The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

Rome. N. Y: Nellie Baynes. Utica; Mary
E. Condor. Utica: Minnie Schwabe.
Utica; Frederika Schwabe, Cecilie Linda
man. w. R. Svanoy, engineer OF the train.
Trenton. N. j., and George w. Parsons,
fireman, Lambertsville. N. J.
Although the Pennsylvania Railroad Of
ficials will not admit that eight were
burned to death, the representatives Of the
Teachers Association say that there is
no doubt as to the fact.
Miss Marian Haskins saw either at the
scene Of the wreck or here In Easton this
evening all of the teachers who escaped.
unable to get the slightest trace Of seven
teachers.
Miss Haskins and dozens Of other young
women tonight said that half q minute
after the coaches rolled over the train
was blazing high. that two or three min
utes after the fire started It was impos-
sible to get within fifty feet of the
wreck, the heat was so intense. They
were sure that the seven who are miss
ing were pinned down by broken seats
or baggage, or that they were SO badly
hurt that they were unAble to make a
move toward windows or doors.
Check Up Dead.
1t was four hours before anybody
knew accurately how many had been
killed or injured. Immediately after the
wreck vague reports flashed out over
the wires that at least twenty-five were
dead and fifty injured. The teachers,
scattering widely. were unable at first to
tell how many had 'perished in the burn
ing cars, but Miss Haskins and her as
sistants compared Identification cards
with lists that had been prepared by the
principals.
Many Of the survivors were picked I'D
by relief train and sent to Martins
Creek from Stroudsburg. This resulted
in separating friends and relatives, and
when the last relief train from here got
back there were many anxious inquiries
that could only be met with the assur-
ance that probably the missing ones had
been taken care of by the relief train
from Stroudsburg.
Women Describe Scene.
Late tonight the women survivors told
the story Of what happened when the
train went to smash, and they were
N~oNA ~ NSSNAioS "hot Tie Eleu 1Olk W
the party had done to save them.
There was Prof. Vincent Brown. a prin-
cipal, who burned and bleeding from
many cuts. ran along the blazing cars
smashing windows and dragging out
women. Principals Burton and Chisholm,
both hurt. paid no attention to their own
injuries, but worked desperately to take
the women from the cars.
From the wreck the teachers carried
only one definite impression, there was
almost complete silence: nobody scream
ed. In the swift rush for doors and
windows women and men kept silent.
There was nothing resembling a panic
in all Of the desperate rush for air and
life.
Doctors who went to the wreck from
here said that the silence was uncanny
Climbing off the relief train they expect
ed confusion, noise. hysterical women;
they found orderly groups taking orders
from cool-headed individuals.
Many of the injured had been cared for
already. Hankerchiefs, even underskirts
had been ripped to make bandages. The
school teachers, nerve-shaken and hurt,
kept themselves, nevertheless, from ex-
hibiting their distress.
The special left Utica at 9 o'clock this
1t was made up of a locomo-
tive. and five coaches, three Pullmans.
q day coach, and smoker.