, 1889-04-11
A FEARFUL WRECK.

Several Prominent People Killed and q
Number FstslIy Wounded and
scalded.
CHICAGO, April 10.-By = collision be-
tween q passenger and freight train on
the Chicago Santate & California rail-
way near Joliet this morning young Mr..
and Miss Hart OF Brookline, Mass, and
the engineer of the freight train were
killed, and several injured including J..
| L. Hart. father Of above, fatally.
Following 10 another account OF the ac-
cident on the Chicago, SantaFe 4 Cali.
forniu railroad this morning. The reg.
ular east bound train was just leaving
Lorenzo station, Fifty miles from Chi.
cago. at ! 80 when the accident occurred
Attached to the rear of the train
vas the private car of
Manager McCool Of the California
Central occupied by J. F. Hart. mayor Of
Brockiine, Mass., and . director Of the
California Central railroad, his wife, bis
Winslow, and J. L. Lamb, the porter.
known only as Harry and cook named
Thomas Smith. Just as the train was
pulling out of the station fast stock
train following ran into the rear of the
passenger train at q high rate of speed,
demolishipg the private car aud exploding
the boiler Of the freight engine and large
quantity of steam escaped, scaldibc those
who escaped from the effects of the crash.
Az soon az the wreck could be cleared to
allow Of removal of the dead and
lows:
Killed-Miss Winslow, H. Hart, the
porter and cook.
Scalded-J +. Hart and wife, j. D.
Palmer, brakeman, j. l.. Lamb and one
other.
The engineer and fireman of the freight
train jumped and escaped injury. None
of the cars except that of Hart was Sc
riously damaged. The dead and wounded
were put upon the train and brought to
this city. The bodies Of the dead were,
taken to an undertaking establishment and
the wounded were conveyed to the Mercy
hospital. II cannot be learned whether
Manager McCool was on board with the
party of friends who had been visiting
him at Los Angeles. II is difficult to get
the exact facts One account says the
freight engineer was crushed to jelly
against the boiler-head; another that he
escaped unhurt. 1t ia also said that sew
,eraI are wounded in the other cara Of the
train left at the scene Of the accident, but
this ia not believed to be true as the other
cars were not badly damaged.
The passenger train was running on
time and the extra freight through some
inexcusable error of the train dispatcher
was allowed to follow. At Lorenzo the
grade is very steep and the engineer of the
extra saw the train was unmaDageable
just as he perceived the lamps of the pas
senRer. He whisiled for brakes, but too
late. His engine crashed into the private
car. driving it up on the steps of the Pull
man car ahead.
In addition to being scalded, J. +, Hart
had both legs broken. Henry w. Lamb,
also in the private car, was scalded about
the face and body. Palmer, freight
brakeman, was hurled over the engine
into the mass of debris and escaped with
scalded face and terribly bruised. hands.
John Byrnes, the engineer of the passen-
ger train. was severely hurt.
The fireman of the passenger train said:
1--WE cannot be blamed for the accident.
1t was pitch dark and densly foeey when
the crash came. We were running on
time, but the freight was an extra freight.
The engine ran right through the last
coach and then the boiler burst"
The cries Of the dying end injured were
simply awful. Boiling water had been
thrown over them and their flesh. was
terribly scalded
BosToN, April 10.--John Hart and
party, who were in the accident on the
Santa Fe road near Chicago this morning,
left here February 7th on an excursion to
the southwest and was returning home.
Hart was formerly in the boot and shoe
business. but had retired from active bus
iness.
j. w. Lamb. who was injured, is a
medical officer of the Atchison road.