Evening journal., 1892-12-29
THE FROST HID DEATH.
Ice-Coated Windows Result in
a Railroad Collision.
FOUR KILLED, EIGHT BADLY HURT

An Engine CoIlides with DenseIv
Crowded Street Car az Chicago Grade
Crossing Through the CareIessness of
Two FiaRmen and the Frost on the
window Panes.
CHICAGO, Dec 29.--Four persons were
killed and twice that number were in
jured by the collision Of Pittsburg and
Fort Wayne passenger train with a
heavily loaded street car, at the junction
Of Forty seventh street and Stewart
.avenue, this morning. The engineer of
the train and the two watchmen at the
crossing are under arrest, pending an in
yestigation Of the accident.
The killed and Injured.
The dead are George Blaha, Fifth and
Loomis streets; unknown man found
under the tender Of the engine; unknown
man found near the body Of the first
victim, under the tender Of the engine.
unknown woman died in the patrol
wagon on the way to Mercy Hospital.
The injured are, Minnie Kunlea. 4796
brewer street, scalp and other injuries.
Patrick o'Neill, 937 Forty.seventh street
right leg broken; Henry Gruber. 4447
Good street, scalp wounds and internal
injuries; Helen Conway, 4445 Dearborn
street, internally injured John Bresker
1910, Fiftieth street, injuries on head and
body; William kiser, Thirty-ninth street
and Ashland avenue, left leg broken: ].
J. Costello, 423S Wentworth avenue
severe body injuries; Thomas Riordan
Forty second and State streets, left leg
broken
The accident happened at 6.i5 when
the street car traffic was at its heaviest
and the cars were densely crowded. AS
the car approached the Fort Wayne tracks
an engine came backing down at the
rate OF fifteen miles an hour The occu--
pants OF the engine cab did not see the
car approaching the crossing and on
account OF the heavy coating Of frost on
the windows of the car the passengers
did not see the engine bearing down upon
them.
Expeditions Rescuers.
In an instant the engine struck the
car and dragged 1t distance Of about
100 yards The shrieks Of the victims
instantly drew large crowd TO the
scene.
As fast as the injured could be assisted
out Of the wreckage they were removed
In patrol wagons to Mercy Hospital
Fireman Meager Of the train that did
the damage and Conductor OConnor and
Driver Stanley Of the street car were
arrested.
Engineer Crosscup after his arrest
gave all the information he conld 20
garding the accident. As he neared the
crossing he heard the fireman cry
stop, but he was not able to do so
within the short distance. His engine,
he thought, was running about fifteen
miles an hour when the accident oo-
Cured
A Doubiy Careless watchman.
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 the injury Of others.
where the Blsme Lies.
This afternoon the chief blame for the
accident seems to lie upon Stanley, the
driver Of the street car. According to
lhe statement of Conductor O'Connor.
-he driver whipped up his horses and
attempted TO cross the track without
waiting for the signal from the conduc.
'or that no train was approaching.
)Connor asserts positively that he gave
no signal TO the driver, not having gone
lar enough ahead of his car to feel salts
led that IL was safe TO cross.