The Detroit times., 1915-04-17

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Keidan took statements from nve
people. Friday morning! One OF
them Was . passenger on the wreck.
ed car. who told Mr.. Keidan that
when he saw the train coming. he
raised a window. and Was trying TO
crawl out when the train struck
the car.
Il was pitched out and fell on
my hands and knees just clear Of
the railroad track" he said. In q
thankful tone. He Was unhurt
The other four were eye-wit.
nesses. They included Henry DAFT.
ner. No. 81 Pulaskist.. who claims
that he saw the accident In all It's
details, and whose story connicts
with the stories Of the two motor
men. the conductor and the train
crew.
Il was walking east on Jefferson
ave. west with my brother'in-law.
Frank ZAmslavski." said pattner.
II had crossed the D.. T. q !. track.
and had seen the train coming. |
should say that Il was going about
Is miles an hour. When GOT about
rs or 100 feet beyond the crossing. ]
turned TO look 1t the train. for
/ felt as II something was going TO
happen. was walking backward.
looking at the train, when the acct
dent happened.
IF the motormen and others
made the statements published In
the papers. they are not telling the
truth. The watchman was not look
ing at the train at all, but Was
standing beside the tower. talking
with three men. From where he
stood. he could not have seen the
train. The conductor Got on and
crossed the track. and sisnaled for
the car to come ahead. The car
had stopped about 4, feet east OF
the track. After the car started 10
cross the track. II stopped twice,
Once IL stopped for about two sec
onds, when the fender was over the
track: then Il jumped ahead until
its forward truck was on the rail-
road track. and then II stopped for
good.
Il saw 4 man In uniform jump on
the front end before the train
struck the car. He fell down. Then
II saw another man. In civilian
clothes. jump on. suppose that was
the other motorman. The next sec
ond. the train struck the car.
"The car WAS showed along until
the front end hit q telephone pole
The pushing Of the train then fore
ed the rear end against the station
Thsn the car broke up. and let the
people through under the wheels OF
the train. II didn't roll oyer--it
just smashed all TO pieces. | saw
the roof come OF and ~ up. The
train didn't stop for about $50 feet
Il was the nrst man on the scene
LII pulled Jacob Mizyjlod. who lives
on Copeland-ave., out of the wreck
He told he that when hs saw tbs
train coming. he held on 10 the cash
register with all his might
Il don't care what anybody elss
says--i saw what happened. and y
happened just al I am telling II u
| you. The car only moved q litti<
bit after q stopped the frst TINA !.
could see the conductor waving hii
arms for II to come ahead. Just be
fore the train struck IT,"
Dattner's theory 10 that one OF III,
motormen stopped the car with thu
fender just over the rail. and tina
the other. seeing the conductor'i
frantic signal to 80 ahead. threw
on the power. The car then leape<
ahead. and at the same moment thu
nrst man applied the air again
stalling the car on the railroad
track. Dattner says that both mo
tormen jumped before the freigh
train hit the car.
| Aid. Jules Krimmel. Of the Twen
| ty-first ward. viii ask the council
mort Tuesday niRht. 70 adopt q resc