The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-15


portant witnesses concerned in the
TRAGEDY
The others were released, as
Prosecutor JasnoSski declared that
the statements apparently centered
the blame on the motormen.
Scenes OF indescribsble horror
followed the crash. when the car.
with a crowd OF passengers various
ly estimated al from IS to SO. stop
ped IS feet east OF the deadly grade
crossing. started again. stopped a
few. feet from the railroad tracks
while a woman. 20 years old. alight-
ed. and then started across the
tracks as the train OF IS cars. loaded
WITH soda and pig iron. backed re-
lsntlessly down upon the car. now
squarely across the track.
The two motormen Jumped and
scrambled 10 safety: there Was a
sickeRi1g crash. and chorus OF
hesst-rendias shrieks. and the street
car. equipped with trap doors that
held the passengers prisor-rs-
crashed into telegraph pole Mt the
northwest corner picked IL up As
though IL were a toothpick. and
crushed Il through the side OF os.
car Climer's confectionery store, No.
2ss2 Jererson-ave. west
The street car turned on end and
turned over. forced by the immense
wF1Ehr or me stov.moyfng train
There was a rending and crashing
OF timbers. as the disintegratins
car. with It's human freight. grared
the caves ON the D.. T. q L DelrAy
station. AZ the northeast corner.
fully so feet from climer's store
The caves were torn from the de
pot: the side Of Ciimer's store was
left a shattered wreck. the building
rocking As the freight train rolled
the street car ahead OF IL for l1s
feet. az a cat would roll a mouse.
Bodies stre~n Along Tracks
The car was crushed like an egg
shell The trucks and part OF the
upper works were ground under the
trucks OF the freight car. only
slightly SCARED by the collision.
and bodies OF women and men and
girls. torn and mangied. we're
strewn along the tracks. crushed In
shapeless masses amidst the wreck
age OF the car. or ground under the
wheels OF the freight Juggernaut.
In the twinkling OF an eye, an
immense throng OF people poured
in from every direction. A ere de-
partment truck was on the scene a.
though by magic; police patrols ap-
peared in an Incredibly short space
OF time, and the Solvay hospital am
balances brought two doctors 10 the
scene. while other physicians rushed
In 70 aid In the work OF rescue.
The fremeu and the crews Of the
police patrols worked frantically TO
extricate the dead and injured from
the wreckage. and all OF the injured
we're on the way TO Solyay hospital
within little more than half-hour.
while the dead we're sent 10 the.
county morgue as fast as the bodies
were recovered
The deadly grade crossing was
with a derailer. but the de-
railer was clogged with mud. and
IL Is said that the device had not
been relied on for service. for the
last two years. Inspector Thomas
tried to operate II. after
the accident. but could not.
Hundreds OF persons stormed the
gates Of solvay hospital in quest OF
news OF loved ones. who we're
TO have been on the car.
In the county morgne, the man
gled bodies were laid in rows on the
floor. the most horrible sight that
has been Witnessed by Coroner
Burgess In his seven years OF expe-
Renee as coroner.
Identified by Bsrdsee
Miss Gail Gladys Georges body.
terribly crushed and apparently un-