Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01

bruised. some Of them dangerously. IN
the wreck Of the teachers special from
Utica, N. Y, to Washington ID. c.. on
the Belyidere-Delaware division Of the
Pennsylvania railroad in Martins Greek.
N. J., Saturday afternoon.
The line was re-opened for traffic
today. Bones OF eight persons have
been taken from the debris, and the
wrecking crew quit work.
The missing who are given up as.
dead are:
Miss Bessie Walker. Utica, teacher.
Miss Susan Session, Utica, friend OF
the teachers.
Mrs. Mary Allen, Utica. =
Miss Sophia Knott Utica. teacher.
Miss Louise Lindeman, Utica, teach
er.
Miss Sarah Jones. Utica, teacher.
Harry Wilmer, Trenton. N. j.. bag
gagemaster Of the train
James Bickness. philadelphia, tour
list agent Of the Pennsylvania railroad
Miss Eleanor Rutherford. teacher
in the Utica schools, died in the Easton
hospital last night.
walter vanoy. Of Trenton. n. j.. en-
gineer Of the ill-fated train.
Charles Person, conductor, OF
StroudSburg, Ia.
Miss Augusta Lyte OF Utica, is In
critical condition in the hospital, SUI
fering from general burns and shock
and George w. Parsons OF Lambert
vile. N. J.. fireman, is severely burned.
Neither is expected to survive
Local officials of the railroad COM
pany are uncommun1catiVe as 70 tne
cause OF the accident.
u Dale CaeAAd,
u "a the general belief that the rails
.nread and caused the train to leave
| the track and plunge over the en-
hankment. Traclemen have been at
work at the point Of the disaster and
II is said the tracks were lacked up.
that no signal, was out and that the
engineer, believing that he had clear
| ltrack. rushed into what proved to be
death trap.
OF the 169 passengers, only a few
now remain near the scene OF the
l wreck. most OF those able to travel
having returned to Utica and Syracuse
saturday night and Sunday.
Among the Uticans who came down
to Easton to look after the dead and
injured were: Stewart Dairy. secretary
Ito Mayor Gilmore; F.. w. Sessions
brother OF Miss Susan Sessions. VINO
was undoubtedly cremated; DE- II. g.
Jones. physician to many OF the VIC
fins: Thomas Walker, father Of Miss
Ressfe Walker. another victim. and
Fred A. Cassidy, q representative OF the
Masonic bodies, and tho Utica Elks.
Miss DR.. Hennessy. OF Utica, was
among those who remained at the Mar
tins Greek hotel Saturda-' night. She
assisted the injured and while doing so.
-, ~rhSerine main from q severe In
Jury to thes pine.
The explosion that occurred at the
wreck Saturday night was due TO the
Ignition Of gas in q tank under the dtn-
ftn.. ear. the only car which did not so
into the ditch. A flying fragment
struck Harry Francis, Of Titusvtlle. Pa.
on the head and inflicted an ugly cash.
Francis fsla student at lAyfaystte Col-
.llege. Easton, and was watching the
lwrecking crew at work. a.S
Heroic Work BY Rsseuers.
Physicians were called from here
ana every town within q radius OF ten
tmiles ana went to tho scene IN auto
mobiles ana special trains Twenty
minutes aGter the accident there were
. score OF physicians on the grounds
j Every farn1houss near was.S QUICKLY
sttrausSormeds into IN impromptus hospi:
1,tal Ard s1aTmers' wagons were prtssed
Into ioorv1co - auibulAnce1. 1laay q
4 tto iia4ngod remain With the 1l11ieyl
;Ean6 at - 0laxtin'o Creek hotel.
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