La Porte, Indiana Train Wreck
October 10, 1910
TWENTY INJURED IN CRASH.
Lake Erie Excursion Train Strikes Freight at
Laporte Crossing.
LAPORTE, Ind., Oct. 3 – Twenty persons were
injured, six severely, when a Lake Erie &
Western excursion train from Indianapolis
crashed into a Lake Shore freight train on a
siding here early this morning. The freight crew
was switching and it is said no signals were
displayed. The injured are: MRS. ESTA WARD, Los
Angeles, Cal.; MRS. CHARLES MOORE, Michigan
City; CHARLES MOORE, Michigan City; MISS LONG,
Michigan City; MRS. L.B. ROEMPAGE, Laporte; H.J.
STOWELL, Laporte; MISS MARY CHENEY, Michigan
City; MISS CARSTEN, Michigan City; CONDUCTOR
GEORGE TEEPLE; Indianapolis; J.A. DAVIS, Laporte;
MICHAEL BASSETT, Peru, fireman; LOUIS BETRIPLE,
brakeman; EDWARD WILLIAMS, brakeman,
Indianapolis; NEAL BROOKS, Grand Rapids; and
ANDREW GROSSEN, Holland Mich. Engineer Bassett
of the excursion train says he was but fifty
feet away when he saw the cut of freight cars
and was unable to stop. He applied the emergency
brakes, but the engine plowed half its way
through a loaded freight car. His fireman was
thrown out of the cab by the impact and he
crawled out of the cab window after the
accident. Two tramps riding on the baggage car
were rescued with difficulty. None of the
coaches left the track.
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN 4
Oct 1910
Transcribed by
Loraine Jordan. Thank you, Loraine!
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