The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-22
No Others Killed.

No Others Killed.
Chicago, Jan. 22.-Onicials of the
Illinois Central here gave out
statement early today declaring that
no one beside former President Hara-
han. or the road, and three railroad
officials travelling with him. was kill
ed at the l<imundy wreck on that
road. Their reports say that mem
bers of the engine crew of the Semi
mole limited which crashed into To-
cal train. were seriously hurt. Their
names are not known here. The COM
pany says passengers were severely
shaken up, but no serious injuries are
reported.
While high officials here arc with
holding a formal statement until they
, received detailed Information. II was
given out that the private car In
which iIarahan ana his friends were
travelling was attached to the south
| bound Seminole limited, and was rum
ming Immediately behind the baggage
cars in that heavy train. The local
the baggage car and the tender Of
train also southbound, had been or
dered to a siding. to allow the Semi
mole to pass. The local tried to make
the depot to discharge its passengers
before taking the siding While the
train was standing at the station, the
Seminole. going at fun speed. crashed
INTO IT, Tho heavy steel sleepers run
ming behind the private ear, plowed
through 1t and smashed IL up against
the engine nf' a-
Rear Car Empty.
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wrecked but It Is said that was al
most empty and no one on that train
was seriously hurt. Harahan and his
| friends left Chicago at S:15 last night
on the Seminole for Memphis. This
train has no Memphis connection and
their car was to be detached from the
limited at Centralia to be taken into
Memphis by the train with which the
Seminole collided. a.4.a f
The railroad men were to attend
| conference in Memphis today with
representatives Of the company which
Is planning to build a bridge across the
Mississippi at that point The Illi-
nois Central and Rock Island lines
were interested in this concern.
Early reports stated that Mrs Har-
| ahan was injured but 1t was learned
that she remained in Chicago.
j. II. Harahan, Jr., son of the for
mer Illinois Central president, Is a
| patient at st. Luke's hospital and his
condition was 50 serious early today
that he could not be told OF his faith
er's death.
Decatur, Ills, Jan. 21.-James r.
Harahan, former president of the IL
linois Central railroad, was killed in
a wreck on that road at I o'clock this
morning at Kinmundy, Illinois. Hara-
han was In n private car with a party
Iof guests. Three other railway Off
cials were killed. They are: E. B.
Pierce, general solicitor for the Illinois
Central; Il. r.. Wright, attorney of
Memphis, and connected with the IL
linois Central legal department; f. O.
Melchor, second vice president Of the
Rock Island.
There We're no other casualties, The
lparty of railroad officials We're travel
ing i'm a Rock IslanG private car at
tached to southbound Illinois Central
No. 25 The train was making its reg
luar stop at the Kinmundy station
when the southbound Seminole, the
crack train Of the road which does not
lstop there, sped through the town at
the rate Of fifty miles an hour 1t
crashed into the rear Of the standing
train and telescoped the private car
in which the railroad officials We're
sitting. All were instantly killed and
the car reduced to a mass of wreck
age.
E. Il. Wright was n son of Luke
Wright, former secretary of war. Mr..
Harahan retired from the presidency
of the Illinois Central q year ago this
month.
Others Reported Killed
Unvertihed reports say that between
twenty-five and thirty passengers were
injured. although railroad officials in
sist the only casualties were those In
the private war. Wrecklng trains and
physicans We're sent to the scene
from Centralia within fifteen minutes
! latter the accident. Confused early
; Iaccotnts say that the body OF former
President Harahan was thrown
Through the roof OF the car and clenr
of the wreckage. The body was ter
ribly cut ana many bones We're bro
ken. Beside Harahans body was that
of Pierce. The bodies of Wright and
Melchor We're partly pinioned under
the debris and We're taken out by
passengers who formed volunteer
, Irescue brigade.
There is a rumor that for some un-
known reason, no signal lights were
displayed on the rear OF the private
car when It was attached to train No.
%. No flagman was sent out TO warn
the engineer of the Seminole. and his
engine plowed into the standing cars
with terrific force. The car OF the
I, railroad magnates YVES smashed into