The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-25

my CdClp otilCl III SiOSe OIUeI east
bound from Chicago. Theses
were a freight, followed
by two extra freight trains.
Ait the O. NJ. tower, Moore who
was engineer OF the second ex-
ira freight received a
signal to proceed with caution be-
cause Of the train ahead. He
left the O. M. tower and looked
ahead for the tail lights of his
first extra. He beheld two
red lights close together and
supposed them to be target
lights, as the regular three ca
boose Nights were not shown.
Three miles ahead, and a mile out
lpf Plymouth on the hin, he saw
the reflection OF locomotive
when it was opened for firing.
This occurred a couple of times,
and Moore supposed that the
light he saw was from the train
preceding him, and accordingly
opened up his throttle to shorten
the supposed great distance be-
tween the two trains. He was
running forty miles per hour
when he saw his mistake, namely
tsrat the two lights he had seen
ahead were on the caboose OF
his first extra and the glare OF
a locomotive being fired, was
from the regular train which was
ahead OF the first extra. a
collision was inevitable. The
engineer threw on the emergency
air brake and jumped. His
fireman climbed upon the tender,
while the apprentice fireman,
stayed by llds post. Moore was
lightly injured in jumping and
i the other two received severe,
but not dangerous injuries. The
locomotive crashed into the rear
ca6oose, smashing the body OF
the car almost to pieces. The
engine was thrown on its side
across south track. Freight cars
on both trains were piled UP for
several hundred feet. Seven cars
were demolished and their con-
tents scattered about the scene
a car containing boxes OF oat
meal was crushed on the north
track, and oat meal boxes, were
thrown about the wreck.
Was in Cupalo.
Jack Haley, the conductor OF
the first extra, whose injuries
were the most severe, was sitting
in the cupalo OF the caboose when
the accident occurred. The ca
boose was thrown off the track
and smashed and he was rescu-
ed from the wreckage in an un-
conscious condition. All OF the
injured men were taken at once
to tine Borton and Aspinall san
itarium. where they were attend
ed by the physicians OF that in
stitution. who are the Pennsyl-
vania surgeons for this division.
Wreck Trains at Work.
Two wreck trains. one from
Ft. Wayne and one from Chicago
arrived early upon the scene, and
set about the work of clearing
the north track. This was not ac-
conplished tin 8 80 Thursday a.
m., when all of the night and
morning trains were allowed to
pass on the north track. The
task OF clearing this track
was immense. Large gangs OF
men with the two steam derricks
worked hard all night. Both
tracks were broken and bent and
after the north track had been
hnally cleared the task OF
strengthening and relaying the
rahS was not easy. Thurs
day the wrecking crews were
busy at the wreckage. which in
all probabilities cannot be cleared
within several days.
Wreck Near Crossing.
The wreck occurred only
few hundred feet beyond the
point where the l.. +. & w. and
Vandalua tracks cross the Penn
sylvania, and both these tracks
were obstructed for a time last
night.
Officials Here.
Several officials OF the road
came soon after the wreck and
four detectives were on the scene
all day. Official photographers
were present who took views of
the wreck, which will probably be
used when the official investiga-