, 1873-08-19

but worry fittlo of s fo1ee Tho effect Of striking,
tho alnoklnsear directly in front nas to raise up the
ss base snsni e. o ae..h snd inc a
II as psFs a r. a s IL s ssn: 9ss sfss sbs1s %
boiler, letting the steam and water essapo on tho pau-
injured 10 my Of tho carr excop. to s1nolslnec*r.
The assoueer-ran engine blow out tho front md Of
son Woa sva XIII 8ca Oh ho
Tho conductor Of tho freight train f. eaid to hp hiding
u Joliet ana we have sent officers aitsr him. Tho o.
anation Of tho cnglncor Is tint Its watch out Of
tic This is tho general excuse at every aeoidont.
injurc % badly. and I very ' oW. Ths engineer oi ths
passenger train Is reported to bo insane.
TESTIMONY OF r. J. HOUSTON.
Thomas }. Houston, boipg Bworn, testified:
A1ton 4 chicago 1soad. was In that poslt!on lat
The n 81 9ns to oniesgo
No. at Willow Springs con! t5ain No. % 1rrivGa at
sol three four cara Of coal Immediately baclted
tn. md their train mude their coupling aud started
E1pross tsaa III No. '' was ' duo 1t Iemon TT a ai1
% Ind no right to tho track without special
thy lad saeh order liz roriod, Not that know of
Knowing II waa necessary tat something 10 dono aud
ono of tho Lrakesmon sitting at tho door Of the ca
hoose. asked him II hoy lad any ordrra ngainst No.
asked him whcse tho conductor was. 11o said o did
not know: By this time the cabooso had got two or
throo ear-langtha rast Tho telegraph oico, ! then
patchcr at Bloomington TINT train No. ~ wns going,
!he tine astn hM Il ny ha ordSr Rnns
him Try Te5e ut 'as:tF1ssktnR bt Te,s already
thu nrnrntnr At Wi1f0W SnrinQA f0r FHUjltH.
oI about ave ninutes." Wo thon knew That : col.
si0n 1 r. s,, LIZ oshea n HIN what Should do
thon stepped out and listened for Tho crash, which
gnos call loudly for brakea and almost immediately
aftcr heard tho crash aid explosion. waited no
for ohor IL ad rs IS
ready started for tho Arrived thero nhout 20
or u minutes aftsr tho co!lston occurred md found
, e. tmstsso :, I'll Tr'S Nc i IS d due %illSy
cent limo t. mako Willow sprinss to p set out o Tie
WY before TINT time, they would havo had right so
minutes paat 10, 10 minutes nftor No. waa duo Ia
train Sunday morning, bnt did not him the night
Of the accident. THO passenger train 10 minutes
hchind t!1nc, Tho coal train was malo up ut Joliet.
Tho conductor Of the coal train said to me- when
thought Of train No. / antii about 1910. II he hsd
then backed up, ho wonld have avoided tho accident.
IA6 G1nuuCtof also 9&lQ TINT nc lnfGu12Gly BGt nlH
eabooao brake, sont the brakeman forward to BOT
brakes and notify tho enginneor T possible Wo were
running when wo wont to their aid quito fass to within
nbout two mea Of Sykes' bridge, md then started
very slow, becauao could not sec ten PAGES ahead
account Of tho fog.
TESTIMONY OF CONDUCTOR RUSSELL.
Henry E. Russell, conductor OF the passenger
trim, being Rworn, testinOd a8 follows:
I nm conductor tho st. Loun L Alton Road
ss s S9 1Sa ta e h
tty1 mini MI In Win h}c6r
Would call It on time. Whs detained sonle eighteen
minutes a. Willow SPRING. taking sloopngesr from
usea after 1o,-perhaps minutes. Was in the rear
alcepinsear taking up the tckos. Tho first tutlma-
s $ioss ss n le
shoch W. o'ss Inquired Of the poEtor Of the s!sep
i % a4 ny 5sar %Ssa pso
I'D been @ sitiuaaishsd % " liz ssoeG. ' "es sSe
hst s us ,o req sae aRd M
tho north. then proceeded to tho forward part of
ss tsG se s ~ %ss % f. ss taa.f rs
my train. Ho was ablo to give mo no Information. na
esasa 9tnF s ,as 8y @ S Il e taat 5sH I'D
heard whiatlo which thought might DO train at
Willow sprtngs: then hen sarted tor tho 1ear q my
dqstors. who was % TIC tssin viii mo- ne,
a sss e. gu! re- s to e. e. pa : " lien
aucsted III. Lindsay to 60 to Willow sbrinss, wako
tic operator ut snnt p1ce anu get word tho line
soon possible also 70 awaken section 1nen mud
send them to our relief then starred for the for
ward part Of tho train: Tuld my brakeman to look
out and sec tho train did not catch re Thon started
to Lcmont. had gone, / suppose, BONO threo-auar-
terH of milo when met tho engine and car coaning
from Lcmont I tagged them, and requested them to
take: me to Lcmont .was informed by aomo
perton. don't know who, that thore waa p6ysicaa
In tho chr, and then gave orders to back up to tho
wreck. After leaylng the physician ssartcd with ths
engine for Iemont telegsaphod all tho particulars
Of tho wreck could obtain up to that time to Bloom-
1ngton. / sent kilograms something like this !" We
hayo Ind collision Aend 10 Chicago for a.
sIstapes no haye two killed and several wounded"
tho wreck, tho exIent Of tho disaster. As
soon as I Ind sent these dispatches
wo had Hecurol threo moro plysiciapB.
III bellsvo there were u Lenon. and rotarnsd to
tho wreck. obtained what additional information
could gain at tho wreck aud returned to Lmont and
telegrnphed additional particulars. Up to that timo
had not learned tho number wounded. had esti-
mated # as nftecn They were getting sl,en out:
did not get list OF tho wounded until O'Clock They
Tere getting them out whils wus going to and from
Aenont. ~ T. , ..n.,
sprngR. Was due at Willow SprluRa at $780, No
~ pa1s H. nag nago donr or nye minutes past TO-
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