The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-07
/ FRIGHTFu TRAIN WRECK
a PERSONS KILLED NEAR IN
plAhAPoLis IND.
Train Carried Lafayette Passengers
ana Students Of Purdue University
on Their Way 70 Football Game
for Championship Of indiana-TFala
colnosd Win switch Engine.

Indianapolis. Nov. Ia special
ualu oH the Big -Four. bearing sSa
I.Aial cite passengers. including ser
sfai hundred students Ot Purdue uni
Vs.siIy. sas wrecked nSaF Riverside
pzlA. al the edge VI this city. -Four
teen dead have Deen taken from the
prutk ami ~ passsngers we're In.
lulvl. "a Of them seriously.
Al.Ong Ihe dead are several mem.
be.s vi the Purdue university football
toa-. aAieh Sas 10 play Indiana uni.
tyisIy tor the state championship
ksgs,
4Le Train consisted q ~ coaches
a. sas running as the nTsg section
q. L.s4 speed.
A. a gravel pit switch near Eigh.
Gee4lA street. a switch engine vita
a uyIple IT coal ears eoillded with
TIE passenger The passenger engine
and asst Tires coaches ssre almost
,y.A..y destroyed.
ILv hFsI eoaeh Vas crushed 10
sg-lagsFs. the sseond tsisseoped ahd
l4lyaa aoaR an snbanknleuG lS~IeeG
E.ah. Shiis the third coach vas over.
l-FAgI and throWn across tho lEaek.
7 4css Is c1hfast0n as 10 shat caused
Ito arciAeRI. the sngiHoer Insisting
i-At be had the IEaek and did Rol
Aaoa u tho other tFain- A deep
c4l prevented = clear VieH u the
r4eG. The crash II the tHo trains
tArva the coal cars thfoaEh tho GE8G
tau coaches. In ahieh urFe many o.
lilo players and substitutes The en-
Sac. ,sa coal cars and ghFss coaches
uesr crushed into a mAss Of wTeek'
AEs,
lHAss the pile u dshFis ueFe % o.
a-nsu siuaengs Il The EaivegslSy. Tue
-ala!aFed Ia the rear coaches hurried
81 the aid II The vistsms. Tho wosk
v. puiiins oct tho victims vas Goa
gaaed by tho stadeags and passea.
Eoss. taesudinE HAsy EiTis from la.
saystis. angil surgical help arrived.
The eonAigton OF some u the dead
vuse triEhtfai ohr body Naa entirely
senpaded. Others we're terribly muii'
lated. Tso q the dead. the hamlltoa
boys. wsre btosheFs- oSe lived al
tafay ssgu and one Al iiuatiHgsou. Ind.
fac sernes foitouinE The rescue u
the esad and tnlaFca usrs distressing
AIFuhg msn wspg Walls they looked
upaa tha iaras u their dead and ln'
lsssa classmates May 81 The girls
Enell ~ the side uf victtms and baShrd
thsls woanas untn the services u .
sufKoun could BE- secured. The uom'
"a an the uala aid everything poaai
bls that their tsmHs4 uioaas uOsia
Posmig.
All the yuuHE psa killed veFW 10
10 arsg coach. uhira vas redaces
Co hiadiing ThsT Ners uuand man.
cd Ana blsuAlnE. With The snEipe
.anod axalasI them. The coach hsls
aaoat 20 psrsuaa. Tboap who FeEAiasd
c5asrlousaa4s uh~u laid apan tbs
rrAas urged ard Ia sumc cases Do
uaatsd that their fFieaas hasten "a
tar telegraph paacra aEA Iafurm ,he.'
rar-a,s that thsY had ESCAPED via .
To- bruises
several % thn suffering fellows pit
sss, pleaded that their names rot b,
rahusbod hs-aasp 81 The anguish :
vo-A cause thsiE mothers and faith
ora
U.up town. three mIlos away. 100
chee-iuE stuasusa had arrived nn
special train from bloomington. lad
vHs tho toys q the IadianA s'erei
sagsr faF the contest They pouFet
ont ot tho trAIn With bands playin
ass crinfN ayIHs. 20 30 met With ID
cess - tho tragedy IN their rival
trn- Purdue. tnstaatiy bands ccases
snlors ~sra lowered. and hidden b
ssaih coats Tears followed laHEhts
AL ro'iese yells faded into Fnouruf'
stproaslaps Of sincere and hsaTtfs
pmra'hT
DO blackburn outpuiatrd Joe Gan
re rEhiuoisht champiou. in = "a
ain 'pand hout recently.
Ths strika 81 the Portland, Or
kasshpremon has been amicahly %
lid