New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-18
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SLAUGHTER AT A CROSSING.
FATAL COLLISION IN CHICAGO
THREE PERSONS KILLED AND NINE BADLY
INJURED

GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD TRAIN. RUNNING
STREET CAR. THROWING 1T 80 FEET
AwAY-THE SPOT DEATHTRAP
Chicago, July 17.-Forty -ninthst., at the cross.
ing of the Grand Trunk Railroad, the scena
to-day Of an accident whereby three lives were
lost and many people injured. A Halstedst
horse car was run into and hurled thirty feet
to one side. 1t was filled with men and women,
forty-six passengers being on board. The dead
and injured are:
MURPHY, Margaret
pERKINS Thomas.
unidentified boy.
BuhLEM N. william, left leg broken and internally -
BLACK Jennie head and body bruised.
LACEY. Mrs S. A., bruised about head and body.
MALoON Mary back and hip bruised and internally In
MITCHELL. Mrs. Celia. bruised about the body.
SANDERSON, Mrs. head and body bruised.
SMITH, J. P. internally injured and skull fr'esureas
vANDERBECK. Mrs. Mary. face cut and internally In
jured very serious.
VANDERBECK, Frank, her son, three years oio, nee~
cut and body bruised
The collision occurred at about 80 o'clock.
The southbound IIalstedst. car, the open make,
was crowded, and many were standing on the
foot boards. 1t was in charge OF Conductor FRANK
Barnett and Driver Charles Stalnecker. At Forty
ninth-st there is a network OF tracks, ana the
crossing has always been regarded as dangerous
one. A long freight train going west had just
passed, and the tower man, George Barnett, had
raised the gates This was taken as a signal tnat
the way was clear and Stalnecker whipped up
his horses and started to drive across the tracks.
Previously however, Conductor Barnett had gone
ahead, and not seeing the approaching passenger
train because of the freight he motioned to his
driver to 90 ahead.
Barnett in the watch tower saw the passenger
train, and realized that a collision was imminent.
Yet, as he says he could do nothing lie at once
lowered the gates, but he was too late, Tor the
street car was already on the tracks and tho
PASSENGER train was only few feet away. IL
was running at lively rate of speed, it is said,
and crashed into the side of the car. The latter
was turned around, and then was thrown thirty
feet through the air.
Few of the passengers had any warning of the
accident. Those on the footboard nearest the
passenger train saw it coming and jumped in time
to save themselves from injury, and perhaps DEATH
But the majority of those on board Were cirrieo
with the demolished car, and they fell 70 tho
ground together, some with badly bruised oouieS
and others dead.
The car, broken into many pieces, buried those
who had been riding in il, and as the passenger
train plunged ahead cries of pain and agony were
70 be heard Perkins and Dillon were frlghtfully
manged. A piece Of timber had been er foTSsa T@a
women also were killed, but nothing on either OF
them would indicate their names The dead were ,bs
at once taken to the County Morgne, ana tne
injured were placed in carriages and driven away.
Tie passenger train was in charge of Conductor
John Kern, Engineer f. w Jones and Fireman ian
James Campbell Jones said that he did NOT see
fhe street car until the horses were in front OF
the train, and that he could not possibly nave
stonped In time to avoid the accident.
PPaIice CAPTAIN Ward arrested Jones and Camp
hell and man named Henry Hughes who was
riding in the cab Of the engine, They VIII %
held at the station until after the coroners in'
The towerman, George Barnett, WHO raised the
oates and allowed the car TO come upon the track,
said Il raised the gates after the freight tran
had gone west, and did not see the approaching
passenger train until il was close upon the CPS
then"