The Detroit times., 1910-10-05
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STAUNTON. H.. Oct. 6.-rn ~
signed statement issued here ear1x
today By vice-Presidenr and Gsnur<
al Manager H. Z. Chubbuck, OF co.
Illinois Traction System, John LArrs
man, OF Stanton, motorman, who ~ 4
missing, 10 held wholly responSib1o3
for the collision between two cnSo
near here late yesterday and tho
death Of 36 persons.
Chudduck's account OF the wreck MI
that Herman. motorman OF q NORTH
bound local, overran an order iils3
structing him to wait at Stanton fort
q second section of q southboun6 4
limited interurban. After the sIrnk
section limited had passed from
Springfield toward st. Louis, Lierzunn
proceeded to Springfield The COLI
sion at full speed occurred one miI0'
north Of this place and on Z cury0 ~
the foot OF . raviue. The srroo< CI
Llsrnan has bsen ordsrsd Nv IA
The collision OCCURRED two ~
north Of Stanton, between Z lo361
train nOrthbound and an excuru1on \
train headed toward st. Louis, and
loaded with passengers on their way
to view the parade of the Yelled Pro-
phets at st. Louis.
Theo south bound train was running
In two sections and the orders given
to the local were that II should paGo5
both sections Of the southbouud train
ut Staunton. The first section had
passed when the cre~ Of the local:
pulled out the second section. and
started north. At sharp turn. called
Dfckerson's curve, two miles north
OF Staunton, the two trains came to- !
gether In splintering crash.
Collision Occurs at Double inciIne.
Dickerson's curve is at the bottom
Of q decline both from the north ana !
from the south. The local train ana
the second section Of the excursionf
train were both on the down grade
an hour when they met. The COLT
sion occurred right at the bottom Of
the double incline and at the sharpeSt
part Of the curce.
The cars were so close that Il Wa
impossible for either of them TO stop,
or slow down. The crew Of the local
and the crew leaped as soon they saw
the COLI ion was inevitable, and all for
men es aped without series injury.
They we're badly shaken up. but 4
were able to lend assistance to the3
injured. None OF the passengers had I
chance for safety as the crash be-,
tween the cars followed Immediately
the cries of warning issued by the
conductors and motormen, as they
jumped from the trains. AZ
As quickly as possible word of the
accident was telephoned to SpringfieIdt
and Peoria. and special car was inn
mediately rushed from these points.
Other cars also we're sent north from
Granite City. Ill. These last took
many Of the injured and hurried them |,
back to Granite City. where they were
placed I'm hospitals. AS fast a. the
dead were extricated. they were
placed in one OF the cars sent from
Springfield. In short time car
containing % bodies was sent to Carr
linville, where they were placed ~ 4
an undertaking establishment.
Care Reduced 70 Junk.
The two cars had come together
with such awful force that they were
not only telescoped but they were
actually battered out Of all semblance
to their original shape. They were
simply a mass OF splintered wood and
twisted iron and steel, eight feet high !,
In this pile of wreckage, the dead ard !
wounded were flung In every conceive
able position and every imaginable
form OF mutilation.
BY means of the rural telephone
the news Of the accident was quick
ly spread throughout the country
and. when 1t became known that ~
of the killed had been taken to Cariin-
Vile, the long distance telephone g
that town was literally swamped WIN
messages from anxious inQuirers. 49,
ing for the names Of those killed Il