New-York tribune., 1899-01-11

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLISION on
THE LEHIGH ROAD NOT FIXED.
ONE EMPLoYE SUSPENDED. But THE OFFICIALS
WILL MAKE 40 sTATEMENT-THE DEATH

WILL MAKE 80 STATEMENT-THE DEATH
LIST LII ELY TO GROW STILL FURTHER.
Plainfed " j.. Jan 10 (speciaD.-A large number
OF those injured in the railway accident at Green
brook Tanks Yesterday were brought to thI, city
and taken Ia Muhlenberg Hospital The ambu-
lance service being inadequate for the transporta-
tion Of so many patients from the railway train TO
Tho hospital all the express wagons OF the city
were pressed into use The hospital had before the
accident about many patients as IT was meant
to hold and every available cot was prepared ana
every unoccupcd part OF the building was emptied
ard made ready for thc injured. All the nurses
were called to duty at once and az many young
women from the outside as would volunteer 10
help Al the physicians not a: the scene OF the
accident hurried the hospital
The hospital was besieged by inquirers that
police were put duty to prevent the entrance OF
any one not connected with the hospital staff or
related to the injured. Such perfect order reigned
that n man who had thrown his overcoat over an
injured man who was later removed TO the hos
pital had no trouble In recovering his garment
when he applied 10 the hospital authorities Tor H.
In spite Of the large number Of seriously injured
only three have died up 10 this time. These were
A. Allger of Mount Carmel Penn; H. E. Weikel.
OF Mount Carmel Penn. and an unknown man.
wearing cuff buttons marked with the Initials u j."
One more patient is momentarily expected TO die
Henry John Borrica. the infant son OF MT and
Mrs. Nicholas Borrica, OF Shamokin Penn. whose
skull was fractured. Mr.. and Mrs. Borrica and
another son al also Ia the hospital Many pathetic
scenes were witnessed al the hospital yesterday
and to-day The physicians who are in charge are
Dr.. Long. Probasco. Ard, Carman. Buchanan. e.
W. Hedges B. Van d. Hedges. jenkins. Tomln-
SON Endicott Murray. Davis aHd Ieglio
Mrs J. A. Haynes. of North-ave., accompanied
the physicians to the scene Of the wreck on the
drill engine. and. armed with bandages and lint
did excellent work among the wounded Later she
teal GfCff ing he
doctors and nurses Among those who are admin
,s,erinr consolation among the hopelessy injured
are the Rev g. Kennedy Newell. Of Hope Chapel:
j. Henry Manning, secretary OF the Plainneld
Young Mems Christian Association. and oscar
Rogers president OF the Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Endeavor Society.
The dead now number sixteen. All nave peen
positively identified but these four:
Unknown man wearing cun buttons with initials ~ j..
died al Muhenberg Hospital
Unknown woman about nifty. years old. hsir slightly
plain band ring on & f hSHa sa%n ring may WIN b Mrs
PAIRING Of Shenandoah. Penn.
Unknown woman about thirty years o;d. brown hair
n5s saSd s GEEK s1s TS society
Penn. may be Miss Mary smnSe'
rnkn1%n Woman a6o% WITH bnc bsd red plaid waist
and black jacket, black stockings
Some Of the injured were . to-day sent to their
homes 10 their destinations
Bound Brook y. j.. Jan. 10 (specaD.-Tramc on
the 1ehigh Valley Railroad has been resumed after
,ho disaster Of Yesterday afternoon. The tracks
were cleared late last night and repaired suni-
cientlv 10 allow the resumption OF traffic. This
morning steam wreckers were still at work re-
moving the ruins OF the locomotives and the tele-
scoped car from the side Of the tracks
The thirteen bodies brought to Bound BROOK from
the wreck we're transferred from Lehish Valley
passenger coach and the irelshthouse to the
inorsue OF DeMott & Edgerton Coroner Henry
~, Irttste telsifk
shipped shipped either to Mount Carmel or shamOkin' Penn
in the morgue awaiting recognlNi,,o,n. The formal
inquest will then be he.d IN siiddeseX lSa County
probably at puneilen or diaani tho railway
officials will have nothing to SAY Eev rhed SSd oan
Prosecutor John s Voorhees, visited the wreck,
but said his presence had no official significance.
Easton. Penn. Jan. iO.As result OF yester-
DAYS accident on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. ]. a
Sullivan who had charge Of the running OF the
trains on the Easton and Amboy Railroad yester-
OF M p Cutter superintendent OF transportation
The of,cia.s OF the Lehlsh Valley Railroad in
this city would make no statement yesterday
gardng the wreck Charles s. Lee. the general pas
senger agent. said the higher officials OF the COM
panv were out OF the city and that until some OF
them returned there will be nothing To add 10
what had already been said. Mr. Lee said that
owing 10 The condition Of 'he engineers Of the
could no, be begun for several days yet. lie
be fully established Al the coroners inquest Presi-
dent Waiter. from whom Mr.. Lee said al further
NAV not return here for several days
Miss Annie Johns q shamoen ,s1a KIN, Penn one OF
be- suffering ereaty at ST vincent's Hospital She
is injured about The hips and ,highs, and also in
ag yernss also bruised about the les and hips Another
sister and three daughters OF Mrs. Hughes IN