Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-05

commissioner Illinois Traction COM
pany.
d. f. Black, Springfield, ILL.,, master.
mechanic, Illinois Traction system.
Herman Bauer. st. Louis.
Mrs. William Cloud. Bend.
Or. Fl. G. Ganaway, Decatur. Ill.
S. C. Hill, Princeton, Ind
Edward c. Hill, Belleville. ILL.,
81 SIT. Henry princeville, Ill.
u. r. Habbegger, Jamestown III.
Manuel A. Intermill, Baden-Baden,
Ill.
T. j.. Kcrwin. st. Louis.
Mrs: G. Fl. Kane, Granite City. Ill.
Adolph Kuenze, Belleville. Ill.
J.W. Miller, Gillespie, Ill.
Miss Elizabeth Mcpherson, Gillespie,
A. H. Price, Champaign, ILL.,. auditor
traction system.
Frank Ruble O'Tallon. ILL.,
DIR. b f. Radshaw, curran, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Robinson, Benld,
Ill.
W. w. Street, Springfield. ILL.,, super
intendcnt st. Louis-sprlngfleld division
Illinois Traction system.
r. NJ. Rose, Chicago.
Miss Beatrice Seniger, Springfield Ill.
JIG. SCHNEIDER. st. Louis.
Miss b. Swaneden, Springfield, Ill.
sc. Werner Champaign, Ill.
-Four women and three men, unidenti-
fled.
MoToRMAN ORDERED ARRESTED.
The arrest of Motorman John Ller-
mann of Staunton, who handled the
controller of the northbound cur has
been ordered by Coroner Doris Kurnes
Of Carlinvilc, Macoupln county, and
the police were Instructed to look out
for him. Liermnnn Is said to have
jumped from his car just before the
crash and disappeared.
Included among the passengers who
met death We're three of the most
prominent Officials of the traction sys-
tenn. "A. w. Street, the superintendent
of the st. Louls-Springticld division,
was one and tho others We're John e.
Berry, land commissioner, and D. Z.
Black, master mechanic.
Members of the railrond and ware
house commission who took immediate
cognizance of the calamity on telegraph
advices. arc expected to arrive here
this morning when an investigation
into the cause of the accident will be
commenced.
1t Is said this morning that the read
Ing of a. few words scraw!ed on n lead
or tissue 1iinsy. three inches wide and
1--WE inches long, VIII fix the RESPONSE.
blity for tho wreck. That bit Of pa
per has been jealousy, guarded in the
coroner's office here.
THE COLLISION.
A duplicate of the order was taken
from Conductor Leonard on one of the
cars The collision occurred between
local train No. IA, northbound, and
limited second section of No. 70 south
bound. According to the order. train
No. IA was running wild after leaving
Wall. ILL.,, which is tive-cghths of q. mile
north of Stuanton.
Dickerson curve Is on the bend ola
ravinc and Just at the cut where the
track winds sharply to the right. Both
trains We're going ut a speed estimated
Mt nearly 40 miles an hour. So short
was the warning that there was no ops
portunIty to reduce speed before the
local telescopcd the limited. The I'M
pact drove both cars down the track
nearly hundred feet and left them in
q mass OF wrcckage, beneath which the
dead and injured passengers were pin-
toned, In the northbound car, not one
escaped unlnjured and few In the other
car.
Both motormcn jumped as the crash
impended. Bincrmann from the local
and Z. j. Young OF Springfield Of the
limited Conductor w. " Duncan of
Springfield, on duty III the limited. was
seriously injured while Conductor Leon
ard ESCAPED with minor bruises.
When the news or the wreck reached
stanton, special relief trims were or
dered to the scene. Tile dead were tak-
on to Carlinvillc and the Injured to
Granite City. Street and Berry died en-
route to the HOSPITAL.
A REWSON1E5 SIGHT.
K A growsomc sight met the relief
workers whom they arrived at the curve
Many of the bodies were so nanged
az to DO unrccognlznblc. Tho few who
escaped without Injury heroically went
to the rescue of the less fortunate who
screamed for help while pinned be-
Meath the wrccltagc. s5
Gen Manager TT. f.. Chubbuck of
Peoria, arrived at the scene OF tho dis
aster within three hours after 1t oc-
CURED. and Immediately took charge of
the relief work. He and his assistants
were greatly aided by the farmers of
tho vicinity. who brought mattresses
and blankets in their wagons, md as
sisted In caring for the living and in re-
moving the dead. "
Until IS months ago, the illinois Trac-s
tion had the unusual distinction Of
never having caused tho death OF "a
single passenger. IT opened Its through
service Into st. Louis Monday morning,