It was good to hear from someone on behalf of Randi Richardson. Thanks
Helen Hiebsch
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From: IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL [mailto:in-south-central-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Randi Richardson
Sent: Sunday, November 6, 2016 4:52 PM
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Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Lawrence, Jackson and Monroe County: Wreck on
the Monon on Horse Shoe Curve Leaves Two Dead
Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, July 6, 1897,
loose clipping from the Monroe County History Center.
From the Bedford Mail-- The most serious freight wreck that has
occurred on
this division of the Monon in several years took place at Horse Shoe
curve
about five o'clock Tuesday evening. The local freight train was going north
at a good rate of speed when a flange on a stone car near the front end
broke while rounding the big curve, and the car was derailed throwing seven
other loaded stone cars and six box cars off the track. The cars were piled
up in a space of about three car lengths and were badly smashed and the
track torn up.
Head brakeman, Pete Allen of Bloomington, who was on one of the cars, was
thrown over the telegraph wire at the side of the track and had his arm
broken. He was taken to Harrodsburg on the engine.
The section men who began the work of cleaning away the debris about sunset,
found two bodies in the wreck of a box car that had been loaded with
cross-ties. Coroner Voyles was summoned and took charge of the bodies which
were identified as those of Loring W. Reed and George J. Buhner.
Reed was about 25 years of age and carried a card that showed that he was a
printer and had been a member of the typographical union at Memphis, Tenn.
His home seems to have been at Owensboro, Ky. A telegram was sent to the
union and a reply received that Reed was not in good standing and that his
body would not be taken care of by the union. It was buried at Beech Grove
this afternoon by Benzel & Hamer. Reed had a hole in the back of his head,
left upper arm broken, chest badly crushed, one leg broken twice and the
other once, big toe cut off left foot and back much bruised.
George J. Buhner was about 26 years of age and had lived in Bedford four
years. He was from Seymour and was a son of County Commissioner Buhner of
that city. He married a daughter of John W. Owens over a year ago and
separated from her some three months past. He was beating his way to
Bloomington where he hoped to get work. Buhner's hand was mashed to a
thickness of about one inch, his neck was broken, his left arm broken and
there were cuts and bruises on his back. The body was taken to Seymour for
burial.
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