| Show A Locomotive anti Electric Motor Accident CLEVELAND O Sept IA frightful accident occurred at the Wilson avenue crossing of the New York Chicago St Louis railroad at 730 oclock tonight by which at least a dozen persons were terribly injured some fatally The crossing is on a steep grade down which runs an electric street railroad line At the time the accident occurred a freitrht train was standing close to the crossing on the south track An electric motor drawing one car was approaching from the south The safety cates were up and the road was apparently clear Just as the motor crossed tIe railroad track a locomotive running about twenty miles an hour dashed out from behind the freight train The pilot of the engine struck the electric train between be-tween tne motor and trail car tearing them apart and hurling one to each side of the track At least a score of persons were on the trail car and they were tumbled about in all directions some being hurled a dozen feet away and others pinned under the car which was demolished demol-ished The street railroad barns were close to the scene of the accident and a rescuing res-cuing party was soon on hand The victims vic-tims were taken from the wreck and hurried hur-ried away in ambulances to the hospital within a short space of teme All of them were so badly injured that they had to be carried from tho wreck There was no warning There was no Whist and no bell was rung The engine ploughed right through the street cars and the screams of the frightened passengers rose above thfe crashing of the iranie cars A moment later the injured passengers were lying about groaning in agony Two sisters Louisa and Minnie Mock were in the car They were lifted out tenderly and partially revived Minnies body was terribly crushed and the blood taickled from an ugly wound in her head She was taken to St Alexis hospital and died in half an hour Her sister Louisa was badly hurt about the head and arms the muscles of the right forearm being torn away from the bone She will wi doubtless recover The wrecked cars were bespattered with blood and the hnnnq fno = and clothing of the rescuers were covered with crimson fluid The following is a list of the injured Minnie Mock aged twenty four crushed died at the hospital l A Moore twenty two years right arm crushed and left leg lacerated Annie Niemann collar bone broken and face cut Louisa Mock cut on the head and arms Edward Watson right foot crushed CharJesWood body bruised George Somers leg cut George Neff Lizzie Cable Lizzie and Eliza Bragg Mrs I I Mooney Frank Rose and LEona Howe bruised were all painfully but seriously cut and |
