Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1908 — No. 40 WRECKED AT LOWELL, INDIANA [ARTICLE]

No. 40 WRECKED AT LOWELL, INDIANA

The North-Bound Milk Train Crashed Into a Freight Sunday.

No. 40 passenger train, the north bound milk train, was wrecked at Lowell Sunday, crashing Into freight train No. 73. The milk train was just pulling out of Lowell and the freight was just pulling in. Both were on the main track and neither going very fast, but as they came together head-on the ualns came to a sudden stop. There were not many passengers on the milk train, but they were thrown from their seats and most of them received some bruises. Wright Hinkle of Monon, was on hiß way to Denver, Colo., to attend the Democratic convention. He was in the rear passenger coach of the train and was throwh to the floor and alighted on his face. His nose was broken and he received a bad cut on his chin. He was probably the most seriously injured of the passengers and the attending surgeon found it necessary to remove two or three

small bits of bone from bis broken, nasal organ. He returned to Monon on thd train that goes through Rensselaer at 2:01. The engines were jammed together with much force and the pilots were broken from each mid there was some damage to several of the passenger cars. Shortly after noon the trade was cleared, however, and the 2:01 train got trough about 20 minutes late. Among the Rensselaer passengers on the milk train were N. Littlefield, J. A. McFarland and John Jessen, who were bound for Chicago. Littlefield and Jessen each received a few bruises, but McFarland escaped Injury, although he received a bad jolt on the back of his neck when the trains came together. They were unable to proceed further on their journey and spent the day watching the two wrecking crews clear the track. 1