Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1900 — BAD WRECK ON THE MONON. [ARTICLE]

BAD WRECK ON THE MONON.

Three Killed, One Mortally Injured in a Collision at South . Raub. Several Others Injured and One of Thera Dangerously. The worst wreck the Monon has had fpr several years, occurred at ,1:15 a. m. this, Tuesday morning, at South Raub, a small station on the old line of the Monon, ten miles south of Lafayette. Louisville passenger train No8, which passed here at 11:04 last night, and which left Lafayette at 12:40 a. m. in charge of Conductor Hubbard, was running past the the station at 25 miles an hour. A north bound freight train, running light was standing on the side track. The head brakemau of the freight, Charles Cain, whose duty it was to close and lock the switch, failed to do so, for some reason, and the passenger ,train ran upon the siding and collided with the freight engine. Both trains were badly wrecked. The engines, both ruined, were interlocked and can not be separated until taken to the shops. The combined mail, baggage and express car was completely telescoped. The smoking car landed on the freight engine. James Hudlow, fireman on the passenger engine was instantly killed. Lewis Raub, engineer and Thomas Proft, fireman on the freight, were buried under the wreck, and were dead when taken out. Henry Whitsel, engineer outlie passenger, was fearfully scalded, and if not dead already, will die, though alive at 11 o’clock this forenoon, Eugene McCool, a freight brakeman, was crushed about the hips, and is dangerously hurt. J. L. Callahan, freight conductor, is injured but not dangerously. Daniel Schrader, baggageman and express messenger, also was injured but not dangerously. His wife and two children were in the same car, and were buried under baggage. Mrs. Schrader’s collar bone was broken and the children received more or less serious, but not dangerous injuries. Stephen Finley and W. H. Tyson, traveling men, in the smoker, were injured, also not dangerously. A number of others were injured but the above are all the more serious oases. Cain, the freight head brakeman has disappeared, probably not being able to face the result of his mistake or negleot. Hudlow, the dead fireman of the passenger, was a cousin to some of the Kessingers of this place. The injured were taken to St. Elizabeth’s hospital, at Lafayette, for treatment. The above account of the wreok was obtained from Lafiyette, by telephone, just before noon today, and is later and much more reliable than any that could be obtained from Lafayette or Indianapolis morning papers.