The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-09
JacksOn-Lansing In
tcrurbans Meet In
Head-On Smash
LIMITED CREW
is BLAMED
Disregarded Orders,
Assert Company
Officials

JACK SON. MICH orFts "
persons were killed and As injured
last night In a nead-on collision OF
Two interurban cars OF the Michigan
Railways Co. at Palmer crossing, 10
miles north of Jackson, on the Lans'
ing line. late Friday afternoon
The dead are Rome Castle, y
wears old. No. 311 ID South Wash
tne,on.ave., Lansing, and Mrs. En-
ma Greiner, OF Lansing.
Investigation BY the Jackson eoun-
ty authorities and the railway ON
riais last night indicated that the
responsibility for the accident rest.
ed with the crew OF the nor'hbound
car. the Lansing limited, due TO
leave jackson al S05. Tbs car.
which usually meets the southoound
local al Rives junction, was late
and the cars were ordered TO meet
Al Henry's switch, some distance
south. According to the testimony
xathered by oficials. the limited
passed this switch at 20 miles per
hour
A few miles farther on the cars
met on a sharp curve. MotormaH
James n. Hutchins, OF the local
saw the on-coming limited and slam
med on the brakes, but Motorman
challender, OF the limited. did not
fCsaffsusA On Page Ntne-p
zee the local until almost upon II,
and his car was running at high
speed when the crash came.
Many OF the injured were convey
% 20 Lansing on board Michigan
Central train. the tracks OF the
steam road parslleling the interur-
ban line at this point
Clarence Challender, motorman ot
tho limited. IL among the most Sc
riously injured and his recovery is
doubtful.
The injured:
samuel 9 stoufYer, superintendent
Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany. lansing. bad scalp wound clear
Ern.st oker. lansing. shoulder est
and twisted
Prank smith. Dimondale. badly
bruised about head. In Sparrow hos
NJ Meek. No. CIT sixty-second-
pt, Chicago. leg twisted and internal
a. p. Brasdon. No. 7fo washington
o.. Monroe. eye rds torn and body
b. r. Meyer. No, sf1I Mckinney
ave, Milwaukee. badly cut about the
Motormsn Clarence ChaIiender. No
n North Forbes. Jackson, leg hroken
and internal injuries will die
Conductor John McFse. No 81
Leon Marauedant. Rives Junction
cut BY glass. condition critical
George Rloss. RiNes Junction bad
ly cut. but may recover.
srsnd-st. Lansing, hurt internally
il nj hts home and 10 thought 20. -
most seriously hurt OF those taker
" Todd. No. ieab north wash
ington-ave.. Lansing. back hurt.
J. n. Hampton, Elkhart. Ind, hit
sisiocated. AZ Hotel Downey, Ian
!. p. Delaney, r. p D No =. Ian
sins. badly cut about head wen
Clyde s. Tooker. No. SOS sou'l
Pine lansing. broken nose
r. V Mn, No. ao4 Yves, 1onis-st
Lansing cut ana Or utsed.
Weld r. Burdick. clerk IN state hr
marshars Office. Lansing. cut an
James ~ Hutching. Jackson. cut o.
forehead and ankle,
y r. Roger. No. s4s Jererson-ave
Grand Rapids, slightly Injured.
Mrs. Ida Allen. OF Jackson. slight
Va. n Davenport. No. siI Fairmont
ave. Grand Rapids, bruised.
7 T.. Lee. No. 1927 .warren-st, Ian
sing. slightly injured
n. 7. Holly. No. III EAST Allegan
W zleslsr. No. .'7 Knbourne
~. Lansing.
,. n Brlskin, No. s22 West Ionia.
u, Campbell. t.esljo.
4 Albright, Leslie
Mrs 4. ~ Albright. Leslie.
MrF 7. McManus. Morrice.
Mrs. a Lombard. Leslie.
Mrs Y lombard. Leslie.
Hindu. l,ogzsles. No 1907 North
s' e. i WISE lansing \. Il. c A.. Flint
6 French. Y. ~. G. A.. Flint
y. {. Earl y " {. A, Flint
,. &. Obert, Durand
~ q Hofrey. East lansing
~, ~. Johnson, SOUTH Penu-ave-
tsaneinE
Mre. w. NcDury. Mason
Mrs Anna Hopkins. New York city
w. e. .Geagley, No zoe North wal
att at. Lansing.
Mrs. W. r Johnson. Toledo
aruised about shoulder.
Fred Schworer. No sos lansing
tNea Jackson bruise above eve an,
Internal injuries. condition not seri
IVA
Mrs A. " Raymond. No. ic7 Mort
Thompson ave. cut about face an
Internally injured. but condition no
serioua