The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
TH|RTY-SEVEN|N IN
THE DEATH LIST
Appalling Loss of Life From
Collision on Trolley Road
Near Staunton, Ill.
HEAVILY LOADED CARS
MEET ON SHARP CURVE
Failure to Obey Orders Said to
Be Cause of the Awful
Disaster.

STAUNTON. Ill, Oct, 4-'rhirty-seyer
persons were killed and from sixteen to
twenty-five were injured in a collision
On the Illinois Traction system two miles
north OF here late today. AT least three
OF the injured Will probably die.
Reports from the wreck conflict Some
statements make the number OF in
jured as high as fifty. Officials say
this is excessive
Three OF the dead, who have been
identifieda are prominent officials Of the
Known Dead.
T. p. BERRY. Springfield, land com
missioner for the illinois Traction sys-
v, n, sTRRET. staunton, assistant
D. e. BLACK. Springfield, assistant
superintendent Of motive power and
A. PRICE, auditor of disbursement.
OF the Illinois Traction company, Cham
palgn.
]: ". MILLER. Gillespie. general su-
perintendent of the Superior Coal COM
pany.
J. r. IABBEpGER, jamestown, I'll.
G. WERNER. Champaign. III
RAYMOND BAUER, ST. Louis.
T. ]. KERWIN. st. Louis.
MANUEL a. INDERMILL, Baden
Baden, I'll.
pr; p u &c; G G{:A.NSAwAT,, CAN. Decatur, Ill.
MRS. WILLIAM CLOUD, Benld. Ill.
+. s. HILL Princeton, Ind.
JOHN BLOTNA,- Benld, III,
MRS. JOHN BLOTNA, Benld Ill.
DIR. B. r. REDSIIAW. Currin, III,
Fl. r. ROBINSON, Benld, ILL.,
e. NJ. ROSE, a collector for weekly
magazine; his father is Ii. e. Rose; 1918
NINE UNIDBNTIFTED WOMEN.
ONE UNIDENTIFIED MAN
Hb6IPH Rb6TFEff kGENzE sES7zER Be9gT1s SgTnseIS H. Ill
MRS II. D, RoBINsoN Benld Ill.
MISS LIZZIE MCPHERSON. Gillespie.
MRS: G. II. KANE. Granite City. Ill.
FRANK BUBLE. O'Fallon. Ill
S. T. HENRY, Prlnccvilley III.
The Injured.
An unidentified man is dying in the
local hospital. lie had a card IN his
pocket bearing the name Of Erwin F.
Eckerle of Bcleville. III.
Others in the hospital al Granite City
arc:
William cnrls. Springfield. ILL.,, cuts on
Mrs. ], +. Agee, Springfield, H.. badly
hurt.
Ethel Asee. Springfield. cut on head.
Mary Doaner. Nilwood. III, nose
broken
Sam o'Errant, Brooklyn. y. Y. rish,
arm broken and cuts. chest crushed;
G. w. McGehe. Shawneetown. H., head
badly cut back injured.
John Hohe. Trenton. H., head and face
crushed, back injured.
Mrs. L. Il. Cordum. Gillespie. ILL.,. chest
crushed, legs and back crushed.
George oehler: staunton. III,
lanes Park; Staunton III
Henry Saul BclevIllc, III,
l.. y. Raine, dispatcher I. T. s.. Car
linsville. head injured.
o. +, Miller, Sparta. head and chest
Ono of the ,,o;Sen,ified women ie bn-
lieved TO be a Miss Lizzie Mcpherson OF
Gillespie. secretary TO j. " Miller.
Robinson of Benld. whose husband has
been identified as one of the dead
Story of Disaster.
The collision was between local train
No. "a. northbound. and an excursion
train. No i3. loaded with passengers. on
their way 10 view the parade OF tho
Yelled Prophets al st. Louis. The acci-
dent apparently was due to the dsre-
gard of orders by the crew OF train No.
a. in charge of NJ. A. Leonard, cou-
motorman.
Train No IA had orders 10 pass train
given TO No. II were explicit that It
walt for both sections. The first section
OF No. 1S had passed, when the crew
and started north. At Dickerson's curve,
a sharp bond two miles from here, the
two trains met Hills rise north and
south from TIC curve. Train No. II
and the second section OF No. 10. both
on the down grade. were making forty
miles an hour when they met at the
with death the crews of both trains
set the brakes and jumped for their
lives.
No Chance for Passengers.
Tho crew OF No. II sndvfhe crew oi
No. rs. which was composed OF W V
j
both of Springfield. all escaped without
serious injury None OF the passengers
had "A chance for life. The smashup fol-
lowed Immediately upon tho, cries OF
warning OF the conductors and motormen
as they jumped. The cars came together
with Il terrific crash. and both We're an
tircIy demolished. being piled IN one huge
mass OF wrcckagc
II is not known II any passenger .ees-
capcd uniniurcd. AS quickly as possible
aid was summoned from Springfield and
special cars were started Tor ihe "fcGh.
City and took many of the injured TO
hospitals In that town. a car containing
twcnty-cight bodies was sent to Corlin-
VILE where they were placed In an unuer-
taking establishment The work Of un-
carthing tho dead was continued.
Managers Statement.
General Manager Chubbucll of the
Traction company who was In PEORIA
when news of the wreck WAS received
started at once for the scene. When
passing through Springfield he said;
Reports from the wreck are mcsger
and unsatisfactory. Tho best intorma-
zion have shows that thirty seven have
been, killed aud thnt twcnty-cEht of the
doad arc now at Carinville. | have re-
ceivcd various estimates OF inc number
of wounded, ranging from sixteen 10 nifty.
but feel assured that the list OF injured
viii be nearer tho small flguros
II am unable to discuss tho cause oi
the wreck.
Il have received no authentic informa-
tlon regarding IL, All ] know is thai tbs
traI second
lion of thc Southbound train.
Within "A few minutes after the col