Alton, IL Train Wreck, Apr 1895

Four Killed in a Freight Wreck.

ALTON, Ills., April 5 – In a freight wreck on the Chicago and Alton cut off at Wood river bridge, half a mile north of East Alton, four men were killed outright and two were fatally injured.

A long and heavy train was coming down the grade when the middle of the tain bulged out and fifteen cars were piled on top of each other.

The men killed were:
DAVID HAFFLEY, of Watertown, Wis.
FRANK HAREMAN, of Philadelphia.
CHARLES BELL, of Springfield, Ills.
HENRY BLITZ, of New Orleans.

Fourteen men were injured more or less seriously. All who were killed or injured were tramps.

The News Frederick Maryland 1895-04-06

FOUR TRAMPS DEAD
A Freight Train on the Chicago and Alton Road Wrecked.

ALTON, Ill., April 6 -- Four tramps were almost instantly killed and fifteen others badly injured in a freight wreck on the Chicago & Alton railroad, near here, Friday morning. It is believed the wreck was caused by a broken truck, which allowed a dozen cars to pile up in a heap. It is extimated that over seventy-five tramps were stealing a ride on the train. When taken out four of them were dead. The injured men werer brought to the hospital in this city, and the inquest held at East Alton.
At the inquest Friday afternoon the names of two of the men killed were found to be DAVID HAFFLEY, of Watertown, Wis., and FRANK HARIMAN, Philadelphia, Pa., CHARLES BELL, Springfield, Ill., HENRY BLIHTS, Kansas City.
Fourteen of the tramps were injured. Their names are CHARLES CUSTARD, Lima, O.; OTTO SCHROEDER, Argentine, Kan.; THEODORE HUNT, St. Paul, Minn.; THOMAS COPE, St. Louis; HARRY WILLIAMS, Toledo; M. HICKENS, Chicago; W. WILLETS, Dallas, Tex.; ED AULBEISHT, Albany, N. Y.; HARRY GLASS, Chicago; JAMES HART, no residence; JAMES MARTIN, Fall River, Mass.; JOHN HOWARD, Cincinnati, O.; ROBERT SELL, New York; WINIFRED GARRISON, Martinsville, O. Several of the injured are not expected to live.

The Hamilton Daily Republican Ohio 1895-04-06
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!