The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-29
TRAIN HITS REPAIR TRUCK
Motorman is Seriously Hurt and Many
Passengers are Bruised and Cut by
Flying ,Glass-W Wounded Rushed to
Waukegan for Treatment

One man was injured seriously and
dozen other persons were hurt in a
collision on the Chicago and Milwaukee
Electric railroad near the Lake Bluff
naval training station late Saturday
afternoon.
The motorman Of a passenger car fill
ed with north shore residents returning
from Christmas shopping in Waukegan
failed to see a repair car standing on
the tracks and the two cars crashed to.
gether. Nearly all Of the occupants
suffered more or less injury. The two
cars took FIRE and were destroyed ex-
cept the steel trucks.
Benjamin Hogan Of Waukegan the
motorman is the man whose injuries
may prove fatal. Both legs were brok-
en- at the thighs and DR.. w. W. Waiter
son, who attended him at the McAllis-
ter hospital in Waukegan, expressed
fears that internal injuries might be
discovered later.
Other persons injured whose names
were obtained are:
Birch, Bertha, Z years old, daughter
of William Birch, Waukegan; cut on
face and hands.
Birch, Ernest, 4 years old, son Of
William Birch; cut on face.
Birch, Catherine, years old, daugh-
ter of William Birch; cut on face and
bruised.
Birch, William, Waukegan, solicitor
for the North Shore Gas company; sew
erely bruised and suffering from shock.
Brown, Elmer, Highwood, motorman
of repair car; cut on face and hands.
Kerwald, James, Highland Park fore
man of repair car; bruised by jumping
from car.
Schemmel, George A., 212S Rockwell
street, Chicago, salesman; cut on hands.
Five other persons had slight wounds
dressed by DR.. Frederick Ludwig at the
naval training station. Their names
were not obtained before they left the
scene of the accident. Mr.. Birch and
his three children and Schemmel and
Hogan were taken to the McAllister
hospital, in Waukegan, where it was
found that Hogan was the only one
dangerously hurt. Mr.. Schemmel was
able to continue his journey toward Chi
cago as soon as his wounds were dress
ed, but the three children were an
esthetized while pieces of glass were
takn from their wounds.
The accident occurred near the Dor.
ders between Lake Bluff and North Chi
cage, and almost opposite the naval
training station, which lies on the lake
shore half mile east of the interur-
ban tracks. Several of those slightly
injured were directed to the training
station before the more seriously hurt
could be moved, and by that time car
from the south had succeeded in pass
ing around the wreck by the use of a
third track, and the remaining victims
were hurried into Waukegan.
Waukegan physicians, including DR..
F. G. Knight, the company's surgeon,
and Drs. j. G. Foley, Frederick Gurlev.
w. s. Bellows, and w. G. Bouton, ,hur-
ried in automobiles to the scene Of the
collision. They arrived in time to dress
some minor injuries Of passengers whose
names they did not take.
Blame for the collision was attached
to Axel Roberg, conductor of the work
train.
Edward Vivian, traffic manager. said
Investigation had revealed that Roberg
had failed to protect properly the rear
OF his car when it was stopped. Mr..
Vivian said Benjamin Hogan, motorman
OF the passenger car, who probably was
fatally hurt, also was to blame, as he
should have discovered the other car in
time TO avoid a collision.
Hogan's condition is critical. Robere
was hurt slightly. Others of the in
jured improved rapidly. William Birch
and his three children will be able to