The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-10
ROAR OF COLLISION
STARTLES A TOWN
Crash in a Snow Storm on the
Main Street.
THREE PEOPLE ARE KILLED
Ard Fourteen or More lojund--- Engineer
Could Not See the FIagman Sent
Back by the Train in
Front.
lBy the Associated Pressl

(By the Associated PreSS.)
Chicago, Ills. Jan. S.-Three men dead
and fourteen or more other persons in
jured, one fatally. is the result OF col
lision between two trains on the Penn
sylvania system on the main street of
this city at five o'clock this evening.
The dead
JOSEPH STEIN. Fort Wayne.
- McPHOL, Fort Wayne.
ALONZO HADLEY. Van Vert, Ohio.
The injured:
w A. Freeze, Chicago; J. ]. Casey,
Toledo, cannot recover; Mr.. and Mrs.
Durselman and little daughter, of Van
Vert, Ohio; Peter Tracy. conductor of
train No So; Curtis McElroy, Ada; An
drew Brunnon, Fort Wayne. Ind; M.
Geise, Ottawa; Walter Klinger, Ada; w.
d. Blackburn, baggage master on train
No So; Guy Kingsbury, editor of the New
York Standard Benjamin Cooke, Fort
Wayne, E. J. Burdette, Dayton.
The accident was one of the worst that
ever occurred on this division of the
Pennsylvania system and was highly SEN
sational in all it's details, occurring as it
did on the main street of the town at a
time when the thoroughfare was crowded
with people. Train No. 80, westbound,
for Fort Wayne, had started out OF the
station, but at the main street crossing
was compelled to stop on account of some
accident to the air brakes
A fiagman was sent to notify No. 10, a
freight train going in the same direction
which was several minutes late. Owing
TO the snow storm the engineer of No.
10 was unable to see the signal in time
to slacken his speed. His engine crashed
into the rear of No. 35. No. 35 consisted
of two coaches, the rear one being a
combination baggage and passenger car
and with another passenger car in front.
Both were telescoped and scarcely pas
senger escaped injury of some sort. The
engineer and fireman of No. 10 were also
slightly hurt, but not enough to prevent
them from rendering immediate assist
ance to these who injuries were greater
and in distress.
The scene about the wreck was fright
full Many people were congregated about
the spot at the time and the street was
we'll filed with wayfarers on their way
home from work. The crash was heard
all over the city and almost the entire
population as soon Oh manu- " IcuuSl
what assistance they could in caring for
the wounded and dead, who were at once
carried TO the freight house and station
and laid on improvised cots.
The engine on No. 10 was almost de-
molished, but the cars behind it were
not damaged in the least and none of the
passengers were bruised. The wreckage
was strewn all over the tracks and in
few minutes the Chicago and New YORK
Limited, eastbound, dashed through on
the other track at sixty miles an hour
hurting the accumulated debris in all d.
rections, but never pausing in its flight
until half mile from the town. Then
the train was stopped and backed to the
scene of the accident to get orders. No
damage was done to the engine on the
flyer. but it was learned that piece OF
wreckage flew into the cab as the Train
dashed by and painfully bruised the en-
gineer. He was, however, able to continue
his run, and left in few minutes with
his train.