly re-
moved and taken to places of safety at
the sides of the tracks.
sleeping car on the rear of the east
bound train was detached by the force of
the collision and ran down the grade to
Tucson. crashing into switch engine.
Both the engine and the car were damaged.
but no one was hurt. The arrival of the
runaway car was the first news of the
wreck to reach Tucson. although 1t had
been said that Operator Clough at Walls,
learning of his fatal error when the linn
tied departed. told the dispatcher's Office
at Tucson that a wreck would occur.
Soon after the Pullman car ran into Tue
son brakeman arrived from Walls bring
ing news OF the wreck. relief train was
quickly ftddy anu Win Dr. FRnner.
a railroad surgeon, and two assistants,
hurried TO the scene of the wreck.
Men and women were running to and fro
excitedly. some clad only in their night
clothes. Many of these were suffering from
painful injuries. The cries of the impris-
oned passengers could be heard coming
from the wreckage- Sixteen OF the more
severely injured were put aboard the relief
train and brought to Tucson, where they
were made as comfortable as possible al
the railroad hospital. Six OF these are no,
expected to recover.
The work of searching for the dead began
as soon as the fire subsidized. Engineer
Bruce's charred remains were found at the
side Of the locomotive. partly under the oil