The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01


college mates writhing i'm pain To
add 20 the horror of the situation. the
wreckage caught fire. but the flames
We're extinguished by the students aft
er hard fight.
Many Thrilling Escapes.
There were many thrilling escapes ana
experiences. Among those who had mi
raeulous escapes were Robert W. Wilson.
AsbUry Park X. J.. ~ l. Robinson
DanNllie. Va. n ThiNLOu Louisville
by; u. Hanson. Fairbury, Neb., and W
!. % Brien, Helena, Ark
OF the injured at least twenty cases are
serious A dozen or more lave broken
bones. and in several cases there are
compound fractures of two and even
three limbs. The death list is expected III
sroW. Two OF the injured died after
being taken to hospitals
OF the surviving members OF the foot
pan team, VINO lived in all parts of the
country. 4. w. zimmerman has the mus
cles or his right leg torn at the knee. j.
y. Long of Louisville Ky. is badly
bruised on the head: +. Miller cut on
head; Fullhack Thomas received a bad
cut on the right leg. and Mccormack the
substitute end. was injured about the
legs. O.. %. Hansman of Cincinnati rs
probably fatally injured and is being
cared for at the home of DR.. Cunning
man, IT. A. Bailey of Richmond, Ind. is
also in critical condition. sam Miner's
legs are broken. Halfback knapp CT
Evansville is recovering.
Sadness and Sympathy.
While the work Of receue was eoine on
there arrived IN the city over 800 cheering
followers Of the red and white OF Indiana
university at Bloomington. Banners
waved, college wells were being hurled
from the windows and streamers were
displayed from the windows of the car
bearing the university football team
As the happy and excited students
poured from the train news of the
tragedy 10 the black and gold Of Purdue
was received. Instantly all was sadness
and sympathy The tlrOnE melted into
search morgue and hospitals for friends
or took cars for the scene of the wreck
TO lend any possible aid.
All day the streets have been filled with
silently moving bands Of students But
no colOrs We're displayed. They were
pinned Deenath the coats or quietly put
away No music sounded from the bands
that came To help celebrate. All were
anNtously awaiting news from the in
jured. This evening the trains bore them
back, leaving behind the dead ana in
Death List viii Grow.
Surgeons are stI working over the in
lured- IL IS believed the death list Will
be swelled tO twenty. The wreck has been
cleared away and traffic has been re-
sumed. 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 record at Lafayette.
After the announcement of the abau-
donment OF the game today it was sug-
gested that the money collected on ad-
vance sale Of seats viii be given 10 the
relatives Of the injured who are in need.
Governor Durham has started a subscrip-
ton.
The governor and other state officers
hurried to the wreck this morning and
have been busy all day assisting i'm the
relief President Ryan OF Indiana univer-
sity also hurried to the wreck on arriv-
ing In the city on the special train from
bloomington, and has been helping. Pur-
due officials announced this afternoon
that the university would engage in no
more games this year.
Coroner Investigating.
The dead are at the several undertake
ing establishments. Coroner TutewiIer is
at work on an investiga ton Of the acct
dent Superintendent Van Wrinkle of the
| Big Four said tonight he had not had
time to investigate the cause, as his time
/ mad been devoted 10 helping the injured
Each engineer says he had the right OF
I track and knew nothing Of the other
train. The coal train was backing north
ward to one Of the COmpanys switches
DR. Bllinger, one of the injured, is state
veterinarian and a member of Purdue
university faculty il is reported tonight
that II. @. Leslie of Lafayette. eN-Captaiu
/ Of the team, cannot recover