The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-19
CHICAGO ELEVATED RAILWAY
TRAINS COLLIDE.
ONE KILLED-MANY INJURED
Great City on the Lake Enveloped in
a Dense Morning Fog-Subur-
ban Steam Lines Run
Together.
CBy Associated Press.)

Chicago, Nov. 19.-The thickest fog
ever experienced in Chicago caused nu-
merous collisions between trains early
today, in which one man was killed'tw
so badly injured that they will probably
die. and Is others seriously inJureo.
Scores of others, the police say. We're IN
iured in minor accidents due to the 10Y.
Every ambulance in the city was kept
busy from $50 a. m to 1880 a. m. carry
ing the injured to their homes or to NOS
pitals.
The most serious accident occurred IN
the Metropolitan and Lake street ROADS.
There were two collisions on the
Northwestern Lake "L," two on the
South Side H." one on the Northwestern
IT," and one between suburban trains or
the Rock Island and Lake Shore roads.
Collisions between vehicles and surface
cars were frequent, but while a great
many people We're injured by them, none
were incapacitated and the damage was
chiefly to the colliding objects them
selves
Dead and Wounded.
The record of deaths and injured is as
follows.
On Metropolitan Elevated. Dead:
THOMAS MEANY, standing on rear
platform: crushed to death.
Injured:
Fred Jones, both legs severed; will die
William Upton, serious internal in
juries.
Charles Gallagher, foot crushed; in
ternal injuries.
Adolph Goldberger. crushed; knee frac-
tured.
Tr1fv 1Aft a. hrnkau
A. e. Baumgart, badly crushed and
bruised
Louis Davis. injured internally.
Fred schweil. foot crushed.
Peter Anderson, cut and bruised about
head and body.
Howard Gauwing. crushed about feet.
On Lake Street Elevated. Injured:
c. F. Ireland, both legs broken and in
jured internally: fatally.
Harold Soderburg, serious internal in-
juries.
Frank Mum. motorman, badly cut.
Anna Carr, hand crushed
J. w. Cheney, hands and feet lacer-
ated.
Dense Morning Fog.
The fog at an early hour was so thick
That persons standing on the sidewalks
could hardly distinguish the street cars
passing within a few feet of them. and
motormen kept their gongs changing
continuous warning.
The collision on the Metropolitan was
between trains going the same way, as
was the case in other accidents. Both
trains were crowded, many passengers
standing on the rear platforms.
On the first train these were almost the
only ones to suffer. The motorman
slowed up going around "a curve. While
waiting for a signal to increase speed,
the Humboldt park express train crashed
into the rear.
That was almost the only warning the
passengers on the rear platform had Of
the approaching express.
Lake Side Elevated.
The accident ON the Lake Side Ele-
waited was almost exactly similar. The
passengers injured were standing on the
rear platform, with the exception Of
Mum, the motorman. He said he did not
see the train ahead until too late.
The other accidents in their details
were the same. but owing to the fact
that orders had been sent out to run at
reduced speed no one was seriously hurt.
The rear-end collision between the
Lake Shore and Rock Island suburban
trains occurred at Thirty-third street.
The Rock Island engine, cOwca tcher and
the rear platform of the last car were
smashed, but both trains were able to
proceed.
Traffic all over the city was delayed.