The Washington times., 1912-01-22
]. I. HARAHAN AND
OTHER RAIL CHIEFS
KILLED IN WRECK
Gen. Luke Wright's Son
among Victims of Rear
end Smash-up.
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paneled at Kinmundy and an investiga-
ton started by the county officials.
Three members Of the trnins' crews
have been taken to the company's hos
aital at Champaign. Jesse Gilbert, fire.
NINA Of No. Is. was standing on top Of
the water tank on the engine tender,
when his train was struck. He was
hurled for a cars length by the force
of the collision.
A misunderstanding of orders is
given as the cause Of the disaster
Train No. 25 had orders to take the
siding at Kinmundy for No. to pass
her. Her crew believed they had
time to take on water before making
the siding. The engineer Of No. 8,
believing he had clear track. was
going at top speed, and he saw the
rear lights on the private car too
late to avert a collision or even re-
duce the speed of his train.
Car Is Splintered.
The heavy engine plowed through
the light private car and reduced 1t
to mass of splintered wood and
twisted iron. The crash came with
out the slightest warning to those
in the car.
formed a volunteer rescue brigade, and
the bodies were quickly removed from
the scene and taken to Kinmundy,
Within fifteen minutes after the acct
physicians were on the way from Gen.
tralia.
The bodies of Harahan, Pierce, and
Melchor were sent here today, accord
the railroad, and will arrive at $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon. The body Of
Wright was sent to Memphis. his home
,n Both Of oi,,, the wrecked trains are
No. 25. the one which carried the priv
ate car, running via Memphis, while No,
3 did not stop there. The railroad men
LET Ift Chicago at $50 last evening. No.
Harahan and his guests were en- route
to attend a conference Of railroad men
at Memphis today relative to plans for
a an. new bridge across the Mississippi
and the Illinois Central companies have
Joined In the project Harahan recently
became interested in construction
company.
Early reports to the effect that Mrs.
Harahan and James r. Harahan, IT.,
were on the wrecked train and were
among the injured were false. Mrs.
narahan is at home IN Chicago and the
from broken arm.
Harahan's Career.
James T. Harahan, ST., on his retire.
ment as president OF the Illinois Gen.
trail January II. 1911. was awarded a
rension of 5000 under the rules of the
company which apply to all employees
after they reach the age of seventy.
Harahan's average salary for the last
ten years was $40, 900. He was president
OF the road for four years.
Harahan was born January -, 1871.
ct Lowell, Mass. He began his railway
career as freight clerk for the Boston
and Providence in Boston in 1850 or 1851
He served three years with the Federal
army during the civil war and then re-
entered railroad work in the shops of
the Orange and Alexandria railroad at
Alexandria, Va.
After serving in various CAPACITIES for
the Nashville and Decatur road, re was
placed in charge Of a small branch line
In 1879 he became CivisIon superintend-
ent of the Louisville and Nashville
Later he was general superintendent of
this road, and afterward occupied the
same position with the Baltimore and
Ohio. He was assistant general man
aEer of the Lake Erie, and later gen.
oral manager of the Chesapeake and
Ohio. and the Louisville, New Orleans
and TevaS.
On November I, 1890, he was elected
vice president of the Illinois Central
farahan became president of the I'LL
nois Central, succeeding Stuyvesant
fish, after the memorable Hartman
Fish controversy on November Z, 1906