The Washington herald., 1910-10-05

Springfield. H., Oct. 4-Thirty-rour
persons were instantly killed and twen-
ty-six others were injured late this after
noon when two interurban cars on the
Illinois mckinley Traction system col
lided head on at Rickerson curve, TWO
miles north of Staunton, H.
Both cars were going at a high rate
OF speed, and as the curve where they
met is at the bottom 'of a hill. both
cars were plunging down hill. They met
right on the curve. and so sudden was
the collision. the motermen barely es-
capped with their lives by jumping.
Both cars We're demolished, and the
dead. dying and injured were piled in
one bloody mass, while the screams OF
the MANNED and bleeding added horror
20 the scene.
Orders Are Overlooked.
Car No. Il. north bound. had orders
10 meet both sections OF train No. 70
at Staunton. The orders were carried
out so far as the frst section was con-
cerned. but il is officially reported that
the orders 10 wait for the second section
OF No. % were overlooked.
The crews OF the cars escaped. They
are John Herman, of Staunton. motor
man. and NJ. A Leonard, conductor of
No. Il; ", W. Duncan, conductor, Spring
field. and f. J. Young. motorman, Spring
field. ear No 73.
THE KILLED.
W s. STREET staunton. III, division super
intendent Illinois Traction System.
\. PRICE, Champaign H.; auditor e disbarse-
ments Of The Illinois Traction system.
JOHN ". MILLER, Gillespie. IN; general super
intendent q the superior Coal Company.
j. B. HABBEGGER. jamestown. H.: merchant
C. ". ERNER, Chaplin, Ill.
HERMAN BAUER ST. Louis; carpenter suG
builder.
D. E BLACK. sprngneld: assistant suDerin.
tendent a motive power q the Illinois Tractiqn
System.
r ]. KERWIN. travelling salesman. of s. Louis.
VI. A. INBERNlILD. Baden Baden H. insurance
solicitor Of ST. Louis.
DR. H. c. JANAWAV. Decatur. IL
J. G. sCHAEFER. go Pennsylvania avenue, st.
Louis.
MRS. WILLIAM CLOUD. Beuld, H.
s C. HILL, Princeton. Ind.
JOHN BLoTNA Beuld IL
MRS. JOHN BLOTNA. Deuld. I'll.
DIR. T. f. REDsHAW. Cuuau. M
II. p. ROBINSON. Benld III; miner.
+. y. ROSE. son Of Fl. +. Rose. I0lS Wilson
avenue Chicago collector for Golfers Yeeky
Unidentified woman supposed 10 be Miss Lizzie
Mcpherson. Gillespie H.. secretary to J. ".
Miller general suTerniendent q the superior Coal
Company. also killed
Unidentified woman, about twenty-five years Old
light hair blue eyes. gay dress white shirt-wsist
letter 5 on Gun button.
Unidentified woman about fifty years old.
Unidentified woman about thtrty-hye years old
hazel eyes brown Aair tinsed with gray ring en-
grared with initials - ". r."
Unidentified man, brown hair dark gray suit
chin whiskers, carrying match safe q the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition.
Unidentified woman. about fifty years old. black
suit. white shirt-Saist, band ring engraved with
initial 50 worn that it could not be distinguished.
Unidentified woman. about thirty-fiye years old
aubIrn hair. two upper gold teeth. checked gray
skirt. white shiTtwast, breast pin set with diamond
Unidentified woman, about ffty years old hazel
eyes auburn hair tinged with gray black suit
white waist black and sold breast pin plain hand
ring, and another ring set with moonstone.
Unidentified woman, black suit. dark hair. brown
eyes black belt. hand ring; believed 10 be Mrs
H. B. Robinson. whose husband also met death
IN the wreck.
Unidentified woman. about thirty years old. auburn
hair light blue eyes. bracelet left wrist, black
skirt. white waist.
Brooklyn Man Hurt.
Among the injured passengers taken 10
Granite City. IL. and attended in the
hospital is Samuel Parrant, OF Brooklyn,
n. Y, with a badly dislocated shoulder
and knee.
Miss Ethel 4pee. of Springfield. was
also aboard the limited. bound for ST.
Louis. where she was to have been mar
ried TO II. G. Storey. AS soon as her
hance heard Of the wreck he secured an
auto and started across Eads Bridge for
the scene. and when about half way
across his car struck a heavy steel Cir
der, throwing Mr. Storey out Of the
car and badly injUring him.
When he recovered consciousness the
first thing he asked was if anything fur
ther had been heard from the scene of
the wreck. He afterward boarded an out
going interurban train and reaching the
wreck Immediately made diligent in
quiry for his sweetheart. Fortunately,
neither the young woman nor her mother
We're seriously hurt, the greatest trouble
with them being nervousness as a result
of the wreck.