The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-21
Head-on Collision on Chicago, Lake Shore and South
 Bend EIectric Railway
MOTORMAN GEO. REED
 D|SOBEYS HIS ORDERS
Man Who Is Said to Be Responsible Is killed-lmpact of Cars Is So Great That Both Are Re-
 duced to Scrap.

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 South Bend, Ind, June 20-Ten per- sons were killed and 40 injured in a wreck on the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend railroad in Porter county, Indiana, last night, two of the big cleo tric cars colliding head-on. Accord ing to General Manag ger H. N. Wal lace, the wreck was due to disobedl- ence of orders by Motorman George A. Reed of the eastbound car, who was killed
 Reed received instructions at Gary to wait at Wilson, a short distance west of Baileytown the point at which the disaster occurred, for the west bound car to pass. The impact of the cars was so great that they were re- duced to a mass of wreckage.
 The Dead.
 George A. Reed, motorman, Michi- gan City, Ind, formerly of Villa Grove, III.
 Ray F. Merriman. married. South Bend.
 Charles Johnson, Porter, Ind
 Edward Gilbertson, Porter, Ind. A. Barber, Mishawaka, Ind.
 F. T. Moore, residence unknown. William Leon, secretary of the Dow agiac Motor Works Dowagiac, Mich. F. A. Lake, president Dowagiac Mo- tor Works. Dowagiac. Mich.
 H. H. Hutson, Niles, Mich.
 Charles Swanston, Porter Ind.
 The Injured.
 Among the most seriously injured Fred wusth. Chesterton, Ind, chest crushed.
 Arthur Johnson chesterton, skull fractured.
 F. G. schimmell, Michigan City. Ind, leg broken.
 Charles Neissen, Tolleston, Ind. back, head and shoulders bruised
 Delbert E. Kinney, Michigan City, conductor eastbound car right arm and three ribs broken, right leg cut. Mrs. A. D. Scholley, South Bend. left eye badly bruised and right eye lacer- ated.
 cordius Kline, South Bend, cut on legs, face and head. Donald Brueger South Bend, left leg broken.
 E. S. Calvert, South Bend, body badly bruised.
 R. Lyle Kelly, South Bend, head cut and body bruised.
 E. E. Brothers, South Bend. leg broken.
 Meyer Roderick, South Bend, severely cut.
 Mrs. Guy Stutsman, Mishawaka, Ind hole cut in back of head and face cut by glass.
 Mrs. Rose Hershey, Goshe en, Ind, se- verely cut by glass.
 c. A. Simmons, Benton Harbor Mich, both legs broken.
 Miss Nan Larsen Chesterton, Ind internal injuries; may die.
 L. " Retoe, Michigan City. both legs broken.
 Albert Pagels, Michigan City, arm broken.
 T. w Luce, Knox, Ind, facial artery cut, check bone split
 T. W. Lewis, Mshakawa. Ind, badly bruised. Paul Wilson, Michigan City, formerly of Cleveland O., assistant to General Superintendent Wallace, South Shore railroad leg broken, head cut and in ternal injuries; not expected to live.
 Was Behind Time. The eastbound car, running as train No 59, it is stated, was going at the rate of 30 miles an hour to make up lost time. When the crash occurred the east bound car was telescoped and almost en- tirey wrecked. In this train were all of the killed and most of the injured pas sengers, while those on train No. 58, westbound, escaped with slight bruises and scratches.
 rTzl.1 tl,o s1;.te after the crash was described by an eye witness as being terrible. The two cars were welded together in a mass of debris in which were the ten dead and dying and the two-score injured.
 The cries and appeals for help were horrifying and caused a scene of utter confusion. Soon. however, the cool-head- ed among the passengers brought order out of chaos and while some arranged to convert the home of B. R. Borg, near by, into temporary hospital and morgue, others turned their attention to rescuing the injured
 Darkness Interferes. Darkness greatly interfered with the progress of the rescuers and to make matters worse the nearest telephone was three quarters of a mile away. Thus 1t was impossible to procure speedy aid from Michigan City.
 All but one of the killed were in the smoking compartment of the car In the front end. This space originally was used as baggage and freight room and was fitted up for the use of the smokers and was crowded
 Titus E. Kinser, a real estate dealer and Cordius Kline, both of South Bend, left the smoker less than minute be- fore the crash came and escaped with their lives, although the latter suffered severe injuries.
 David Crawford chauffeur of South Bend, related graphic story of the ac- cident.
 Story of the Wreck. There were about 30 on our car" said Crawford. Most of us got on at Ham mond, having been at the automobile races at Crown Point It seemed to me that the majority were from South Bend and Mishawaka. Tired out by the long day of excitement, many of the passen- gers were asleep
 'sThe car started at fast speed and the momentum increased until believe we