The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-19
MACHINE is
SMASHED TO
FRAGMENTS
Bits of Bodies and Car
Strew Track for a
Mile.

Chicago. Nov. 10 ASSOCIATED
Press l-Nine persons were instant
ly killed today when a Santa F'e
ffier struck funeral car on q
crossing between Summit and
Lyons. Cook county.
Peter Simianim died at the hos
pitaI shortly after noon, bringing
the list of dead TO 10.
John Z. Pottoske, the undertaken
in charge. and four men, three boys
and one woman. were killed. Seven
of the victims, all terribly uangied.
have not been identified
Three Injured.
Three other passengers in the fu-
neral car, a man, woman and child
were badly injured They were
taken 20 a hospital. where efforts
to learn from them the identity of
the seven unidentified dead were
halted because of their serious in
juries
The driver of the hearse. which
crossed the track ahead of the
train, did net discover the rest of
the funeral party was missing Un-
til he reached the cemetery. a mile
away.
Identity Two.
Two of the dead are believed to
be Mr. and Mrs. John Zimianim,
parents of 2-year-old Emily Zlm-
ianim, whose funeral was being
held
The train, pulled by two engines.
travelled nearly a mile before it
could be broughto TO a stop Rich
ard Bartlett and George Tincher,
the engineers. and John Hauck. ore .
of the firemen. are from Fort Madi-
son. Iowa The other fireman, Al
bert Swanson, lives in Chicago.
The scene of the accident is IA
miles west OF Chicago.
Hits on Bad Curve.
The train. east-bouud Calif0 ma
Limited, No. 4. was travelling go
miles an hour when it rounded
curve a short distance from tae.
crossing, witnesses said A heavy
snow was falling and is supposed
to have blinded the driver Of tIa
automobile
At st Anthony's hospital, Lyons,
where the injured were taken, .wo
weer Identified as Peter Zimiauiiu
and Joseph Cauistek Both have
fractured skulls ana other injuries
and are not expected To live. A
woman who said she was sister
Of Zimianim may recover
Coroner Peter Holman ordered
and investigation. There are
neither gates nor WatcAmau dt the
crossing.
Mrs Emily KTuista, one Of the lu-
al. al
nital after her wounds were dress
ed Her husband John krust'k.
Parts Of the victims bodies and
fragments Of the machine were
strewn along the track for nearly
. mile. The accident occurred at
d bend in the road and it is thought
the driver was unable to see the
approaching train on account OF a
driving snow storm
Not even the license pla-e could
be found in the wreckage TO lten-
/ tify rhe car. The largest piece OF
/ the wrecked automobile measured
no more than four feet long The
train. running at high speed, was
bound for Chicago,
Witnesses Count II Heads.
J VI nile santa e OH l2t7 LN g1t -E u
! but seven dead. witnesses OF Iae
accident said they counted the
heads of Il victims along the
tracks. TheT said five men and d
boy and girl, supposed 10 BE- about
s years old, were among The Vie
tins
DR.. S s. Fuller of Riverside, who
was driving along the road nearby
assisted in removing several injaF-
ed TO the LaGrauge hospital. y II
dertakers in LaGrauge- Argo and
Summit were notified and hurried
to the scene.
The LawndaIe avenue crossing
where the accident occurred, Is
part of a cement highway which
connec-s Lyons and Summit.
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