New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
ONLY THREE KILLED
DETAILS OF URECK.
SeUen Badly Hurt at North
East Penn.

Erie. Fem. Dec. 1.-THE collision Of the
New York CerS'al limited and the Boston
and New York special. which occurred last
midnight AZ North East, Penn. a hamlet
sixteen miles from this place. in which
three persons We're killed, seven seriously
injured and a number of others slightly
hurt. will probably be the subject Of a rigid
Investigation by county officials. Coroner
Daniel s Hanloy. returning from the scene
Of the wreck. said tonight:
The facts in the case will bear close
scrutiny"
This statement. in connection with the
one OF a high official Of the Lake Shore
Railroad Company. that 'some one blum
dered." Indicates that last nights collision
between the fast flyer and eaEtbound
passenger train No. 20 might have been
avoided Already subp9nas have been
made out for witnesses. employees OF the
railway company who were sent to Buffalo
to-day and who could not be seen by Coro-
ner Hanley. These witnesses will be
brought here
Reports from the hospitals here where the
injured were taken indicate that the victims
ot the wreck are recovering. The bodies OF
the three men killed are In the morgue.
No word has been received by the Coroner
as 10 the disposition or these bodies.
Tonight II was found that a man who
was believed 10 be Francis Bernard. OF
Cedar Point. Kan. was II. Clair brother
Of J. Clair. who was also killed. Clair's
Identification Was made through a letter
from girl found in his pocket.
DETAILS OF THE WRECK.
Detail OF the wreck became known this
morning Plunging forward through
rainstorn a. the rate OF more than sixty
miles an hour the New York Central Lin
tied on the Lake Shore road crashed into
the rear Of the Chicago and Boston special
All of those killed and injured were oceu-
pants OF the smoking car Of the special
None Of the passengers on the limited was
severely injured The engine of the linz
ited was not badly damaged, nor were
some OF the passenger cars in the special
The Boston and New York Special. known
on the railway time card No. 10. Is a
slow passenger train. running eastward II
was stalled at the station at North East
owing TO a breakdown or the locomotive on
Train No -. known as the Cleveland and
New York Special. which usually runs two
hours ahead of No. 10.
The regular Chicago section OF the Tven-
tieth Century Limited was forty-hve min
ltes late. For this reason the section from
ST. Louis over the Big -Four Railroad start
cd east first, although IL was ten minutes
late and running as fast possible
through the binding storm 10 make up
lost time
BLOCK SIGNAL LIFTED
When the repairs 20 No IL were COM
pleted the block was lifted and No 10 was
allowed 20 proceed. which it did slowly at
first. At this moment the limited was due.
and there was no block sgains. il. and it
continued az the usual speed, with the slow
" moving No 10 only mile ahead
Directly in front OF the North East sta
tion the limited ran into the rear OF no.
10. Just before the crash L. ". Ber-
ger. engineer OF the limited. noticed the
train in front Immediately the airbrakes
were applied. The sudden application of
the brakes and the slippery track apparently
made the limited jump forward rather than
slacken the speed. with a roar OF Kissing
steam the tvo trains met.
4 torpedo had been placed on the track
20 warn the engineer Of the limited of
danger ahead. Owing 10 the binding
storm. Berger, the engineer, was unable 10
see far ahead. and thus the tail" lights Of
No. u were not visible in time 70 avoid
the collision.
So slight was the damage to the lin
a matter of only few minutes, the eX-
press continued on 20 Buffalo with the
Same engine. The engines pilot was gone.
The list or dead and injured follows
THE DEAD.
CLAIR H thirty-tvyo years old Cedar Point
Kan: hiJ way 20 France
CLAIR John forty-1vs years Old Cedar Point.
Kan: on his way 20 France
LUND. Anton nineteen years old. Hollywood,
Cal on his way 70 Copenhagen. Denmark.
THD INJURED.
aMosCO. - reported o. uuknoFn Italian.
Auburn, =. y. internal Injuries
CLOGsTON. E l. Jamaica Plains. Mass
fractured leg: both hands badly c1t-
MFADDEN, William L. 10. COS Purdv street
Buffalo: right shoulder broken.
MGONlGLE. George T.. Indian Hsrbor Green
wich. Conn. head severely cut and bruised
STOCK Frank Green BAY, WIS both legs cut
one rib frartured. confusion Of sternum
badly shocked
VIDALE. Luisa. route 70 New York from
WHITNEY. a II. 10. go Central avenue
puHkirk. \ Y; injury 70 spine. face cut
and bruised
In the arrangement OF communication by
wire which still prevails because Of the
late storm complete details of the train
wreck on Monday night at North East