The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
SEVERAL KILLED IN
A BAD COLLISION
Mother and Three Little Chill.
dren Met Instant Death
in the Crash.
FATHER BADLY INJURED
Chicago and Erie Freight and Ba'ti.
more and Ohio Passenger Met at
Crossing in chicaeo-Sioux
City Person Hurt.
FATHER BADLY INJURED

Chicago, Aug. 11.-A mother and her
three little children were killed n a
mi of other persons seriously IN
jured in a collision between a west
bound Baltimore and Ohio local pas
senger train known as No. IL INC a
Chicago and Erie freight train at the
Brighton Park railroad crossing at
Western avenue and West Thirty-ninth
street. The collision followed a frant1c
effort On the part Of the crossing nag
man to change the course of the freight
train, to the crew of which he had
given a signal that all was clear for
them to back over the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks. The passenger train,
which was approaching rapidly, was
struck by the freight cars, n two
of the coaches were overturned. One
of the freight cars crashed through the
woodwork of one of the coaches where
the four who were killed We're seated.
They We're a family of five, n c. c.
Schwartz, the father, was the only n
who escaped with his life. Although
taken from the wreck unconscious n
suffering from broken bones, 1t is be-
lieved his injuries will not prove fatal
The mother and three children We're
killed instantly.
Dead:
old, Garrett, Ind.
JOHN L. SCHWARTZ, 5 years old.
WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, 5 years old.
EARL SCHWARTZ, Z years old.
The two youngest children were
twins.
The injured:
G.: G. Schwartz. Garrett; md, thigh
broken, left leg crushed, taken to Mercy
hospital. (Mr. Schwartz is the father
of the three children and husband OF
the woman killed.
Michael Cusak, engineer. in charge
of the Chicago and Erie train. which
was running on the tracks
body bruised and internally injured.
c. w. Jones. Mansfield, o., ~nduct
on the Baltimore and Ohio train, right
leg broken and body bruised.
Miss Jennie Sunderland, Sioux City,
Ia, body bruised and wrist sprained.
Miss Nellie Brown, New York city,
body bruised and internally injured.
G. G. Harnold, Chicago, thrown from
rear platform of Baltimore and Ohio
train, body bruised.
Mrs. NJ. L. Fry n nephew. both Sc
verely injured.
A rigid investigation will be made to
determine whoGwas responsible for the
accident. Coroner John L. Traeger. as
soon as notified of the wreck. hastened
personally to the scene to determine
where the blame lies.
The officials of the Chicago and Erie
and the Baltimore and Ohio roads also
sent agents to the scene. and declare
Ky NiASAS NAASS WIZ oSS w o
are punished.
The police arrested Harry Moore
brakeman, and Benjamin f. Waller
conductor of the freight train tina
caused the disaster. Waller, in hi'
statement to the police, declared tina
the signal man in an adjoining towe.
was Il blame for the accident. as n
according to Waller. a the sigma
for the freight to come ahead. giving i
the right of way. After it had started
No ayyarCa1 tho c;upal ht1t than 1T wa.
too late to prevent the collision.
Besides Moore and Waller. six othe
railroad men We're taken into custody
The others arrested are: MATTHEW
Clarissy. semaphore man at crossing
George Bodily. engineer Of freight train
John Landgraff, fireman of freigh
train; j. w. Mclaughlin, engineer o
passenger train; Charles Fl. Allen, con
ductor OF passenger train: III. McPheet
er, fireman of passenger train.