The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-30
LOADED Street CAR
ANDFRE|GHTC CRASH;
MANY HURT
Wyandotte Interurban Filled With
Passengers When Struck On D. T.
& l. Tracks in Delray-Injuries
Not of Serious Character.
Blame Seems To Lie With Steam
Road, as Derailer Was Set To Indi-
cate Clear Track for Trolley.

With terrific force. a freight car,
into a Wyandotte interurban car on
the crossing or the Detroit, Toledo d
Ironton railway in Delray, about 3
o'clock, Monday morning, knocking
the street car over on Its side ana
causing slight injuries to most of me
40 or 80 passengers. The freight car
struck the street car near the front
yestibule and 1t Is considered mir
acle that no one was killed. So fast
was the freight car going that II con-
tinued its course after the impact, anG
when II finally came to stop II Was
resting on top of the street car at an
angle Of about As degrees.
The passengers, including many
girls who were on their way TO Work
and school in Detroit, scrambled out
Of the overturned street car in lively
fashion. Many were bleeding from
contact with flying glass as they
emerged from their perilous position.
but none seemed seriously hurt. One
young lady, Miss Sarah Kozlow, the
daughter OF a milhner, whose store Is
within a rod or two of the scene of
tho accident. was injured the most
seriously. She complained Of severe
pains about the body and was assisted
TO her home.
DR., +. j. Clippert, No. 8 Dearborn
road, only block or so away FROM
where the collision took place, was on
hand to give first aid TO the injured
He found, however that none needed
attention as much as Miss Kozlow and
he went straight To her aid. He made
an examination OF her but found no
external evidences OF serious injuries.
She may, however. be seriously hurt
ne says. She was on her way to a De-
Jroit business university. which she at
tends. when the accident occurred. hav-
Ing JUST boarded the street car mo-
pacnt before.
way General hospital, with fractured
skull. At the time OF the collision,
hs fall from the top OF the freight
cAr. where he had been standing. Jo-
eeph Bair. No, 81 Reid-st,, was slight
1y injured.
Most OF tho other passengers were
able to proceed to their work on all
other car provided by the d. u. r.
IuOoe VINO saw the uCCluouI are III
clined to relieve the crew OF the street
car from blame, pointing out that the
ccratler was set by the railway watch
man In the tower at the crossing, for
the street car to come over the steam
roads tracks. Officials OF the d. u
r.. however, are making an investiga-
ttou. N are also representatives OF
tA% Detroit, Toledo q Ironton railway,
To AZ the responsibility for the col
lisson.
&c ID high time" said DIR. Clippert
to The Times, that We had gates at
tho crossing where the accident &C.
CURED. More than that, we ought to
have q subway, for much valuable
tine L. lost every day by trains hold
ing up street cars at this point Be-
sides the great loss of time. pas
sengsrs ON the d. Y. r. cars are daily
subjected to the danger Of losing life
ard limb We certainly ought TO have
something done to remove the great
danger which now attends the cross
ing Of street cars at the d. T. q I.
crossing In Delray."