The Detroit times., 1908-04-30
DEPUTY SHE RIFF
At CONDUCTOR
BEDSIDE
GEO. MEAoE. OF TELsscoPED
CAR. UNDER ARREST IN ANN
AReoR HosPIrAL-DEATH LIST
NOW 10.


ing on q cot In the Homeopathic hos
pital in semi-stupor as a result OF
his injuries. GEO. Meade. OF Jackson.
conductor OF the limited car in Tues
days wreck last night was placed UNI
der arrest on the charge OF manslaugh-
ter In connection with the accident.
Deputy Sheriff Handt, or his assist
ant will constantly remain with MIN.
The arrest was made al the instance
OF Assistant Prosecutor Robson and
Coroner Parker. both OF Detroit. who
spent the day investigating as to the
cause OF the wreck. Robson appears
TO believe that the evidence so far
gathered would hold Meade In large
measure responsible for the disaster.
Meade had apparently become violent
ly insane Immediately after the acct.
dent, but was Gained at the hospital
Meade was able TO answer some OF
the assistant prosecutors questions,
but said he could remember nothing
clearly which happened after his car
had left Ypsilanti. He admitted hav.
ing a hazy recollection or being told
TO stop at Harris switch.
Motorman Wingrove. OF the regular
car, which teIescoped the limited, call
ed TO see Meade and had talk with
him.
= The inquest will open before Coro-
ner Parker. In Detroit. Thursday ar
ternoon. The following eye-witnesses
OF the tragedy have been subpened:
John L. vawton. deputy sheriff at
Denton; Charles Smith. at the door
OF whose home the crash came. and
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The death roll has now reached ten.
w. Sidney Steever. OF Sls Fort-st. west.
Detroit, having succumbed 10 his In
iuries late yesterday afternoon. at the
University hospital Mrs Steever was
with him when he died. The body
will be shipped home today
The three unknown Italians, whose
bodies were taken from the wreck
age. have been identified by Father
Beccherini, of Detroit. and others.
making the revised death list as fol-
lows:
cHAs. cARMAN. 81 Joy-st. De-
troit
ISA FAY. motorman. PA Columbus
ST.. Jackson.
JOHN GARBARINo, s44 Eliot-st..
Detroit.
GEO. z. HOWARD, 1873 Alexandrine-
ave. east, Detroit
JACK McMILLEN. Syracuse, n. Y.
JOHN PAGET. $50 Csnheld-sve.
west. Detroit.
w. SIDNEY sTEEvER. a1s Fort-st.
west, Detroit.
ALTO PANFATONE. Detroit.
PAULO LATORRE, Detroit.
SOLITRo STIFAN. 2s Beacon-st.,
Detroit
Roy Williams condition, while seri-
Gus. is not SO alarming as IL was yes
terday. While he was able to recog-
nize his wife and Frank Longman, his
business partner. he has been In q
comatose condition most OF the time
Mrs. L. III. Chamberlir, OF Detroit,
who is at the Homeopathic hospital
here. Is suffering considerable pain
from a broken arm and what the sur
geons fear is broken rib pressing
on the lung.
Near-DIsasters. This Time.
YPSILANTI, Mich. April 30.-A
second wreck on the ID. II. r. was mar
rowly averted at 7:35 Tuesday night
when at Curtis switch, one mile east
of Wayne, an eastbound local car.
controlled by Motorman Charles
Blasfield, struck an open switch while
running at moderate speed, throwing
the passengers from their seats The
car kept the track and no one was
injured.
Curtis switch was. until Tuesday, a
switch that is closed and locked The
new schedule made IT an open switch.
Motorman Blasneld had no notice of
the change, II is alleged, and ran into
1t. When changes in switches are
made green caution lights are usually
displayed at night. No such lights, Il
Is said, were placed on Curtis switch
Tuesday night.
A third wreck on the Detroit. Jack.
son & Chicago railway within "a hours
occurred on the Saline division, about
two miles west OF Ypsilanti. when the
Saline car jumped the track near Cap
Inns farm. No one was injured, but
the accident caused the old local SER
vice between Ypsilanti and Saline to
be resumed.
yPSILANTI, Mich, April 30.--Mrs.
lisa Fay, wife OF the dead motorman.
arrived In Ypsilanu Wednesday aft
erloon with her nine children and "a
party OF friends. on a special car
TIE funeral will be held Friday morn
ing at Ypsilanti, Fay's former home.
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