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

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. 3
years old. No. 81 i-2 South Wash
ington.ave.. Lansing. and Mrs. EN-
ma Greiner. OF Lansing.
Investigation by the Jackson coun'
" authorities and the railway ON
cials last night indicated that the
responsibility for the accident rest
cd with the crew of the northbound
car. the Lansing limited, due 10
leave Jackson ut 2:05. This car,
which usually meets the southbound
local at River junction, was late
and the cars were ordered TO meet
at Henrys switch, some distance
south. According TO the testimony
gathered by officials. the limited
passed this switch at 10 miles per
hour.
A few miles farther on the cars
met on a sharp curve. Motorman
James III. Hutchins, Of the local.
saw the oncoming limited and slam
med on the brakes, but Motorman
Challender. OF the limited. did not
see the local until almost upon IT,
and his car was running AZ high
speed when the crash came.
Many OF the injured were convey
ed to Lansing on board Michigan
Central train, the tracks OF the
steam road paralleling the interur.
ban line AT this point
Clarence Challender, motorman o.
the limited. is among the most Sc
riously injured and his recovery is
doubtful
The injured:
Samuel 3. stouffcr, superintendent
Metropolitan LAfe Insurance COM
psny. Lansing. bad scalp wound clear
ERNEST oker. Lsnrins. shoulder CT.
Frank smith. DinondAie. badly
bruised about head In sparrow hos
Il. NJ. Meek. No. si7 s,xty-seeond.
ct, Chicago, leg twisted and internal
A. B. Brasdon. No. TO washington
ST, Monroe. eye lids torn and body
D. " Meyer. No s3.1 Mckinley
ave. Milwaukee. badly cut about the
Motormsn Clarence chalIeuder. No
~ North Forbes. Jackson, lex broken
and internal injuries Viii die
Grove-ave.. Jackson. bruised and cut
Leon Marauedant Rives Junction.
cut by glass, condition critical
- Georg s,i Bl loss Rivss Junction bad
Grand-s.., LANSING. hurt internally:
II a. hts home and IL thought 10 be
most seriously hurt of those taken
A. Y. Todd, No. 1898 North Wash
ington-ays.. lansing back hnr; -,
, n Hampton El,kh hart IND hip
:. II. Delaney. r. r. ID. No. 3. Ian
sing badly cut about head went
ciyd. $. Tooksr. No. sos South
Mrs Claude s. Tooker. bruised and
'' T. <. MIN. No. 20. west IonIa-st.
Weld r. Burdick. clerk in state Ere
wsr.h.is Office. Lansing cut and
James II. Hutehing. Jackson. cut on
Conductor 0eorge YAke. student.
hurt about hips.
y. y. Rogers. No. sts Jenerson-ave..
Mr., Ids Allen. Of Jackson. slight
IT. p. Dsvenport. No. al ,rairmont-
avg. Grand nsp ,Ss, eTsise d, a.,
'E f"HEe oliyy. No S'i III east An.san-
&c .S " 'a2't.sl.r. No. ,r KIIeourn,-
y. !. Amos Howell, Mich.
y n Briskin. No. ,2e West Tonia-
- Campbell. Leslie.
~. Albright. Leslie.
Mrs !. McMsnus Morrice.
Mrs. a. Lombard. Lesle.
Nfs " Lombard. Leslie.
Hindu Logzaies. No. 1907 North
Bsi,ey-st, Lansing
& ]. French. Y. M. {. A.. Fin,
nEs, Esr i'I! II Il :. <. Fl Flint P,''''
y. c. ifoffey. East Lansing.
=. johnson. South Penn-sve..
Mr" +. Mcpury, Mason.
Mrs. Anna Hopkins. New York city
". G. .oeagley. No. 7cs North wal
n1 Mrs lnsinE johnson Toledo.
BRUISED about shoulder
Fred Schworer. No. 3o5 lansing
ave. Jackson: bruisc above eve and
Internal injuries. condition not seri-
Mrs. A. ". Raymond. No. la7 North
Thompron-ave.. cut about face and
irternsliy injured. but condition not