The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-21
AN HANDLE HAS
A BAD WRECK AT
least GERMANTOW
|vo Freight Trains in Rear
End Collision Cause Big
Loss, But Luckily. No One
Is Seriously Hurt.
|SAKES FAIL TO STOP
FREIGHT IN THE REAR
'ghteen Cars DeraiIed and
Flames Add to General Con-
5fusion-Traffic Was Seri.
ousIy Blocked.

ween two divisions of freight train
33 yesterday, on the Panhandle
East Germantown, fourteen miles
st of Richmond, eighteen cars were
ed in heap and the contents spill
Five of the cars were heaped
)ve the engine on the train which
lsed the wreck. The loss is hard
estimate, but it is thought 10 be
,ween $4,000 and $4,000. Tne
eck was remarkable in that 40 one
5 seriously hurt.
he wreck was caused by the fail
of the brakes to stop the second
in, which was going down the
.kson hill.
S'he freight train was running be-
BEN Bradford, o., and INDIANAPOLIS.
three sections. The first section
reached Germantown and had
en- siding at that place while sec
a two reached the station and was
knding on the main track awaiting
ers.
Section Three Heavily Loaded.
n the meantime. section three, and
most heavily loaded train Of all,
Frying several cars of crushed
me, was going at full speed when
s top of the old Jackson hill vas
Eched, which is about one mile from
The heavily loaded
i'm started down the incline with
rife speed, and when Engineer
3anion first saw that section Two
al the main track, he ende avo-e1 TO
ID his train, but owing to the sleety
idition of the track. and the neavy
"a behind him, the air brakes On The
Mn would not hold and the train
mt crashing into the rear OF section
<o. The impact was terrific and i've
rs were splintered, on section two,
lie the first four cars in the rear OF
II engine on section three, lost their
Mcks. the cars loaded with stone
gining under them and lifting them
q top OF the stone. The stone cars
up to the engine forcing it into
etion two several feet farther.
nd0 10 6I9ut UhCs
<Nrecking crews were called from
shmond. Bradford and Indianapolis
l when they arrived fire had broken
among the cars which were piled
promiscuously on the engine.
Richmond crew fought the 9ames
almost an hour, but the fire con-
ued to give the crew trouble during
entire time the debris was being
ared away from the main track.
Although thousands of dollars worth
damage resulted from the wreck 1T
considered lucky one as there vas
3 loss OF life Engineer O'Banion
81 his fireman. in charge of section
ZEE. did not leave their engine when
Twas seen that crash was certain,
j stayed at their post, and received
ching more than a severe jar rs the
5 sections came together. The Two
IN did not give up hopes of stopping
Sir section until the engine was oil
etly upon section two. The ca
ose on section two was gutted out
men were in the car at the time.
when it was noticed that fire was
oidly gaining headway, it was re-
ted that one of the cars in the de-
was loaded with giant powder, but
= men stuck to their post and Brave
: fought the flames in order TO pc
ut their spread.
, Trains Were Detoured.
The main line OF the road is still |
1cked. but one of the switches was
ared sufficiently TO let the paSsan-
\ trains running last night. through. |
until six o'clock last evening all |
ssenger trains We're sent by the wav
New Castle, thence to Richmond
The Richmond wreck crew returned !
the city last night about g.: 20 |
lock, the Indianapolis crew re
sining on the scene to complete the |
-aring OF the track.
zackson's Hill. which is attributed |
abeing one of the main causes Of tie |
eek. is over one mile long. and has
I'm the scene OF several serious
ecks on the Indianapolis division. I
tavily loaded freight trains which 4
te to receive orders at Germantown /
II ii difficult matter to stop 1T the /
sage, owing to the hills incline.
the wreck will be investigated by \
officials of the Indianapolis divis- /
and the blame for the accident