Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
EXPRESS
IN FATAL WRECK

Bridgeport Conn.,, July 11.-Many
lives were crushed out in an instant,
and forty ,or more persons were
frightfully hurt when, early today,
the federal express, running from
Washington to Boston, over the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road, was hurled over the viaduct
here by an open switch.
The Dead
Mrs. George Rogers and her in
FAINT son, of Washington, D. C.
c. w. Christie, 2O21 Rittenhouse
street, Philadelphia.
Engineer A. M. Curtis, OF express.
Fireman W. A. Ryan, of express.
George R. Saunders, fifty-fve years
New London, Conn.
Two unidentified young women.
Unidentified boy, three years of
age.
Unidentified woman, about fifty
eight.
Negro passenger, about thirty.
Two unidentified children.
Seriously Injured
Mrs. Mary Walker, 1925 Eleventh
street northwest, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. James B. Royce, FOL Nine
teenth street northwest, Washing ton,
D. C.
Mrs. Mary Note, sixty-five, 223
Massachusetts avenue, Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. Sarah Calabro, Philadelphia,
and her three children, Christie, Tony,
and Ida.
Mrs. Bertha Monroe. twenty-four,
CliftondaleS Mass.
Mrs Mary Mccain, fifty. 1916 Wal
ton street, Philadelphia.
Mary insolvency, address I'M
known.
David Kissner. thirty-eight, 1O4
Willis avenue, New York.
Frank Won Pfeiffer, twenty-three,
2427 East North street, Philadel-
phia.
John Won Pfeiffer, nine, Readville,
Mass.
Eleanor Wilson, eleven, 1921 Sears
stree, Philadelphia.
Mr.. Murdoch, Somerville, Mass.
Mrs. McCornnor, Chestnut Hills,
Maryland avenue, Philadelphia; ribs
broken.
Fire broke out in the wreekage, but
the Bridgeport fire department quick
ly put this out, and the men lent as
sistance to rescue the injured. Am
balances and doctors, hastily sum-
moned did their best to save those
who were under the debris.
The express left Harlem river an
hour late. 1t was going at high
speed when the open switch, a mile
and half west of the Bridgeport sta
ton, was struck. The switch was
near the tower at the junction of
Fairfield avenue and State street.
There was one tremendous crash, an
instant of intense silence, and then
the grOans and shrieks of the wound
ed.
The wreck was almost complete,
five cars having gone over and only
three cars of the long train being
left on the track. The engine, twist
ed into junk, was 200 feet south of
Fairfield avenue. Behind were the
mail and baggage cars, while the
pullmans and coaches were in a mass
in the rear.
The day coach was entirely crush
ed and in it the deaths were many,
five bodies being removed at once.
Three pullmans were almost COM
pletely crumpled up, but appearances
were that the passengers were in a
measure protected by the strength
of the cars.
With fremen, policemen and doc.
tors working as fast as possible, the
dead and injured were laid out upoI
the lawn of Mrs. B. A. Koran, il
Fairfield avenue. AS fast as the am
bulance came, the injured were SEN
to the hospitals.
In the wreckage of the engine wa!
found body, thought to be that O.
the engineer, who had died at hi
post.
A babe about year old was fount
in one car. 1t was alive and had be
come separated from it's mother, Mrs
w. V. Clephane, of Cherry Greek
Nd, and it's aunt, Miss Beatric,
Clephane, both of whom escaped witt
minor injuries chiefly wounds OF
the head.
| In another coach Mrs. Whateman
of Philadelphia, was taken out alive
but her child was dead under her.
Mrs. L. M. Page, of 1928 Massa
chusetts avenue, Washington, VIII
was with her maid and child, escape
with minor hurts.
AMEPICANC OSE