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Show aa ot 1 1 c it.1 1 tit uiti iruinr.vr Ihl Time ou lli.V. Y.Cdl S. la Au.tsilH'ni!i. Ctwrusi), Hept 0. A frightful fright-ful accideut occurred at Wilson Avenue cros,lng on the Xew York, Chicago A St, Ixjuis Itallroad at -JXi o'clock tonight, by which nt least a dozen ijiersou were turlhly injured, some fuully. The cxutoiiig iaoua sleep grade, down which runs an electric street railrcau lice. At the time Uie accldeht occurred a freight train was standlrg elcse to the crossing on the south track. A n electric motor, drawing one car, was approaching from tbe south. Ihe safety galea were up, and Uie read v. as appnrenUy clear. Jui as the motor crossed tbo railroad track a locomotive, running about twenty miles an hour, dashed out from behind Uie freight train. The pilot of the engine struck the electric train between Uie motoran t the trail car, tearing them apart and hurling one to each side of the track. At least n score of persons were on Uie trail car, and they were tumbled about In all directions, SKJMn r.El.NCl HC BLED a dozen feet away and otbersjammed under tha far, which was demolished. demol-ished. The street railroad barns were close to tbe scene of Uie accident, acci-dent, and a rescuing party were soon on band. Tlie victims were taken from Uiu wreck and hurried away In ambulances to the hospital within a short space of time. All of them were so badly injured that tbey bad be carried from the wreck. There was no warning whistle and Uie bell was not rung, 'f bo engine en-gine ploughed right through Uie street cars, and the screams of Uie frightened a.wugem arose above Uie crashlna; of the frame of the cars. A moment later the injured iasingers wens lying about, groaning groan-ing Iu agony. Two sisters, 1oulsa and MJnnir Mock, were In the car They were lifted out tenderly and partially revived. Minnie's boJy was terribly, crushed and blood trickled from an oglywrrand In her head. Hho was taken to the St. Alexis Hospital and died In balCau hour. Her sister Louisa was badly hurt about the head and arms, the muscles of the right forearm being torn away from Uie bone. Hho will doubtless recover. The wrecked cars were bespattered with blood and Uie hands, faces and clothing of tbo rescuers Were covered with Uie crimson fluid. |
