Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-28
IS SLAIN IN CRASH
TERRIBLE TOLL OF LIFE IN COL
LISBON AT klN0sLANp,
IND.
ORDERS ARE misunderstood
Heavy Coach PIows Through Car
Filled With Passengers on Way to
Fort Wayne Falr-Many Are In
Jured.

hln6Bland, IL miles south OF this city
Many others were In.
jured, some of whom may die. All OF
the killed were occupants of the north
bound car and were on their way to
the fair at Fort Wayne.
The deau:
Motorman Charles Van Dine.
Conductor Ernest Spillner.
Conductor Dell Wilson.
j. E. HOFFMAN, Marion, Ind.
F. E. Thompson, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Frank Smith, Montpelier, Ind.
Frank King. Warren. Ind.
Mrs. Frank King.
Lola King, Warren.
Frank Parker, Burton.
Thomas Gordon, Bluffton.
Phyne Falk, Burton.
Harold Nelson, Burton.
Seymour Robinson. Button.
Dell Locke, Button.
R. s. Molk, Bryan. o.
w. e. Bowman, Burton.
A. R. Hyde, Portland.
3. E. Stuckey, Vera Cruz.
William Beers. Burton.
Lloyd Brown. Bluffton.
l.. c. Justus, Bluffton.
s. H. Robinson, Bluffton.
H. d. Cook, Bluffton.
Ernest Grouse. Bluffton.
Silas Thomas, Warren.
Ralph Walser, Burton.
W. D. Burger. Bluhton.
Oscar thinner, Burton.
Miss Pearl Sayler, Bluffton.
R. F. Folk. Washington, Ind.
Jacob Schwarz. Uniondale.
F. r. Tamm, Warren, Ind.
John w. Tribolet, Blunton.
Charles Reber. Uniondale.
The injured:
George Swethurst, Warren, Ind. IA
tally; Tom Gordon. Bluffton, fatally;
A. N. Ellenberg, Berne. Ind. fatal;
Frank Brown. Warren; Fred Kane
Burton; Fred Jones, Bluffton; Clyde
Brown. Blufftoa.
The wreck is said to have occurred
from misunderstanding Of running
orders. The road curves at the place
of the disaster and both cars, running
at a high rate Of speed were aware o.
the danger in time to prevent the Ser
rible slaughter. The north-bound 10
cal car was crowded with passengers
and despite the strenuous efforts o.
both crews to prevent the collision
the heavy limited coach completely
telescoped the lighter car, blowing it,
way through the crowd of passengers
and causing instant death to more thar
a score.
The story of the wreck as told b,
John R. Boyd of Bluffton, the only pas
senger to escape. follows:
II was the last passenger to ge
aboard the car at Burton The PEG
pie were packed tightly in the rear O
the car and 1t was some little time
after the car started before 60
aboard the steps on the rear platform
The conductor then was trying to ge,
the people to move forward into thu
less crowded portion Of the car there
/ decided to avoid the crush and go
down on the step. After we haf
passed Kingsland and were rounding
a curve l swung out bit and got {
long view ahead. Probably distanc,
of 200 yards from us was the limited
bearing down at terrific speed. w,
were then going at speed of approx
mately Is miles an hour. Then 1t ap
peared to me the motorman of tn.
local car saw the approaching collision
and lost his head.
Our car suddenly gave lunge for
ward. Our speed increased to full,
twenty-five miles and hour almost a
once. The limited bearing down upor
us at a rate Of 40 miles an houl
iloomed up not hundred feet away. 4
saw what was coming and dropped
OF.
"Ther was a splintering crash. The
big limited car like an angry monster
seemed to climb upon the Trailer ant
heavier loaded car and from its pilo
to within six feet of the rear sweep
over the doomed coach, taking 1t al
most clean. That anything alive could
have survived that terrible sweep O
splintered wood and twisted steel, Ii
a miracle.
"One by one the dead were taker
from the wreck and taken care Of OF
the ground the best that could be done
under the circumstances. The injured
were taken from the wreckage rs faG'
as it could be cut away. Fortunately
there was no means by which the
debris could be kindled or flames
would have added to the death lis'
and to the horror Of the disaster"