Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-22
|HEAD-ON COLLISION.
One Killed and 10 Injured at
Rochester, N. Y.
One Car Thrown Into CanaI--Injured
All in That Car.
Engineer Instantly KiIled-A Disre.
garded Order the Cause.

Rochester, N. ", July 21.-A fatal
head-on collision occurred between
two passenger trains on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad near Hope Hospital
this city, Sunday evening, in which one
person was instantly killed and
10 others more or less seriously in
jured. Both trains were running at a
high rate of speed. An engine and one
passenger coach in one of the trains
was thrown from the track down an
embankment and went into the Erie
canal feeder and was completely
wrecked. The other engine was de-
molished but did not leave the road
bed
The killed.
Peter w. Putnam, SO, of Rochester,
| engineer, west bound out going train
leaves widow and two children.
Injured:
At the Hahneman hospital Robert
Mathews, Lima, N. ", shoulder badly
bruised
Bryan G. Varick, Lima, wrist badly
| cut with glass.
Fred McVittie, Rochester, cut and
bruised
Charles Hoffman, Rochester, furrier,
radial artery of wrist cut and bruised
| injuries serious.
| L. A. Bause, Washington; shoulder,
| arm and legs badly bruised; severe cut
| on right elbow; internal injuries fear
ed; if otherwise will probably recover.
Charles r. Bernard, Rochester,; bad
cut in forehead; serious bruised and
suffering from shock; will recover I'M
| less internal injuries develop.
Emma j. Bailey, Rochester; side ser
| iously bruised; injured internally; suf-
fering greatly from shock; recovery
doubtful.
Gladys Vogen, years, Rochester,
scalp wound and suffering from shock;
will probably recover.
Mrs. Minnie S. Tyler, Rochester;
shoulder badly injured; suffering from
shock and internal injuries feared.
S. G. Tyler. husband of Mrs. Tyler:
securely bruised; not dangerous
Taken TO homes by Hahneman am
bulance:
Mrs. Hondorf, Rochester, hurt about
head and left shoulder; not serious.
Mr.. Zorn, Rochester; cut on face; not
serious.
Mrs. Zorn, Rochester; both legs hurt
ct hhcN, IuJdI lSS StllOuS.
At Homeopathic hospital:
Mr.. Mercer, New York City, badly
cut and bruised.
Mrs. Mercer, New York City, cuts
and bruises.
]. G. Rochester, badly wrenched
shoulder. hands and arms cnt: viii re-
Mrs. ]. G. Longfellow, Rochester,
badly injured internally, severe CO l.
tusions; will probably die.
Charles Daniels, Rochester, engineer
incoming train; jumped from engine,
struck on head, very bad scalp wound
and is perhaps internally injured.
Charles Scuttee, Rochester, baggage
master in coming train. injured in back,
other bruises. Dove from door of his
car to the feed as the crash came and
was struck by falling wreckage.
Frank De La Vergne, Rochester, con-
ductor, ugly scalp wound; mind badly
affected
The incoming train, which consisted
of combination smoker and baggage
ear and two day coaches, with a few
minutes late. The outgoing train.
which was made up of a combination
smoker and baggage car and one day
coach, left promptly on time, at $50
o'clock. The two trains came together
with terrifis force on a straight line 81
track. Just before the crash came the
engine crew of both engines with the
exception of Engineer Putnam jumped
and escaped with slight injuries. Put
nam was caught in the wreckage of his
engine and horribly mangled, death re-
sulting instantly.
On the east side of the track at tbs
scene of the wreck is the Erie canal
feeder. while on the west side is the
Genessee river. The force of the COLI
sion was so great that both engines re-
bounded so feet. The engine of the
incoming train was thrown on its side
and reduced to scrap iron. The comb
nation smoker and baggage car follow
ing jumped the tracks and fell with .
crash into the canal feeder. The re-
naming coach of the incoming train
remained on the road bed. From tn.
combination car and day coach. which
went into the feeder, all of the injured
were taken.
The work of the uninjured passen-
gers of both trains who Immediately
rushed to the rescue of those imperilled
in the cars in the feeder was greatly
Handicapped by the thrush of water
which, in the briefest space, had al
most filed these cars. Most of the in
jured We're found floating about in the
water inside of the wrecked cars ana
with much difficulty were pulled
through the windows in the side of the
overturned car or dragged through
holes caused by the wreck. 1t is mi
raculous that many were not drowned
haF 4
No one was injured on the south
bound train except the conductor, who
ha.; an ugly scalp wound.
1t is admitted by thee rev of the in
coming train that they had received
orders to meet the outgoing train al
Mount Hope siding, which is a shori
distance from the scene of the wreck
They say that having habitually met
the outgoing train at Rochester, the or
der to meet it at Mount Hope siding
was forgotten until too late.