The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-19
Samuel lingenfelter Met Ter
rlble Fate at MiIIviIle When
Two Freight Trains CoIlided
Yesterday.
ENGINEER JOHN SHEA
WAS BADLY INJURED
Fog Hid the Signals and Train
Going Out from Richmond
Hit Logan Train While 1t
was Taking Siding.

Samuef Lingenfelter brakeman on
the Pennsylvania is dead John Shea
an engineer badly injured and l.. y
Showalter fireman slightly so. rs the
freight trains at Millville. near New
Castle early yesterday morning, the
wreck being caused by the dense fog
which overhung that town making it
impossible TO see the signals either
on the rear of the trains or the switch
lights. The property loss was also
great
Train No. 76 from Logansport was
in the act of taking a siding according
to orders, but before it had backed
fully into the switch. No 81. the train
which left Richmond at midnight side
swept several freight cars while the
engines met with terrific crash de-
molishing both Engineer Gibson
and his fireman on &c jumped and
sustained no injuries, while Shea and
Showalter on 81, were injured as they
were thrown to the ground. in nlalSi.g
the leap for life. Brakeman Lingen-
felter was standing between he cab
and the tender of No. 81 talking 10
the fireman when the crash came and
owing TO the enclosed tender be did
not have time to make his escape as
did Shea and ShnwaJtar ana .,s,.
thrown TO the tracks below where
one of his legs was completely sey-
cred from his body, while the other
was left hanging by a few shreds.
The steam from the engine began es-
Gaping, the full force blowing directly
upon the injured man. He was liter
ally cooked alive and great care had
to be used in taking his remains from
the wreck. in order that his body
might not fall to pieces.
Mans Cries Were PitifuI.
The screams and groans OF the dy-
ing man struck terror into the hearts
of those near him but as he was pin.
ed between the wreckage so firmly.
his body was not recovered until sew
en- o'clock yesterday morning. having
laid in. the wreckage for four hours.
Lingenfelter was brought to this city
yesterday morning on No. 80 the pas
senger train which arrives here at
$50 O'Clock and the body was TAX
en- at once to the morgue of Downing
and Son, where it was prepared for
burial
Lingenfelter is survived by a wife
and two small children who reside
at lis South 7th street. Mrs Lingen-
felter is bordering on nervous pros
tration as the result of the sad acct
dent which befell her husband. The
family recently moved to Richmond
from Centerville.
Engineer Shea was also brought to
Richmond yesterday morning on the
same train as was Lingenfelter and
was taken to his home "a North 7th
street. His injuries are confined to
the region of his head and shoulders.
and it will be several weeks before
he will once more be able TO assume
his duties on the railroad
The officials of the Logansport di-
vision arrived upon the scene of the
wreck yesterday, but at the conclu-
sion of their investigation they would
not state as to where they would fix
the blame
Owing to the fact that the wreck
was directly due TO the fog which pre-
vented clear vision of signals, IL is
probable that no one Individual will
b held responsible.