Lakeside, IL Street Car Collision, Jul 1901
Posted April 26th, 2009 by June
Several Injured in Chicago.
Chicago, Ill., July 2.-Eleven children, one woman and a motorman were seriously injured tonight in a street car collision at Lakeside. The car, which was crowded with children who had been spending the day at a Sunday School picnic, while running at a high rate of speed, dashed into another car that had been struck by lightning and was standing on the tracks waiting for the wrecking crew. The passengers were thrown in every direction, and for a time it was thought a number had been killed, but when the wreckage had been cleared away it was found that all but twelve and the motorman had escaped serious injury. The motorman is so badly hurt it is believed he can not recover. The children suffer from broken limbs and severe cuts from falling glass. There were over fifty passengers on the car that was struck by lightning, but beyond a severe shock none was hurt.
Belleville News Democrat, Belleville, IL 3 Jul 1901
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