The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
FORTY DEAD
In PORTER WRECK
Terrible Loss of Life When Fast
Train Collided at Indiana Cross
ing Sunday Night.
tBy Associated Press)

|
Porter, Ind. - Forty-two bodies had
been collected early this forenoon
from the wreck last Snight when the
Canadian and Interstate Limited on
the Michigan Central and the New
York Central lines, respectively, crash
ed at crossing. 1t was a diamond
shape crossing, permitting the New
York train, which struck as the other
sprawled, derailed, across the inter
section to rake two Michigan Central
cars instead of cutting them at right
angles.
The forward coaches of the New
York Central train, which was west
| bound, lay upon the two splintered
coaches of the Michigan Central train
which was east bound, through which
it had plowed while travelling nearly
so miles an hour. The darkness and
the tangled mass of wreckage made
rescue work slow, railroad officials
waiting for daylight before attempt.
ing an accurate check of dead and in
| jured.
| A statement by Towerman j.. C. Cook
block two miles away was set against
the Michigan Central train while the
track was left clear for the New York
| Central train. Railroad officials at
the scene of the wreck said Engineer
W. F. Long of Jackson, Mich, who es-
capped unhurt, declared he had received
a clear signal and had checked it whit
his fireman. He left early today for
his home.
Officials of the New York Central
/ said the automatic recording device in
the crossing tower showed the New
York Central train hit the automatic
tower bell signal station, three miles
back from the crossing on each line,
| just 20 seconds ahead of the Michigan
Central train, thus giving the New
York Central train the right of way.
The derailer at the crossing is au-
tomatically set when the block signal
is set against a train at the block
tower two miles back from the cross
ing, they said.
An official statement issued from the
/ office of the chief dispatcher of the
Michigan Central at Chicago also de-
clared that the Michigan Central en-
CINE crew apparently failed to observe
that the crossing signal was against
them.
These are the identified dead of AZ
bodies at the Chesterton morgue. 9th
er identifations which had been OBJ
tanned from passengers, trainmen and
others, were unverifed early today:
/ Gordon Campbell.
/ Mrs. Emma Dovier, August, Mich,
died in hospital, Michigan City.
T. j. Campbell, IS, address unknown.
! Pearl Cavanaugh, 8, Michigan City,
Indiana.
]. Collins and wife, London, Ont.
Carl Deland, fireman of New York
1 Central train, Elkhart, Ind.
VIM. G. Sengler, Detroit, Mich, aged
80, identified by means of railroad
pass.
Claude Johnson, engineer of New
York Central train, Elkhart, Ind.
Peter Kane, Regina, Sask.
/ l., w. Keller, former superintend-
ent of schools of Michigan City, Ind.
! Mrs. Barney Kramer, Michigan City,
/ Indiana.
/ A. Mathews, Muscoda, Wis.
/ Mrs. Frederick Schwier, Michigan
4 City, Ind
Three year old son of Mrs. Schwier.
/ Mrs. Ralph See, Michigan City, Ind.
carrying railroad ticket from Kirby,
| E M. Giddings, identified from watch,
| Wye, to Augusta, Mich, died from
injuries enroute to Michigan City,
Indiana.
Unidentified woman, believed to be
Gidding's wife, taken from wreckage,
also died enroute to Michigan City.