Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1913 — ELEVEN CARS OF MERCHANDISE IN WRECK [ARTICLE]

ELEVEN CARS OF MERCHANDISE IN WRECK

Southßound Freight No. 71 Has Accident North of Shelby That Caused Delay of Trains.

At near midnight Thursday the southbound freight train No. 71 met with an accident at DeWitt, between Shelby and Lowell, when eleven cars of merchandise were pitched over on one-side. The wreck was caused by a broken brakebeam. The Monon wrecker was disabled and it was necessary to borrow a wrecker from the C., I. & S. railroad to clear the track. Several trains were delayed and the early northbound trains were detoured vio Monon over the Michigan Central and into Chicago over another road,' while the southbound train from Chicago was detoured via the C., I. & S. and finally reached Rensselaer at about 8:45 via San Pierre and Shelby. The track was cleared so that Nos. 32, 5 and 37 passed through about on time.