New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
KILLED ON WAY TO WE'D
Brooklyn Doctor and Brother
Victims of Indiana Wreck.
SIX DIE IN TRACTION CRASH
Over a Score InjUred-S Second
Fatal Accident in a
Week.

Upton Ind Sept M-Disobedience to or
ders by the crew Of a freight car is said TO
have been the cause to-day Of the second
interurban traction wreck within three
DAYS in Indiana To-day's accident cost
the lives Of six persons, the serious injury
Of six more and severe hurts to a score.
southbound freight car crashed head
on into e northbound passenger car on the
Indianapolis and Peru division OF the IN
diana Union Traction Company shortly
after noon Two miles north OF this city.
THE DEAD.
HOLTHAUsEN Dr. W @. Of Brooklyr
EOLTEAUSEN Walter H. OF Brooklyn.
RAILSBACK. Verdel. Of Hynenia Ind
BAKER. Joseph. mOtoruan on limited n 10
BROO. Lewis. OF Kokomo. Ind
WEIGH. B. F. q Marshall Mich
SERIOUSLY INJURED
MONTGOMERY. J ". O. EIwood Ind leg dis
located and severe bruises. His wife es-
caped with minor injuries
BAILENGER 7 E postmaster, of Sharpsvflle,
Ind seriously cut on head
MOORE. Ms. T a Of EIwood md; knee
bruised and back wrenched
JONES. Ms. Nell. Of Greentown Ind. seriously
hurr about head
GRACE Charles. OF Fort Des Moines. Iowa
United states Infantry. now stationed at Fort
PenJarniu Harrison. Indiana. eyes and nose
injured and hip dislocsted
The freight car, il is said. had orders to
stop 81 the first switch north of Ressler's
Crossing. bu7 tried 70 make the first switch
south 4 cluup Of trees hid the limited
and the crew of the freight barely had time
70 Jump 10 save their lives. The front end
Of the limited was shattered and all pas
sengers IN the smoking apartment were
killed
Farmers living in the vicinity heard the
crash and. after telephoning 10 Upton
for physicians. went 10 the aid Of the in
jured Nearby homes were thrown open,
and the seriously injured were made as
comfortable as possible until the arrival Of
the physicians in automobiles. The uaC-
rion company sent out special cars from
Upton. equipped with cots, and the dead
and injured were brought % this city as
soon as possible.
One Of the sad features Of the wreck is
that Dr. ". c. HolthaUsen. Of Brooklyn.
who with MS brother, Walter H. Holrhau-
sen. was killed. was on his way 70 Kokornc.
Ind 70 marry Miss Nellie Coxen. Miss
Coxen was prostrated when she heard Of
the death Of her fance.
7 guess We overran our orders" said
Daniel Lacey. raotorran Of the freight car,
who. with Sebree. the conductor, Jumped
when he saw th= limited bearing down
upon them
lust three davs ago almost 70 the hour
occurred the fatal wreck near kingsland'
Ind. on the Button division Of the Wa
bash Valley Traction Company, which
caused the death of forty-one persons. with
three more still IN the hospitals Of Fort
Wayne. with barely chance for re
covery.
on September q DR.. William H Holt
hausen. accompanied by his brother. Wal
ter, left Brooklyn for Kokomo, Ind. where
Dr. Holthausen was TO have married MISS
Helen Coxson. The marriage was TO nave
taken place on Monday and Walter Holt
hansen was 10 have been best man. A few
DAYS later the parents Of the bridegroom
Mr. and Mrs FoIthausen. also started for
Kokomo.
Dr. Holthausen and Miss Coxson had
been sweethearts for the last fifteen years.
having met a. Erasmus School, where the
two were pupils Following her gradua-
ton Miss CoXson'S parents moved 10 ho-
lyor7o and she accompanied them since
and two months ago arrangements were
COMPLETED for the marriage
Tfr IoI-hausen. who lived with ms par
et.-s al No 2S5 Hancock street received
his early educa ton IN the publc schooiS OF
E2roolylzT, where he was born thirty years
ago Later he entered the Long ISlaIlG @
College from which institution ne was
graduated with the class Of 80 soon
q sf-e~var0 he entered as an inferno IN the
K-rgs County Hospital where ne renamed
until 1908 He had been practclng ms pro-
fession in Brooklyn since.