Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. i7.--Twen' dead, two
fatally hurt and 145 others \. or less
seriously injured Is the result 4. wreck
of an electric express train Ole, y 7eW
York Central at 2o5th street andcI, r. Y
avenue last night. OF the large nun. =.
injured fifty are according TO hospital ~.
police reports. seriously hurt and the dess.
list may be increased within the next
twenty-four hours. Most Of the others are
suffering from decorations or shock and
will recover.
Following is a revised list of the dead;
The dead
MRS. FLORENCE BRADY. GOldens
s51dsss MISS EEiNfE EwELL, Hawthorne, y. Y.
MYRoN p = EXANs White Pains PEAniRkNb k 3
MISS JESSIE NJ JUBIN. White Plains,
MRS. MARY K1NcH, Chappaqua. y, Y.
CLARA l.. HUDSON, Minneapolis. MINI.
MRS: ANNIE n: M,L9AlN, WIDOW o,,,,
T F. L PAeB. White Plains, y; Y. s.,..,
CORNELIUS KELLY, North Salem
ROBERT j. RosPoRoUcH, White
JULIA w. STORM. Bedford Station, y: Z.
MRS. ISAAC L WEBSTER White
F1lns MISS SEssIE SEE, Pieasantvilie, N. Y.
MISS ANNIE sIEvoNI. White Plains
ELSIE p wARREN. Ney York.
MRS. DoRoTHY w PERRIN. New
SBssi. SSS 3 A NHwcoMB' Pike N T
Most seriously injured:
Ira ]. Dutton. White Plains. N. Y. win
Emily Fsndrock, White Plains. N. Y.
Miss Belle Fowler. PleasantviIie, N. Y.
sarah Merritt, Pieasantvilie. N. Y, dan
Margaret Mahoney, Purdy Station, n. Y.
Mabel Smith. aged L. oneonta' N r.
Elsie sniften. Bnsiewood. N. J.. probably
Unidentined girl. unconscious in Ford
ham HOSPITAL
Virgins Doyle. New York.
Leonard b. Green. White Plains. N. 4.
Mary Homes, Katonah, N. Y.
David e. Horton and son.
Robert I. JacEson. New York city.
Ernea Knoll. Mount Kisco.
In addition to these the New York Cen
trail ranfoad he's a list of 125 names Of per-
sons said to have been injured, but In the
great majority Of the cases the injuries
were so slight as to be Of little consequence
and most OF the persons went at once to
their homes.
quiry by representatives of the district at
torney's ofioe. the coroner and the police.
When daybreak came the police lists of
dead had Increased to eighteen, an hour
afterward there were tWo more deaths re-
ported and tonight It IL believed two more
will be added.
The cause OF the wreck Is a matter of
speculation. All night Inspector Flood Of
the police department, Coroner Schwan-
necke and Assistant District Attorney
smyths. together with other members of
the district attorneys force. endeavored
10 ascertain what brought about the de-
raiIment
with the clearing away Of the wreck
age interest has turned to what the gu
thorities might do. Perhaps the most
significant statement OF the day was the
one made TO the Associated Press by Coro-
ner sehwannecke. He had secured a
statement from Motorman Rogers OF the
wrecked train. In this. according 70 the
coroner the motorman stated he was run
ming on schedule time when the accident
occurred and admitted that the speed OF
his train was seventy miles an hour.
Rogers, said the coroner. declares he did
not know anything was wrong until an
eighth OF a mile beyond the place of de-
railment.
The train consisted OF a double-header
motor coupled into one engine. drawing
I'VE coaches. The FIRST was a smoker. the
second IN described as a power car, though
IL Is commonly designated a combina-
tion bagKase and smoker. and the thres
following were ordinary passenger coaches
Opinion of the Coroner.
III appears 10 me-" said the coroner
'-that q spreading OF the rails caused the
Gasaatar. think one OF the motors hit Q
section Of the track with force enough &c
cause Il TO Jump on. The smoker followed
and swung the cars following completely
on the track breaking the coupling. wher
the rear cars broke loose they ran wild foI
a distance and finally turned over"
The smoker showed only little damage
but the other cars gave evidence OF the
drag along the roadbed-
When the wreck occurred the three rear
coaches, hlled with passengers. were
thrown on their right side Just above q
sharp curve az Woodlawn road bridge. The
shock was terrific. People were hurled
violently from their seats and the most
OF those who were killed were pitched
through the windows rs the cars slid on
their sides. The third ran held for time
but finally broke with fash and roar
seen and heard for great distance. Be
tween the wreck OF the current rail and
the nam Nnc uoutcd were We0geQ
They were held here as the cars passed
along aga in this way were terribly
mangied.
The relic hunter was much in evidence
today and this probably gave rise TO the
stories OF ghoulish work. The police
guarded tbs wrecked cars all day, but with
daylight large number OF persons man.
aged to work their way to the coaehe,
and cut out pieces OF cushions. curtains
and carpetng. even taking bits OF Elas,
from the broken windows
Motorsnan Rsvises Estimate.
Assistant District Attorney Nathan A
smythe said tonight that he had made hi.
Inquiries particularly on the speed OF tn,
train. Whether a tire had been lost from
one OF The motors and a. TO the condition
Of the rails. He SAID he found that ons
OF the outer rails on the curve had beer
torn up and thar the heads OF the spike,
lcontinssa an ssooAA PAEal-