The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-08
TRAIN RUNS
INTO DENSE CROWD
Seven Poles Killed and M.n,,
injured at a Detroit =
Depot.
sWARMED ONTO TRACKS
Railroad Guards Unable to Keep For.
eisners Out, and a Fast Incoming
Train Polws Through
Hundreds.

Detroit, Mich, May 5.-A dav ~
merry making and celebrating by kon
Polish excursionists from Toledo ~
brought to a close by a frightful catass
trophe at the corner Of Garfield ana
Dequindec streets at $3.50 O'clock iast
evening in which at least seven Of ~"
excurstonists were killed. ~
The list Of dead. SO far as known "a
Rs follows: 40
MRS. HELEN PALIcKI, 40 Bronson
street, Toledo.
FRANK RosINsKI, lass yanca
street. Toledo.
WATSON LUDw1cK. 21ss Henry
street. Toledo.
YOUNG WOMAN, about 20 years Of
age. auburn hair and medium height
and weight, unidentified.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, about %
years old, frightfully mangled; head
and both arms severed.
TWO BOYS. about 10 and IL years
old, unidentified.
The injured were all Polish people
from Toledo. some of them being SER
tously hurt. It is hoped, however. that
most Of them win recover. The ine
5urtes. SO far as learned, are confined
10 cuts and bruises, with a few In
ternally injured and some people suf-
ferins from fractured limbs.
Mary Shafrainski of Toledo when
struck had in her arms her 6-year-old
Hattie. Mrs. shafrainska was
thrown across the tracks and severely
cut and bruised, Since then no trace
has been found Of her child.
John Malkeski. whose left leg is bro
ken. has lost all trace OF his 1O-year-old
daughter, who was with him at the
time the disaster occurred. The con-
fusion that prevailed about the scene
w2 q so pY.aof fhof a. pya e. = l.. -
sible to obtain any definite information
until the dead and injured had been
taken care Of by the police and doc
tors.
Tried to Kill Engineer.
A cry for vengeance went up from the
Poles as soon as they realized the
daughter the Grand Trunk had done.
kill htm!" and a RUS was made down
tho track for the cab Of the engine. The
police forestalled them, however, and
an officer guarded each door Of the
cab. The angry Poles stood about ana
uttered threats until the flyer resumed
Its trip Into the station.
The excursion was given by the Pol
1sh Lancers Of Toledo, and the crowd
came to Detroit over the Lake Shore
railroad. The excursionists left the
train at the corner of Garfield and De-
quinder streets yesterday morning and
were met by a number of local Poles
and Polish societies who escorted the
visitors to st. Josephafs church. An
entertainment was held later at Har-
monia hall.
About 8 o'clock last night the visit
ors began to gather again at the corner
or Garfield and DeQuinder streets to
take their train Jack to Toledo. Both
the Lake Shore and Grand Trunk
tracks run out from the Brush street
station on Dequinder street. Four POI
licemen stood at the corner of Cam
field street and e~ndeavored to keep the
excursionists from crowding through
the gates onto the track. Despite their
efforts hundreds crawled under or over
the gates and walked down the dark
tracks to await the arrival Of their
train which could be seen coming slow
~ up from the station.
PIows Into a Thousand.
Probably 1000 persons were scat
tered along the racks for two blocks
waiting to board the Lake Shore ex-
cursion train and secure seats. It was
only a few blocks down the track,
creeping carefully along. Suddenly
from out Of the darkness came the
Grand Trunk. Chicago and New York;
express, Known as the Pan-American
Flyer. 1t plowed through the mass OF
humanity, throwing them to both sides
Of the track. bruised and manned, and
SrlnolnS q NUMBER or them under the
wheels.
Patrolman Fred Schultz, John Synd.
a prominent local Pole, and a number
OF others who were at the crossing, as
sert that the flyers whistle was not
blown nor was the bell rung. No state
ment could be secured on this subject
at the local Grand Trunk office last.
night. 2
b flyer was checked and stopped as
quickly as possible n backed to the
scene of the catastrophe, where for two
blocks b tracks were covered with In
jured people. four Of the dead were
killed outright by the train and the
others died after being taken to the
hospitals. The tracks are dark below
Garfield street and lanterns had to be
brought into use to find all the victims.
A neighboring coal office. several neigh
boring houses and the gateman's shanty
at the crossing were made temporary
hospitals and the wounded were car
| ried into them until the ambulances
arrived a few minutes later.
4 Every ambulance in the CITY was
| called to the scene, and the injured
were very soon under the care of sur
geons in the hospitals.
TORTURE MILLIONAIRE.