The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-25
TRAGEDY
TERRIBLE
AFFAIR

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ing meal when an autoist who had fol-
lowed in a machine close TO the car
which was wrecked, came to the farm
house and asked for assistance Mr..
Keilman hurried to the scene. More
than a half mile to the north he saw
the red tail lights of the Hoosier
Limited. The train had gone that far
before the engineer could bring 1t TO
a stop At the foot of the embank-
ment half hidden in the dark and
| among the weeds he saw two figures
| stumbling about. He himself came up
on two dead bodies.
Finds Wife And Son Dead.
For Gods sake where is my wife,"
| he heard Leo Rubin say. Unnerved by
the shock of seeing Mrs. Rubin dead
| he fell back upon the embankment in
a faint, but reused himself Immediate
| ly to continue the CHASTITY work of as
sembling the arrangements OF bodies.
| This morning there were still plenty
| of evidences of the slaughter. Re-
mains of a lunch that the party had
slowed away in the car was scattered
over the ground. a shred of the baby's
clothing hung on weed. Nearby was
a torn copy of THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES
of an old date. showing headlines of
| an accident the Wabash railroad.
The weeds were trampled down by
scores of passengers from the Limited
iwho hearing of the accident had left
| the coaches. Mr. Keilman was on the
scene again this morning. His eyes
showed signs of a sleepless night, and
he admitted that after seeing the
sights of last night that sleep was i'm
possible.
The dead We're placed in a combina-
tion car of the train and Of the in
ljured Schiller and Miss Kahn who are
Engaged We're separated. Schiller con-
tinued to beg that his fancee be at
ltended until given opiates to quiet
him.
DR.. ]. S. Holloway of Knightstown,
lind, was located by the train crew
and attended the injured. Two women
passengers were volunteer nurses.
Engineers First Accident.
I've been the Monon eighteen
Years" said Engineer Balsnger. "and
this Is the first accident 1 ever had
THE automobile approached from the
freman's side and we did not see it uu-
til too late"
He was particularly overcome at the
sight of the two dead children. who
were hurled the farthest from the
scene of the accident.
u At South Hammond the conductor
photographed to Chicago to arrange for
ambulanees and physicians to care fol-
the victims. The injured were taken
to st. Bernard's Hospital at Yale ave
nue. and West Sixty-fourth street and
the dead to the Western Casket and
Undertaking Company rooms. The
Englewood police took charge of the
ibodies.
Tragedy Ends Days Outing
The machine was small Ford. own
ed by Isadore Schiller. He is a close
friend Of the Rubins and invited then
for tour during the day. With sever
passengers besides the driver the ma
chine left the Schiller residence about
noon. They drove south at lively
clip
Driver Tells of Accident.
Schiller, who drove the car. was able
( ! to tell Of the accident after reaching
the hospital.
! Il was driving along at about eigh-
teen miles hour" he said 1--WE
were our way home from Cedar Lake
I didn't hear any train coming and bo
lieved there was no chance of danger
when ! drove up the embankment tc
/, cross the track.
THE tracks are about fifteen fee
above the level of the road, and I pu
on more power to make the grade
: Just as the front wheels of our cal
reached the level of the track bed
! saw the train approaching at a RAPID
rate. There was no chance to bacl
down. couldn't stop without being
right in the path of the train. I open
ed the throttle in the hope I Nigh
; drive the machine across the tract
ahead of the engine.
but / failed. The engine struck tn
I rear of the machine. and that's abou
. all 1 remember of the accident"
Passengers Aid Train Crew.
:, All the mothers and children mus
q have been killed instantly when the
, rushing engine crashed into the ma
cine ef-stricken. the survivor!
= continued the search. until the bod.
:. of Alexander Ruben was found. FL
also is believed to have met his dealt
INSTANTLY.
The crew of the train and man.
passengers aided in placing the dea'
> it had been backed up to the scene an
!" the tra:-e rushed to Chicago.
When Miss Kahn was lifted into tn
= baggage car she was placed next to tn
bodies of the two women. She was re
p vived for a moment, gazed wildly abou
her and as her look fell upon tn
= mutilated bodies she shrieked an
= swooned again For time physician:
4 who were on the train, thought tina
she too. would succumb.
>. The pilot of the engine was wrecke
: by the impact
The members of the train crew a.
reside in Indianapolis. They are: w. s
BaIanger. engineer; Charts B. Quinn
fireman; Robert B. Strong, conductor
Michael Gallagher, baggageman, an
r ]. Hedrick. brakeman.
The Hoosier Limited is due abou