The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-02-11
SAGINAW 8 FLINT CARS
IN SEVERE COLLISION
FORTY OR MORE PERSONS HURT
IN CRASH
Accident Took Place Saturday Evening
Between Flint and Mt. Morris
Several Clio People Hurt

Clio was pretty thoroughly agitated
last Saturday evening when a report
became current on the streets that
severe wreck had occurred, near Flint,
on the interurban, and that not only
had large number of persons been
badly injured but that fifteen had been
killed outright. AS large number of
people residing in Clio and vicinity
were known to be passengers on the
cars moving at the hour of the accident.
the report occasioned, for time. the
greatest excitement and anxiety at this
point. Color was lent to the first state
ments of the severity of the accident
by the fact that both local physicians
were picked up on orders of the rail-
way company and taken to the scene.
After an hour or more of anxious
waiting on the part of the large crowd
that assembled around the waiting
room, definite word was received that
the first reports had been greatly ex-
aggerated and that while large num-
ber had been more or less severely in
jured, there had been no fatalities.
The facts concerning the wreck, as
CLEANED later, seem to be about as fol-
lowss The north bound local car leav-
ing Flint at 5:48 p. m, in charge of
Conductor Ray Arnold and Motorman
JOS Johnson, was to have passed
special train of two cars, carrying no
passengers, at Holtslanders, about two
miles north of Flint. For some reason
not yet explained, Motorman Johnson
ran past this siding, at which he had
orders to stop, and on coming to the
top of hill about 1900 feet beyond,
discovered the special only short dis
tance away. 1t appears that Motor
man Yant in charge of the special had
seen the headlight of the approaching
local and had succeeded in stopping mis-
train, but had not had time to get it
under way backward The result was
that the rapidly moving local car, for it
was moving rapidly, despite the fact
that Motorman Johnson gamely stuck
to his post and did his best to avert the
catastrophe that he saw impending,
rammed the special train with terrific
force, smashing the vestibules of both
cars to kindling wood and piling the
passengers of the crowded local in
possible of accurate description. The
lights of both cars went out instantly,
of course, and from the darkness arose
the groans and cries of the wounded,
bruised and terrified passengers.
Perry Hitler, who lives on farm
nearby, heard the terrific crash and
rightly divining its import, tele-
phoned the police department at Flint,
with the result that ambulances were
at once sent out and within an hour all
of the more severely injured were car
ried to the hospital where they received
proper treatment.
A revised list of the injured published
Monday gives their number as thirty
seven, the serious cases being placed
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lures of the legs, one of the most SER
ious of these cases being that of
Cearles Pratt of Pine Run, who suf-
fered compound fractures of both legs
below the knees, together with bad
decorations on his face and hands.
Others who were severely hurt were
John Merrill, of Mt. Morris, who was
in serious condition for number of
days, but is slowly improving; Fred
Bauman, thirteen year old boy, upon
whom stove fell, and Frank Green,
of Montrose, who was taken to the
home of his mother in that place, suf-
fering from badly crushed foot and
other injuries. All of the others who
were seriously hurt reside in Flint.
People of this vicinity who were
hurt, besides Mr.. Pratt, as mentioned
above, were as follows:
Miss Bird Mckay. Clio, badly
sprained ankle and bruises.
Miss Beatrice Palmer, Clio, right
ankle slightly sprained and minor
bruises.
Arthur Cummings, Clio, three ribs
broken and minor injuries.
Roland Harrow, Clio, left arm and
face very badly bruised.
Fred Sparks, Fosters, right hand cut
by flying glass.
Herbert Markey, Clio, finger on right
hand crushed; right knee cap injured
and left arm bruised.
Mrs. Eva Nicely, Mt. Morris, throat
hurt when seat fell on her.
Mrs. Esther Gray. Mt. Morris, ankle
sprained.
Miss Floy Lafurgey, Mt. Morris, cut
over eye and many bad bruises. .
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