Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-20
One Caused by a Powder Exp|os-
lon and The Other Was a
Head on Collision.
NUMBER Of DEAD IS NOT KNOWN
At an Early Hour This Morning 1t
is Believed That All of the Pass.
ensers on One of the Trains Were
Either Killed or wounded-Ex.
7 pos;on caused by Spark.
(By Associated Press.)

CBy Associated Press.)
FOWLER. IND, Jan. 19.-At least
sixteen persons were crushed or
burned to death early today in a
collision between freight train
and the Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chic
ago and st. Louis Queen City
Flyer which left Chicago last night.
Ten passengers were seriously in
jured and several more slightly
hurt.
The passenger train was running
nifty miles an hour and consisted
OF combination coach, three Sleep
ing cars Big Four private car,
occupied by Mrs. c. e. Shaft, wife
OF vice-president of the road The
/. train was destroyed by fire except
the private car and one sleeping car
Eleven of the victims were burned
to death in the combination coach
and only two of these have been
identified.
With but one exception every
member of the passenger train
crew persisted.
The Identified Dead.
w. B. HARRIS, Indianapolis.
PETER ]. HIDDNGER, Indian
apolis, conductor.
I, S. MCGEE, baggage master, In.
dianapolis.
j. A. BRANNON, Williamsport, Ind.
HENRY E. oLCoTT, Cincinnati,
fireman.
HENRY a. PRICE, of California.
The Injured.
'E. w. Trip, Indianapolis, engineer.
John Cobble, indianapolis, engi-
neer.
Minor Griffin, shelbyville, Ind.
fireman
II. w. Link, Hastings, Mich.
l.. F. Lang, Chicago.
NJ. A. Creton, New York city.
e. c. l.. Barnes, Cincinantf.
s. A. Douglass, Freport, Ills
John Meyer, New York
The passenger train in a heavy
fog, ran by telegraphfc block sig
nal which called for a stop. The
red light was not obeyed 1t was
probably obscured by fog.
The locomotive was telescoped
with the combination coach making
mass of wreckage. under which
the passengers in the wreck were
wedged. There were many instances
of heroism among the passengers
who were uninjured. Mrs. Schaff
gave her car to the injured, five Of
whom she later took in the car
to Kankakee.
CHICAGO, ILLS, Jan. 19.-The
following is the official statement re-
garding the wreck at Fowler, Indiana,
issued from the offices of the Big
Four railroad in this city:
Train No. 80 known as the Queen
City Special which left Chicago at
1880 last night collided with No. 95,
fast merchandise freight train, 500
feet east of the east switch at Fow-
Ter. Indiana. No. 80 ran by stop
signal at Fowler. This was tele-
graphic block signal, and the red
light was burning brightly, but the
engineer failed to see it and stop,
probably on account of the very heavy
fog.
at is reported that there were
thirteen people in the combination
car. All of them were killed with
the exception of two who were badly
Injured. The occupants of this car
were either killed outright or SO Sc.
riously injured as to be unable to es-
cape and their bodies were burned
in the cars"
The dead:
j. A. SHANNON. CHICAGO. died on
special train enroute to Kankakee.
CONDUCTOR HODEENGER of the
passenger train.
BAGaAaBMAsTER MCGEE, of the
passenger train.
FIREMAN ALcoTT. of the passen.
ger train.
Eleven occupants of the combination
car. names unknown.