South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-28

iven them.
Rescue workers from Gary,
Michigan City and other cities
in this vicinity, Together with un-
injured passengers and fafrmers
from the entire surrounding
countryside, were aiding IN the
rescue work last night. Nurses
and physicians from the nearby
cities were rushed here to aid
IN the relief work. The injured
were removed to homes nearby,
where medical aid was given
before they were rushed to the
Chicago hospitals.
The identified dead are:
CLAUD JOHNSON. engineer OF
the New York Central. Elkhart. Ind.
L. GEORGE DELAND. fireman OF
the New York Central. Elkhart. Inc.
MRS. BARNARD CRAMER. II
Michigan City. Ind.
MRS. FLORENCE SEE and niece,
PEARL CAvANAUGH. Michigan
City. Ind.
w G. ENGLE. Detroit. Mich.
PETER CAIN, a Canadian soldier
OF Regina, Sask.
p. ]. CAMPBELL, IS years old.
address unknown.
L. w. keller, former superin-
tendant OF Michigan City schools.
MRS. FREDERICK SCHWEIR,
Michigan City Ind.
MR.. and MRS. ADDISON VAN
/ RIPPER. Michigan City. Ind. Mr.
Van Riper was an engineer on the
Michigan Central railroad, but was
riding as a passenger.
- WOOLER. Detroit. identi-
fed by a Detroit 7. VI. c. A card
found in his pocket.
MRS. EMMA E. BIEVRIER, OF
Michigan City. Ind.
MR.. and MRS. J. L MULLER.
Elkhart, Ind
The bodies OF two little girls be-
tween five and seven years old were
? ''"7 recovered. but were unidenti-
fed.
included amongst the injured
were Louis Heck. salesman for a
Chicago firm. and Miss Rosenalk, a
Michigan City school teacher.
I Arrest Towermhn.
A towerman employed by the
Michigan Central Co. was arrested
soon after the collision and is held
pending an investigation of the
cause OF the accident. Railway Of
ficals believe him responsible for an
open switch which caused the Mich
open switch, which caused the
/ Michigan Central train TO derau and
ride the crOssties for approximately
200 yards before being crashed into
/ by the Interstate Express. Rail Of
ficials tonight also advanced the
| theory that the engineer OF the Can
! adian flyer had failed 20 heed the
! block signal and that the automatic
system OF the signal had caused the
train 10 leave the track an instant
before the wreck.
The accident occurred at this
open country crossing as the Can
adian Flyer attempted 20 cross the
right-of-way OF the Interstate Ex-
press. As he Michigan Central
train crossed the tracks OF the lin
tied the engine OF the west bound
/ passenger train crashed into the
1 derailed train. killing and lnjuring
the passengers IN the wooden com
binatiOn passenger and baggage car,
and IN the car behind. both OF which
were demolished The Michigan
! Central train left Chicago at sos
O'Clock, Detroit and Toronto bound.
] ,,
/ South Bend for Chicago at 8 o'clock.
Crash Down Embankments
AS the EXPRESS cut midway
I through the Canadian Flyer. both
engines left the track and crashed
down erabankments along the
I tracks. carrying death IN their wake.
! The engine hit the passenger car
4 sQuarely and then pIoughed It's way
/ through the wreckage before 70
I could be stopped. Claud Johnson.
I engineer. and L George Boiand.
/ fireman OF the New York Central
train. both OF whom lived at Elk
/ hart, were killed instantly Addi-
son F VanRiper. engineer OF the
/ Michigan Central. was killed In
stantly. as was his wife. who was
riding with him.
/ While rescue parties here tonight
removed bodies from the debris and
took them 10 the undertaking par
\ lors Of Chesterton and Michigan City
( IN automobiles. wrecking crews wers
/ engaged IN clearing away the wreck
( age 20 aid the rescue parties In their
work. Twenty seven bodies have
been removed at II o'clock. and 20
was believed that many more we're
buried beneath the mass or wreck
age.
Tragic scenes.
Lanterns. torches and sssrchiights
aided the volunteers In their rescue