Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-13
4 DIE AND MANY
HURT IN WRECK
ON n. I. CENTRAL
Sleeper Telescoped by Speeding
Engine at Batavia
Station.
PASSENGERS GROUND
TO DEATH IN DEBRIS
Engineer Blamed for Accident by
Superintendent Everett OF
Western Division.

ROCHESTER,, ". Y, Jan. 15.--In
collision today between Train 40, the
Boston and Buffalo special, and Train
23, on the New York Central railroad
at Batavia, four persons were killed
and thirteen seriously injured, some Of
them perhaps fatally.
The accident occurred at 5:30 o'clock,
when Train 40, due at the station at
5:35 o'clock, ahead Of time, was stand
ing in the station waiting for its time
OF departure. Train %, the Western
express, due at $50 o'clock, little
late, crashed into the Waiting train
from the rear
The engine of Train 20 telescoped the
rear Pullman of the waiting train and
smashed into a day coach. which was
next in the train. The four persons who
were killed were all riding In the Pull
man car. Wrecking crews from
Rochester and Buffalo are at resent
clearing the track, while passenger
trains are going through on the freight
tracks
List of injured.
The revised list of injured. as re-
ported at the Batavia Hospital, is:
T.. G. Van Valkenburg, Fultonville,
n ", conductor train 49, badly
crushed fatal.
Robert Mcfarland, Detroit Mich,
probably fatally crushed.
H. H. Cade, Chicago. both legs
broken, back deeply burned; fatal.
Monte C. Friscus, Indianapolis, left
leg broken, head and body badly
crushed; serious
H. C. stiles 36 Abbot street. Dor
chester, Mass, Pullman conductor
train 40. face cut. bruised.
r. A. Smith. Rochester. back in
cured, severe shock
James A. Moore, Buffalo. back in
cured, probably broken ribs
H. L. III. Jones, Utica, N. T., con-
ductor Rock Island railroad. bruises
and severe shock.
Catherine Higgins and her son,
Thomas Higgins. Richland, N. M, cuts
and shock; not serious.
John Shaw, Toronto, Ont, leg broken.
Mrs. John Shaw slight injuries and
shock.
Abram Cole. porter, Boston, scalp
wounds.
Slightly injured who received the at
tention of physicians but did not go
to the hospital:
Walter Gidersleeve. Gildesleeve,
Conn.
C. D. Van sier, Gold Ridge, New.
With one exception the four bodies of
passengers In the wreckage of the
crushed sleeping car are so mutilated
as to make identification difficult. Two
were frightfully scalded by steam from
the engine. Tatters of light garments
were the only indications of clothing
found.
Beneath one of the unidentified bodies
was found a silver locket and a Ma
sonic charm inscribed: "Cassius C.
Perrin, 1851 Mecca Temple, New York"
Engineer Is BIamed.
superintendent Everett, of the West
ern division of the New York Central
railroad, made the following statement
From such preliminary investiga-
ton as I have been able to make, J.
3. Lydell, of Prffolo, engineer on
train %, which ran into train 40 (Bos-
ton and Buffalo express). was RESPONSE
bic for the accident, in that he had
disobeyed signals Mr.. Lydell has been
in the employ of this railroad for
forty years, and has been an engine
man since 1888 with perfect record"
Engineer Unable to Explain
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.--Officials of
the New York Central railroad had
word soon after the accident that there
were three dead and twelve injured in
the Batavia wreck today. They said
they had been informed that the en-
gneman of train No % had run his
train past three signals set against
him. Since the accident, they said, he
h, 4 In.