Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-28
THIRTY OR MORE
WERE INJURED
Peculiar Wreck at a Junction Poin,
Near Bloomington, Ill.
PASSENGER COACH CUT IN TWO
Wesi-1:Ound Lake Erie 4 Western passeu.
ger Train Hun into ISy "a Hun
away Car Of stock ON the
Illinois Central.

away Car Of stock On the
Illinois Central.
Bloomington. ILL.,, Aug. 25.-Thirty o,
more passengers were seriously in-
jured. some perhaps fatally. by a pecu.
liar collision at the junction of the H.
linois Central and the Lake Erie &
Western railroads two miles southeast
of this city shortly before noon Mon
day. While a passenger train west.
bound on the latter road vas passing
over the crossing a car of stock which
was being pushed by a switch engine
on the Illinois Central broke loose
from the engine and dashed into the
side OF the passenger train with ter
rifle forces, breaking the coach in two
and injurlng nearly every one Of the
occupants. The coach was thrown
over on its side and partially down an
ombankment.
The train crew removed the injured
TO ~neighboring farm houses for medi-
cal care and others were brought tc
the hospitals of this city On a special
train. The crossing has long been a
dangerous II the Big -Four also ross
ing the tracks of the Central but ;
short distance away, and is unprO
tected by any targets or i~nttrlockint
plant.
List of the Injured.
The following is the complete list
Of tho injured:
j. T.. McCollum, Saybrook. I'll. hiI
hUst, hand cut; internal injuries.
J.. T.. Day, Holder, H.; head badly
cut and cpncussion OF brain; knee
hurt.
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Fawsotl, aged 90, Say
brook; very seriously injured Internal
ly; may die.
Miss Grace ]. Kcrshncr, Normal, H..
shoulder hurt and bruised.
Miss Jessie YOulc, Saybrook; heaG
cut and bruised.
\. g. Kepncr. Normal; back injured
head, face and lips cut; internal hurts
Miss Lucy Smith. Bloomington, H.;
shoulder hurt; face cut and bruised
and badly shaken up.
Miss Mary Grim, Gibson City, III
knee and hand cut, and bruised.
r. VI. Crosby, wife and child, Gridlc"
III; Crosby bruised, wife, side Of head
hurt, and leg injured; child, head bad
ly hurt.
\. .. Mcdonald, Saybrooh; badly
bruised arm.
Mrs. Mary Ryan, Bloomington, H.;
@hOuldcr and face injured and intcrha.
Injuries OF a serious nature.
Miss Lizzie O8tcrta2c, Gibson city
II; head badly cut and arm bruised.
Mrs. j. Nichols, Chicago; knee
rashcd and bruised on various parts OF
the body.
Daniel ummell, Remington, Ind;
aged 90, probably fatal; very seriou'
internal injuries; side and back badly
hurt: head cut and bruised all over
body.
W. y. Brooks, Arrowsmith, III; head
| cut badly and hand gashed,
Mrs. r. Pratt, Padua, III; bruised
and shocked.
Mrs. S. r.. McCord. aged lady, East
Lynn. III; back and neck bruised, the
latter strained.
G.. T.. Woodward, Bloomington. III.
hip and back spraincd and badly
bruised.
Alexander WoOdbinc. Alliott, ILL.,:
head bruised and leg injured.
James r.. RadbOurne, S~aybrock. H.;
hip bruised, internal hurts.
Miss Lucy Small. Bloomington, Ill.,;
ccllarbone broken; badly bruised and
hurt internally.
Mrs. VIM. Phillips, Bloomington, H.:
back hurt and internal injuries.
Mrs. Mary BOrdWell. Remington
Ind; with three children. Mother
bruised; Bess, aged 8. head cut open;
very serious; Lydic, aged 10; hand and
face hurt; babe of one year; bruised.
W. ". Johnson. Melvin, H.: serious
cash in throat; knee sprained; Bruised
Miss Myrtle Watson. CoIfax, III.
back hurt and internal injuries.
Miss Sadie Romp, Bloomington. III.
head injured and limbs and back Sc
ycrely injured.
A. \. Rhodes. Bloomington, H.; lef'
thigh injured and bruised.
&. N. Means, Gibson CITY, H.; hcat
cut and bruised.
Miss Nellie Arrowsmitb Arrowsmith
H.; knee hurt and head cut,
Miss Anna Wall, Bloomington. Ill.
badly shaken up aud bruised.
Mrs. l.. 3. Jones, Glen Avon, III.
head bruised.
Miss Maud Redmond, iyersdale, Ill.
head cut by glass.
Immigration figures for July show a
increase OF more than 10000 over July