Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-14
Ten Persons Also Injured More or
Less Seriously.
AR Is REDUCED TO wRECKAGE
Engine Continues on Into Rear o
Day Coach,
BODIES ARE BADLY MUTnATE1
western Express Crashes Into Rear Of
Boston and Buffalo Special
sleeper and Day Coach
TeIescOped.

BATAVIA. n. Y Jan. 1S-Four pas
senEers, probably asleep in their berths
aboard the New York Central railroads
Boston and Buffalo west-bound express,
were killed as that train stood at the
Batavia station early today. Three others
were fatally injured, and the condition
Of ten is more or less serious.
The engine Of train No. %, the New
York Centrars western express, struck
the rear Of train No. ~, the Boston and
Buffalo express. with such force that the
rear car of train No. 4a, sleeper, crum-
bled before the impact. the engine was
reduced to wreckage, beneath which the
four dead we're found. The mutilaton Of
their bodies was so extensive and live
steam played such havoc that early identi-
fication was impossible
List of Victims.
The bodies are:
MAN, 30 years old, probably Cassius c.
Perrine, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Man. go smooth face, plain gold band
ring, the word Engagement engraved
''isiqI Man. 30, ring marked "F. ]. s."
MAN, 40, nude.
The injured.
f. G, Van Valkenburg. Fultonville, N, T.
conductor train No 40; badly crushed
Robe Robert Mcfarland, Detroit, Mich; prob.
ably fatally crushed.
Ii. P. Cade, Chicago; both legs broken
Monte c. Frlscus. Indianapolis; head and
body badly crushed; serious.
II c. stiles, Dorchester, Mass, Pullman
r. A. Smith, Rochester; back injured
James A. Moore, lawyer, Buffalo; back
injured.
Rock Island railroad; severe shock.
Catherine Higgins and her son, Thomas
Higgins Richland, n M; cuts and shock
John, shaw. Toronto. ont. leg broken
Mrs John Shaw, slight injuries.
Abram Cole, porter Boston, scair
9. b. vansier, Gold Ridge, New; slightly
Two Cars TeleacOped.
The oncoming engine continued through
the sleeping car into the rear of the day
coach ahead. Nearly all the injured were
in the sleeper.
Most OF the passengers were asleep wheT
the shock came. There were desperat,
struggles with debris ana many persons
not reported among the injured at the hos
pitfalls were exhausted with their efforts tC
extricate themselves from the shattered cal
and to help the injured
Jets Of steam from the punctured borel
OF the locomotive added to the torture Of
those disabled and also delayed the worl
OF rescue. Engineer Lydell and his fire
man were uninjured,
| Superintendent Everett of the western
/ division OF the New York Central made the
following statement;
| From such preliminary investigation al
I have been able to make. j. b. Lyder o.
| Buffalo. engineer OF train No. %, whlcl
ran into train No. 49 (Boston and Buffalo
express) was responsible. In that he dis
! obeyed signals. Mr.. Lydell has been II
\ the employ OF this railroad for forty year,
and has been an enginemsn since 1883, will
a perfect record"
Identity of Two Victims.
| NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-The uuidentifiet
body found in the Batavia wreck beneatl
which was discovered a Masonic charm
| inscribed "Cassius c. Perrlne." is prob
ably that Of c. c. Perrlne, an assistan
general manager OF a local detectiv,
agency.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 13.--Robert I.
! Mcfarland reported 10 have been fatal,
injured In the wreck at Batavia, is sale
manager for a local Weather-stripping fac