The Detroit times., 1910-08-26


Ont.t fractured les and bruises.
CHARLES SPENCER, Battle Greek,
engineer Of No. ~ ankles injured.
(From q STAR correspondent.)
DURAND, Mich, Aug. 26.-After
checking up the list of passengers in
the Pullman car Nebraska, which was
partly telescoped and totally con-
sumed- by fire. when train No. 4
plunged into II near Duffield, three
miles east of here, Wednesday night,
the Grand Trunk officials have In
formed Superintendent Fitzhugh, at
Montreal, that there were 10 In the
coach that seven were killed, five in
jured and the others were able to re-
sumo their journey.
Further examination OF the cloth
ing found among the charred remains
taken from the wreckage resulting
from the collision revealed the name
OF MRS. M. Jefferson" Of Washington,
ID. c., on night robe, thus indicat-
ing that she, too, was burned to death
and raising the death list to seven.
She was on her way to Toronto, Ont,
on a visit.
]. c. Scott, of the legal department
of the Rock Island road, came here,
Thursday night, In search OF his SIS
ter, Bella, aged 20, fearing she might
have been In the wrecked car. She
left Chicago on No. Ia, into which
No. crashed, for her home In To
ronto, Ont, after spending a month
with him in Morgan Park, Chicago.
Mr.. Scott was unable to find any trace
OF her by telegraphing to her relar
tives, and he came to the conclusion
she persisted In the wreck. However,
he was unable to identify any OF the
romans or personal property found
I'm the debris. The Grand Trunk OH
Gals are OF the opinion that Miss
Scott was in one of the Pullmans
which escaped damage.
Miss Anstead, the nurse, who 10 sup
posed to have lost her lie In the
wreck. was accompanying Mrs. Wood
ard, who was an invalid, from Fargo,
N. D., to Montreal.
Palm of Hand Drops on.
Mrs. Woodlands son, Clinton A.
Davis. who was also in the party ana
Injured, is still at the Junction mousse,
Durand. The doctors think he Will
recover, although he Is seriously
scalded about the hands and body.
While he was being given temporary
surgical attention at the scene OF the
wreck the whole palm OF one hand
dropped OF.
The remains of Mrs. Woodland were
Skinned to Port Huron Thursday night.
They will be cared for by George
Ha,tson. Of Port Huron, who made the
In Mapes' morgue. MRS.
Woodland, Miss Inestad, the nurse, and
Clinton Davis were to have got on
the train at Port Huron Wednesday
night to visit for few days with
the Hartsons.
Efforts to fix the responsibility for
the collision are still being made by
the Grand Trunk officials. the scene,
however. being shifted from here to
Battle Creek. Superintendent Ehrke,
with Trainmasters Hamilton and Be-
ment will put the members OF the
two train crews who were unhurt
through a course OF examination 10
day and the inquiry Will continue until
Aug. 81, when the coroner's inquest
is to be held In Durand.
Thus far the evidence is very con-
While Conductor Bert
HAYNES. of the wrecked Pullman, says
that Brakeman Graham, of No. IA, was
slow in responding to the order OF En-
gineer Mitchell to go back and nag
No. 4. 8. l.. Hawkinson, OF Chicago,
who was standing on the rear plat
form OF No. IA when the train became
stalled. declares that he saw Graham
20 back at least 500 yards and swing
a red lantern. Hawkinson says he saw
No. 4 approaching and heard u ex-
Mode the torpedo placed on the track
NV Graham. After striking the tor
pedo No. 4 didn't seem to slacken Its
sneed a PARTICLE, Mr.. Hawkinson adds.
brakeman Graham INSISTS that ne
went back nearly half mile and
swung his red lantern when he saw
No. approaching. He also reiterates
that the tail lights on No. IA were
burning. His statements are corrob-
Grated by the colored porter OF the
Pullman Nebraska.
Engineer Spencer OF No. 4, still
maintains that he didn't see any lam
tern signal, nor tail lights on No. IA;
that the first warming he had OF No. IA
being SJalleu WdS thc oAptopAoh Va VI v
torpedoes on the tracks within short
distance OF No. IA.
There ia a general feeling In Dur
and that the Grand Trunk will leave
no stone unturned to place the blame
on Engineer Spencer OF No. 4. They
argue that Brakeman Graham OF No.
IA was employed as a strike-breaker,
and that the railway would not like
TO have the developments show the
wreck was caused by q non-union
brakeman.
1T tell you IL will go pretty hard
with the Grand Trunk II II should be
shown that incompetency on the part
OF that non-union brakeman was re-
sponsible for the wreck" said one
of Durand's leading citizens today,
l'The state railway commission will
undoubtedly prosecute the road for
violating OF the railway laws II the
Investigation reveals that the
brakeman was to blame
The state railway commission
will make q thorough inquiry. Secre-
tory Kelly and Commissioner James
Scully and Inspector Darwin confer.
red with superintendent Ehrke Thurs
day afternoon and will issue a report