The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-05
TROLLEY COLLISION KILLS So
nv E\TI-SIN OTHER PtSSEN-
GERS iRE MI RED.
HeaN, CArS on IIIinois Interurban Line
Meet Head I'm At HlEh speed on n
curve NJ the IBOILOm OF . valley
Meeting Orders We're DlsregartIeIi

curve nj the BOILOm OF q ValIe,
Meeting Orders We're DlsreEaried
SPRINGFIELD. IN. OCT. 4-Thirty-six
| persons were killed instantly and twenty
six others were injured late this after
noon when two interurban cars on the
Illinois mckinley Traction system col,
lided head on at Rickerson Curve. two
miles north of stanton. III.
Roth cars were going AZ high speed
and a. the curve where they met IL a,
the bottom Of a valley both cars were
plunging down hill.
They met on the curve and - sudden
was the collision that the motormen
barely escaped with their lives by jump
ing.
Both cars were demolished and the
dead. dying and injured were piled in
a mass
Car 10. noTthbound. had orders to
meet both sections Of train - AZ Staunton.
The orders were carried out so far a. the
first section was concerned. hut u IL
officially reported that the orders to
wait for the second section OF train 70
were overlooked
The members % the crews Of both carr
escaped. They are John Herman Of
Staunton. motorman. and VI. A. Leonard.
conductor of No. II, W. V. Duncan. con.
ductor. Springfield and r. J. Young,
motorman. Springfield car No. "a.
Among those killed were three promi-
nent officials ~ the traction system
j. T.. Berry. Springfield. land commits
sioner for the Illinois Traction system,
W. y. Street. assistant train master at
Staunton: D. V. Black. assistant superin-
tendent OF motive power and equip
ment % Springfield.
Others killed included:
4 PRICE. Champaign. auditor Of dis
burSements ~ the Illinois Traction system
J"HN " MILLER. Gillespie. III general
superintendent, of the Superior coal Com
panv
u HABBEGGER. jamestown. III genera
merchant
6 WERNER. Chaplin. III
HERMAN BArER. ?I?s Nebraska avenue.
~ Louis, carpenter and builder
I J. kERwIN. rspresenting the VI Kahn
Glass Company Of - louis
M'NrEL 4 INRERNii.L. BADEN Baden
III. solicitor for the Royal Insurance Com
pany OF - Louis
DIR. u &. JASAwAr. 'S2 South Broadway.
Decatur. III
i. q. scHAETEH. $3.50 PennsyIvania avenue.
81 Louis. with Eagle Generator Company.
Mhs. WILLIAM CLoUD. Benld. H.
&. HUI. Princeton. Ind member Blue
River lodge 9sI. Brotherhood Railway
rrainmen
Ions BLnr~,. Benld. III teAms,er for
the IAho Lumber COMPANY
Mns loH> BrorNA. Benld. M
bR u kEDSHAN. IurrAn. m
" EuniNsON. B@nd. ~ a miner
VI RoSE. son OF B. Rose. InIs Wilson
avenue. chicago. a collector for COLLAR.
H,gkir
unidentified woman. supposed 80 he Miss
l.'yi" Mcpherson. GILLESPIE IN prlvate
secretary 20 John " Miller. general SUPER
ln'"nd"ut 81 the Superior coal tompanv.
al" Killed
Unidentified woman. about IS wears old.
hzht hair blue ewes. gray dress. white
shiriVai-'. letter = On CUT bstonS
Unidentified woman. about ~ years old,
gray -hIr'. hight waist black Jacket
Unidentified Woman about rs year. old.
hazel "v"-. brown hair ung"d win srav.
ring engraved WI'h initials "
EId"ntih"d man. hroWn hair. dark gray
: 80. chm wili-~--~. carving match -af. Of
,u" Louisiana ptr"hH-~ Exposition
unidentified woman. about ~ Years old
black ~uti white shITtWAt-t. band ring en-.
srINed Wt'h initials 80 worn rhat D. could
bot b" Distinguished whether the, were
! or / /
hlh"hlth"d woman. about ~ ,ear- Old
auburn haIr. 'wo upper gold teeth. checked
sfaN skirt. white -hlrtWais'. breastptu -,
with a diamond
unidentified woman. about 81 vsar- old
hazel "yr-. Ruhurn hair tinrrd win gray
'la'N -uit. Wni'" waist. bIack and gold
'r"a~ipin. rIa.n band ring and another
rtuR 49, With mupn-tou.
unidentified woman. black suir. dark hair,
'r"sn eyes. hls'N belt. band ring believed
" b." Mr. ~ u Robinson uf B"nId. M
= hos" husband also met death m n. wrr,k
Hid"uiirrd woman. iroui ~ Nrar- old.
auburn hair. Hshf bin" eyes bracelet on left
y n-'. black SHIRT Whit- wars
Among 'he inlur red passengers taken 80
irauI'" CIV M and attended m the
ln-pif Al there - samuel parrant II Brnok-
yn. y with badly di-iocatcd shoulder
and knse-
M~- Ethel Ap~e ~ Springfield was
aboard IN" lInI'ed bound for ~ Louis.
= her" she vas - have been married -
y {, Story ~ soon as her hance heard
= 'hs wreck he got an automobile and
y ar'ed across Fade Bridge for the -cene
y hen about half way across his car truck
J heavy steel gIrder. throwing Mr. Story
'ut Il he car, badly InIuring him When
10 recovered consciousness the first thing
- asked was Il anyt hing fun her had been
leard from the SCENE ~ the wreck He
Irervard boarded an out going in'erIrban .
rain and reaching the wreck. immed
aiely made diliReni inquiry for his sweet .
lear' Fortunately neither the Young
Soman nor her mot her was seriously !