The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-10
Alleged fo Have DisreEarded Orders
by Not Permitting the Passenger
TO Pass at Usual Place.
TROLLEY CARS IN COLLISION
SIXTEEN FsRsoNs HURT ON A GIN
CINNAfI INTERCRBAN LINE.
Accident Due tn "a Misundersta nding
: of Telephone Orders-Three Vic
TINS Of q Texas Wreck.
The Injured.


w. b. MARKS. North Webster, Ind
spine and back injured. Is in St. Johns
Hospital; condition critical.
JOHN RYAN, Warsaw, Ind, severe cut
over right eye and forehead and bruised
about the body.
e. A MICHAELS. Marion, Ind, nose
Crushed and body bruised.
FL. w. KELSEY. Wabash, Ind, right
shoulder bruised.
BERT b. KUHLER, Wabash, Ind, right
knee sprained.
A. p. FREYMIRE. Chenault, fireman.
left leg cut and bruised.
ANDERSON. Ind. Aug. s-The residents
OF Anderson who live in the immediate
vicinity Of Twelfth-street crossing of the
Big Four Railway were startled this morn
ing shortly after s o'clock by sharp blasts
from locomotives and as they rushed from
their homes saw two engines come tcgeth-
er head-on just south of the street cross
ing. The engines reared UP for a moment
and then settled down. the heavier train
pushing the lighter down the track a short
distance.
Conductor Charles Black, with the regu-
lar Sunday morning train on the Michigan
division OF the Big Four from Wabash.
was entering Anderson at a lively speed.
His train had reached Eleventh street when
Engineer Jennings, who was driving En-
-gine 612, a freight train rounding
sharp curve at Fourteenth street. Emer-
gency brakes were applied instantly and
sharp blasts from the whistle warned the
passengers that something was wrong. The
sudden application of the air emergency
brake threw many of the passengers from
their seats. The big drive wheels whizzed
round in their effort to stop and fire few
from the rails. The engine slowed down
and almost ready to back when the
crash came.
The freight was in charge of Conductor
Charles W. Edwards and was pulled by
Engine CD. Robert Jackson, the oldest en-
gineer on the division, was at the throttle
and his nephew. A. p. Freymire. was act
ing fireman, having been on the run but
a week Both crews jumped just before
the engines came together and all escaped
with slight wounds The passengers were
panic stricken for a moment and Severai
leaped from the train. The speed and
weight of the freight train drove the pas
senger back almost a square The pilot
and front was broken off but later the en-
gine was able to pull TO the lower yards
under its own steam.
Conductor Black gave his attention at
once to the passengers and sent in a call
for the companys physician. Several doc
tors soon responded. The noise was heard
several blocks and the word was soon
spread that a wreck had occurred In the
city. In very short time hundreds Of
people were the scene of the wreck. 1t
was found that John Ryan. travelling
man of Warsaw. had received bad cut
over the right eye. 1t was four inches long
and went to the bone. The wound was
bleeding profusely. When the crash came
the edge of a door. The cut was stitched
together. the man transferred and he con-
tinued on his way to Indianapolis. c. A.
al. inst Fo
side OF the car and the bones Of his nose
crushed. He was also bruised H W. Kel-
sey and Bert Kuhler. of Wabash, were sit
ting In the same seat and both were thrown
TO the floor of the car. Their injuries are
not serious. although painful number
OF others were bruised, but no one required
transferred and sent to his home in Ma
yion by the interurban.
The first car of the freight was occupied
by W. E. Marks. who was taking rum
ming mare TO Fairmount for the races this
week. The front of the car was smashed
and the mare thrown to the floor. Marks
was tossed 10 the rear end OF the car and
did not think he was hurt. Later. however.
Ee suffered intensely and tainted. An am
bulance was called that took him to the
hospital. His condition is serious.
The front truck of the freight engine was
derailed and a fiat in the middle Of the
train telescoped. derailing two other cars.
The wreckage was not cleared away till
The blame is alleged to rest on Engineer
Jackson. who has been In the service of
the company twenty-five years and on his
conductor. Edwards. Their train was two
hours late out of this city. 1t started from
Greensburg and was to run through to
Wabash. The orders were to pass the pas
senger train at Anderson. The passenger
train Is later on Sunday than other days.
The freight pulled out OF the Anderson
yards without orders. the officers here say.
IT Is reported that Engineer Jackson said
he forgot all about the passenger train till
he saw IL after rounding the curve at Four
go Ifo a1rl.x otr.
II having teea leaking. and his train was
running down grade and could not be
stopped
The engines will be sent to the shops The
freight engine badly damaged and a
number Of cars will be put out OF CON-
mission.