Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
ONE DIES, 80 HURT
AS TRAINS COLLIDE
Girl, Pinned in Wreck, Directs
Rescue-Storm Delays
Relief Work.


CHICAGO. December 31.-Crawling
through a snowstorm nearly hours
behind schedule. the Hummer"
Chicago and Alton crack flyer from
Kansas City. today plunged into the
rear Of an Alton fast mail and passen-
ger train from St Louis. telescoping
two sleepers. killing one woman. i'm
ment and injuTing more than 30
passengers.
Directed by cries Of the coura geous
iS-year-oid girl in one OF the coaches.
more than 100 men worked for hours
with acteyiene torches TO break
through the sleeper in which she was
held and another car. where at first
~ soned.
Legs Crushed. May Die.
The girl. Miss Sarah Stekoli, Tulsa
Okla, her legs crushed so badly she
probably will die. repeatedly told her
rescuers OF the body OF another woman
lying at her feet. Fighting the snow
storm and the zero weather as well
as the steel which held her fast. the
workers shouted encouragement as
they burned their way through the
side of the sleeper
My name is Sarah Stekoil." shout
I'd the girl. Il was coming TO Chi
caeo 10 visit my brother. The
woman beside me seems dead. How
long viii II takc?"
Not long" shouted back rescuer,
are you hurt?"
Not much" came the faint reply
through the steel sliding but
hurry. Please hurry"
Finally, more than four hours after
the wreck. the last bit of steel was
cut through and workers crawled 10
the side Of the white.faced girl. held
fast In the compartment. She smiled
AZ them wanly. laughed hystericalIy
and tainted.
Body Found mt Side.
BY her side the rescuers found the
body of the woman. having apparent
- been killed when the crash oc-
Cured. She was well dressed and
worc considerable fewelry. including Z,
wedding ring inscribed From w. "a
! Il She MAS about 80 years old. TIL"
is jurcd girl said she did not know the
dead woman.
Through name on the lining OF "A
fur coat size wore the dead woman
~as identified tentatively as Mrs. w
d Barry. Jr.. OF 81 Louis.
Three trains featured in the wreck
although only two were in the actual
collision A 81 Louis local passenger
ttaIn had stopped In an isolated sec,
ton ~ the yards 10 take water. and
bebind II The 81 Louis fast mail ana
passenger train came 10 stop. The
Hummer. proceeding through the
Yards under slow orders struck the
rear IL the mail train and telescoped
tne two rear sITepers.
II was some time before relief
could be rushed 10 the yards and
more tjan 1870 hours elapsed before
pa ss@ngers began arriving al ihe
emergency hospital at The Union
station. later being removed To hos
pj'aIS.
The railroad accident was the second
collision here today. Shortly before
i happened. Two Metropolitan Gle
}ated trains crashed on "a west-sids
track Just after passing over tht
Chicago River Bridge. pinning one
uau in the wfeckags, After work
ing far mare than an hour. f1rem"n
freed him. bat AZ "A hospital /, was
aid bis condition is serloue and he
may de.
injured Are Listed.
Among those injured IN the Alton
atsrE Mcfe the following
Miss Jhefa tacobsmeXef 81. Louis
Miss Grace Mnnne. 81. Louis.
Florence Eeesi"r, ~. Louis.
Miss Agnes No Iahon. 81. Louis,
~. H. Price, Columbus. Ohio
/ A. i.ande, 81. Louis.
Verne "a ~iey. Elkhbrt, Ind.
| Leonard Ntice. Bloomington, III.
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