The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-30
DEATH ON A STREET CAR.
AN ENGINE RUNS IT DOWN ON A
CROSSING AT CHICAGO.

-Four Of Its Passengers Killed Outright
and Eight Injured-Some Of the Lat
ter Expected to Die-The Engine and
Street Car Hands and Guards at the
Crossing Arrested.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Four persons were
killed and twice that number were injured
this morning by ths collision of Pittsburg
and Fort Wayne engine with a heavily
loaded street car at the junction OF Forty
seventh street and Stewart avenue at $50
o'clock. The engineer OF the train and two
watchmen at the crossing are under arrest
pending an investigation of the accident.
The dead are: George Blaha of Fifth and
Loomis streets; two unknown men, found
under the tender OF the engine: an unknown
woman, who died in patrol wagon while
on the way to the Mercy hospital, supposed
from a card found in her pocket to be M.
Carson. All the eight injured suffered
broken limbs and severe internal injuries.
Several Of them are likely to die.
THE CRASH.
The accident happened when the street
car traffic was at it's heaviest and the cars
were crowded to the doorways As the car
approached the Fort Wayne tracks an
engine came backing down at the rate Of
about fifteen miles an hour. The occupants
of the engine cab did not see the car ap-
preaching the crossing, and on account of a
heavy coating of frost on the windows Of
the car the passengers did not see the engine
bearing down upon them. The engine
struck the car and dragged it distance of
about $50 yards. At every foot of the dis
tance some injury was added TO those in
fiicted when the engine first struck the car.
As fast as the injured could be assisted out
of the wreckage they we're removed in
patrol wagons to the Mercy hospital. The
woman supposed to be NJ. Carson died on
the way. and her destination was changed
TO the county morgue.
The following is the list Of the killed and
injured:
Archibald McAndrews, Forty-seventh and
Wood streets.
An unknown woman. supposed to be NJ
Carson, address unknown.
An unknown man.
Helen Conway is badly hurt and can
hardly survive her injuries.
THE ARRESTS.
The fireman of the engine that did the
damage and Conductor O'Connor and
Driver Stanley Of the street car were also
arrested.
Engineer Grosscup, after his arrest, gave
all the information he could regarding the
accident. AS he neared the crossing he
heard the fireman cry stop" but he was
unable to do so within toe short distance
His engine. he thought, was running about
fifteen miles an hour when the accident oc-
CURED. John Albright. one Of the crossing
guards arrested, is the same watchman
whose carelessness at the same point several
months ago resulted in a similar accident,
and the death of two persons and thu in
jury Of Others.
THE BLAME LAID ON TIE DRIVER.
The chief blame for the accident seems
10 lie upon Stanley the driver OF the car
According to the statement of Conductor
OConnor, the driver whipped up his horses
and attempted to cross the track without
waiting for the signal. O'Connor asserts
positively that he gave no signal TO the
driver, not having gone far enough ahead
OF his car TO feel satisfied that it was safe to
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