New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-01
II DEAD, LIST GROWING
Martins Creek Wreck May Num-
her Two More in List of Victims.
CAUSE NOT YET EXPLAINED
Tracks lacked Up, No Signals
Out, and Rails Spread, Report
Says-Oficials Wont Talk.

Says-Otficlals won lam
Faston. Penn. April 800 far as y
IS possible 70 ascertain in this city ana
e. the scere of the accident. eight PEI
sons were burned 10 death. three fatally
injured two others 90 seriously injured
tina. their lives are despaired Of and
scora ~ re-sors were cut. burned and
,~,,isad sor,e If them dangerously. IN
the wreck OF the teachers special from
1-,,ca y Y 70 Washington. ~ the Bel
x,dsre- Delawaze division ~ the Penn
.v,van,s Railroad at Martins Creek
n 7 on Satur1av afternoon
The line was reopened for trafhc TO-
dav. The bones Of eight persons have
beer taken from the debris. and the
v,recl,,ne crew has quit work.
The missing. including six teachers
from Utica believed r. he dead are:
GEXEiI lance Philadelphia. tourist argent
Tor The PcnnsvlVania Haiir2ad.
JONES, Mss sarah
KNOTT. Mss sophia.
IINDEMAN. Miss Louise
Sessions. MISS Sl--A-4
WALKER Miss Be.se. -
yCf4-MFP HAIRY Trenton y. r. baggagen'as
te- ~ t-e train
Miss Eleanor Rutherford. teacher IN
the Utica schools. died in the Easton
Hospital last night and her brother re-
moved the body To Utica. Walter Vaney
Of Trenton. y j. engineer of the train.
and Charles Person. conductor Of
Stroudsburg. Penn also-died from their
injuries
Miss Augusta Lyle. Of Utica. is in
dangerous condition in the hospital suf-
fering from general burns and shock. and
George W Parsons. Of Lambertville, y.
J. fireman. is severely burned. Neither
is expected 10 survive.
This morning DIT. J. J. Quincy, local
health officer. took X-ray pictures Of the
injuries of Miss Frederick Schwabe and
Miss Mary Condron. both Utica teachers
and found that each had a fractured arm
These young women and the other New
Workers with the exception of Miss Lyte
ere resting comfortably and the hos
pital authorities see no cause for alarm
IN their condition.
No Statement from Railroad
Local officials Of the railroad company
will not discuss the cause Of the acct
dent General Manager F. L Sheppard
Of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad was at the
wreck to-day. but refused TO make a
statement He hurried back 70 Jersey
CITY other officials have been at the
scene.
T. is the general belief that the rails
had spread. thus causing tne train 10
leave the track and plunge over the en-
hankuent Tracknen had been a. work
al the point Of the disaster. and it is as
serted that the tracks We're lacked up.
that mo- signal was out. and that the
engineer. believing he had a clear track.
rushed ar the rate OF ffty miles an hour
into what proved 10 be death trap
one hundred and five excurstonists
were registered ~ the Martins Creek
Hotel last night Many Of them went
home on the special provided by the
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western Rail
road last night Others. including those
who had been taken 10 farm houses and
notes a. 1eiN'Oere, \. j.. ana SIFoAGS-
burg. Penn. left here for Utica to-day.
Among the Uticans who came down 70
Easton 10 look after the dead and in
5ured were Stewart Day. secretarv 70
Mayor Gilmore. F. W. Sessions. brother
Of Susan Sessions. who was undoubtedly
burned % death. Dr n. @ Jones. phvsi-
clan 20 many Of the victims; Thomas
- Walke-. father Of Miss Bessie Walker.
another victim. and Fred a Cassidy. a
representative OF the Masonic bodies and
the Utica Elks
TT. Hennessy Of Utica. was among
those who remained A. the Martins
Greek Hotel last night She assisted the
injured. although suffering intense pain
from a severe injury 10 the spine
Three gold watches were found in the
wreck. one of which was marked : J."
ana is believed 70 have been the prop
crty % Miss sarah Jones Under some
charred bones was found q handbag that
contained papers bearing the name IF
Ms Narv Allen 4 bunch ~ KEYS ard
2 tra!rnaar'e bro+herhood button were
tderrAed as belor ging 20 Wilmer. the
baFca ger,ar
rroicsic- Due 70 Gas