New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
SIX KILLED IN WRECK
Five Passengers Injured in
Grand Trunk Collision.
FATAL PULLMAN SLEEPER
Second Section Crashed Into
Fjrst-Question About
Torpedo Signal.

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nu-and. Mich. Aug e5-Six passengers
we're killed. five were injured and eight
ESCAPED unhurt. late 1ast night ~ the rear
enc collision on the Crank Trunk Kali
road. three miles east Of this village Inc
.9,,,l,oen sieeoer Nec-aska. on'the first SEC
80, oF the ezstlsound Boston-Montreai
.-.-- v-as demolished and burned when
the engine Of the second section ploHgheo
through IT
-,e statement ths:ttaere were Just nine
..s.,re-s on the wrecked car *
$50. hv the train chart Of HAYNES
.,e Pullman conductor. and the list given
,,,,- .. Chicago by H. q, Elliott. first assist
AT general passenger agent. of the Grand
Trunk
The unin5ured passengers, according 70
Superintendent Ehrke. who has charge Of
80 Grand Trunk lines west Of the Detroit
sr5 St. Clair rivers during the absence Of
SUPERINTENDENT Egan. were checked Up
when ne train started eastward after the
wreck
Following is detailed list Of the pas
sence-s as given cut by thee railroad Off
Gals:
The dead:
crr-PTN. Mrs z NJ. Chicago,
MBEAN James, Chicago
Nurse accomraryfng Mrs Woodward, from -
Johns Hospital Halifax
<p1-TRFS Mrs residence unknown
eQUREs. --- ten yearz old. son Of Mrs
sqUires
WOODWARD Mrs Alma Ct route Belheid. y
T.
The injured:
Wooduard u4so Was killed. seriously
burned
1-A1TsTA. Mrs. Leslie Dochlar probably meant
for Tavistocgl. ontario. seventy. :. four Years
old; fractured right leg and left hip: al
M.sEEx. Mrs. F. z. chioaro mother 4
Ja7nes McT5ean. Who vas killed, fractured
riEn, leg, at Flint
arm and internal injuries; At Flint
WATTS Albert B. Edmonton. Alberta, rot
s.-iouslv burned: a. Flint
Passengers who escaped injury:
DODD. --. Minneapolis
JFFFPTFS -. Racine. VS.; lover !
Man il lower 6 name unknown
PARLFY -. Minneapolis
I-nkn7vn man boarded train a South Bend AMI
lefI II Al Flint.
Unknown woman.
Two unknown men
To the list Of injured passengers must he
added the names Of two trainmen who were
seriously injured George Nelson, fireman
Of The second train. was probably fatally
scalded. and Be1t Mitchell. engineer of the
forward train. had his head 50 terribly
crushed that he may die.
The forward section which was known as
Nc. Il had stopped because Of an accident
70 the airbrakes and Mitchell. the engineer.
had c-aHled under his engine 70 repair the
trouble NftcheH's head was crushed when
his engine was ioIted forward by the shock
a. the collision
The locomotive Of the second section,
known as No 4. ploughed half way through
The rear sleeper Of the forward train. and
The locomotives ffrebox set FIRE 10 the Pull
man car The little son Of Mrs. Squires
was found in the wonan's arms. A black
ered watch. q diamond studded crucif1x and
locket hearing the initials H. s. l." were
found II the search for cIews to the identity
Of he burned bodies.
The responsibility fer the wreck is in
doubt and an inquest T-ill be held by Cor
oner : P PatcheH James Spencer. en-
Eineer Of the second section of the train,
said today that he was almost or top of
the forward section when he heard the tor
pedc signal that there was train standing
or the track ahead Of him. An exploded
torpedo was found TO-DAY fifty rail lengths.
or fifteen hUndr-d feet, from the scene Of
the collision. and Assistant Superintendent
Fhrke of the Grand Trunk Railroad said
that the second section could have been
stonped IN eight hundred feet
The TWO trains were sections Of the Mon
-teal and Boston Express, and left Chicago
yesterday afternoon No L. the first sec
ton. passed through Durand AT 1n.a2 >. n.
"a 1G-g5 engine Of No. 4
~ae having trouble with its air brakes. and
TWO miles ouE Of this city Mitchell. the en-
glneer. stopped the train and, with his fire.
man. got underneath the engine 70 make
repairs
@ r. Graham. Of Detroit. the brakeman,
was sent back TO place a torpedo on the
track and flag the expected second section.
But No came rushing on a. forty miles
ar. hour and ripped its way through the
Pullman car
The shock Of the collision sent the whole
standing train 4 little forward. and Mitchell
and his fireman. underneath the stalled
engine. were badly hurt
Graham declared before his disappearance
to-day that ne placed the torpedo mile
from the rear Of No Il. but that No. 1 paid
no attention 70 II Spencer's story was
different
We were almost upon No. 4 when We
struck the torpedo he says Il heard Il
all right bu. there wasn't time 10 stop
damned on the brakes and called 70 Nel-
son. my fireman. 10 Jump ] made flying
leap and landed in the ditch. Nelson didn't
get away fast enough and was caught.
4 tel you. the tail lights Of No Il were
not going. and the torpedo was placed 81
close n the rear OF No. Il that ] didn't