Crawfordsville, Indiana
Train Wreck
January 13 1912
One Killed, One Hurt In Wreck On Big Four
Urbana (Ill.) Conductor Fatally Injured in
Violent Crash Near Crawfordsville.
(Special to the Indianapolis Star.)
Crawfordsville, Ind., Jan. 13. –
E. B. TOBIAS of Urbana, Ill., was
killed and S. H.
O’BRIEN, also of Urbana, was
seriously injured in a freight wreck on the Big
Four, three miles west of this city today.
TOBIAS was a freight conductor and was seated in
his caboose when another train, running only a
few minutes behind crashed through the car.
O’BRIEN was in the caboose with TOBIAS, but was
thrown clear of the wreckage and suffered a
badly sprained back.
Eight Cars Splintered.
The engine of the rear train was derailed and
tipped on its side at the edge of an embankment.
The engine crew escaped uninjured.
Eight loaded freight cars were reduced to
kindling wood, and several others which remained
on the track were badly damaged. The wreck was
not cleared up until late tonight.
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN 14
Jan 1912
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