Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1912 — Monon Passenger Train Killed Five Men Near Elletsville. [ARTICLE]

Monon Passenger Train Killed Five Men Near Elletsville.

Lafayette Journal, March 19th. Five men were killed at a crossing a half mile south of Elletsville last night by Monon passenger train No. 4, north bound, due here at 3:37 a. m. The body of one of the victims lodged on the pilot of the engine and was carried to Elletsville. The tragedy was not known to the train crew until the lifeless body was discovered oh the pilot and the train was then, sent back to the scene of the accident to pick Up the other dead. Only meager details of the accident had been received here at 3 o’clock this morning and the names of the victims had I not been reported. The men were in a buggy and were caught at a crossing. The vehicle was demolished. The men who were killed were Jeff Rogers, Arthur Fanner, Ellis Williams, Lou St. John and a man named Warden. All live at Spencer and work in a glass factory. The bodies were taken to Elletsville and turned over to the coroner. .