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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
WILLIAMS, RED
SOX SLUCCER,
JOINS us. navy
"Steady Type" Doctors
Say; Wants to Fly War.
plane as Bombardier
BY JAMES KINsELLA

UNITED Press STAFF CORRESPONDENCE
Boston, May % - CUP - World
War IFS biggest draft controversy
involving a prominent athlete was
settled today and baseball's great
est hitter had adopted new title
Ted Williams, seaman End class.
The 23-year-old Red Sox outfield-
er raped out the blow that sent
any lingering criticism of his draft
status into cooked hat here yes
terady when he was sworn in as a
naval aviation cadet at first naval
district headquarters.
The gangling powerhouse, one inch
shorter than the navy's six-foot
four-inch height limit, remarked
after he passed the complete physi-
cal examination that war makes
everyone air conscious" but that he
would be back in baseball after It
was over for that's my first love.
All want to do is hit"
Ted probably will not be called
to active duty for two or three
months, however, and this may en-
able him to finish the season. When
called, he probably will go to the
University of North Carolina for
three months training and after
that, possibly will be assigned to
the Squantum naval air station at
Quincy.
Surprise
Williams, who hit 81 home runs
while batting for an amazing .4O6
last year, surprised almost everyone
including his mother-by joining
the air corps. He had said he would
play zone more season. before en-
listing when re-classif1ed from la
to 3-A by the presidential draft
board last February because Of the
support of his mother.
The Kid" who receives approx
mately. $4,000 a year for his out
fielding tasks with the Sox, will get
sos a month during preliminary
training and will receive $245 a
month when commissioned.
TWO weeks ago, Williams visited
the Squantum air base with 1t.
Robert p Fuller, sat in a plane,
fiddled with the gadgets and de-
cided to enter aviation.
However. he kept his plans secret
from his teammates and the clubs
front office.
Feels Good"
Speaking Of the deferment, Will
hams said he tried to do the right
thing" but that he didn't want to
get showed into anything" And
that he felt good to have 1t all
Strengthened out now"
His mother also was in the dark
as to his plans, Ted said, but added,
Il know she'll love it when she
finds out"
1--WE been in planes several times
but I've never flown one" Ted told
reporters. THE first time I few was
in 1887 when I was going to Herbert
Hoover high school In San Diego. I
never had even sat in the pilots
seat before went to Squantum."
Doctors who examined the Amer
lean League batting champion said
he had an unusually" high depth
of perception and described him as
the STEADY type" For this reason,
II is believed Wiiliams will even-
tually be assigned to a bomber in
stead Of fighter, where the more
nervous type pilot is used.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Schoolboy
Baseball
Schedules
MONDAY

ParochiaI League
Hamilton Park: No. /. st. Thomas
VS.. IS. Peter & Paul (Longo).
No. 2. st. Francis VS.. st. Joseph
(Thompson).
Fulton Park: st. Mary's VS.. st.
Margaret CThomas).
Washington Park: Sacred Heart
VS.. st. Ann (Hanrahan).
TUESDAY
Minor Public League
Hamilton Park: No. Woodrow
Wilson VS.. Bunker Hill (Thompson) {.
No. Henderson VS.. Maloney (Rei-
ley).
Fulton Park: Hendricken VS..
Kingsbury Gongo).
Washington Park: Chase VS.. Hope
vile (Hanrahan).
Waterville Park: Sprague VS.. East
Farms (Margiota).
WEDNESDAY
Major Public League
Hamilton Park: No. 1--Slocum VS..
Walsh (Thompson)
Washington Park: Merriman VS..
Webster (Longo).
Freshmen League (6 p. NJ
Hamilton Park: No. 1-Wilby VS..
Sacred Heart (Sforza).
No. 2-Crosby VS.. Leavenworth
Uongo).
THURSDAY
Public Major League
At Fulton Park: Duggan VS.. briggs
(Thomas).
FRIDAY
Parochial League
At Hamilton Park: No. Sacred
Heart VS.. ST. Joseph (ThompSon).
No. 2-SS. Peter & Paul VS.. st.
Ann (Longo).
Fulton Park: st. Marys VS.. st.
Thomas (Latanzio).
Washington Park: st. Francis VS..
st. Margaret (Hanrahan).
SATURDAY
Major Public League
At Hamilton Park: Merriman VS..
Slocum (ThompSon)
At Fulton Park: Webster VS..
briggs (Thomas).
At Washington: Duggan VS.. Walsh
(Reiley. y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
GOLF CALENDAR 1912

Sunday-Reds, Capt. J. H. Gil
bert; Blues, VIM. M. Birs.
May 1881. F. s.. Chase Cup
Handicap. Qualifying round (Chase
employees only.
June IT. r. s. Chase cup handi-
cap, LIST round.
June s-14. F. S. Chase cup handi-
cap. End round.
June 1921. r. s. Chase cup hand
leap. 3rd round.
June 20. Best ball foresome hand
leap.
June 1928. F. s. Chase cup hand
leap semi-finals.
June 2S-July 5. Qualifying for
district championship.
July AS. F. S. Chase cup handi-
cap finals.
July 1o-11-l2. Wat. Rep. Amer.
dist. championship 90
mem.
July 10. Father and son handicap
tournament.
July rs. Chase at Watertown GA
mem.
July 1920. is holes club cham
pionship qualifying round--open to
all active members; IS holes state
team qualifying round-open to all
active members.
August 1916. Club championship
LIST round.
August is, Sunday. State team
match at Torrington.
August 20. Watertown at Chase.
August 1923. Club championship
End round.
August 24-30. Club championship,
3rd round.
Sept. 81. Club championship,
finals.
Sept. 20, Sunday. Reds, Capt. ].
H. Gilbert VS.. Blues, Capt VIM.
Birs, ST..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Doerr Hits At All
Clip To Lead All

New York, May 20 - (UP) -
Second Baseman Bobby Doerr of the
Boston Red So:: held the major
league batting leadership for the
third straight week with mark Of
All, according to the averages re-
leased today and including games
Of Thursday.
Stan Spence, Washington OUT
fielder, held second place in the
American League with 1896, 16
points behind Doerr.
Ray Larnanno, Cincinnati rookie
catcher, led the National League
with an average of 1871 followed by
Pete Reiser, Brooklyn outfielder and
defending batting champion, with
1928.
Ernie Bonham Of the Yankees led
American League pitchers with six
victories and no defeats. Jim Bagby
Of the Cleveland Indians was sec
ond with six wins and one loss. In
the National League Ed Head OF
the Dodgers led all with I'VE trt-
umphs and no defeats. CURT Davis,
also Of the Dodgers. was second
with i've victories and one set back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
BOSTON BRAVES
CONTINUE TO
SURPRISE LOOP
Brooklyn Only Nemesis of
StengeI Squad ; lombard
Big Help; OFT Stars
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
nlted Press Staff COrresuOndent)

NOHAeeu 6EeSS St8n COkEeSpOH0euCJ
New York, May % =, (UPo -
Take a little new and mix it up
with a lot Of old, throw in some
glue, adhesive tape and arnica and
you have the Boston Braves, who
are the surprise Of surprises in the
National League pernant race.
Casey Stengel, the Laugh Clown,
Laugh" Of the dugouts, has his mis-
At, CASTOR and rookie aggregation
riding high in second place, five
games behind the league-leading
Dodgers. The Braves might even be
closer on the Dodgers heels If they
could only beat the Buns. For some
strange reason, a Brooklyn uniform
frightens the Braves out Of their
wits. The Dodgers have beaten the
Braves four straight games and that
just about represents Brooklyn's
lead
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Nova, Savold Off
For Second Time

Washington, May 90 - (UP0 -
The Lou Nova-Lee Savold heavy
weight fight, postponed last night
because of weather for the second
time, will be held Monday night
with officials hopeful the delay will
boost gate receipts.
Large percentage Of the receipts
Will go to Navy Relief and. early
ticket sales indicated the Nays
share will reach $4,000.
If Nova, who is rated to
choice, beats Savold he probably
will get his second shot at Cham
pion Joe Louis sometime this year.
Louis beat him in six rounds last
Fall. A victory for Savold would
mean his first bout with Louis. The
Des Moines fighter has won 10
straight in his campaign for . title
bout.
Nova is expected to have the edss
in weight, about 204 to Savold's f6s
pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
BY
DAN PARKER

THE cosTEILOs discussing horse racing
their frequent CUSTOM which Is
quite natural hmen therefore,
per
Il nnd fouowin ooherin effect
nervous system" Further
more good bonnkal chube Wild all the shoutn and
the Ike"
1t do have the opposite effect Begin
pardon conherdictn said Keymsn named jeremiah
Oshea Of the Dingle tribe
explain yereselves" said Paddy
he mar be satisfied with generaitieS
@Vyen now . holy
losing shtreak" said the Keryman "Nayher
put wild him"
he himself when he's aIone?" demanded CrOnn
OOth" said Jerry, 1--WE been wild him
4 when he alone"
"By said Paddy
fellow found himself
dead ayther, agrawl"
'The only money
ncles
Captain Sweeney. whtwng years
pushed a have mercy his sowl"
"Yea said the Kilkenny "foowin' the
arses do have its good pn fellow don't devote his whole
pleasant dvaron body afford to lose dollar
projces profit Faith dacent lad that
dunkad warnt for the harse that do be
his mind have the harses think about
takes drop Of the crathur Gold help us!"
gossoon drop
Vanderbs the likes Of thin that
al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
NEW YALE CAPTAIN
MAY HAVE NO TEAM

New Haven, Conn, May % - 60.
P)'- Donald Hoagland, Summit, N.
j. senior is Yale University'S new
lacrosse team captain. However, he
may never get the chance to head
the team.
Hoagland, elected at the close of
the present season, will be gradu-
ated next January - before the
spring lacrosse season begins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Draft Board Head
Proud OF Williams

Minneapolis, May 23.-UP)
Proud Of Ted Williams en-
Iistment as a naval aviation
cadet, George w. Price, head
Of local selective service board
No. 6 with whom the Red SOx
hitting star has registered, said
that Ted would fulfill his OBJ
legation to his country"
"Ted promised me last fall
that as soon as he was finan-
cialIy able to take care Of his
mother he would enlist" Price
said. II was sure he would live
up to that. Ted will make q
good navy man, too"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
CHASE REDS and.
BLUE Open GOLF.
SEASON SUNDAY
GiIbert.Birs Teams Clash
at 10 A. M; 1912 Sched-
MIe Set

Unless thwarted by the weather
man again, the Chase Country Club
man again, the Chase Country
Clubs annual opening match OF the
season, involving the Reds, cap
tanned by Colonel John Gilbert and
the Blues, led by William M. Birs,
ST., will take place Sunday morning
from 10 o'clock on. Teeing off time
has been set from 10 a. m. to Z y.
m. by tournament chairman Bob
King oppoents to arragne starting
time between themselves. The teams
were to meet last Sunday but were
rained out. Pairings follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
vARDON. HAGEN, JONES

New York = Bobby Cruickshank
rates Harry Vardon, Walter Hagen
and Bobby Jones as the greatest
golfers Of all time. In that order.
He considers Ben Hogan and Byron
Nelson the best Of the mcderns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
FITZMAURICE'S SQUAD
BEATS COATES 10, OIL
Ffzrnaurice,s

Fitznaurice's team defeated
Coates boys 81 last night III the
SIS. Peter and Paul softball league.
Dick Lockhart featured for the win
ners with some timely hitting. while
George Reach stood out for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
CITY-WIDE SOFTBALL

Cadets VS.. Walnu. A. c., Ham
ilton No. !, Crocco; Bucks Hill VS..
Walsh Alumni, Hamilton, No. 2,
Grudzinski; Bombers VS.. Warriors,
Washington, No. /, Kenny; Oak
vile VS.. Hoboes, Fulton, No. !,
Stango.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Wildly 100 600 90 x-4
Leavenworth 0 90 001 2 o O-3

Runs - Sizer 2, Buckley, Carroll.
Woloshinsky, Cavanaugh, Sills. Err
rors-Cavanaugh, Wallace, valunas.
Runs batted in-Courtney 2, Pan
base hits-Courtney Graves, Wolo-
shinski. Stolen bases-ISize Q, Buck
ley, Cavanaugh. Bases on balls--off
Nacunas 9, Mccarthy 8. Hit by
pitcher-by Mccarthy (Calo, Sizer).
struck out-by Macunas Z, McCar-
naugh Umpire - Stanton. Time =
200.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

to the United Nations?
8. What action did several
French embassy employees in Wash
ington take after Pierre Laval's
return to power?
Answers on Rack Page)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Runs-Medwick. Rartall 2.

Runs-Medwick, Bartell 2, OFT,
Leiber, Melton. Errors - Vaughan,
Reese, Wick. Runs batted mott
2, Mize, Camilli, Leiber. Two-base
hits - Camilli,. Vau ghn, urges.
Home runs-ott, Leiber. Sacrifices
4; Brooklyn 10. Bases on bails-ofi
Head I; off Melton 8; off Casey 3;
off Kimball /. Struck out--by Mel
ton 2; by Casey /; by KimbaIl !!
Hits-off Head, in innings; off
Casey, in 2; off French. in /;
off Kimball, in !. Losing pitcher
Head. Umpires = Barlick, Pinelli
and Ballanfant. Time-2:12. Atten-
dance 1882 paid.
Diamond Thriller
The Braves won another thriller
last night twice coming from behind
to take the Phils, 1877, before 4,O07
fans at Philadelphia. Going into the
eighth with the Pihls leading, 7-5,
the Braves made a single run and
then poured over four runs in the
ninth. Rookie Catcher Clyde
Kluttz's single, a roller which took
a bad hop over shortstop Bob Bra
gan'S head with the bases loaded
and one out, scored the winning
tallies.
Two big reacons for the Braves
success are Ernie Lornbardi, the
numbering catcher whom the Reds
practically gave to Boston to get
rid Of him, and Nanny Fernandez,
rookie third baseman. lombard had
perfect night at bat, getting IS for
g., including his sixth homer. He
drove in three runs and set the
stage for the winning tally in the
ninth. Last nights performance
moved lombard into second place
among National League batters with
.346.
The Giants came out of a four
game nosedive, slapping down the
Dodgers, 81, behind Cliff Melton's
effective pitching. The Giants
Knocked Rookie Ed Head out Of the
box for his first defeat after win
ming f1ve straight. Mel OFT hit
homer No. 2 with a mate on and
Hank Leiber hit his second.
Tigers Tanned
In the only American League
game, the Chicago White Sox trim
med the Detroit Tigers, IA, last
night before 15,040 at Comiskey
park, Chicago. Johnny HUMPHREYS
won his first game although Joe
Haynes came in during the seventh
to mop up for him. The White Sox
came from behind three times be-
fore they finally held the lead. BY
collecting is hits OF Virgil Trucks
and Johnny Corsica, the White Sox
put on their greatest offensive show
Of the season. Bob Kennedy hit IS
for 8"
yesterdays HERO-Manager
ARaI oft nf Tho Giorfc xrt4o 1olt his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

x-Batted for Head in 9Th.
xx-Batted for Casey in 9Th.
xxx-Batted for French in 9Th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

Brooklyn at New York.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

be the WearerS
] o b In tn G
Navy?
2. where is
It r / n GONZALEZ
and Of W h a t
irnn0rtannA IL is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE


Rochester q MONTREAL j.
Syracuse at Newark (night).
Jersey City at Baltimore post
BlnEalc At Toronto lnight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
, WAR QUIZ

4 Naturally you would think the
4s wearer of this insignia was a
Red Cross worker, but If you saw
it on a naval uniform, what would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Baseball
Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Chicago z, Detroit 4 (nighD.
st. Louis at Cleveland might,
postponed).
(Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Comes Today

New York at Washington.
Philadelphia at Boston.
st. Louis at Cleveland (night).
(Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Gsnmea TomorroM

Chicago at Pittsburgh (2).
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia (2).
Cincinnati at st. Louis "a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Games Tomorrow

Detroit at Chicago (2).
st. Louis at Cleveland (2).
New York at Washington.
Philadelphia at Boston ca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

Coates club. The score by innings:
FitMmaurice ;. DOL DOL 1906 8 0
Coates ........ 600 O10 O00--1 8 3
b. BIewitt and Fitzmaurice: NJ.
Biewitt and Doran. Umpire: Far
rel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday
New York 5, Brooklyn /.
Boston at Philadelphia (night).
(Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

YESTERDAYS HERO-Manager
Mel OFT Of the Giants, who hit his
seventh homer with a mate on base
and then broke up an attempted
double play with a vicious body
block which caused Shortstop Pee
wee Reese to throw the ball away
and let in two more runs, in his
teams SCI triumph over the
Dodgers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

x-Batted for WoIoshinski in 7th.
xx-Ran for Zilaro in 9Th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
REDS
BLUES

J. Gilbert, Capt. VS. VIM. Birs, Or, c
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

"Pm familiar with the DSR's
problems I'm these days of linn
tied transportation. But won
der N IL IL observing every
safety measure possible. One
thing I'm going 60 check II a
report I have that this driver
had TO make his run I'm IL min
utes."
Those who filed into Bowling
office for today's conference in
Guided DSR General Manager
Fred Nolan. DSR Attorney Rod
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

although rules require he remain
stopped until he's sure the
tracks are clear.
"Jn addition, although he went
through the routine require
ments of the DSR I'm driving
over railroad crOssing-he
opened the doors In an effort
20 look Quit Il obvious he
could not see up the track be-
cause Of the passengers crowded
around the front door. The bus
was unquesti0nabiy overloaded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

ney Baxter, railroad representa-
tiwes. Police Commissioner John II.
Witherspoon. Traffic Director
Fred w. Juergens and Accident
Prevention Chief Chris Nelson of
the Detroit police and a group OF
Hamtramck law officers.
The accident occurred at the
Northumberland boundary.
A Oscar freight train had just
ratified over the crossing, tying up
traffic, shortly before 8 a. m,
when the south-bound passenger
train from Muskegon roared down
the tracks. It's whistle screaming a
warning that the 25-year-old bus
driver did not hear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

(Conttnned from Page One)
thus past the light signals, mp TO
the main track.
THAT crossing i a permanent
public hazard gate there
would have prevented this ter
rIble accident"
As regards driver Clos and th'
DSR. Bowling said:
"CIos In his statement admits
20 me that he started going
forward over the crossing when
the lights were still blinking,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

Mary. was expensive, $141.55. 90
be exact. Mrs. Perez spanked her
Tuesday and she ran Off with
81 900.
Police found her in a furnished
room yesterday. She had SS58.45
left. Mary explained that she had
spent some for clothes, and given
some 10 friends. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
Driver. Railroad Tentatively Blamed in Death Of IL M

superintendent. who said that Z
bar is placed In DSR buses o.
this type to keep passengers al
least 81 inches from the wind
shield.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

Like sending him n gift every
day. Order The Detroit Times
mailed daily TO your man I'm the
armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
Mother Spanks Girl;
II Costs Her S14t.55

NEW YORK. Oct. % tUP).--
The spanking Mrs. Lena Perez
gave her 12-year-old daughter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

cause he had oversight. He'd beer
due at work two hours before.
Mrs. Pauline Osadczuk was
similarly on the bus because she
had been delayed in starting fol
work. Robert Beth, senior al
Sacred Heart Seminary where he
was preparing to become a priest
was on the bus because his father
had had to use the family car and
he could not drive to school.
HUNT LOVED ONES
An enormous crowd gathered
at the scene. At the east side OF
the crossing they were packed IL
deep. Occasionally there were
fearful cries of where's my
Mary" did you find a little girl
named Anna?" Some walked
down the tracks, fearfully scan
ming names on scattered school
books.
Two coroner's ambulances and
two police patrol wagons carried
the bodies away. Some 40 Detroit
and Hamtramck police labcred tc
keep the crowd in order.
Not the least of their difficultie;
was the spilled gasoline from the
bus which ran down the gutter:
and might have famed into a sec,
ond catastrophe had a careless
smokers cigaret reached il.
CROSS-SECTION OF LIFE
When the passenger trair
smashed iHte the-bas II smashed
into q croSs-section of Detroit's
life. OF the 10 dead, IL were
women, all but two Of them house.
wives. OF the men, one was mar.
ried, and four were students less
than 21 years old.
Clos had been a bus driver fol-
/ almost two years, during whlcF
he had had only three minor acct.
dents. DSR officials said. He has
been suspended.
Supposition that his vision oil
! the tracks on his right was
blocked was partly combatted by
Emil Helferich, D9R maintenance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
FREAK OF ACCIDENT

BY one of the familiar freaks OF
strong collisions, although its right
side was raked and ripped as the
train smashed past it. the windows
on its left side were not even
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE --

Without CslomeI-Asd Yeu'iI bump Out o.
Bed IN The Morning Karin to Go
The liver should pour 2 pints OF bile juice
into your bowels every day. IL this bile 10
not flowing freely. your food may not di-
gest- IL may lust decay In the bowels. Then
Rns bloats mp your stompch. You gvt con-
stipated. You feel sour. sunk and the world
looks punk
IL takes those good. old Carriers Lizzie
Liver Pills 20 Get these pints Of bile how-
ing freely 90 make you feel up and M.
Get q package today. Take a. directed.
Effective in making bile flow freely. AJAX
for Cartsrs Little Liver Pnla. Zoe anh asa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
THEN THE CRASH

What happened in the next few
seconds as pieced together by wit
nesSes was this:
Several cars started across the
main line of tracks and reached
safety. Clos started his Plymouth
line bus jolting across the track.
1t was literally packed with pas
sengers - how many no one
knows for sure, but there were at
least As.
Every seat. every inch OF stand
ing room was taken. Some blocks
back, Clos had passed up would-be
passengers--and thus unwittingly
saved their lives.
Levinsky. clambering down his
watch-tower ladder. screamed 10
/ Clos TO halt the bus. He was UNI
heard.
Rushing along at a speed some
witnesses said was 80 TO 60 miles
an hour, the passenger train
struck the back half Of the west
bound bus, like an ak shearing
through strawberry box.
BUS SLICED IN HALF
The big 25-seat bus was lifted
into the air, whipped around in a
half turn and sliced in half. The
rear half of the bus was ripped
from its chassis and then thrown
in the direction it had been tray
cling.
1t was among the passengers rid
I ing in the rear half that casualties
were highest.
Bodies and bits OF bodies flew
through the air with books, purses
wreckage and glass that showered
nearby cars. injuring one truck
driver, Wilbur Strange, "A, OF
l15401 Littlefield avenue.
Six of the victims were caught
by the locomotive and carried OF
the cow-catcher and the housing
of the wheels driving piston foI
the half mile or more it took
the engineer to brake To a stop
Some of these were joSt1ed of
and were strewn along the right Of
way with scraps of metal and seat
fabric from the bus.
The front end of the bus was
turned over and hurled across the
pavement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

shattered.
In a fraction of a second what
had been an orderly railroad cross
ing became SHAMELESS of bodies
mixed with bus parts, wheels,
metal siding, scattered school
books, brief cases, and the reek
of gasoline.
From the wreckage crawled the
moaning injured and a mere hand
full of others, miraculously I'M
scathed but too daZed 10 know
what had happened to them.
Thirteen persons had died in
stantly. housewives, factory work.
ers, school children. Three more
we're to die in a matter of min
utes. Twenty-seven more received
injuries from minor bruises to hor-
rible decorations and fractures. All
in a fraction of a second.