Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1885 — THROUGH A BRIDGE. [ARTICLE]

THROUGH A BRIDGE.

Bad Wreck on the Air Line — Two Brakemen Fatally Hrut. Delphi Ind., July I.—A Frankfort Sunday-school excursion from Michigan City passed over the. Chicago & Indianapolis Air Line Railroad bridge across the Wabash river at this point in safety at 10: 45 last night. Fifteen minutes later a freight train came on. The flange on a wheel of a car loaded with lumber, broke. The car jumped the track and the bridge timbers gave way precipitating eleven carloads of lumber into the river, thirty feet below. Two brakemen Horsley and Goodwin, went down and both are probably fatally injuree. Horsley was taken out a once; Goodwin was found aliv. at 4 o’clock. Conductor Robinson jumped into the mill-race and escaped injury. Lee engineer, has been in every wreck on this division for a year. Trains last night left the road here and went over the Wabash to Lafayette, striking the main line there. Hereafter trains will transfer here and back out. The bridge is ruined- Two spans are entirely gone and the third ready to fall to peices. Hundreds of citizens are out sight-seeing. A hack line has been started and is doing a big business. On the 4th of July, 1776, the declaration went forth from our Continen al fore fathers which laid the foundation for all our National greatness and private prosperity. Come let us meet together on next Saturday and celebrate the birthday of dtir Nation. i* Mn. Stockton, of Lafayette, » visiting her father, Mr. John Mak*cv«r,ju BcMMlacr.