South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-20
City Car and lnterurban Meet
Headon on Lincoln Way
w., lust inside MiSha-
Waka City Limits.
M0T0RMAN ON LIGHT
CAR LOSES BOTH LEGS
So Badly Crushed That They
Have to be Amputated.
Passengers Have Narrow
Escapes From Death.

One man had both legs crushed
and several people were painfully
injured Monday morning at 7:10
O'Clock when an interurban and a
city car met head-on between Cen
ter and Taylor SITS. on Lincoln way
w. Mishawaka.
The injured:
r. c. Knappen, motorman on city
car Both legs amputated above
knees. Resident Of Plymouth, Ind.
William Ahrendt. 226 Elder ST..
employe of Home Telephone Co.
chest sprained, face bruised and
feet burned.
James Norris. 245 r. Sample ST..
employe of Home Telephone Co.
Hand. knees. hip and body bruised
A. J. Coryeu, 1929 Ernsperger st.
Two ribs broken.
NJ. G. Coryell. 1879 Ernsperger st.
head cut and leg bruised.
Arthur Rammo. emplOye OF Wool
en- 90. Injuries unknown.
Helen Chelminack, Laura and
Helen Derenjck and Martin Del
Iinger. all OF South Bend. employed
al the Mishawaka Wooden Co, were
badly shaken up and taken 10 their
homes. DeIlinger had his eye cut
ana was bruised about the head.
One Car Was Filled.
The CITY car left South Bend about
GAS o'clock. and was filled with
workers in the NIishawaka factories.
The interurban car was returning
from Mishawaka. and was backing
as il had not been turned at Misha-
waka The two cars. il is said, were
travelling at great speed and were
completely hidden until almost upon
each other as "a result of the heavy
fog.
F. c. Knappen. the motorman on
the south side car. stuck 20 his post
and received the full force OF the
impact. The big interurban car slid
over the platform Of the smaller
car and Knappen was caught Both
OF his legs were So badly bruised
that they had 90 be amputated after
he was taken 10 ST. Joseph's hospi-
tai at AIishawaka.
The city car was badly damaged,
while the front part of the inter
urban car was smashed. The crash
overturned the stove on the city
car and the wood work caught fire.
Knappen. the mOtorman. was caught
in the wreckase and was not res
cued for 50 minutes. during which
time the fire was slowly eating its
way in his direction.
Fire Alarm Turned In.
fire call was sent in 20 the
NIishawaka department and Chief
Buysee and his men responded. The
blaze was soon extinguished ali
though part OF the city car was
consumed by IN, flames
The injured motorman was re-
moved TO the hospital In Majors
motor truck. His son. who works in
this city. was present during the
operation. His wife and family OF
three children. who live i'm Plym-
outh. were sent for. Knappen is
about 40 years old.
Miraculous Escapes.
Charles Chasey, motorman on the
interurban. miraculously escaped in
jsr-v The conductor on the city
car. 40. 200. Arthur Cook. 500
VistuIa av.. was cut about the head.
William Holm, conductor on the in
terurban. also escaped injuries. Sew
eraI other passengers received minor
bruises which were attended TO by
local physicians. after which they
went 90 their work One man
jumped through a window and was
badly cut
Car Thrown Rack.
A. J. Coryell who with his broth
or. NJ. G.. was standing In the rear
vestibuIe OF the city car when the
collision happened. and who had
two ribs broken. stated that after
the impact il seemed as II every
passenger on the crowded car must
have been killed or badly injured.
when they came together. the
smaller one. bound for Mishawaka,
was thrown back several yards.
When Il came 90 "a stop the pas
sengers made mad rush for the
exits and some Of them even at
tempted 10 get out by the windows.
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