"...and it is thought that an aerial display of bombs exploding at the exact time the train the train rounded a curve was a major factor in failure to see the speeding train...traveling at 55-60 miles per hour, and that only about six seconds would elapse between (coming into sight and the accident point).
Of the three people killed were Carl Strand, owner of Wauconda's Strand Route 12 Motel (still standing at US-12 and Il-59), and Mrs. Lillian Pavelchik, of Round Lake, and her seven-year-old son Gary.
Among the many injured were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dittmer, from Grass Lake, saved by their son, Gerald, who saw the train and pushed them off the tracks.
The paper also mentioned that it was "a bigger than average crowd attended the fire department dance Saturday night" where over 3,317 tickets were sold.
A Horrible Accident That Now Is Mostly Forgotten.
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