Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-26
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lied. The most destruction occurred III th'
day coach No. 297 and dozen person:
were later taken dead from the SECOND
day coach, which. having followed thu
first over the trestle, snapped its real
coupling and thus saved the rest of the
train from being dragged over.
This second day coach struck on the
bottom and stood end UP, the rear enc
projecting few feet above the top OF
the trustle. All of the passengers ir
this car We're piled in tangled mass OF
broken seats at the bottom of the car.
Indescribable pandemonium followed
The Pullman car Emelyn which remained
| on the bridge with one end projecting
over the gulch and several cars behind H.
derailed, and in immediate danger OF
| going over on the mass of wreckage be-
How, were soon emptied of all their pas
sengers and these aided by gangs of rail-
Iroad emploves from the big freight yards
at Manchester rushed 10 AID. AS the
groans of the injured and dying were
heard below all possible speed was made
but il was several minutes before any
body reached the cars at the bottom TO
effect rescues.
The cars did not catch fire. Axes
| we're secured and body after body was
removed and carried by the reseuers
kree- deep in the river bed to the bank
on the west side Of the trestle. There
the dead and injured were laid out on
the damp ground. while planks and
timber taken from buildings in the
course of construction nearby were re-
questioned and a field hospital was
established.
II was more than an hour before
MANY of the injured could be removed
and special trains from both Geneva
and Rochester brought physicians,
nurses and medical supplies. Hundreds
awaited treatment and the railroad
station at Manchester, cider mill and
an icehousa were used TO give tempo
rary shelter and treatment to the ref
ugees.
II was necessary 10 chop through the
sides and bottom of the day coach az
the bottom and the work of removing
the victims moved with painful slow
ness Death had come swiftly To many,
n large number of the dead having had
their skulls crushed in when they were
thrown with terrific velocity against
the car seats and projections. The NOR
tality was high among the older pas
sengers, most of whom were battle
SCARED veterans of the Civil War and
their wives.
The dead removed from the wreck
and brought to the morgue of j. NJ.
Stoddard at Shortsville, near here. at
o o'clock tonight numbered %. Two
other persons died in Rochester from
their injuries. Several other persons
with probably mortal injuries are ly-
ing in the hospitals at Rochester
Geneva and Clifton Springs. The
number of seriously injured is esti-
mated at so.
relieving is list of the dead at the
Shortsville morgue:
r. c. Madden. Trenton, \. j.
z. Pangbun, veteran, Brooklyn. \. L.
A. M. Hunsieker. Vineland, Ont.
Charles Hicks, Newark, y. j.
r. s. Uncle, Southfield. \. j.
Mrs. r. s. Uncle, Southfield, n. j.
Mrs. A. T. Zudick, Buffalo, \. Y.
Helen Powell, address unknown.
Mrs. c. 5. Johnson. Cleveland. Hus-
band in hospital.
Woman. aged about 40. M. E. H on
breastpin, black skirt, white waist.
Man, 70, with "P" on euffbutton.
Wore truss made by Sentz Sons oil
Philadelphia.
Woman. IS, gray and black finely
| checked dress. short black hair
Girl. blonde. blue eyes, aged II, olue
serge skirt, green. and white striped
silk shirtwaist. IN. c. H Initials
| Girl. aged about %. black hair and
dark eyes, head crushed.
| Women. white shirtwaist with black
| strine. gray skirt. about AZ.
| woman. aged about SO years, WITH
| OF II Pr on watch. Shoes bought IN
| Philadelphia.
| Woman. wearing gold band wedding
ring, 2S, inscription Name, NOV. 20
| 49," about 30 years of age, brown iia'i'
slightly gray. AL.
| Woman, aged about So years oar"
| blue jacket. black skirt -,
i Woman, gray hair, 20 years a VI
K" on sgnet ring.
| Man, about IS years, BODY crushed
| beyond recognition.
| Unidentified boy about SIX years VI"
Tho dead at Rochester
| D. NJ. Bolt, veteran, Los Angeles
Henry Becker. brakeman.
| Owing to the fact that ,he "ei "le'
dining car, in going into the ditch cas-,
of the trestle, had broke down seV .
telegraph poles, with scores OF wires
ltbe telegraph service was broken ah'
! viii not be restored until tomorrow
Aid had to be summoned by teiephone
Coroner D. A. Eisline oil Shor'sFi'l'
| took charge of the wreck and was as,
/ sisted by Coroners a. w. Arms,r"''l
of Canandaigua and George + ilh' .
IGeneva. Coroner Armstrong was as
Isigned particularly TO investlga,e III,
legal aspects of the disaster, ana aite'
a preliminary examination OF the seem
he said: A., .rocl
TT looks TO me as though 'i,e VA
was bad and there waspronaplS
broken rail. 1t appears as Il tne a.,
truck of the first car that was dera' ie
Ileft the rails about so feet from IN
west end of the bridge. we VIII nor
no inquest until we identify all OF IN
bodies oo,,;p,
| Late tonight while the WreeN -,
crew was trying to remove part Oh W -,
) wreckage the day coach thar $1,000 ~ ~
and fell into the gully ana auoeu n.y.