Telegram-herald., 1888-08-17
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soUrH LAWS. IL, Aug l6.-Ths Cneir-
nad express Of the Illinois Csntrsl's ksa-
kskss line. 6as IN Chicago al s 50 .. Ia.
crashed through q Grand Trunk freight
train a. this place tais nOrnIag Al 5.49. in
luring nins perssss more OF less seriously,
and srecking completely the sngiss. ten
der. postal express and baggage cars. Two
coaches OF the passenger train and two
freight cars. loaded with pig-iron and coal.
Of the Grand Trunk train. The cause sf
the wreck was TIE failure Of the air brakes
on the passenger train 10 respond There
were ~ passengers on the traia. and that
the hst does not contain nvny killed and
~ouadsd 10 . cause of great wonder among
the train men al this place. fhs passengers
In the sleepsrs were just dressing and pre-
pairing for their arrival in Chicago. and the
train Was spinaing aissg at the rate of forty
miles an hour when oil were startled
ey shrili whistle from the loeo-
motive snd Immediately aflsr thrown vio-
lently 70 the door. Great confusion
reigned in the forward cars, women and
children shrieking from fright, and men
with no thought out to save themselves.
yelling and tramplinx over every eas ia
their mad efforts 10 get out Of the cars
Some degree Of quiet was obtained. snd the
conductor. aided oy the uninjured train
hands. sought out the wounded and did
everything in their power TO eAse their
sufferings. Physicians were telegraphed
for. and shortly alter an engine and ca
boose brought Dn. +. A. Heloonb and
Owen, OF ksnsingtos. The wounds of the
,of,~.1 4re<se1 and ths in
jured, with passengers. were transferred to
. special suburban train and taken ints the
city.
The scene Of the wreck is at the crossing
OF the Illinois Central and Grand Trunk
lines. So swiftly was the passenger train
travelling that il cut through the freight
like knife. The engine remained on the
track. minus smoke-srsck aud piston and
connecting rods and cy ylinders- The tender,
postal. express and baggage car rolled over
into ths ditch, and smoker and day coach
were thrown disgonslly across the track.
The rest Of the train. consisting of . ladies
psrlor car and three sleepers, remsined on
the track. Following are the names OF the
injured persons
Anderson Cobb, porter of the sleeper;
Thomas Splsne. baggageman; Mrs. Splane,
his wife; John Crone, fireman; J. II. Sui
hvan. passenger; John Frazier, porter; w.
| u. Land, passenger; Jonn Mahoney, ire
man.
Mahoney, the fireman, is the most ser
iously injured. His nip Is badly bruised
| and his skull fractured.
| The damage 10 the passenger train is e,ti-
mated TO be SIS. 1000, exclusive of the bag
| gage OF the passengers, which in some cases
was badly damaged. The Grand Trunk
| officials say they can repair their damages
with 81, 300 The wreck will be cleared
| away and both lines open this afternoon.
There were fully 200 passengers on the
| train when the collision occurred. The
| engineer of the passenger train, John Devine.
escaped by jumping headlong into the deep
ditch. He at once left for the city. To an
Associated Press reporter he said: Coming
| down grade toward South Lawn something
happened to tie lower machinery of the
engine. She began acting badly
| and throwing stones, and / think . ROCK
struck the handle of the air-cock and threw
| the air from the train to the engine. Before
| reaching the south Lawn crossing / saw
the Grand Trunk freight train crossing. and
| whistled for the danger brakes. 1t WAS toe
late. Ny fireman, John Cron Q. jumped and
| was badly hurt
The Illinois Central crew was John De-
vine. engineer; John Crons. fireman, and j
c. Smith. conductor.
Grand Trunk freight crew: John Dun
ham, engineer; J. James. fireman; w
| Mitchell. conductor. None of the Crane
| Trunk men were I'M ured.
A witness of the accident declares tha
| although the Grand Trunk freight had tn,
| right of way and was fully entitled to tn,
| crossing, that the freight engine er hearC
the passenger trains danger sign ais, anC
| had an abundance of time TO stop his trair
| before the crossing was reached.