The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-01
RailSSpread
Under Train
Wreck Of Excursion Train in New
Jersey Blamed on Condition
OF Track.
EIGHT cREMATED:
THREE OTHERS DIE
Relatives Hunt For MISSING But
Only Bones Are Found
in Wreck.


EASTON. Pa. April 500 far as
10 Is possible TO ascertain in this city
and at the scene OF the accident,
eight persons were burned 10 death.
three fatally injured, two others so
seriously injured that their lives were
despaired of and scores of persons
were cut burned and bruised. some
Of them dangerously. in the wreck OF
the teachers special from Utica. y. Y,
TO Washington. ID. c.. on the Belvi-
dere-Delaware division of the Pennsy.
vanta az Martins Greek. y. j.. yester-
day afternoon. The line was re-
opened for traffic this morning. Bones
OF eight persons have been taken
from the debris and the wreck crew
have quit work.
The missing. who long ago were
given up as dead are.
Miss Bessie Walker. Utica. teacher.
Miss Susan Sessions. Utica. friend
Of the teachers.
Mrs. Mary Allen. Utica.
MISS Sophia knott, Utica. teacher.
Miss Louisa Lindsman. Utica. teach
er.
Miss Sarah Jones. Utica. teacher.
Harry Wilmer. Trenton. y. j.. bag
gagemaster.
James slcknell. Philadelphia. tour
ist agent for Pennsylvania railroad
Miss Eleanor Rutherford. a teacher
~ the Utica schools. died in the East
on hospital last night.
walter Van Noy. Trenton. y. J.. en-
sineer OF the ill-fated train: died in
hospital.
Charles Person. conductor. Strouds-
burg. Pa. died in hospital
Two Others May Die.
Miss Augusta Lytc. Of Utica. is IN
q critical condition in the hospital suf.
ierinE from general burns and shock
and George W. Parsons. OF Lambert
Vile. y. j.. fireman is so severely
burned that neither is expected to
survive
Local officials Of the railroad com.
pany are uncOmmuuicdtlye as 10 the
cause OF the accident. General
Manager j.. l.. Sheppard. of tho
fennsy lvania railroad was az the
wreck today bur refused to mak. "A
statement he hurried back to Jersey
city. other officials have been at mo
scene. lt is the general belief that
me rails spread and caused the fr.tt-
To leave the track and plunge over the
embankmcnt tu destruction Track.
men had been az work 40 the
point OF tho disaster and Do is do
clarcd that the tracks were lacked
up ana that no signal was ont and
me engineer. believing ne had % clear
track. rushed into what proved fo
D. % death trap 40 the terrific rate OF
hity miles an hour As au cxpiau-
alton for the absence of tho usual
green dig Of caution near the poinf
where tho trackmeu arc a. work. IL is
said that thr section hands seeing
me regular train go by and not
Know wing OF fhn special following had
not put out thc signal
ono hundred and five oxcursiorfefs
were registered at fhe Martins Creek
hotel Ia-t night Many OF fhcri went
home Ia-f r.gIf Iud fho others. .u.
Guiding tho." WIo bad been taken fo
farm houses and hotels af EoItidcro.
". j.. and -frnuI.LIr.. pu. Ip.f for
Irtl before noon today
Hunt for Dead.
NWnHr fH" If.rtua Wiu Dafuo down
'D Ensfun f0 look after fir da.H ard
Injured wore Stewart uas. Secretary
'D Mayor Gilmore. o. vs. -....ors
brother of Susan Sessions. who was
IrInlhfnH. rr.frHf.I Ir Do 90
Jones. rhi 'r.au f0 many off ffr vic
ums. 1h0mf. Walker. father of NI..
l'tI NHIErr. another victim and
irrd 81 ta.. .f..' f r.prD.snafI.. OF
.He Masonic bodies auI frc Utica
E'ts
Nr Walker 900 a..I mrr. uas
i.-r' broken n... t.. frrr. I...I uI
l daughter a"I I. ...f fY fHr ..rr..
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