The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-08

JOHN PURCELL. Peru, Ind, boss can
yasman-
CHARLES SANDS, Peru, Ind... driver.
JAMES MCCARTHY, trainmaster Grand
Trunk road between Port Huron and Bat
tle Creek.
A. w. LARGE. special officer Grand
Trunk, Battle Creek
LAFE LARSON, Cambridge, o., six-horse
team driver.
@. THOMAS, residence unknown. MEM
Der or stake and chain gang.
HARRY ST. CLAIR. residence unknown.
reserved seat man.
JOHN LEARY. Springfield. H., boss of
ring stock
ANDREW ROWLAND. New York State.
osnvasman.
FRANK THORP. Dundee. Mich. train
master of circus train.
ROBERT RICE, residence unknown,
harness maker.
GEORGE SMITH, residence unknown,
blacksmith.
JOE WILSON, Pittsburg
w. J. MCCOY. Columbus, o., canvasman
with sideshow.
JAMES ToFFELMIRE, Orient. Ia.
UNKNOWN MAN, driver OF band wagon.
UNKNOWN MAN home said to be In
indianapolis. rider in circus races
UNKNOWN MAN, home said to be In
louisville, four-horse driver.
UNKNOWN MAN, four-horse driver.
UNKNOWN MAN, suffocated.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED DEAD at the
hospital.
N. CALDwALLADER. Indianapolis.
JOSEPH ANDERSON. Evansville. Ind.
JOHN THOMPSON. Feru. Ind.
c. E. BARKER. Hammond, Ind.
FRANK TILLY. Rising Sun, Ind, hip
dislocated. very bad bruises and internal
injuries.
JOSEPH MONKS, Vassar. Mich.
JOHN GILEBER. Bellaire. o.
JOHN COLLINS. Des Moines, Ia.
STEPHEN BENNET. New York city.
GEORGE CLOUGH, Trumbull o.
j. r. STEWART. Denver, Col.
G. W. TERRY. Chicago.
]. KESG. Portsmouth, o.
c. L. FRISBIE. Geneva. o.
Z. j. CONNELLY. Emmettsburg, o.
w. L. CONE. Dubuque Ia.
J.'H. MEADOW, Anderson. s. C.
JOSEPH PATTERSON. Grand Prairie, Ill.
BOLE ABRAMS, Sandusky. o.
BURT MGRATH, Connellsville. o.
JOHN W. KoONS. Bairdstown, o.
GEORGE BARTLEY, Los Angeles. Cal.
JAMES 9. FOLEY. special officer Grand
Trunk. Detroit; shoulder dislocated.
JOSEPH F. BENTON, New Milford.
Conn. internal injuries.
w. ]. ROE. Armstrong. ILL.,, internal in
5uries.
MARSHALL NELLIS, Chicago.
HENRY COULKLIN. Binghamton, N. Y
DURAND. Mich. Aug. THE death list
rs a result of collision early to-day in
the Grand Trunk yards between the two
sections Of Wallace Brothers circus train,
~ MI oh AZ ~e
whom are in the morgue unidentified. Twen-
ty-seven persons are suffering from In
5uries. some OF whom may die. Coroner
Farrer this afternoon impaneled a jury,
which viewed the remains and adjourned
until Aug. Il. when the inquest will be
held.
The circus travels In two trains of about
thirty-five cars EACH After last nights
exhibition at Charlotte the two trains left
Cor La Peer over the Grand Trunk. the
second section leaving a half hour after the
nrst. 1t 3;f5 o'clock when the first
section pulled into the west end of the
Grand Trunk yards here. A red light was
hung on the rear car TO stop the second
X.
who was running the engine of the rear
train. says he saw this light and applied the
airbrakes. To his horror IL refused to work
He reversed his engine, but the momentum
of the train behind was too great. and with
Q crash that aroused all OF the town near
the yards the two trains met.
Three cars of the stationary first section
were telescoped. and the engine and Ave
cars OF the moving train were demolished.
The rear car OF the first section was a
caboose, in which the trainmen were Sleep
inz and the next two were filed with
sleeping circus employees. The greatest loss
of life was in the caboose.
ANIMALS KILLED.
One of the wrecked cars OF the second
section was occupied by five elephants and
severai camels. One OF the elephants and
two cameis were killed outright, while the
other animals and their trainer escaped.
with the exception OF this car. none OF the
menagerie was wrecked, the other demol-
ished cars containing canvas or wagons
and there was comparatively little excite
ment among the wild animals. AS soon ar
they recovered from the first shock the
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