The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-08-26
Number of Victims Placed
at %, with More Than 80
Bady Injured, Many of
Whom Will Die
Great Majority Of Deaths
Occurred in Flimsy Day
Coaches, While Big Steel
Diners and Pullmans
WithstOOd the Strain.
Especial from United Press,

Especial from United Pressl
Manchester, N. Y, Aug. 26.-Fol-
lowing a complete search of the ruins
of the wrecked day express on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, the county
and railway officials agreed that the
death list was 25 and that of the 2s
seriously hurt in the hospitals al
and Rochester, not less
than eight are certain to die. 1t has
also been determined that the wreck
was due directly to a defective rail
which crumbled under the train.
A staff of. 16 undertakers worked
all night mbalming bodies in the
hastily improvised morgue in the
basement of a country farm building.
Coroner Eyesling said, today, that he
will hold the inquest on Monday.
Meanwhile, he is granting permits
for the removal of the bodies as fast
as they are identified.
The list of dead revised, today. is
as follows:
Becker. Henry A., waverly, N. Y,
brakeman, SO.
Belt, D. NJ, Los Angeles, a veteran
about 20 years old, died in Rochester
on way to St. Mary's Hospital
Headley. Mrs, Philadelphia.
Hickey, Joseph, Philadelphia, skull
crushed.
Hicks, Sarah, Newark, N. j., ribs
crushed.
Hunsicker, A. NJ, of Vineland, Ont.
Johnson, DIR. c.. p, Philad elphia.
Johnson, Mrs. c., Cleveland, hus-
band in Rochester and injuted.
Madren, T. c., Trenton, N. J., neck
broken.
Panghcrn. d. Ed ward, Bsooklyn.
civil war veteran, skull crushed.
Pownall, Helen, on whose person d
note was found asking that in case
II accident, Wesley A. Pownall, of
Newton, Pa, be notified, neck broken.
Uncle, 1. S., Smithville, N. J., base
IF skull fractured and scalp torn off.
Uncle, Mrs. I. S., Smithville, N. j..
Zudek, Mrs. Barbara, of Buffalo,
whose daughter was with her
Unidentified woman, about 35.
blonde hair and blue eyes, wore a.
'lue serge skirt and green and white
striped waist. IN. c. H." on pins.
Unidentified woman, with light hair
md light complexion, weight about
80 pounds. Wore striped silk waist.
Unidentified woman, aged about j5
vears and weight about 145 pounds.
3rown eyes and dark hair streaked
With gray, neck broken.
Unidentified woman, whose left
-rm and shoulder were crushed and
aw broken.
Unidentified woman, weight about
.75 pounds.
Unidentified woman, dark hair,
ray In front, eyes gray, wore black
uit, weight about 145 pounds and
bout 55 years. IF. F. in watch.
Unidentified man, with gray hair
nd chin whisker Letter "P'' on
uff buttons.
Unidentified woman, 35 years old,
lack hair and blue eyes, wore yei-
ow and blue checked skirt, neck
roken and face crushed.
Unidentified woman wearing a gold
and ring in which was engraved
Mamie, Nov. 23, 49, neck broken.
Unidentified woman about 40 years
id, brownish hair wearing black
kirt and white waist
Unidentified boy about years old,
rown hair and blue eyes wearing
ray striped suit.
w. P. Rumble, Easton, Pa, died
n hospital at 3:45, this morning.
4 hospital at 2 o'clock this morning
Manchester, n. Y, Aug. ga mass
f shattered wood, glass and metal at
he bottom of an embankment. some
f it covered with mud and silt from
he bed Of the Canandaigua outlet. to-
ay, marked the scene of the most dis
strous wreck in the history of the
1ehigh Valley Railway. In the tenn
odies of 21 victims of the disaster,
7hile four others are dead in Roches-
err Temporary hospitals here and
he big relief hospitals in Rochester
ouse more than 38 badly injured
ictims and of these several will die.
AS usual, the great number IF
eaths took place in the flimsy day
caches. The big steel diner and
'ullmans, although subjected to fully
like paper, held fast and
neir occupants were only bruised and
ut. The wooden coaches, however,
plit apart and went to pieces in the
rash and their occupants were cut
, death by splinters of wood, iron
nd glass.
1t is practically certain that the
ause of the disaster was blow
ole in the big steel rail that carried
lat spans the Leake outlet here. This
all had been in place for 90 months
nd held true. but the pressure from
lie heavy double-headed New York
nd Philadelphia express caused it to
olit and the middle of the train ca
aened over the embankment into the
'ater below.
Archie Buchanan, supervisor OF
luipment of the public service COM
lission, and two of his assistants.
,ok charge of the situation, today
hey are making a searching investi-
alton into the causes. The inquiry
proceeding very slowly.
Many of the bodies were terribly
Iangled but on most of them are
welry and other personal belongings
hich Will aid in establishing who
ley are.
Ten of the most seriously hurt are
the Thompson Memorial Hospital in |
anandiagua. Mrs. H. E. Smith wife |
a Lehigh Valley engineer, living in |
ochester, was reported dying today. |
er skull is fractured and the flesh |
'rn from the lower part of her face |
wo victims died in Rochester hospi- |
lis during the night They were an |
woman about 40, dark