The Detroit times., 1909-12-27

One person was. killed and more than
a score Of Others, mostly petrolt~
crs. were injured, when a Detroit
bound car on the Detroit, Ply
mouth & Worthwhile division OF the ID.
u. r. jumped the track at curve
about four miles north OF Wayne about
1880 o'clock Sunday night. The car
was going at high speed when the ac'
cident occurred. the motorman. p. ID.
Collar, OF Ypsilanti, having failed 70
slow down sufficiently. according to
passengers. The majority of the 40
or more passengers on the car were
Detroiters returning to their homes
after spending Christmas with rela-
tives In the country.
The person killed was Frank Ken
mel, who worked for a man named
Thompson, miles east of Plymouth.
1t is supposed that Kennel was
thrown through a window when the
car, in leaving the track. struck .
telephone pole. swapping II In two.
The car plunged through the snow 40
feet and finally turned over on Its
side.
James Williams, formerly OF Ply
but who recently moved TO
Detroit, was reported seriously hurt
and was supposed to have been taken
to Detroit. He could not be located.
Monday morning, and a report current
in Plymouth, that he was dead has
not been confirmed. -
Both the metorman and the con
ductors whose name is Steckdale- and
who lives I'm Ypsilanti escaped with
out injury Immediately after the &C.
cident they telephoned to Wayne and
q special car with doctors from the
village was soon on the scene Of the
wreck and ministering TO the injured.
A farm house near by was converted
into a temporary hospital.
Among the most seriously injured OF
the Detroit passengers were Mr.. ana
Mrs. Henry Roe, of No. 1z48 Sixteenth
ST. and their four-year-old son. Rich
ard. Both Mt. and Mrs Roe were bad
ly cut and bruised and, II Is feared
that they also sustained internal In
juries, while little Richards right
hand was completely severed when his
arm went through window. the
hand dropping in the snow outside.
The boy was sitting on the lap Of
his uncle, NJ. III. Hainey. No. $40 No.
who gives a graphic aos
count OF the affair.
"The boys hand was cut or before
my very eyes and dropped through the
said he. The poor little fel
low tainted dead away and Was afraid
he would bleed to death before the
doctors could get there.
"The car was going full speed when
we hit the curve. The trucks were
torn of and the whole car demolished.
Il was frightful. Women were scream-
ing and moaning and children were
crying at the top of their voices. Many
Of the women were literally 5ammed
In between the seats and were taken
cut with difficulty.
In the crash Mr. Hainey's overcoat
was torn of and he received several
cuts and bruises
The Roes. as were other other De-
troit people injured In the wreck. were
removed 10 the city In a special car
Or. A. X. Northrup. the family ply
sician. met the Roes at Sixteenth-st-
and took them home. No time was
lost in dressing the boys injuries. His
condition is serious. but IL is believed
he will recover.
Mrs. Andrew Strong. No. 1870 Mill
tary.ave.. was also seriously hurt. Her
chest was crushed and she was injured
about the back. : She Is suffering from
severe pulmonary hemorrhages. which
cause her considerable pain, but Dr.
d. l.. Sherwood, No. 1880 Military
ave.. who is attending Mrs. Strong Ia
her home, looks for her recovery un-
less unforeseen complications set ~
In company with her husband her
Mrs. Frankie Stone. and the
iatter's husband. William Stone. No