The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-10
Officials Start Probe of Wreck
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connections with a fast train for the
west.

noon that Fireman Tharp was in Z
very critical condition and has MOI
much chance to survive. Theodore
Joiner, the second cook, and Eli
Gibson, also a cook, both of whom
were scalded, are in a rather serious
condition. and the hospital authorities
state that their fate hangs in the bal
ance George B. Wright, the OLE
manufacturer from Kansas City, VIII
was thought to have been fatally In
tured at first, will probably recover
it was stated this afternoon. Georgf
Walker, chief cook, sustained severe
fire burns when the Goals of the stow
were thrown over him, but it is
thought he will recover. The othe
porters are all recovering nicely.
Relatives of Injured Here.
F. A. Bauchens, the general passen
ger agent from indianapolis, is here
today making an investigation. Jer
ONE Casey, husband of the injured
woman at the hospital; f. w. Wright
son Of the old man who was though:
to be fatally injured, and the wife 0
Fireman Tharp, came to the hospita
today to help care for their relatives
The wife of H. w. Ewing, who sus
tanned a severe scalp wound, cam
this noon.
Richmond Man In Wreck.
Forrest B. Ault, PIG North Seven
teenth street, one Of the five mail
clerks on the wrecked train and tho
only Richmond man in the wreC/ tells
the following story of his experiences
I'VE had just a little warning that
something was wrong few second
before we struck. All of us grabbed
for the life rods that swing from the
top of the car, but | guess that none
of us caught hold of them. | braced
myself as the car pitched through the
air and ploughed up the ground wher
it struck.
For a few seconds | held by breath
thinking that the engine would topple
over on us. | was much surprised
. when | reached the outside and found
the engine behind us in the ditch. Only
one of the clerks in the mail car lost
his footing when the crash came and
none of us were seriously injured.
Not a Window Broken.
"The mail was shot off tables and
out of the cases piling up two feet
high on the floor in the front end OF
the car. A remarkable thing was that
the car did not turn over as it came
loose from the train. 1t suffered but
very little damage. None of the win
dows were broken.
1--WE opened the door which had
been shut by the shock, climbed out
and walked back to the engine which
was enyeloped in steam. / asked Engi-
neer Rogers where the others were
and he said, 81 don't know a thing
about them"
I'VE climbed back in the car, routed
our mail and then came in on the re-
lief train"
Ault has been employed as a mail
carrier only short time, being for
merly employed as a wood worker at
the Wayne Works. He was injured by
flying table. 1t is thought that he
will be completely recovered in few
days.
Following the circulation of the re-
port of the wreck yesterday hundreds
of curious persons rushed to the
scene in automobiles. carriages and
motorcycles to get a view of the
wreckage. However, all sightseers
We're barred from the vicinity of the
accident after o'clock last night in
order to prevent any attempt at rob
bling the wrecked cars. Many of the
passengers left baggage in the train
when they were brought to this city.
Those in charge of the construction
work say that between / o'clock yes
terday afternoon and 7 o'clock last
night as many as 1000 people, exclu-
sive of the railroad employees, viewed
the wreck. many attempting 70 secure
souvenirs. The souvenir hunters were
Checkmated, however
Autos Came In Droves
Automobile loads of people from
New Madison, New Lisbon. New
Paris. Richmond, Union City and
Greenville dashed in as soon as the
came from greater distances Farm
ers living near the wreck stated that
$50 machines arrived from the west
mostly from Richmond, and as many
came from the north and east Be
sides this there were many carriages
and other vehicles. Up to the time
limit for sightseers last night there
were no less than 100 persons there
at any time
The special railroad police had no
trouble in keeping the crowds from
running over the wrecked portions Of
the train, although many attempted to
peer into the cars. A dead line" was
set around the train and no persons
were allowed inside it.
Busy Time At Hospital.
A force of five doctors and the en-
tire group of nurses were kept busy
for two hours yesterday afternoon car
ing for the "a injured passengers and
railroad employees taken TO the Reid
Hospital, after being brought to this
city by the relief train. All the amhu-
lances of the city were in use and in
their extremity the relief workers
equipped one of the delivery wagons
of a local mercantile establishment
with spring cot. which was used to
make trips between the Pennsylvania
station and the hospital,
Every spare bed in private rooms