The Detroit times., 1908-02-03
OETRO|TERs TELL
GRAPHIC STORIES
OF WRECK
PASSENGERS PILED IN HEAP
WHEN CARS ARE DlTCHED-
LIGHTS CONTINUE BURNING.
PREVENTING A PANIC.

Edgar Davis, No. 226i Woodward.
ave. was among the passengers in the
day coach. in which most of those in
jured in Sunday evenings wreck on
the Wabash. near Adrian, were riding.
He vas painfully bruised and the
muscles OF his neck were sprained.
Il was playing cards with Herman
Schweitzberger, who had been down
IN indiana WORKING WIN me, wren the
cars left the rails" said Mr.. Davis
Monday morning we felt the shock
when the rail gave way and then
there was a terrific humping over the
ties. heard the engineer put on the
air brakes and then we went over
into the ditch.
ut came so suddenly that no one
had a chance 10 move. was on the
upper side OF the car and was hurled
through the air, landing at the bottom
In q heap with other passengers. As
sat up. violin came sailing through
the air and struck me in the face; then
heavy suitcase few down from the
rack and struck me In the neck.
thought my neck was broken and lay
there, while all around people were
! calling aloud. shrieking and moaning.
| 1t was an awful minute.
Fortunately the lights continued 10
| burn and there was no panic and
scramble for safety. as there might
have been had the car been dark. One
OF the men at the end of the car Sot
to the rear door and opened IT, letting
Il drop down and one by one the pas
sengers crawled out over the door.
Some were hurt and had TO be
/ helped, while others were paralyzed
with fright. There were many chill
dren In the car and in panic they
would have been trampled TO death.
! The people i'm the lower end OF the
car got the worst OF IL as they jammed
| through the windows, being cut by the
glass and the others fell upon them.
DIR H. RI. Marshall. OF Adrian, was
cut about the head and blood was
streaming down his face. but he imme-
! diately went to work caring for the
through The windows and were un-
conscious think they both died.
They were cut badly.
I'VE piled out into the snow and
huddled about there. looking for &C
quaintances and helping one another
as best we could. II was bitterly cold,
and finally we all got into the dining
car which had straddled the tracks.
There the conductor checked up and
counted the injured and those who
were uninjured.'
Capt A. j. Mckay and wife. No. 90
Hazelwood.ave. had Just gone from
the dining car into the sleeper when
/ the accident occurred. They were
tired and sleepy. having left Milwau.
kee early in the morning after at
ktending the Shipmasters ball there,
and were about to take nap.
II noticed one woman sleeping near
u.s." said Mrs. Mckay When the car
turned over. She was thrown through
4 the window and the car settled upon
! her. Her husband was with her and
/ ne was frantic"
/ Mrs. Mckay was badly bruised and
shaken. while Capt. Mckay was also
bruised.
Herman Schweitzberger was slight
1 ly cut and bruised and had his jaw
nearly broken by someone stepping
upon him i'm the confusion.
Miss Maude Shirts. No. 947 Trum
bull.ave. was badly shaken. up.
III was TOO terrible, | cannot talk
about it She said Monday morning
/ All the passengers we're mp practic.
ally all night, as the relief train from
I Detroit did not reach the scene OF the
/ wreck until about O'Clock in the