The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-11
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Eight Victims of Somebody's
Neglect Near Chicago.
FOUR KILLED AND FOUR HURT
on the Santa Fc Il Califor-
MIA I,oad-oue Of Them u Bride
to Boa Railroad Official
Very BADLY Injured.

CHICAGo, April 1O,-0ne OF the saddest
of the innumerable disasters which have
occurred near Chicago, took place early
this morning at Lorenzo, III, The vic
tins are eight in number, including Q
bride that was 10 be, and her betrothed
husband, Lorenzo, tho scene OF the
horror, is a little hamlet ilfty.seVen
miles out on the Chicago, Santa Fe 4
California Railroad. During u fog an
extra freight train ran into the rear oil
the regular No. Q California passenger
train eastbound, at 1928 a, m,, smashing
to bits private coach, letting not sim
gle one OF the occupants escape. -Four
people were killed, aud four others seri-
ously injured, The killed are;
Henry Robert Hartt, the l5-year old
son Of ]. l.. Hart, of Boston, Mass,
Miss Alice Winslow, Of Brookline,
Mass, niece OF ]. l., Hartt, and the
aanCee Of Henry W, Lamb, who was Sc.
riously injured,
Harry Herring (colored porter, resi-
dent OF Los Angeles, California.
Thomas Smith, colored cook, Of Los
Angeles, California.
The seriously injured are:
]. L. Hartt, Of Boston, Director OF the
Chicago, Kansas & Western railroad,
badly burned about the feet, legs, arms
and head.
Mrs. ]. l.. Hart, the formers wife,
whose injuries are similar.
Henry W. Lamb, OF Rrookline, Mass,
seriously scalded about the arms and
head.
P. l.. Palmer, brakeman of the freight
train, u resident Of Brighton Park, ILL.,,
was seriously scalded,
The train bearing the injured came
into the Dearborn station, Chicago, at
0:20. The officials OF the railroad had
prepared everything for their reception.
An ambulance and three police patrol
wagons were ut the depot aud rs tender.
ly as possible bore the four injured per.
sons who were on the train 10 the Mercy
Hospital.
The following is another account OF
the accident on the Chicago, Santa Fe 4
California railroad this morning: The
regular eastbound train was Just leaving
Lorenzo station, which is fifty miles
from Chicago, at 1880 o'clock, when the
accident occurred. Attached to the rear
Of the train was the privite cur Of Mr. j.
+. Hart, Mayor OF BrookliRe, Mass, and
director OF the California Central rail.
road. Tho party in the car consisted OF
Mr.. Hart and his wife, his son Henry,
Robert Hart, his niece, Miss Wlnslow, a
porter known only as Harry, and cook,
named Thomas Smith.
Just as the train was pulling out OF the
station, an extra iast stock train, follow
ing, ran into the rear Of the passenger
train at u good speed, demollshing the
private car aud damaging the freight en-
CINE so that large quantities OF steam
escaped, scalding those who had escaped
from the effects Of the crash.
In addition to being scalded, Mr.. j. L.
Hart had both legs broken. Henry W.
Lamb, also in the private car, was scald-
ed about the face and body. Palmer,
the freight brakeman, was hurled over
the freight engine into mass OF debris
and escaped with q bad scald on his face
aud both hands being terribly burned.
John Bynder, engineer OF the passenger
train. was severely hurt.
The ill.iated passenger train was due
at Lorenzo at exactly 1923 o'clock and
was on time. The train following,
known as an extra, was running wild
under orders to keep five or ten minutes
behind the passenger. Hughes ac-
knowledges that he knew the passenger
train was just due at Lorenzo at the time
OF the collision, but thought he was
three or four minutes behind.