The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL)
6 December 1908
Page 2
TRAIN HITS WAGON; 2 DIE
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TOWERMAN HELD ON ALLEGATION OF NEGLIGENCE
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Engine Was Rounding Curve Near Curtis Street Crossing and Accident Unavoidable
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A wagon containing two men was struck by a west bound Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad train at the Curtis street crossing early last evening, and both of the occupants were killed.
William Whalen |sic|, 50 years old, 661 West Monroe street, a horseshoer.
George Nelson, 57 years old, 661 West Monroe street, expressman, an uncle of Whalen.
Towerman is arrested.
Joseph Sicey, 24 years old, 136 Front street, towerman, was arrested by the police of the Desplaines Street station when they learned, it is alleged, that he had not made any attempt to close the gates, and had waved to the men in the wagon to cross the tracks.
Edward Wilson, 148 North Ada street, a teamster, told the police he saw the towerman wave to the men to cross the tracks, and that the latter did not make any effort to lower the gates.
Sicey was arrested and made a statement to the police that he could not close the gates because of the two teams in front of the one in which the men were riding. He told the police that when he saw the train approaching he tried to attract the attention of the men and warn them to stop, but they failed to see him.
Mrs. William Considine, 661 West Monroe, a daughter of Whalen's, heard of the accident and called up the police. She was told that two men had been killed at the crossing, and that both of the bodies had been taken to the morgue. A short time later the police learned that she had identified both of them as her relatives.
Train Crew Released.
James Lee, the engineer, and J. W. Howe, the conductor of the train, were not arrested by the police, but after being questioned were allowed to resume their trip.
The train was known as the Libertyville accommodation, and had just swung onto the main line from a curve a short distance east of where the accident occurred. The engineer could not see anything on the track in front.
Whalen leaves a widow, two daughters, and a son. Nelson was a widower and had no children.
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William H Whelan, 21, married Agnes B Ryan, 18, on 9 October 1877 in Chicago, IL.
Source: Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920.
Agnes was a police matron.
William was killed in 1908 when he and his uncle, George Nelson, were hit by a train when crossing the tracks in a horse-pulled wagon. He left behind his widow, Agnes Whelan, daughter Jennie Whelan Considine, Catherine Whelan and Michael Whelan (1883-1939).
The cemetery has his name spelled Whalen.
Age 51
Resting in this plot:
Margaret J Nelson Whelan Walker ( - 1905)
Michael Patrick Whelan ( - 1891)
William Whalen ( - 1908)
Michael Patrick Whelan (1864-1864)
Thomas Whalen ( -1898)
Mary Cunningham ( -1867)
Richard Behan ( -1900)
6 December 1908
Page 2
TRAIN HITS WAGON; 2 DIE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOWERMAN HELD ON ALLEGATION OF NEGLIGENCE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Engine Was Rounding Curve Near Curtis Street Crossing and Accident Unavoidable
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A wagon containing two men was struck by a west bound Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad train at the Curtis street crossing early last evening, and both of the occupants were killed.
William Whalen |sic|, 50 years old, 661 West Monroe street, a horseshoer.
George Nelson, 57 years old, 661 West Monroe street, expressman, an uncle of Whalen.
Towerman is arrested.
Joseph Sicey, 24 years old, 136 Front street, towerman, was arrested by the police of the Desplaines Street station when they learned, it is alleged, that he had not made any attempt to close the gates, and had waved to the men in the wagon to cross the tracks.
Edward Wilson, 148 North Ada street, a teamster, told the police he saw the towerman wave to the men to cross the tracks, and that the latter did not make any effort to lower the gates.
Sicey was arrested and made a statement to the police that he could not close the gates because of the two teams in front of the one in which the men were riding. He told the police that when he saw the train approaching he tried to attract the attention of the men and warn them to stop, but they failed to see him.
Mrs. William Considine, 661 West Monroe, a daughter of Whalen's, heard of the accident and called up the police. She was told that two men had been killed at the crossing, and that both of the bodies had been taken to the morgue. A short time later the police learned that she had identified both of them as her relatives.
Train Crew Released.
James Lee, the engineer, and J. W. Howe, the conductor of the train, were not arrested by the police, but after being questioned were allowed to resume their trip.
The train was known as the Libertyville accommodation, and had just swung onto the main line from a curve a short distance east of where the accident occurred. The engineer could not see anything on the track in front.
Whalen leaves a widow, two daughters, and a son. Nelson was a widower and had no children.
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William H Whelan, 21, married Agnes B Ryan, 18, on 9 October 1877 in Chicago, IL.
Source: Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920.
Agnes was a police matron.
William was killed in 1908 when he and his uncle, George Nelson, were hit by a train when crossing the tracks in a horse-pulled wagon. He left behind his widow, Agnes Whelan, daughter Jennie Whelan Considine, Catherine Whelan and Michael Whelan (1883-1939).
The cemetery has his name spelled Whalen.
Age 51
Resting in this plot:
Margaret J Nelson Whelan Walker ( - 1905)
Michael Patrick Whelan ( - 1891)
William Whalen ( - 1908)
Michael Patrick Whelan (1864-1864)
Thomas Whalen ( -1898)
Mary Cunningham ( -1867)
Richard Behan ( -1900)
The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL)
6 December 1908
Page 2
TRAIN HITS WAGON; 2 DIE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOWERMAN HELD ON ALLEGATION OF NEGLIGENCE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Engine Was Rounding Curve Near Curtis Street Crossing and Accident Unavoidable
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A wagon containing two men was struck by a west bound Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad train at the Curtis street crossing early last evening, and both of the occupants were killed.
William Whalen |sic|, 50 years old, 661 West Monroe street, a horseshoer.
George Nelson, 57 years old, 661 West Monroe street, expressman, an uncle of Whalen.
Towerman is arrested.
Joseph Sicey, 24 years old, 136 Front street, towerman, was arrested by the police of the Desplaines Street station when they learned, it is alleged, that he had not made any attempt to close the gates, and had waved to the men in the wagon to cross the tracks.
Edward Wilson, 148 North Ada street, a teamster, told the police he saw the towerman wave to the men to cross the tracks, and that the latter did not make any effort to lower the gates.
Sicey was arrested and made a statement to the police that he could not close the gates because of the two teams in front of the one in which the men were riding. He told the police that when he saw the train approaching he tried to attract the attention of the men and warn them to stop, but they failed to see him.
Mrs. William Considine, 661 West Monroe, a daughter of Whalen's, heard of the accident and called up the police. She was told that two men had been killed at the crossing, and that both of the bodies had been taken to the morgue. A short time later the police learned that she had identified both of them as her relatives.
Train Crew Released.
James Lee, the engineer, and J. W. Howe, the conductor of the train, were not arrested by the police, but after being questioned were allowed to resume their trip.
The train was known as the Libertyville accommodation, and had just swung onto the main line from a curve a short distance east of where the accident occurred. The engineer could not see anything on the track in front.
Whalen leaves a widow, two daughters, and a son. Nelson was a widower and had no children.
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William H Whelan, 21, married Agnes B Ryan, 18, on 9 October 1877 in Chicago, IL.
Source: Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920.
Agnes was a police matron.
William was killed in 1908 when he and his uncle, George Nelson, were hit by a train when crossing the tracks in a horse-pulled wagon. He left behind his widow, Agnes Whelan, daughter Jennie Whelan Considine, Catherine Whelan and Michael Whelan (1883-1939).
The cemetery has his name spelled Whalen.
Age 51
Resting in this plot:
Margaret J Nelson Whelan Walker ( - 1905)
Michael Patrick Whelan ( - 1891)
William Whalen ( - 1908)
Michael Patrick Whelan (1864-1864)
Thomas Whalen ( -1898)
Mary Cunningham ( -1867)
Richard Behan ( -1900)
6 December 1908
Page 2
TRAIN HITS WAGON; 2 DIE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOWERMAN HELD ON ALLEGATION OF NEGLIGENCE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Engine Was Rounding Curve Near Curtis Street Crossing and Accident Unavoidable
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A wagon containing two men was struck by a west bound Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad train at the Curtis street crossing early last evening, and both of the occupants were killed.
William Whalen |sic|, 50 years old, 661 West Monroe street, a horseshoer.
George Nelson, 57 years old, 661 West Monroe street, expressman, an uncle of Whalen.
Towerman is arrested.
Joseph Sicey, 24 years old, 136 Front street, towerman, was arrested by the police of the Desplaines Street station when they learned, it is alleged, that he had not made any attempt to close the gates, and had waved to the men in the wagon to cross the tracks.
Edward Wilson, 148 North Ada street, a teamster, told the police he saw the towerman wave to the men to cross the tracks, and that the latter did not make any effort to lower the gates.
Sicey was arrested and made a statement to the police that he could not close the gates because of the two teams in front of the one in which the men were riding. He told the police that when he saw the train approaching he tried to attract the attention of the men and warn them to stop, but they failed to see him.
Mrs. William Considine, 661 West Monroe, a daughter of Whalen's, heard of the accident and called up the police. She was told that two men had been killed at the crossing, and that both of the bodies had been taken to the morgue. A short time later the police learned that she had identified both of them as her relatives.
Train Crew Released.
James Lee, the engineer, and J. W. Howe, the conductor of the train, were not arrested by the police, but after being questioned were allowed to resume their trip.
The train was known as the Libertyville accommodation, and had just swung onto the main line from a curve a short distance east of where the accident occurred. The engineer could not see anything on the track in front.
Whalen leaves a widow, two daughters, and a son. Nelson was a widower and had no children.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
William H Whelan, 21, married Agnes B Ryan, 18, on 9 October 1877 in Chicago, IL.
Source: Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920.
Agnes was a police matron.
William was killed in 1908 when he and his uncle, George Nelson, were hit by a train when crossing the tracks in a horse-pulled wagon. He left behind his widow, Agnes Whelan, daughter Jennie Whelan Considine, Catherine Whelan and Michael Whelan (1883-1939).
The cemetery has his name spelled Whalen.
Age 51
Resting in this plot:
Margaret J Nelson Whelan Walker ( - 1905)
Michael Patrick Whelan ( - 1891)
William Whalen ( - 1908)
Michael Patrick Whelan (1864-1864)
Thomas Whalen ( -1898)
Mary Cunningham ( -1867)
Richard Behan ( -1900)
Gravesite Details
There are no headstones found in this plot. It is located next to the Rogerson plot.
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