The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-05

Louie 10th, 20 years old,
Moors-st. and Michigan Central.
Three Hungarians were killed and
several others injured by q Detroit
bound interurban car, at st. Cosme
four miles from the city limits. out
Fortst. west. about o'clock Monday
night.
A party OF 500 Hungarians had gath
cred at the picnic grounds near st
Cosme, Monday morning, for days
outing. They had been carried out to
the grounds In three special cars, but
had made no arrangements for being
taken back by the cars, expecting to
go back In hayracks.
But when night fell upon the merry
makers they swarmed back to the cal
line and crowded upon the tracks
Thinking that the Toledo Detroit cal
would stop for them, they pressed
closer and closer upon the track. One
OF the men, Joseph Karat Jumped
between the rails and danced up and
down and swung his arms In q vain
attempt TO signal the car.
But the car did not stop. Into the
panic-stricken mob 1t plunged. hurl
ing three men--Karat one OF them
high into the air. AS their bodies
shot from the tracks, they struck many
persons In the crowd, injuring sew
|. eraL Karat was thrown high into
a ID hn al otR nnn
of the car Windows, breaking IT, The
three were almost instantly killed
Their bodies were brought to the city
limits on the car and there police pa
trolls took charge Of them, taking them
to the county morgue, where they
were identified this morning. Coroner
Rothacher will hold an inquest.
The motorman OF the car, T. l.
waddell, OF Monroe, said that the first
he knew OF the presence OF the crowd
OF picnickers was when several men
appeared in the glare of the headlight
some thirty feet away. He attempted
to stop the car before reaching them
but was unable to do 30.
The conductor. Ralph Keller, Of
Monroe, said that the car was crowd
ed to the limits and was several min
utes late. An attempt was being made
to make up lost time and the car had
reached a speed OF about 80 miles an
hour when Il got to st. Cosme. AT
Greek Road nine passengers had been
taken on, crowding the car TO the
limit, SO that II was intended to make
no further stops until Detroit was
reached.
James Speck. No. 123 Locust-st.. q
passenger on the car, told q story OF
the accident which corroborated that
Of the crew.
"The first knew that there was
any danger ahead" said Mr.. Speck,
was when the motorman began blow
ing continuously for what seemed sew
eral minutes, two short blasts. the no
stop signal. I looked out OF the win.
dow and saw a man dancing up and
down on the track, and crowd OF
people on either side Of him.
Suddenly, when within Ave or six
feet OF the man, the motorman rea
liked that he did not intend to get out
OF the way and applied the brakes
with such effect that was nearly
thrown out Of the front door, Of the
car. But II was too late. After q
second Of grinding OF the brakes on
the wheels the crowd was struck"
General Supt. Harry Bullen, of the
ID. u. R.. was at the place Of the acci
dent shortly after 1t occurred. From
the stories he heard from those who
had seen the accident, he placed nc
blame on the crew.
Two weeks ago man was killed
by a car coming from Monroe in much
the same manner. He tried to stop II
BY getting in the fiddle of the track
and waving his arms at It. He was
hurled several feet and died almost
instantly.