Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-12
Were immigrants on a Baltimore
. ohio Train, Six Coaches Of
Which Were Consumed.
II coLLIDED WITH A FREIGHT.
accident Caused by Freight Crew
Failing to Observe Signals
On First Section.
,,,o Hundred and Sixty.seyen Passen'
aboard But Only Hundred and
seventeen Accounted For.

,,a,,aralso. Ind. Nov. l2.-Fifty out
az immigrants who were on a Baiti-
80 & Ohio passenger train, when
eollided head-on with a freight tra'h
~. mornlng at Woodville, 10 miles
,or,h Of here. are missing, and 1t is be-
,,..d their bodies We're consumed by
~, arc which destroyed six coaches OF
,he Immigrant train.
The immigrant train was bound Tor
chicago. The accident was caused
=, Inc freight crew falling TO observe
o,s on the first section of the inn
uIvrant train that another was follow
us The immigrant train caught IRE
IA vas entirely consumed. There
rsro 1877 passengers aboard the tram
IA NJ Of them have been accounted
fOr
An he injured were taken TO Mercy
hospital, Chicago on special train at
-, their INJURIES had been attended to
h. pbIsyeians from this city.
Al Of the train crew ol wv" wv
,,.iss escaped except the fireman OF
M immigrant train. who was killed.
Hrecklng crew from Chicago cleared
AMY tho wreckage. The immigrants
consisted of Russian Jews, serviahs
and Poles, and were cnroute TO the
northwest
THE INJURED.
La Porte, Ind. Nov. 12--The injured
"a Baltimore & Ohio wreck will num-
Ter 40. The passengers were asleep
shen the accident occurred. The cars
aught fire at once and many were
,aught In the wreckage. and were UNI
able 20 release themselves and II is
thought they were consumed by the
flames. Cries of the victims filed the
air and those who were not badly hurt
tried TO save others, but.they were not
wf. successful as the flames drove
am back
GFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chicago. Nov Fat 1 o'clock Off
Nfif VI lilt DdlllllAVlt u Nhi' VII
Nunced that they had received posi-
tive news from the wreck at Wood
vile aud It was known that out of the
l5 persons ON the train 40 were killed,
s. others injured and 60 escaped unhurt.
SCENE OF WRECK.
Chicago. Nov. ia wreck occurred
today on the Baltimore a. Ohio railroad
al Woodvile, Ind, about 80 miles from
mis- city. Reports so far are conflict
lug bur the majority OF them place the
number of dead at FIVE killed outright
/ IN the collision, 20 10 30 others caught
| IN the wreckage and burned to death
and 20 seriously injured. The majority
Of the killed and injured are imm-
grants. The accideL, Is said 10 have
been caused by confusion regarding
signals which allowed the immigrant
uain to pass station when freight
vas approaching from the opposite di-
lrcton. The two trains came together
az tull speed and the impact wrecked
eotn Of them completely. A number
q Inc cars of the immigrant train was
hurled down l0-fout embankment and
immediately caught fire. Although
every possible effort was made TO ex-
ueate them from the wreckage. the
names spread SO rapidly that this was
impossible In many cases, and II Is said
mat fully a score were burned to death
before aid could be given. It Is known
mat I'VE OF the immigrants were killed
outright and the engineer of the immi-
grant train was so badly Injured that
az recovery is impossible. Woodvllle |
small station about 10 miles north |
otNalparaiso, and aid was immediate |
summoned from that place. A wreck |
mg trdin which was at once made up |
az Woodville, was dispatched along the |
hne 10 secure medical aid and every |
PHYSICIAN within reach was al once ta-
seh on board Of the train and hurried |
rack TO Woodyillc.
Later reports from the wreck de- I
JARED that the number of dead was |
wy liVe and that mono of the immi- |
s,ahlS Was burned to death In the |
wreckago.
The colliding trains were express
~ . west bound, made up of ex- |
, IN, ana Passenger cars and freight |
n san M, a6 castbound. Tho OK
s os tram had $50 passengers on
~ nearly Ill immigrants.
nh,n railroad company gathered |
az P'aIs from every available point |
hro u wreck train from Chicago |
ysought others There were so al tho |
~ To attend the injured.
IN. h' wreck occurred on a curve and |
ra, s englneess had but little time TO
M re- thclr levers aud jump.
NH officials Of the Baltimore and |
ny y, iallroad said later In tho morn |
ldt only ono man had been found |
untauln the wreck and he was an |
"snoNn Italian.
oh,o lo;So o'clock the Baltimore & |
IA 'p road notified Mercy hospital hero
"a ~ prepared for the rcceptI,n of |
aid ag persons. and requested tho |
ing ~ tne police department in car |
Dns VI mem, Chief of Pollen FOL |
10 NJ once ordered IA ambulances |
annon, INC train at the depot. IL wa. |
that lid by the officials OF the road
city b's ualn would not reach this
Th,' eiore $3.50 o'clock.
resnI, accident Il IN declared. was thc |
dlsnat pl misdireclion by a tral,-
held y, ncf, Vie ordered a freight train
low nlcago Junction. Ind. ia nj.
nassa passenger train 10 PASS THO
sections ram was running I'm two |
frelgb, put The conductor of tho
When s,aiii was not notified OF thls.
therstossn e trst section had passed he
All ,.ie pulled out OF the main ,ra";s
'' collision followed.
Raln,rc Nov. l2.-Advices IN The
saw 'a,vre a Ohio general ofilces ha r
dead aS, one Immigrant was found
ma.