Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1920 — VIADUCT DESTROYED ON MONON RAILROAD [ARTICLE]

VIADUCT DESTROYED ON MONON RAILROAD

The big viaduct over the Monon railroad tracks at, Cedar Lake was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock. The viaduct was 150 feet in length. The structure caught fire from sparks of a passing locomotive. South-bound passenger train No. 39, better known as the milk train, was an hour late in - arriving here Sunday night. A work train was called, but When it was found that an infant son of Mrs. Balkan, of Chicago, was violently ill the passengers formed a bucket brigade and, after extinguishing the fire, cleared the tracks. The Balkan child died before the train reached Hammond. Buildings in the park nearby were burned with the bridge. The loss is estimated at $5,000. Just 428 years ago today, October 12, Ola Christopher Columbus drove his boat into dry dock, took a long sniff of the air and asked, the world’s Series Score? Folks have been asking the same question ever since. But Mr. Columbus proved conclusively that the world wasn’t flat and laid the foundation for an empire on which was to dwell Wm. J. Bryan, corp on the cob, blue jay cornplasters and the Philadelphia Athletics. That’s why the banks are closed today.