Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-22
WRECKS DEATH TOLL
IS IH|R1Y-N|NE
lana WORST IN HISTORY
OF STATE.
CREW OF SPECIAL TRAIN
BLAMED FOR COLLISION
Took Chances on Making Siding and
Failed-vietims Wore Pleasure Seek
or. En- Route to State Fair-Few on
Crowded Car Escaped With Lives-
List Of the Dead.
The Dad.

Archbold, Blanche. Ossian. Ind.
Beers. William S.. Bluffton, night po-
liceman.
Brown, Lloyd. Bluffton. newspaper
man.
Brown, -, son Of Lloyd Brown. Is
years old.
Bowman. w. E.. Bluffton.
Burgan, w. D., Bluffton.
Cook, II. Douglas. grocer, Biuffton-
Grouse. Ernest. Bluffton.
Daugherty, Mary. Bluffton.
ON operating table In st. Joseph
hospital, Fort Wayne.
Folk. r. F.. Washington, Ind.
Folk, Mrs. Hiram. Bluffton.
Gordon. Thomas. Bluffton-
Harley, Mrs. Myrtle, daughter OF MIS-
Hiram Folk.
Hoffman, Jesse. Marion. IND.
Hyde, A. f., Pennville. Ind.
Johnson, John, Markle, Ind.
Justus Lewis c., general manager
Rluffton. Geneva and Celina Trac-
ton company.
King, Frank, Warren, IND
King. Mrs Frank Warren. Ind.
Nelson, Harold, Bluffton; died shoroiy
after being taken from the wreck
Reber, Charles, Uniondale. Ind
Reed. John, battery Z, Fifth artillery
New York.
Robinson, Seymour H.. Blu1itoh' co1
didate county auditor
swartz, Jacob, Uniondale. Ind.
Swartz, J. E.. Bluffton.
Sawyer. Joseph, huffton.
Smith. John. Montpelier, Ind
Smith, Mrs. John. Montpelier. ina.
Stuckey. s. E., Vera Cruz. Ind.
Caviar Misa Pearl. Button.
Tamm, f. b.. Warren. Ind.
Thomas. Silas, Warren, Ind
,rhompson. DR.. S. E., Ann Arbor. Mlcn
.rriboiet John W.. Button.
Tribolet Miss Bertha, Bluftton.
walser, Ralph. Bluffton-
thinner. Oscar, Bluffton.
-. Joe piano polisher. Blu11toh
Tho Injured.
Burgan, Mrs. w. d.. Burton; prokei'
leg and numerous body wounds
Browne, c. NJ, Warren; both legs oio-
ken.
Corkwell, B. T.. Fort wayne 'i'oeoi
man; scalp wounds.
Fdchenberger, John, Berne; lees p1o-
ken and internally injured.
1onos Fred W.. Warren, banker; both
legs chushed.
Parkhurst, Fred A., Bluffton; orohei'
spine and head wounds
Triholet Margaret Bluffton; concus-
sion Of the brain and internal lnJur-
les.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Sept. 22-Thlrty-
nine is the toll of dead In the interur-
han disaster yesterday. Rumor fixes
the blame for the disaster with the
crew of the Special train. which was
speedng south from Fort Wayne
empty. It Is reported the crew, know
,ne tho local" was ten or fifteen min
utes late. took chances on making a
siding and failed. Six of the injured
who are in Fort Wayne hospitals are:
Mrs. W. ID. Burgan. Bluffton: Miss
Margaret Crewe, Bluffton; s. A. Park
hurst. Bluffton; c. NJ. Brown, Warren.
Ind: b F. Corkwell, motorman of the
special train: A. Ellensberger, Bernee.
Ind
Fort Wayne, Ind, Sept. 22.-Both the
state railway commissioners and the
company officials are making a
searching investigation and hope soon
to be able to place the blame definitely.
sayIer's Daughter Victim.
It is stated that Of the sixty passen-
gers on the car bound to the state fair
scarcely one escaped death or serious
injury. Some bodies were SO terribly
mutilated that Identification is difficult.
Among the victims OF the wreck was
Miss Pearl Sayler, daughter of Mrs.
Clara Sayler. OF Bluffton, and sister Of
Banker Sayler, Of Watseka, ILL.,, who
was shot and killed by DR.. Miller, a
year or so ago. For the crime, which
attracted widespread interest. Miller
and Mrs. Sayler are now serving prison
sentences.