South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-20
COMPLETE PROBE
OF CAR CRASH
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Men Conduct In
vestigatiOn.

a new angle on the cause OF the
street car crash Sunday afternoon.
which resulted In the death o ftwo
people and injured seven others was
brought TO light Friday with evi-
dence which was given the inves-
tigators from the bureau OF safety
sion and the public service COM
mission Of Indiana Friday night.
The new evidence unearthed
tends 20 disprove the story OF the
motorman OF St. Nlarys car who
claims that he was not given time
enough 10 throw the switch lock
before the big interurban plunged
into the open switch The story Of
the eye witness is 20 the effect that
the st. Mary's car mOtorman was
leaning against a post as the inter-
urban neared the switch and that
no effort TO close the switch was
made Another witness who was in
the smoking compartment OF the in
teTurban stated that the car was
running slowly as 10 entered the
switch and that he looked out IN
time 20 see the interurban motor
man jump from the car which was
still running at a comparatively slow
rate Of speed.
Interview Car Men.
According TO r. J.. Smith, general
manager Of the Chicago and North
ern Indiana Railway Co. who is
working in conjunction with Henry
link, the public service commission
investigator and c. T.. Starbird and
J. =. Jones of the safety bureau OF
the commerce commission only the
employees who figured i'm the wreck
are being interviewed during the
investigation. Their statements will
be forwarded 20 the respective Of
fees OF the Investigators, where the
evidence will be sifted and in the
course Of time certain recommended
tions and the findings Of the boards
VIII be published 10 the railroad Of
ficials.
The RESP ective statements given
the investigators by Joseph Laid,
motorman OF the St. Mary's car
which was standing or the switch
when the interurban crashed into II
and James Young. the interurban
'motorman adhere closely with the
earlier unofficial statements at
tributed to them shortly after the
accident but II is understood that
the stories Of the two mOtormen re-
garding the signals do not coincide
nc luNeSLlGdIOn winch WAS Cplll-
pleted Friday afternoon was pure
~ n technical probe. The investiga-
tors visited the scene OF the acct
dent and also used as important evil
dence photographs submitted by
The News-Times, which were taken
at the scene immediately after the
crash.
Second Victim Dies.
Pearl Puycska. who was seri-
ously injured in the street car acct
dent at Lecper switch last Sunday.
died at Epworth hospital Friday
morning at $50 o'clock. Miss
Przycyska had been lowering be-
tween life and death since the acct
dent as the result of the amputation
Of one leg below the knee and in
ternal injuries.
Miss PrZycyska was born in New
Carlisle Nov. %, 1899. She is sur
vived by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ludwig Przycyska. OF Terre Coupe,
and seven brothers and sisters.
Stanley, Joseph, Leo. Nary, Theresa
and Josephine PrZycys IA and Mrs.
Amelia Jankowski. of Terre Coupe.
Funeral services will be held at
ST. Stanislaus KOscka church on
Monday morning at $3.50 o'clock,
Rev. Swiatkowsli officiating. Burial
will be N st. Joserh cemetery.