The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
THIRTEEN KILLED IN NREAR-END WRECK |. IN CHICAGO SUBURB Fast Mail Running In a Fog Strikes the Overland
 Express BODIES ROBBED ON
 WAY TO MORGUE Diamonds Are Missing-Mrs. Wilcox, of the Tower, Says She Is Ger
 tain That Blame is
 Not Hers

Chicago, July 14-Thirteen persons were killed and 15 to 20 were injured in wreck on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad at Western Springs. suburb of Chicago, at 6:30 a. Tn. today.
 Coming through a fog with supposed ly clear track ahead, train No. 8. a fast mail, ran al full speed into the rear of train No. 2, known as the Overland express from Denver, which was standing still on the track, tele- scoping two of the Overland's Pullman cars
 Railroad officials refused to fix the blame until after the wreck has been investigated thoroughly. Mrs F. A. Will cox, who was in charge of the tower from which the block signals were con- trolled, said she was certain the block was thrown against both trains. She collapsed after the accident and still is iil highly nervous condition.
 The Dead
 Francis A. Barclay, 20 years old, Billings, Mont
 George Bronson, 55 years old, Gales burg. III; engineer train No. s.
 Mrs. c. M. Hart, wife of a physi- clan at Canton, Ohio.
 Miss Lillian Kelly. aged 92, Boise. Idaho.
 Mrs. F. c. Pohlmann, San Francisco. M, E. stern, 40 years old, Chicago. G. w. Tudor, 40 years old, Lacey, Ia. A. E. Bunch, 30 years old, Chicago negro Pullman porter
 Two unidentified women.
 Two unidentified girls
 one unidentified boy.
 The Injured
 Among those injured were
 II. O. Crane, Galesburg, Ill.,: fireman of mail train; left hand and right foot injured.
 Warren P. Dudley, II Oak street, Belmont, Mass.
 Mrs. Bessie NJ. Dudley, wife of War ren P. Dudley, compound fracture <of right leg
 John W. F'lach. Cincinnati; right leg lacerated. scalp wound
 Mrs. Flach, Cincinnati; severe scalp wounds
 Frank D. Hughes, Hinsdale, H.; con : ductor train No. s.
 E. G. Pehlmann, san Francisco; right arm and leg broken.
 Rev F. H. Scholz St. Francis hos pital, Columbus, Ohio; back injured and StdlD NpunuS.
 All of the dead except Bronson were taken from the rear coach of the Dem yer train. The engine of No plowed through this car, crushing out the lives of helpless passengers, many of whom still were in the berths. On into the second car, the engine then sped. Half way through that car 1t veered to the left, derailing The engine was entire ly stripped when 1t stopped. Fire, start ing from the gas lights in the sleepers, then broke out. Many victims were pinned down by heavy timbers and iron.
 The Bodies Robbed All Several of the bodies were robbed enroue to the morgue, 1t is reported. More than a dozen large diamonds are missing from jewelry and although most of the dead appeared to have been in comfortable circumstances. a dime was the largest sum of money found on any of the bodies.
 Coroner Hoffman ordered all of the bodies embalmed immediately and early in the afternoon impanelled a jury to investigate the wreck.
 In a little room above a business house in La Grange, Mrs. Wilcox hid herself from visitors throughout the greater part of the day. The shades were drawn and she was trying to col lect her thoughts. Finally she said;
 After thinking the whole afternoon over the affair, I have decided that