The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-13

Fred Hutchinson, hrrman--of the
freight, Madison, Virginia stm
Bert white, passenger brakeman, In
dianapOIia
Virgins, ps.s~nEer ycenduc-
-- Jefferson. NcEro porter.
Joseph o.. Palmer, Esuwu."Tean.
Unidentified won'nn. .belisxed. to DC
Mrs. AIbert Alien. Los Angeles.
Unidentified niHn,
William Shnrkey, indianapolis,
Harold Burg. indianapolis.
Hen Boyle, Chicago.
INJIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. H.
Carl Gross, head brakeman OF the
freight train, Wednesday afternoon,
admitted that he left open the switch
that caused the collision early We'd
nesday at Irvington, an lindianaposI
suburb. that cost IS lives and injured
q score OF persons, when c., II. a ID,
passenger train from Cincinnati 10
indianapolis, an hour behind time.
rag into the open switch and colllded
head en- with the freight
Confined in a hospital with a brok-
en- .eg, but otherwise uninjured.
Gross made his statement and clear
cd m the accident Division Superin-
tendent White, of the c., II. & d,
said that theLGFess- statement I'M.
doubScdly was correct The man will
be arrested when he is able TO leave
the hospital Gross said that he Went
TO close the switch. but was "whistled
in by the engineer and forgot 10
turn the lever
IL was pitch dark and storminE
whom the scattered residents of Irv-
ington were aroused from their beds
1.,. Ell - hn
sore ans of the injured and dying.
Women and men alike rushed TO the
scene and with axes began to- chop
holes in the overturned and splinter
cd cars. 1880 -----~
The hrst few hodies- were pulled
ont, when tho baggage car gas tank.
slpp,ving the train lights blew up,
driving back the rescuers and adding
70 tie horror OF the gray drawn by
seit-pe ire TO the wreck.
Bucket brigades fought the flames
until the arrival-' or me Ifvfngton FIRE
department The hremen put out the
SIC and joined the rescuers.
ne first bodies to be taken from
wreck were those OF Mrs. Julia
saey and her fve-months-old babY.
slid was still clasped in her.
arms. 10Th having been instant.
si,.ed
!. trrry up call for aid was sent TO
ir1laaapolis, and every available doc
tcr I'd ambulance was rushed TO the
Even at that there were nor
ambulances. and they made
trips TO and from tfrv- hospitals
an of the injured werc-cared-
49,
the pocket OF one Of the dead
iacf, the last body taken. from the
wrecked smoking car. was found =.
note book bearing two names on the
hyleaf, either OF which might. have
been the name OF the -owner.- They
were G. f. Grandmother, 4440 Darrew
ave-, Winton-pl.. Cincinnati, and
Charles s. Spangenbury, $50 Sixty
sssenth-ave., Milwaukee.
81 A message from Milwaukee says
Spangenburg is alive and well in that
Most of the killed ami injured were
aiding in the smoking car. which was
next to the mail car.
:. Seriously Injured:
uen Jones, baggageman. Dayton.
H. cad and back; Lily Cheney, two
yea old, head and back: J. G.. Skill.
man, Indianapolis, baggageman, legs
injured; Willis York, freight fireman.
Indianapolis. legs broken; Carl Cross,
freight brakeman, Indianapolis. less
brokens-F-f - EnbersoA, freight fire..
man, body bruised and scalded: A.
York, freight --engiuaar, Indianapolis,
legs injured; Harry Sells, Champaign.
I'LL, lega hrQkeQ:--E Erred Patterson, pas.
sepger brakeman. Madison, Va, leg
broken.
Virgins, the passenger conductor,
VAS killed where he stood, in the aisle
OF a passenger coach. Ills glasses
still were on his nose and he stood
upright -->-~--- 49, 1870 Il
Mrs. Cheney and her fve.months-oll
baby, clasped in her arms. were in
stantly killed. -
The freight train, ordered to- meet
the passenger at Iryngton, backed
into the switch and Il was left open.
The passenger ran into the siding,
meeting the standing freight head-on.
Most OF the victims Vere Killed OFT.
right Several of them died after ala
\ reached the scene or shortly after
they had been taken 10 hospitals
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