The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-19
A FULLER ACCOUNT.
Details of Various Accidents Due to
Fog in Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-The thickest fog
ever experienced in Chicago caused
numerous collisions between trains ear
ly today In these collisions one man
was killed, two were so badly injured
that they will probably die and Is 9TH
ers We're seriously hurt. Scores of 9th
ers, the police say We're injured in minor
accidents due to the fog, but as they
were able to assist themselves, no Off
cial reports were made. Every ambu
lance in the city was kept busy trrm
$50 a. m to 1880 a. M, carrying the in
jured to their homes or to hospitals
The more serious accidents occurred on
the Metropolitan and the Lake street
elevated roads. There were two collis-
ions on the Lake Street L, two on the
South Side L., one on the Northwestern
L, and one between suburban trains of
the Rock Island and the Lake Shore
roads. Collisions between vehicles and
surface cars were frequent, but while
a great number of people were injured
by them. none of the injuries incapaci-
tated them and the damage was chief
ly to the colliding objects themselves
The record of deaths and injuries fol-
lows.
On Metropolitan Elevated:
THE DEAD
THOMAS MEENEY: standing on
rear platform; crushed to death
THE INJURED
Fred Jones. both legs severed; will
die
VIM Upton: serious internal injuries.
Harry Twohey, internal injuries
Charles Gallagher: foot crushed; in
ternal injuries
Adolph Goldberger; toes crushed;
knee fractured.
Fred s. Islip. left arm and leg bro
ken.
A E. Baumgart, badly cut and bruis-
ed
Louis Davis, injured internally.
Fred Schweil. foot crushed
Peter Anderson,cut and bruised about
the head and body.
Howard Gauwing. toes crushed
On Lake street elevated:
G. F. Ireland, both legs broken and
injured internally; fatal
Harold Soderburg; serious internal
injuries.
Frank Mum, motorman. badly cut.
Anna Carr, hand crushed.
j. w. Cheney hands and face lacera-
ted.
The fog at early morning was so thick
that person standing on the sidewalks
could scarcely distinguish street vehic-
les passing within a few feet of them
and motormen kept their gongs clang-
ing a constant warning.
Ihe collision on the METROPOLITAN
was between trains going the same wav
as was the case in other accidents Both
trains We're crowded, many passengers
Oil lA0 rear platforms On
the hrst train. these were almost the
only ones to suffer. The motornan
slowed up going around a curve ana
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 fine
rear platform had of the approachine
express. W mn 5
me accident on the Lake street e1a-
waited was almost exactly similar The
people injured We're standing on tba
rear platform with the execution Of
Mum, the motorman on the rear train
he said he did not see the train ahead
till too late 1iA'sA u
Tne other accidents in their essential
details We're the same. but owing to the
fact that orders had been sent ont +o
run at reduced speed, no one was sar.
lously hurt. The rear end collision he
tween the Lake Shore and the Rock Is-
Ianu suburban trains occurred. a+ Tbir-
ty-thlrd street The Rock Island On
g1ne's cowcatcher and the rear MIA ffo,,,
OF the last car We're smashed bnt ho+h
trains We're able to proceed. Traffic all
over the city was delayed
Later in the day news of another COL
nsion which had occurred on the Metre