Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1885 — THE PASSENGERS. [ARTICLE]

THE PASSENGERS.

The ears all turned over upo n thenleft sides, and of course the passengers who were seated upon the right band side of the car were thrown heads foremost, forward and downward, and all of them were more or less cut and bruised about the bead. Those passengers who sat upon the left-hand side of the car, were most of them uninjured. 1 /' €'el. M. Dayton, of Cincinnati 0., bad cut in head, and face bruised. Mrs. L. M. Dayton, gash over right •eye, lip cut, and severe contusion be\tween the shoulders. 0, p. Rife, Indianapolis, cut on forehead, and face bruised. E. C. Fuller, of Chicago, bad, deep outon forehead, and head badly-bruised. Mrs. E. C. fuller, gash on side of ‘head. Mrs. Fannie I,e Petrie, of -Chicago, bad cut on head, over the ear, and one teg hurt. Mrs. M, J. Foster, of San Francisco, Cal., Lad cuts on face and about the head, and suffered much from nervous ,-hoek. ■ A. S. Catherwood, ot Indianapolis, Conductor, bad cuts in fade and between the eyes, and wrist bhrt. Wm. Robinson, of Muncie, and Frank Delong were cut and bruised, but not seriously. Of course there wtfa great cons usion in the car which contained the passeri--jers; for a short time after the accident, especially among the woinen, but quiet .-and order was soon restored, and measures taken to relieve them. Many ,<st them were' Suffering from their injuries, and as the lires were now out, and many windows in the cars broken, of course all began to feel the intense icold. The conductor and two men set • cut for Rensselaer,on foot, while some hue etee wont to the bouse of Mr. Win. X oen, which, fortunately, was not tar ■off, and. after arousing the family, returned to the wreck and conducted the whole company of passengers to the spacious and comfortable house-. whose i doors were freely and heartily opened to receive them, and every possible effort made for their comfort As soon as the Conductor and .his companions rehcln-'d the Eenssblaw depot the news of the wreck w&3, «eut over the wire, mid in a short lime the north bound I ndianapolis train, due here at a. m-, camo up from Minion, with orders io he’p the passengers and crew of the Arfr'ked train. Dr. Hartsell Was called I • 1

and taken to the scene of the accident, and, later. Drs Lough ridge and Bitters. Their combined efforts soon dressed the wouiuds in| the party; and then the passengers all went on board train thai was waiting for’'them, and were brought to Rensselaer, and, after a few Kouts ; bhk of delay, were, wi h-ore exception, transterred to the 10:28 a. m.. tram, and resumed their journeys'. Tre only m.ie of the injured who was not able to proceed, was Mrs. Foster, :: lady 7S yeai’B old, and traveling alone from California to Virginia Sa« was taken to the Makeever Mouse, and was confined to her bod for several days, from the effect of her injuries, and the shock to her nervous system. Siie :» miw-mtieh and'will be able to resume her journey so soon as the trains are agMu running regularly. Col. Dujtoii. whose injuries were severer, .perhaps, than those of any ether person, Was a member of, Gen. Sherman’s atit-flt during-the war, and as such took active part in moretoau forty battles, and since the war, tn eompr.uy ( witti his wife, has traveled all overEurope and America, but never “got a scratch” until he struck the Monon route. Quite a party from South Bend, headed by Mr. J . H. Reamer, Were on their way to New Orleans. They were so fortunate that not one of them was injured. :■ -, - ; That the passengers appreciated the kind efforts made for their comfort byMr. Coen, and his family, is evident by the following Card of Thanks: We the undersigned, passengers en the train wrecked near Rensselaer. Saturday morning, Feb. 14 th, 1885, do hereby return our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to Mr. Wm. Coen and his family, for their great kindness and hospitality, during our stay in their house. Signed —O. C. Rife, Indianapolis; J. H. Reamer, wife and son, South Bend; -E. C. Faller, and wife, Chicago; Mrs. Fannie Le Petrie, Chicago; Mrs. J. H. Hibbard, South Bend; Mrs S. A. Hillier, South Bend; Col. and Mrs. L. M. Dayton, Cincinnati; Mrs. M. J. Foster San Francisco, Cal.; Mrs. John Fern, Kasson, Minn.; Edward Hussey, and Miss Mary Hussey, Indianapolis. ~ ■ “The Beautiful .’’-By the mos strenuous efforts the roads in the vicinity of town were opened up after a fashion last week, but the last storm has filled them all up again and left them in a worse shape than ever. The depth of snow now on the ground is fairly frightful,-mighty near three f et on the level. The few country people who manage to straggle in report that the getting about with teams, to haul fodder, wood or the like, is just about impossible. The moment a horse steps from the beaten road he is up to his belly in snow that is soft enough to let him in, and too hard to let him out, and there he flounders.