The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-21
70 KILLED ON TRAIN
Cav cfewd Of Exeursienists Meet
With Horrible Accident
A COLLISION SOUTH OF CHICAGO
Runnino at Forty Miles an Hour.
picnic Train Plunged Into
Ereicht Which Was Backing on
to Another Track.

Chicago. Special.-Twenty persons
were killed and about twenty-five
Injured Wednesday night in a coliis-
ion on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad, at Glenwood. Ill. % miles
south OF Chicago. The collision oc-
Cured between a picnic train from
Chicago which was returning from
Momenee, H., and freight train, IN
to the rear end of which the excur-
sion train dashed at high speed. The
picnic train was coming north, and
the freight was on the south-Dound
track. A misplaced switch threw the
picnic train Oh the south bound track,
and before the engineer could apply
the breaks, it ran at forty miles an
hour into the rear Of the freight.
The engine, baggage and several
coaches were demolis shed, and the IN
| iured were in two of the coaches.
The picnic was the annual outing
of the members of Doremus After
spending the day on the picnic grounds
a. Momence the train load started on
the return trip, running in as the sec
| ond section of the regular passenger
train, which Is due in Chicago at $40
| p. m.
When the picnic train reached Chl-
| cago Heights, four miles beyond Glen
wood, where the accident took place.
l. was switched to the regular south
bound track, and although It was com
ing north, it was given a clear track
by the operator at Chicago Heights un
til it should reach Glenwood, four miles
away. The train, after leaving Chlca
go Heights, gradually increased lts
sneed and when half the distance be
tween the two stations had been GOV
cred. it was plunging along at the rate
Of 40 miles an hour. Just half way be
tween Chicago Heights and Glenwooo
there is a sharp curve. AS the picnic
train tore around this on the south
track. a feright train was backing
from the south bound to the norti
bound track. 1t was partly on bot
tracks. and no train could have passe'
II in either direction The bend is s.
sharp that the engineer OF the plcnl
train did not see the freight until u
was almost on it. 1t was too late t
do ANYTHING but set the brakes, but DC
fore they could take effect the passeI
ger train smashed into the freight a
full speed. The locomotive and IN
: baggage car of the passenger tral
went through the freight and were pl
ed up in heap Of wreckage on th
further side Of the switch track.
r The first coach of the picnic trai
= plunged into the wreckage and burle
itself in a mass of kindling wood. Nea
ly all of the passengers in the TT:
coach were caught beneath the mass
o debris and 1t was here that the loss
r life occurred. The people in the res
coaches were hurled from their sea
and many of them were bruised, D'
all of the serious casualties occurre
Lin the first car. The uninjured passe
gers and the train.nen at once haste
IL ed to the relief of those who we
pinned under the wreckage. III
, wreck was two miles from anyWher
and much delay ensued before son
l.' OF the injured, who were held dow
by heavy tinbers could be extricate
~ Nothing could be done for them u
III ii! lifting machinery came from Chic
OF 20 Heights. The first train to arri
r, at the wreck came from Chica
Heights, and it carried six physician
A short time afterward second ira
arrived from Glenwood, bringing
1t | ditionel physicians and a number
In nurses. Darkness had fallen and r.
cue went on by the light of bontr'