The Detroit times., 1911-07-11

fhiiadeIphias Mary Aiesweency. a1ir<.:
unknowng Mrs. James ~, Boyce. 01
wsss.nEtons y. C.I Mrs. Marx Note, G1,
New York; Frank Von pfelfer. P&li.<
esIphiaj Jshn Won Pfeifer, os Heedviiie,
| PARTIAL LIST or rNIUnED.
Conductor Michael Fnrey. New uo-
chele, n. K.g q. 70. Rogers, Wnshlnrf1n.
4 - W menaber % United states con4<
lhrtLiery. Rogers stated that hIa wif1
ahd two children hnd been hukne1 ~
me Wreek1 Carl Fraser, 5oIort1, I45
Harvegreen, MIDI Mr.. Murdset. son.-
eryiiie, Mass.g Mrs. MeConnor, Phlia1rI-
ynin, ribs brokeng Henry Chrlnfunn.
mIadieton, Fn.s Edward ~. Gre<n, uoat-.
inxton, Pal Mrs. Mary zeeoIoI. HAII4-
deiphing Miss Carrie Holmee. FhfIaIcI-
phfag Mrs. n Harris, Phfladel ~ ~ 4 WI~1
Mary Hartman, Phiindelphias Miss Mat
-. as Cerni.h, Phllsaeip.i.y Eiesner VIII
sehnson, Tree Greek. >. ID, going a.
- beyisfon-st., Jnmnfen Plains. Wnaa-.
possible Fracture of the left foot, noe
Hnntinston, Pa, narrow s.c.re frs@
sanoeatisns Will recover.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July II
Disobedience of orders which comr6l
trains entering this city to run az
slow rate OF speed Is the reason as.
signed by the New Haven oficials
Tor the wreck OF the Federal II
press In West bridgeport early to-
day, when thirteen persons we're kill
ed and more than fifty injured. Of
whom many will die
Engineer A. M Curtis and Fireman
~. a. Ryan were crushed under their
/ engine.
The train rnnnine ~ h,vh. .n..1
Jumped the track at q trestle and the
engiBe and ell Of the ears, except
the two rear Pulimans, piled up In
the roadway thirty feet below. The
1.-TWO Pullmans were filed with the
players OF the st. Louis National
league baseball team and they aid
heroic work getting the dead and In
jured out OF the wreckage.
Curtis, the dead engineer was un-
familiar with the run and did not
know that, the switch was set for his
train to cross over to the outside
track 50 that Il might make the
Bridgeport station stop.
The train, made up OF engine. bag
1 gage car, two day coaches and fivo
sleepers, was more than an hour be-
hind time and was running at high
4 bRcCu thhNUuSn Tic euUUIH8. lHI
engine reached the viaduct az State
st. and Fairfield-ave.. In West Bridge
port. II swayed far over and the front
OF It struck the coping Of the via
duct.
The impact threw the engine from
the rails and It crashed over into the
street carrying with II all OF the cars
with the exception OF the two rear
Pullmans. The two day coaches were
torn to pieces and most OF the dead
were later found in these cars. The
heavy Pullmans piled up on the wreck
age, the whole forming an indescrib-
able mass of torn and twisted wood.
iron and steel which made the task OF
removing the dead and injured dim
cult. Passengers In the two cars
(which remained on the tracks started
the work OF rescue Immediately and
they were aided by the police and firo.
department Of this city.
l II was necessary 70 chop hole
through the top OF most OF the cars
to get at the injured and dead below.
| Twelve dead were counted shortly
latter the crash at four o'clock this
morning. The express ran onto Z sid
ling and tumbled over bridge At Fair
neld-ave. into the street The dead
were found In the forward coaches.
The wreck occurred at $3.50 o'clock
this morning
| wreckers came from New Haven.
Bridgeport and the Harlem River
yards and ambuiances and doctors
from this city.
| w. r. Saunders OF New London.
was sitting alongside his wife IN the
day coach when the wreck occurred.
His clothing took fire and he manag-
ed to extinguish the flames only az
ter his arms and hands had been bad
lly burned Mrs. Saunders was PIN
ned under the wreckage and rescued
by firemen who cut away the side of
the car.
When the fremen cut hole IN
the side Of the first Of the wrecked
Pullmans man crawled through.
hauling his suitcase after him. Ho.
had dressed I'm his berth and said he
was not even scratched.
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