Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
Believed to Be Cause
Of the Accident
ION Teachers Special Which
Cost Nine Lives.
Pennsylvania Railroad Officials In
willing TO Talk.

Easton, Pa. April $50 far as it is
possible 10 ascertain in this city and
at the scene of the accident, eight per
sons were burned 10 death, three IA
tally injured, two others so seriously
injured that their lives are dspaired
of, and scores OF persons We're cut,
burned and bruised some of them dan
gerousiy. in the wreck of the Teach
ci.s' special from Utica, n Y. to Wash
ington, D. G, on the Belvidre- Delaware
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Martins Creek, y J.. yesterday.
The line was re-opened for traffic to-
day. Bones of eight persons have been
taken from the debris and the wreck
crew have quit work.
The missing, VINO long ago We're Civ
en up as dead. are:
Miss Bessie Walker Utica teacher.
Miss Susan Seasons. Utica, friend Of
the too hers.
Ms Mary Allen, Utica
Miss Sophia knott. Utica, teacher.
Miss Louise Lindeman. Utica, teach
or.
Miss sarah Jones, Utica. teacher.
Harry Wilmer. Trenton, \. j., bag
eagemaster of the train.
James Bicknell. Philadelphia. tourist
agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Miss Eleanor Rutherford. a teacher
in the Utica schools. died in the Easton
hospital last night as did also Walter
Nanog OF Trenton, y. j.. engineer of
the Inflated train and Charles Pearson,
conductor Of Stroudsburg, Pa
Miss Augusta Lyle Of Utica is in crit
ical condition in the hospital. suffering
from burns and shock. and 6 orge W.
Parsons of Lambertville. n. J.. fireman,
is so severely burned that Meth is ex-
peeted to survive. The body o. Miss
rutherford has been taken charge of by
her brother and shipped from Easton to-
night.
This morning Dr. j J. Quincy, local
health officer. took X-ray pictures Of the
Miss Mary Condron. both Utica teachers
and found that each sustained frac-
tured arm. The two Young women. all
the other New Workers with the excep-
ton of Miss Lyle are resting comfort
ably and the hospital authorities see no
cause for alarm in their conditions Local
officials of the railroad are uucommunica-
tive to the cause of the accident. Gen.
Manager Sheppard of the Pennsylvania
Railroad was at tie wreck today hut re-
fused 10 make n statement lie hurried
back Ia Jersey City Other high officials
have been at the scene.
1t is the general belief that the rails
spread and caused the train 10 leave the
track and plunge on the embankment to
destruction. carrying it's load of human-
lily. Trackmcn had been at work at the
point of the disaster and it is alleged
that the tracks We're lacked mp. that no
signal was out and that the engineer, ne
lieving he had clear track. rushed into
what proved 10 be a death trap at the
rate of 80 miles an hour.
One hundred and five eXcursonists were
registered al the Mafins Greek hotel last
night. Many of them went home on thu
special that was run down by the Della
ware. Lackawanna & Western Railroad
last night and the others including those
who had been taken to farm houses and
hotels at Belvidre. y. J.. and Strouds-
burg, Pa, left for Utica today
Miss DR.. Hennssy of Utica was among
those who remained at the Martins Creek
hotel last night. She assisted the in
iured and while doing so she was suffer-
iiiS Intensely lIblll IL severe INJURY 10 Tile
shin.
Among the effects of the dead found
in the wreeka8e were three gold watches.
one of which was marked IS. j." and is
believed to have been the properly of
Miss Sarah Jones. Under some charred
bones was found handbag which con-
tanned papers bearing the name OF Mrs.
Mary Allen. bunch of keys and a train
mans Brotherhood button We're identified
as belonging to Wilmer, the baggageman
The explosion that occurred at the
wreck last night was due to the ignition
of gas in a tank under the dining car.
the only car which did not go into the
ditch. A flying fragment of the tank
struck Harry Francis of Titusvile, Pa.
on the head and inflicted an ugly cash.
Francis, who is student at Lafayette
College. was watching the wrecking crew
at work.