Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-26

1of some are so badly disfigured that
identification in any case will be diff
cult.
A pathetic sight is seen in the Man
chester station tonight. where the hats
of the men in blue, with their goid
braid and the more pretenuous head
gear of the Sons of Veterans. are piled
UP with baggage, bloody garments, UNI
brellas and other personal eHects, most
of which are the property OF the dead.
Coroner Eislin at $40 O'Clock said:
Il am going to stay up all night and
doing my best TO get out list of iden-
tifications'
The wrecked train was in charge of
Conductor Geo. Hilliek of Geneva, with
Engineers Bowman and Callan on the
engines. Conductor Hiilick had just
stepped from the dining car TO the next
car in front when the dining ear left
the track. He pulled the signal for
brakes and both engineers responded
instantly. Engineer Bowman of the
second engine was leaning from his
cab window and as he turned on the
brakes he looked backward to learn
the cause of the trouble. He saw the
cars topping off the bridge. With the
rest of the railroad men he hurried
to the rescue.
Passengers Of the cars which remain
&c on the track gave prompt assist
anee. Word for doctors and nurses
was dispatched 10 the nearby places
and special relief trains were run
from both east and west.
So great was the number of injured
that there was work for all. There
were many heartrending scenes and
number of miraculous escapes. One
woman was all that remained alive Of
a family of four. Two men jumped
through n window and escaped With
were bound for points in eastern
Pennsylvania.
Two theories for the cause of the
wreck have been advanced by railroad
men. It is their opinion that it was
caused ny n broken rail or the spread
ing of the rails Had il occurred 10o
feet either east or west of the trestle
the loss of life would have undoubted-
ly been far less, for beyond this dis
lance either way the tracks pass over a
level stretch of country. The road was
blocked for several hours and it was
necessary to send the westbound trains
over the New York Central tracks via
Lyons.
Right Rev. Monsignor Thomas ]. Hen
drlek of Ovid. y. Y. brother of SUI
preme Court Justice Peter \. Dendriek,
Rev Father w. II. Harrington of Itha-
ca and Rev. JAS Griffin of Waverly were
in the dining car at the time of the
accident and were painfully bruised. They
FASTENED, however. TO the aid of the in
jured and administered the last rites of
the Catholic church to the dying
Sisters Hortensla ana Veda of &C.
neva convent. though suffering from
shock and bruises. also went among the
suffering and dying 10 render aid and
comfort.
Late tonight three persons were taken
out of the vestibule that fell into the
gully a short time previous.
With a list of killed and injured far
from complete a. midnight. % persons
are known 10 have lost their lives and
between 50 and 60 to have been in
jured.
Identification of the dead and COM
pilatian of a list of the injured has
proved a slow and difficult task, owing
to the location of the wreck, the sew
erine Of Geographic communication in
ciaent TO the crash. and the scatter
ing of the injured among hospitals and
sanitariums in several nearby cities
and towns