The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-03-04
81 Bodies FOUND
IN INDIANA WRECK
Many So Mutilated Identification
Was Difficult.
81 HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
Indiana Railway Commissioners Start
investigation at Scene of Catas-
trophe, While Michigan Central
Opens Probe at Niles, Mich.

Porter, Ind, March 1.-Thirty-seven
bodies of victims of the wreck herr
were taken to the CheStertOn mOrgue.
Many of the bodies were so mutilated
Identification was said to be impoS'
sible. One batch of human remnants
and clothing jumbled together in u
basket was officially labeled zone
body" &
Long and Block, engineer and fire.
man of the Michigan Central train the
principal witnesses in any investi-
cation, we're taken to Niles in
special train from Michigan City. Of
ficials of the railroad were reported
hurrying to Niles from all parts Of
the country.
The New York Central train hu
been travelling toward Chicago through
the darkness at so miles an hour
when it reached the crossing Stimuli.
taneOusly the Michigan Central train.
which had missed block signal and
struck a deraiI near Porter On it's east
bound journey, was humping over the
ties to a stop across the right Of way
of the Interstate limited.
The wooden day coach of the Mlchi
gan Central train was squarely IN
the path of the OncOming locomotive.
The electric headlight warned the &C
cupants of the coach of their danger
too late. They started from their
seats. Some leaped to the doors But
none escaped
Two Michigan Central coaches were
hurled westward from the rails more
than fifty feet. Three other cars of
the Canadian limited were turned
over IN their sides. Both tracks were
strewn with scraps of iron and wool
and the bodies of the victims.
The darkness and the immense
amount of wreckage spread across the
junction made rescue work almost i'm
possible until dynamite had arrived
and the mass of debris could be
lOOsened.
Indiana Authorities Investigate.
Investigation by the Indiana public
railway commissioners shows both
railroads equipped with block sys-
TEN of signals. The Michigan Cen
trails first signal is 4,780 feet from the
crossing. The New York Central sig
nails are approximately the same dis
lance.
There also is a buzzer system, on
the Michigan Central the alarm being
5000 feet from the crossing and on
the New York Central 1000.
The first train to enter the buzzer
system is automatically registered in
the crossing tower and the signals set
by hand against trains on the other
road.
The New York Central train came
into the block nearly minute before
the Michigan Central train and the
towerman gave the New York Central
crew the right of way.
A freight train and engine stood on
the sidetrack. Smoke from this en-
CINE is believed to have blocked out
the home signal, which was set against
the Michigan Central.
Revised List of Identified Dead.
Howard Arney, Cleveland, O.; Fan
ME T. BallOu, Wheaton, I'LL. Mrs Lii
liam Baehr, Michigan City, wife Of J.
w. Baehr; Mrs. George Baker, Michi-
gan City; Mrs. Emma Be-ier, Angus
ia, Mich; Peter Cain, Regina, Sas-
katchewan; Gordon Campbell Revel-
stroke, B. c.; T. J. Campbell, eighteen
Pearl Cavanaugh, nine, Michigan City,
niece of Mrs. See; Justin Collins, Lon
don, Ont; Mrs. Justin Collins, Lon
don, Ont. Karl Deland, Elkhart, Ind,
fireman New York Central train; Ar
thur c. Eckman, two, nephew of Mrs.
Baehr; G. w. Engler, Detroit, Michi-
gan Central accountant; Mrs. Richard
Eva, identified first as June Camp
bell; E. NJ. Giddings, Kirby, Wyo. :;
G. FL. Goldstein, Detroit; Mrs. G. III.
Goldstein, Detroit; woman believed to
be Mrs Giddings; Louis Heck, Jack
son, Mich; Claude Johnson, Elkhart,
Ind, engineer New York Central train );
Mrs. Barnhart Kramer, Michigan City !;
Fred Leggett, Niles. Mich; Samuel
Livingston Chicago; - McCray,
Chicago; Mrs. Sarah Moss, Montreal !;
Esther Louise Miller, address I'M
known; A. Matthews. Muskoda, Wis. !;
Mrs - McCray. Chicago; J. L. Null
ler Elkhart, Ind; Mrs. j. L. Muller,
Elkhart, Ind. Mrs. Fred Schwier,
Michigan City; - Schwier, three,
infant of Mrs. Schwier; Mrs. Ralph
See, Michigan City; Addison Van
Ripper, Michigan City; Mrs. Addison
Van Ripper, Michigan City: - Wool
er, Detroit.