The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-01

brothers. The young women. dressed in bright colors for the holiday. performed heroic work. Though the bodies were in several instances horribly mangled, one completely and one partially beheaded, they took upon their laps the heads. of the dying and injured and soothed their sufferings as best they could. until the surgeons arrived. Their bioodstained and grimy garments were gloomy witnesses of their heroism.
 The Work of Succor.
 A general alarm was rushed to the wreck which was three miles from the business center. Surgeons dashed up in automobiles. fire wagons. ambulances, ex- press wagons, undertakers' vehicles, private conveyances. and even de- livery wagons were sent to carry away the dead and injured. While these were being carried to the morgues and hospitals the work of tearing away the wreck and rescuing those pinned be- heath. went on; big. muscular students wept aloud as they stood over the bodies of their dead friends and fellow workers. or gaxed helplessly upon the remains of their coliegemates. To add to the horror the wreckage caught fire. but the flames were extinguished by the students after a hard fight.
 The injured are in at least twenty cases in very serious condition. A dozen or more have broken bones and in several cases there are compound fractures of two and even three limbs. The. death list is expected to grow. Two of the injured died after being taken to the hospitals.
 While the work of rescue was going on there arrived in the city over 900 cheer ing followers of the red and white of Indiana University at Bloomington. Ban ners waved, college yells were being hurl- ed from the windows and streamers were displayed from the windows of the car bearing the University football team.
 Sorrow Succeeds Defiance.
 As the happy and excited students poured from the train news of the tragedy to the black and gold of Purdue was re- ceived. Instantly all was sadness and sympathy. The throng melted into sor- rowing groups that separated to search hospitals for friends or took cars for the scene of the wreck to lend any possible aid. All day the streets have been fill cd with silently moving bands of students. But no coiors were displayed. They were pinned beneath coats or quietly put away. No music sounded from the bands that came to help celebrate. This even- ing the trains bore them back, leaving behind the dead and injured.
 Surgeons are still working over the in- 3ured, It is believed the death list will be swelled to twenty. The wreck has been cleared away and traffic has been resumed. President Stone of Purdue has established headquarters here and Is an- swering hundreds of anxious inquiries from all parts of the country. The work of getting the home addresses of the in- jured is difficult as the only record is the University register at Lafayette.
 Governor Starts Subscriptions.
 After the announcement of the abandon ment of the game today 1t was suggested that the money collected on advance sale be given to families of the injured who happen to be in need, Governor Durbin started a subscription. The Governor and other State officials hurried to the wreck this morning and have been busy all day assiating in the relief. President Bryan of Indiana University has also been helping. Purdue officials announced this afternoon that the University would engage in no games this year.
 The dead are at the several undertaking establishments. Coroner Tutwiler is+ at work on an investigation of the accident. Superintendent Van Wyck of the Big Four saia this evening he had nothing to investigate. as his time had been de- voted to helping the injured. Both en- gineers say they had the right of track and Knew nothing of the other train. The coal cut was backing nothward to a company switch.
 c. A. Paquette, superintendent of the Chicago division of the Big Four Rail- road and General Superintendent Van Wyck of the company, have been busy all day helping care for the injured. Mir. Van Wyck said tonight:
 We have not yet had time to investi- gate the cause of the wreck This will be done tomorrow or Monday by MT. Paquette."