The national leader., 1889-04-13
A RAILROAD COLLISION.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND FOUR IN
JURED NEAR LORENZO, ILLINOIS.
A FAST FREIGHT CRASHES INTO THE
REAR OF A PASSENGER TRAIN
DURING A FOG AND DEMOL-
IsHES A PRIVATE CAR.

CHICAGO, April 10.-One of the sad
dest of the lnnumerable railroad disas-
ters which have occurred near Chicago
took place early this morning at Lo-
renzo, Ill. The victims are eight in
number, including a bride that was to
be and her betrothed husband. LO-
renzo, the scene of the horror, is a
little hamlet. 81 miles out on the Chi
cagO, Santa Fe and California Railroad.
During fog an extra freight train ran
into the rear of the regular No.
California passenger train, east bound,
at 4.23 A. M, smashing to bits private
coach, letting not single one of the
occupants escape. Four people were
killed and four others seriously in
iured. The killed are:
Henry Robert Hartt, the 15.year old
son of J. l., Hartt, of Boston, Massa-
chusetts.
Miss Alice Winslow, of Brookliue,
Mass. niece of J. L. Hartt and the
fancee of Henry w. Lamb, who was
seriously injured.
Harry Herring (colored), porter,
resident of Los Angeles, Cal.
Thomas smith. colored, cook, resi-
dent of Los Angeles.
The seriously injured are:
j. l.. Hartt, of Boston, Director OF
the Chicago, Kansas and Western Rail-
road, branch of the Santa Fe system,
badly burned about the feet, legs. arms
and head.
Mrs. J. l.. Hartt, the formers wife,
| whose rjuTies are similar.
Henry w. Lamb, of Brookline,
Massachusetts, seriously scalded about
the arms and head.
P. L. Palmer. brakeman of the
| freight train, seriously scalded.
Henry w. Faulkner, of Detroit.
who was a passenger on the wrecked
train, thus described Mr.. Lambs grief
at hearing of the death of his be-
trothed: 81 was in the sleeper Santa
Anna,'" said Mr.. Faulkner, when /
was awakened, doubled up In my
berth. and feel now Ike l had been
broken in two. ] could hear a prodl-
glous uprOar outside and the sound of
! escaping steam. dressed as fast as |
| could and got outside. Some of the
train men and passengers were at work
in the wreck and pulled out young
man, whose name 1 afterward heard
was Lamb. He was groaniDg pitifully.
got mattress from The sleept I
and we lifted him to it as gently
as we could, ''Ohl where is AllieP'
said he, rising up suddenly. just then
two men passed by with the body of a
woman. Lamb caught sight of her
face by the light of lantern. oh,
God. it is Allie, he screamed, and then
he dropped back on the mattress In q
faint. l was In the car with the
wounded on our way to the city, and
every once IN while / could hear
Lamb, poor fellow, moaning the name
Of Allie, Allie.' The train bearing the
injured came into the Dearborn Station,
Chicago, at 800. The officials of the
railroad had prepared everything for
the reception. An ambulance and three
police patrol wagons were at the depot
and as tenderly as possible bore
the four injured persons who were
on the train to the Mercy Hospital.
The police with difficulty repTesSed a
crowd of 300 or 400 people who iostled
and pushed each other to see the sOr-
rowful sight of human beings scalded.
The diagnosis at the hospital showed
that Mr.. Hartt's legs, right arm and
face were grievOusly scalded. Mrs.
Hartt's injuries are almost identical,
although she has, in addition, a large
burn on the abdomen. Mr.. Lambs
legs, face and hands are very badly
burned. The injuries of brakeman
Palmer are very similar. The other in
iured trainmen were cared for at Loren
70. DR.. Winfield Hall, OF the hospital
staff, says the injuries of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartt are dangerous. There is
congestion of the internal organs, and
he fears that pneumonia, no uncommon
sequence of severe scalds, may set in.
The cases of Lamb and Palmer are by
no means serious. DR.. j. j. Ransom,
the Chief of the Medical Department
of the Santa Fe Railroad, takes more
hopeful view. He made a thorough
examination of Mr.. and Mrs. Hartt,
and thinks the recovery of both assured
unless there be unusual developments
not indicated by present condition. The
victims are all under the influence OF
morphine. and visitors are strictly ex-
clnded.
Mr.. Hartt, when brought to ! the
hospital, was but vaguely aware OF the
death of his son, not being sufficiently
conscious to realize what had happened.
He talked incoherently of his 10y, and
at intervals called his M Mrs.
Hartt does not know IL son is
dead. Mr.. John f. heavy
capitalist, and one of known
directors of the ChI las and