The Detroit times., 1912-03-08
FIVE KILLED, FIVE OTHERS
CRITICALLY HURT IN CRASH
On WABASH RAILROAD
Westbound Continental. Limited
Hits Broken Rail Near
West Lebanon, Ind.
FIFTY-ONE ARE INJURED
st. Louis Woman Meets Death,
But Babe In Her Arms
Escapes Miraculously
FIFTY-ONE ARE INJURED

WEST LEBANON, Ind, March g.
Five OF the OIL persons injured in
the wreck OF the westbound Continen-
tai limited on the Wabash railroad
late yesterday are in a critical con-
6l,ion today and the present death
list OF five Is expected TO be increas-
I'd before nightfall. The injured who
may die are
Thomas Cage. Sparksville, md;
Edward Back. St. Louis; ollie Cope
man, Kingsland. Ind. John Sheridan,
Dublin, Ireland, and Charles NJ. Mil
Ter, Little Rock. Ark.
The fifth death resulted today when
Henry Green, the colored chef died.
Ills head was badly crushed and his
BODY scalded when the Inflated train
plunged into the creek.
Two OF the dead, taken from the
wreck, had not yet been identified
early today. The Two other known
dead are Mrs. t. Good, OF st. Louis
and Mrs. r. S. Grant, of Adrian, Mich.
he train Was running 90 miles an
hour when it struck split rail-.
First news OF the wreck, which
took place west of this place, was re-
celyed from nagman who hurried
here on foot Immediately following
the plunge OF the cars over the 3O-foot
trestle. All telegraph wires were
torn down by the plunge OF the train
and IL was over an hour after the
,reck before news OF the catastrophe
&as generally known.
Special trains were sent out from
Danville, Ills, 10 take the injured
there Relief trains also were sent
oat from Peru, Ind. the division head
quarters OF the Wabash. Physicians
boarded the latter train at Lafayette.
Mrs. Good, who was killed, was
! olding her eight-months-old child in
her arms at the time OF the wreck.
The child miraculously escaped In
iii.y and today did not show a scratch
rs a result of it's experience.
The limited was running an hour
and 40 minutes late when the wreck
occurred.
Other persons who were badly in
jured in the wreck follow:
L. f. Jennings. Buffalo, badly
bruised; ID. +. l.. Mitten, Goodland.
nd, scalp wounds j l.. Jensen.
Chicago. face and head cut; William
-fty-ies. cUfored porter petFe4trrhead
cut: W. A. Grimes. colored porter
Detroit. leg and back hurt; G. b.
Daily, St. Louis, conductor dining car.
shoulder broken, hurt internally; Mrs.
Samuel Gerard, Danville, Ills, head
and back hurt +. +. Cage, Sparta
VILE. Ind. arm and shoulder badly
crushed; w. II. Beech. Dana, HIS
back badly srratned; foans:
Bismarck. Ills, head and hip bruised
and cut; James Kegan, Columbia.
Mo-, side crushed and badly hurt;
George Weiss, 653 West Buffalo.ave.,
New York, left arm hurt and both
legs badly bruised, Charles Rosen-
berg. Dallas, Texas, head and leg
Lmt: A. NJ. Caldwell, Champaign,
Ills. head cut and chest crushed;
Charles NJ Miller, Little Rock, Ark,
serious internal injuries.
Persons who received minor IN
tnyies, but for whom medical treat
mont was necessary are:
Mrs. Margaret Orr, residence UNI
Known: Samuel Gerard. Danville,
Ills: +. C. Kohl. Charlottesville, Ind;
Mrs. ]. l.. Beason, residence I'M
known; Charles Camerer, lnwood,
Ills: c. T. Balsley. Danville, HIS;
F. w. Henchon, st. Louis Leo j.
Keller, Danville, Ills; r. l.. !. Meme
schwander, st. Louis, Mo; Mrs. Hol-
land. Detroit, Chauncey Morrison,
jacksonville, Mich; Fred. Thompson,
Nest Frankfort, HIS; Albert LENS,
Danville, Ills; Charles f. Thomas,
Decatur. Ills; f. S. Pentrol. 81.
Louis; May Hudson, Sydney, Ills.