Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-04-19 | Page 1 | 2killed, 21 Hurt in Illinois Train Crackup

2 Kurt Hurt HurtIn KurtIn In Illinois Illinois' Train Crackup CHAMPAIGN HI Dl April 19 UP A AThe The The Illinois Central railroads railroad's City of Miami seven-car seven steel all streamlined train bound from Chicago Chi Chi- cago cage to Miami was wrecked near hero here Saturday killing two crew members and injuring at least 2 21 passengers Railroad headquarters in Chicago Chica Chica- go said the train had begun slowIng slowIng slowing slow- slow Ing down for a scheduled stop here when it ran a switch at the entrance to the railroad yards The Tho entire train left the rails tore up the roadbed and the locomotive locomotive locomotive loco loco- motive and baggage car flopped over on their sides The coaches remained upright but blocked traffic traffic fic lie on the roads road's two main lines The Tho dead as reported by th the railroad and Burnham City hospital hospi hospi- I tal taj were Charles Redus 70 Centralia Cen- Cen Dt the conductor and C. C M. M Woods Champaign Ill nl a baggage bag bag- gage man The injured were rushed d by ambul ambulances am- am am am- bul tp to h hospitals sp here hero Six injured d. d were rele after first aid with 15 requiring tion Dale Dal Clark an ambulance driver for Burnham City h hospital spital said he made two trips to the wreck to recover recover recover re re- cover the injured Dale s said one of ot the victims pres presumably mably Woods was pinned under the baggage car and efforts were being made mado to tree free him Redna Redus Redus Re Re- dus dna died en route to the hospital in Clarks Clark's ambulance