The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-05
COLLISION WAS
MOTORMENS FAULT
ThIrty-six Persons Killed While En-
Route to St. Louis to See Parade
nfueileA Pronhefs.
ny Associated Press.

t5f ASSOCldlcu IiSo3.
Stanton, H., Oct. 5.-An inquest is
being held today to fix the responsible
ity for the Illinois traction wreck, near
here yesterday, in which thirty-six
we're killed and thirty injured. Train
Dispatcher Louis Tabbs charges that
Motorman John Hermann ran wild
despite orders to meet the limited at
Wall. Hermann is said to have leap
ed from his car and disappeared just
before the crash.
Nearly all Of the killed and injured
were from Illinois towns on their way
to the Yelled Prophet festival in St.
Louis. Hermann when found by the
police admitted that he alone was re-
sponsible for the wreck. The road
officials say there is no justification
for his criminal absent mindedness," !"
in over-running the meeting place at
Walls siding.
Motorman Hermann and Conductor
Leonard Richardf of train No. Ia,
were arrested this morning. Herman
was found in his little sitting room
with his wife and children, all crying
piteously. For Gods sake how many
were killed." said the motorman, adj
dressing the sheriff as he was arrested.
Hermann made no effort to escape
and offered no resistance when asked
to accompany the officers. Conductor
Leonard also went with the officers
without trouble. He, as well as Lier-
mann, was in pitiable state of mind.
Staunton, H., Oct Thirty-seven
persons were killed and from sixteen
to twenty-five injured in a collision on
the Illinois Traction system, two miles
north of here late Tuesday afternoon.
Three of the injured, and possibly
more are not expected to survive.
The dead at Carlinsville are:
w. S. Street, division superintend-
ent of the Illinois Traction Co., Staun-
ton.
A. Price, auditor of disbursements
of the Illinois Traction Co., Cham
paign.
]. w. Miller of Gillispie, general
superintendent of the Superior Coal
Co.
]. R. Habbedger, Jameston, Ill.
G. Worner, Champaign, ILL.,
Raymond Bauer, st. Louis, Mo.
D. e. Black, assistant superintend-
ent of motive power of the Illinois
Traction Co., of Springfield.
T. ]. Kerwin, st. Louis, Mo.
Manuel A. Indermill, Baden, Ill.
DR.. H. c. Ganaway, Decatur, I'll.
]. C. Shafer st. Louis.
Mrs William Cloud, Beneld, III.
2. S. Hill, Princeton, Ind
john Blotna, Beneld, III.
H. B. Robinson, Beneid, III.
E. NJ. Rose, a collector for a. weekly
magazine, his father is H. E. Rose,
1918 Wilson. Ave, Chicago.
John Berry, Springfield,
Nine unidentified women, and one
unidentified man.
Frank Ruble, of Alton I'll.
S. T. Henry, Princeyille, H.
Those not seriously injured:
James Scott and son, Saweryille,
H.; n Judge, Litchfield, ILL.,; e. J.
Young, Stanton, H.; William Culle,
Springfield, H.; Hazel Singer, Spring
field, ILL.,; Mrs. ]. R. Agee, Spring.
field, ILL.,; Ethel Agee, Springfield, Ill.;
julius Engleman, Ofallon, H.; George
Mile, Troy. ILL.,; Mary Dosner, Nil
wood, ILL.,; T. A. Tarrant, Brooklyn,
N. Y; C. w. McGhee, Shawneetown,
ILL.,; head badly cut; Guy Smith, Shaw.
neetown, ILL.,; John Hose, Trenton, H.;
head and face crushed; Joseph Clark
Beneld, ILL.,, wooden leg broken: Mrs.
L. e. Cordum, Gillespie. ILL.,; chest
crushed; G. B. Clifton, staunton, H.:
G. r. Mehl; L. Y Raine, dispatcher
l. T. s., Carlinville. head injured; C.
F. Miller Sparta. head and chest.
The collision occurred between local