The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-07-18
BURLINGTON TRAINS
COLLIDE; IS KILLED
Fast Mail Plunges Into Overland
Express and Two Pullmaus
are Smashed.

'IETEla
to hospitals as a result of the collision
between the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy overland. limited n a mail
train at Western Springs yesterday
morning in which 10 persons were
killed and 16 known to be hurt, were in
a condition which indicated their re-
covery.
Twelve of the injured were taken to
st. Anthony DePadua hospital and aft
er careful examination physicians pro-
nounced that none had suffered in
juries which would be likely to cause
death. OF the dead three remained un-
identified. These were the bodies of
two women and n girl.
The women We're both of middle age
and the girl about 8 years old.
Inquiry Is Begun.
A dual inquiry will be made today in
an effort to fix the blame for the
wreck. One will be made by Coroner
Hoffman, of Cook county and the 9TH
er by the state railroad commission
which will meet in Chicago n go
to the scene of the wreck with officials
of the Dad.
Conduct of three persons. one Of
whom is dead, will be inquired into
in an effort to fix the blame for the
wreck.
The acts of George Bronson, the en-
gineer of the mail train. who was
killed, Mrs. f. A. Wilcox. tower opera
tor and Flagman John Woodruff, of
the overland. are those to be ques-
toned.
Both Mrs. Wilcox and Woodruff have
said they did their full duty-the form
er by placing block signals and the
latter by placing torpedoes.
Only one thing has been definitely
established regarding the cause of the
wreck and hat is that a dense fog
played a big part in the disaster.
Mrs. F. A. Wilcox, who was in
charge of the tower from which tho
block signals We're controlled, said she
was certain the block was thrown
against both trains. She collapsed aft
er the accident.
Dead and Injured.
The dead:
FRANCIS A. BARCLAY. 20 years
old, Billings, Mont.
GEORGE BRONSON. 55 years old.
Galesburg, ILL.,, engineer train No. 8.
- BUNCH, 80 years old, Chicago,
negro porter of Pullman car on train
No. 2.
MRS. c. M. HART. wife of a physi-
ciall at Canton. Ohio.
MRS. E. G. POHLMANN. San Fran
cisco.
NJ. e. STERN. 40 years old, Chicago.
G. w. TUDOR, 40 years old, Lacey,
LILLIAN KELLY. % years old,
GClSc, III.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN, 40 years
old, light hair, medium build, blue
serge dress, black patent leather shoes
with white tops, &C. l.. p. to L.. P. H."
engraved on jewelry.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN. As years
old gray eyes, black and white striped
waist and blue skirt.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN, "a years
old, brown hair, blue eyes, two gold
crowned teeth on upper left side Of
mouth.
UNIDENTIFIED GIRL, 9 years old,
white silk dress.
UNIDENTIFIED BOY, 4 years old.
linen dress, red socks and black san
dalS.
Among those injured were:
H. O.. Crane, Galesburg, Ill, fireman
of mail train, left hand and right foot
injured.
Warren P. Dudley. IA Oak street, Bel
mont. Mass.
Mrs. Bessie M. Dudley, wife of War
rem p. Dudley, compound fracture Of
right leg.
John w. Flack, Cincinnati, right leg
~lacerated, scalp wound.
Mrs. Flack, Cincinnati. severe scalp
wounds.
Frank D. Hughes, Hinsdale, ILL.,, con-
ductor train No. s.
E, G. Pohlman. San Francisco, right
arm n leg broken.
Rev. E H. Scholz, st. Francis hos
pital, Columbus, Ohio, back injured and
scalp wounds
Miss Katherine Griswold, 332 Farwell
avenue, Milwaukee, spine injured and
knee cut.
Miss Lyme johnson, Chicago, should
er dislocated and knee and hand cut.
William McNair, II years old, II Kali
math street, Denver, head and face
severely cut.
Mrs. f. w. Francis. Bedford, Ind,
severely bruised about the body.
o. r. Marsh, Chicago, back injured
John e. Parsons, Dixon. ILL.,, burned
about the hands and legs.
H. F. Joy, Chicago, arms and hands
cut and bruised.
Mrs. J. C. Krehl, Girard, Ohio, spine
injured and several ribs fractured.
Miss Ethel Cakes. Boston, collar bone
broken n injured internally.
GhouIs Rob Dead.
All Of the dead except Bronson
We're taken from the real coach of the
Denver train. The engine of No.
plowed through this car, halving it and
crushing out the lives of helpless pas
sengers, many of whom Were still in
their berths. On into the coach tina
engine then sped. Half way through
that car it veered TO the left, derailing
the sleeper. The engine was entirely
stripped when it stopped.
Fire started from the gas lights in
the sleepers Immediately broke out.
Many victims. pinioned down by heavy
timbers and iron that had been torn
from the engine. pleaded for death or
deliverance from the flames. Members
of the fire department of Western
Springs and La Grange We're on the
scene within a few minutes after the
wreck occurred and they put out the
fire with lines of hose. .
Ghouls are believed to have robbed
the dead before they reached the
morgue in LAGRANGE. More than a
dozen large diamond sets We're miss
ing from jewelry, INC although most of
the dead appeared to have been per-
n in comfortable circumstances. a
dime was the largest sum of money
found On any of the bodies. Coroner
Hoffman promised a thorough investi-
cation of this feature Of the accident,
An official of the Interstate Com
merce commission was on the scene
early gathering material for an inves-
tigation. Coroner Hoffman ordered all
of the bodies embalmed Immediately.
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