Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-03
SOLDIERS HURT IN
RAILROAD WRECK
Troop Train Returning to Camp
Grant Deraiied ON Illinois
Central.


ians who suffered miner injuries when !
a special troop train on the Illinois
Central was derailed near Granger, |
Ill, were reported in no danger
today.
About eight hundred soldiers were
returning to Camp Grant after two
day holiday in Chicago when the acct
dent occurred, one car being over
turned.
The entire camp was thrown into
excitement at midnight when exag-
gerated news of the accident reached
headquarters.
After various versions Of the cause
of the accident had become currentthe
| reports simmered down TO virtually
/ two causes, broken coupling and a
/ snlit switch, The detoured train ar
! rived at the camp at s a. m-and was
met bv the ambulance corps under
! command of Major A. o, kreml, who.
! with his men, reported for duty at
the camp station Is minutes after the
4 first word of the accident reached head
quarters and with stretchers I'M
shipped, waited many hours for the
returning train.
4 Ali Of the injured were placed in
I the base hospital. Surgeons in charge
said Fred Hinton engineer OF the
train. with both legs broken, was the
most seriously hurt. Investigation OF
the cause of the accident began today.
The names of those injured and at
!; the Rockford hospital follows;
Mrs. Edward Hicks, p, wife Of Ser
: geant Hicks. Minneapolis, back IN
= iured. burn on one leg.
? Mrs. Stella Snyder, or Schneider
2 500 West One Hundred Seventh street
| Chicago, extent Of injuries not determ-
e ined.
Fred H. Hinton. Freeport, travelling
- engineer for Illinois Central, lei
i broken.
4 John Kennedy, Three Hundred Four
seenth, iafnntry; neadqnarters com
panys 5612 Sangara0n street, Chlcago
right leg and face hurt.
E. r. Holmhed. Company 3, Thirty
fifth. engineers; 1888 Woodiawn ave
niue. Chicago. bruised.
Joseph CLARK, Company B, hors
section, division train: 1892 Kingston
avenue, Chicago; right leg hurt.
Dan Kennedy, Three Hundred For
tv-second. ambulance company; 675
II Langley avenue. Chicago; back hur'
: A. R. Raynum, Company /, Tire
le Hundred Forty-fourth, infantry; z5S
!e South Tenth avenue, Minneapolis
- back hurt.
ri John f. Hayward, ambulance, Tire
e Hundred Forty-third: Salt Lake Cit,
D. Utah; face cut and hack hurt.
r. ". Mccain, ambulance, Tire
ID Hundred Forty-fourth; 6441 EFar
Of avenue, Chicago; back hurt.
j. Albert Engell, Company X, Tnrt
Or Hundred Forty-ofurth,. infantry; SOl
r Sheffield avenue. Chicago; back Il
ce jured.
es Corporal William Roeell, CompaI
be L. Three Hundred Forty-fourth, Il
fantrv; STAB South Carpenter stree
or Chicago: left thigh and net
wrenched
0; Sergeant Steve Schlechter, machil
It's gun company, Three Hundred Fort
es fourth, infantry; 1853 Wellington ay
is nue.. Chicago; head and spine iniure
o. Sergeant c. c. Spades. supply cor
is, pany. Two Hundred Forty-fourth, i
on fantry: Chicago; face and back CT
is, f. H. Rohles. supply compaI
rs. Three Hundred Forty-fourth, infantr
1927 North Clark street, Chicag
el, ribs broken.
Thomas P. Dillon, motor ammul
on ton train; 1896 East Forty-seven
T. street. Chicago; back, leg and he
injured.
Peter Milkowski, Company c, TIL
Hundred Forty-ofurth, infantry; q
cage: scalp wounds.
I'd Edward Wall. Three Hundred Elt
enth. sanitary train; $40 East For
seventh street, Chicago; face cut.
TX w. G. Tjouraki. Three Hundred F.
nj ty-second. ambulance company, il
old South State street, Chicago; leg a
eS- side hurt
les B. Dessert, civilian, 9442 North c
not DINA street, Chicago; back and he
hto hurt.
L. Three Hundred .Forty-fourth,
fantry; SIS Barry avenue, ChfcaI
back injured.
ons Carl A. Cslilson, company L, Tn
op- Hundred Forty-fourth infantry,
law Morton street. Nashville, Tenn; n
sral and back hurt.
in Jabes Coyle, supply train, Tn
wife Hundred Forty-second, infantry;
ner Ninetieth street, Chicago; left hi
hurt.
William ]. Blatt ammunition ira
~ 1856 Wabash avenue, Chicago; h
and side bruised
] Emil ]. Hansen. division train; /
Oak street, Omaha, Neb.: head bFul'
Iof Warren Miller, ambulance, Tn
Hundred Forty-third; Southwest 7
iple street, Salt Lake City; back h
To- Sergeant L. ]. Levy, company
laer Three Hundred Forty-fourth,
lafe fantry; SIS Aldine avenue. Chica
scalp wounds.
nest H. Serbage, ambulance. Three r
o. tdred Forty-second: Chicago: .
iAes hurt.
Walter Shilling, Company B, ann
milton train; 1916 Ellis avenue.
; at cago; left leg broken.
A. ]. Cole. machine gun comp
IN Three Hundred Forty-fourth, in