New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK



were burned to death. AS the train left
the track It sideswiped and broke a
tank OF OIL which ran over the wreckage
and added to the fury Of the flames. The
fire broke out at both ends of the train.
hot Goals from the firebox of the engine
starting the fire at that and. and flames
from the stoves In the dining car start
ing the destruction at the rear.
Physicians were called from this city
and every town within a radius Of ten
miles. and they went to the scene Of the
wreck in automobiles and special trains,
run over the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Twenty minutes after the accident there
were score of physicians on the ground.
They did everything possible to relieve
the injured, and made them ready for the
trip to the Easton Hospital
Every farmhouse in the vicinity was
quickly transformed into an improvised
hospital. and farmers wagons were
pressed into service az ambulances
Many OF the injured remain with the
farmers and at the Martins Creek Ho-
tel Telegraph and telephone wires were
torn away. and for some time il was i'm
possible TO reach the outside world.
Communication was finally restored 10
Fastor. and from this city passengers
sent messages to their families.
Work Of Rescue Begins.
Willing hands began the work OF res
cue as soon as they were able. and had
II not been for the heroic efforts Of men
and women, some Of whom were cut and
bleeding from their own wounds, the loss
Of life would have been appalling. I'm
conscious forms were pinioned beneath
the wreckage, with the flames leaping
toward them, when the less seriously In
tured plunged into the debris, worked
the unconscious victims loose and car
ried them beyond reach of the flames.
One Young woman was found singing
and dancing on the railroad track hslf
mile from the scene of the wreck. she
was cut, bruised and burned, but in her
historical condition did not appear con-
scious Of pain or Of what had happened
Priests from the Easton and Phillips
, burg. n. J., parishes were taken TO Mar
tins Creek IN automobiles, and worked
among the injured.
When the train carrying the injured
reached Easton, ambulances end motor
cars we're on hand to get them TO the
hospital with all possible speed. The
Sisters and nurses at the institution had
prepared for their coming. and as soon
as they arrived made them as comfort
able as possible.
Person, the conductor, vas operated
unon. and died ar s o'clock tonight
TIE surgeons found a compound fracture
OF the skull at the base OF the brain.
Dr.. Budd J. Reaser, OF Martins Creek.
was the first physician on the scene. He
drove over from his Office in his auto
mobile but by the time he reached the
wreck the cars we're mass OF flames
and burning fiercely He said when the
cars hit The oil tank the flames ran
through the train like blaze on dry
prairie
Organize. First Aid Corps.
Men and women were in state 81
panic. ne said and some were uncon-
scious on the ground, where they he'd
been placed by others or had fallen IN
a swoon. DR. Reaser organized frst
aid corps. and put willing hands to work
IN a systematic manner. The women
we're looked after first. The doctor had
them brought TO him. and he treated
them as best he could under the clrcum
stances.
c. 3. Brown, principal Of School 1S
Utica. was talking with representatives
Of the Pennsylvania and the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Railroads when
the crash occurred He was thrown
through a window. end landed on pile
Of rocks. He said he was dazed for
time. and as soon as he recovered began
aiding IN the rescue He kicked IN the
windows that had not already been
broken. and dragged people out. The
fire spread with alarming repidity, and
this spurred those who had escaped TO
renewed efforts
DR.. Coxton, a woman dentist, Of Utica,
was one Of those who had a narrow es-
cane. She did heroic work among the
injured, and 70 her efforts many OF the
i,orrisoped Messengers owe their lives