The Washington times., 1907-01-19

Passenger train No 3s which left
Chicago al u.50 p. m-. c0liided with a
freight train a short distance from TIC
station.
The wreckage caught FIRE and passen-
gers We're pinned under the ruins and
unable 10 escape. They We're roasted
70 death. The train is known as the
Queen City Special" and carries a
sleeper a day coach, from Chicago ..
Cincinnati. and a sleeper from CHI
cago 70 Indianapolis.
The passenger train, running at high
speed, crashed into the rear OF Tie.
freight.
Most OF the passengers were ssleep
IN their berths and had no chance 10
escape. They must have been killed
outright Those who were injured and
unable 70 escape were cremafed in tha
flames which followed quickly.
Aid was dispatched as quickly as pos
sioie 20 the scene OF the disaster and
some OF the injured were saved be-
fore the flames got 10 lhem.
Entire Train Burned.
The passenger train. from engine 10
last coach. was consumed by The. flames,
Part of the freight train was also
burned. relief uain from Lafayette.
which tp5k up physicians from here,
was O. the scene an hour after the
wreck was frst reported. Later train
with Dr. John Oliver. surgeon of the.
Big -Four, and officials OF the railroad.
arrived from Indianapolis. By this time
the work OF rescue was well under wav.
Attention was first turned 10 the in
1ured. many OF whom were pinned l1u-
derneath the wreckage and being burned
20 death. The first relief train with ths
Injured started back for lafayette al :
o'clock this morning
ne passenger train, known as the
queen City Special containing fo1r.
eoacles, bound East was going al
sI'oSu OF Sixty miles an hour. The first
car was a combination passenger coach
ana baggage ear. This was followed
ny Cincinnati sleeper. an Iudfaualo-
~ ateper, ami the private car or AIr.
senaI Tice preslden. and general man-
aSef a.. LAe Big Pour. Both trains vera
10 Facet al Fowler The rauductars
oI tae passenger train was giveu or
uvis 20 stop on siding at Fowler 10 let
tue freight train pass.
Twenty Passengers.
In the combination and b7rpara ea@
there were about twenty-five passengers
This car caught fire Immediately afrep
the collision. II burned almost u the
trucks before the express was stoned
and The work Of rescue begun.
Five with their clothes almost burned
on were carried into tile Cincinnati
sleeper. This soon caught fire and the
Injured We're removed to .he Indlanap-
oils sleeper This also caught IRE.
Then the private car OF the general
manager was converted into a tember--
aFy hospital. Many were injured in
the Cincinnati sleeper. Dr. Cook. oaa
OF the roads physicians, who was in
the private car, set TO work at once
10 administer TO the burned and crushed
passengers lSr. McNitz OF Bowler
was soon on the scene. and many etheF.
doctors were rushed 10 the scene ct the
wreck.
The wife OF General Manager schqr
WAS WIN him. No one in that car WAS
After the injured had been temporarily
attended ~ the doctors ON the car.
they were hurried 10 The hospital ar
kaHkakee, III.
some OF the injured died on the way
70 the hospital Olcott the fireman Of
the passenger tram was found nftv
feet from the wreck. fls had died in
stantly- His skuil had been fractured
when he was thrown from the engine
rs "A chicago lawyer, and ". II Bone
ger, ot bea Moines. Iowa. did heroic ser
vice IA resruing tho men and women
from the hhrntng and demolished carss.
Paul =. Harris. Chicago lawyer, on
Ais way 10 Florida, who was ia tina
sleeper Immediately behind the combs