Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-26
NuMpER WILL NOT INcREAse
uNLEes SOME OF THOSE IN.
JUREp svccuMs.
IDENTIFICATION DIFFICULT
BECAUSE OF coNFUsloN
Possible Marks Removed With Cloth.
ina-partial List Of Dead and Ssri-
oueIy lnjursd-Dsfiniteiy Established
That Disastsr Was Caused by Broken
+ Rail.


here today and before daylight farmers
and villagers began carting them to the
temporary morgue, where lay twenty
two bodies OF those who were killed
yesterday IN the wreck Of the Lehigh
Valley train on the trestle over Canaan
daigua creek. These twenty-five. with
three others in the morgue at Roches-
ter, probably will complete the list OF
dead unless more deaths occur among
the fifty or sixty injured.
CAUSED By Broken Rail.
1t is now established that the wrech
was caused by broken rail. Three
cars out Of the train OF fourteen cars
plunged from the track. The train
was bound from Buffalo to Jersey City
and majority OF those aboard were
on their way to homes in New Jersey
and eastern Pennsylvania.
A gang Of 200 men with two steam,
derricks was busy all night at the
scene of the wreck and a greater part
Of the wrecked cars. excluding those al
the bottom Of the gully. were removed
and the main line was cleared before
midnight. 50 that trains might cross
the bridge slowly.
Personal Effects Unclaimed.
A roomful Of personal effects still re-
mains piled up in the Manchester pas
eenger room and on top Of the mound
A. r. veterans 10 some little child's
owner to claim It.
Some Of the Dead.
Fohowing 10 q list of the dead at the
Shortsvtlle morgue. where most Of the
bodies were taken:
Madden, T. c.. Trenton. N. J.
PangbnRn. f.. veteran. Brooklyn.
H,nsnicker. A. NJ. vineland. Ont.
Hicks, Charles. Newark, N. ].
Uncle. r. g., South Field. N. J.
Uncle. Mrs. r. s.. South Field. n j.
Zudicls. Mrs. A. E.. Buffalo. n Y.
Pownell, Helen. address unknown
Johnson. c. j.. Philadelphia or Cleve-
land.
Johnson. Mrs. C. p.
Hickey. Joseph. address unknown.
Woman. age about 40, m. e. H." on
breastpin.
Man. 70. with "P." on cuff button.
Woman. aged about 35. gray and
black finely checked dress.
Girl. blond. blue eyes, aged 1s, blue
serge skirt. green and white striped
silk shirtwaist. IN. G. H." initials.
Girl. aged about 20, black hair and
dark eyes.
Woman, white skirt with black stripe,
gray waist, age about ~ years.
Woman. age about 35 years. with "E.
T. p" on watch.
Woman, wearing gold band wedding
ring. with inscription Name. Nov %,
49," about 50 years Of age.
Woman. aged about 55 years. dark
blue Jacket. black skirt.
Woman, 70 years. "A. NJ K" on sig
net ring.
Man. about 55 years. body crushed
beyond recognition.
4 Unidentified boy, about 6 years old.
The dead at Rochester:
/. Bell. u. NJ, veteran. Los Angeles.
Becker. Henry, brakeman.
ThssM Most Seriously injured.
Chatam, Mrs, residence unknown.
Whipley, Mrs. J. p, New York
Hyde, ]. B. and wife, New York
waterbury. Mr.. and Mrs. r. B., Tor
{ onto. Ont.
Spindle. Mrs. J. p, olean. N. Y:
seriously.
Randls. W. p, Easton, Pa.
Green. John, welland, Ont.
Luman, Geraldine, Philadelphia
Amesbury, Capt. Robert, and wife,
Philadelphia.
Train Making Up Time.
Crowded with passengers, many Of
whom were war veterans and excur-
sionists from the g. A. r. encamp-
ment at Rochester, the train, made up
Of fourteen cars. drawn by two. big
rnogul engines. was forty minutes late
when II reached Rochester Junction,
and from there sped eastward to make
up time before reaching Geneva The
engines ana two day>coaches had Just
passed the center Of a 400 foot trestle
; over Canandaigue Outlet. $50 feet east
OF the station at Manchester, at 1886
O'Clock. when Pullman car. the third
OF the long train left the rails. It drag
ged the dining car with 1t and two day
coaches and two Pullmans, in this or
der followed. All bumped over the ties
short distance when the coupling be-
tween the day coach and the rear end
OF the diner broke. The forward end OF
the train dragged the derailed Pullman
and the diner over safely, after which
bsth plunged down the south embank-
u,ent and rolled ever.
esaehss Plunge Into River.
The free END Of a day coach. In which
most q the victims were riding. showed
out over the gulf and followed by q
secoud day coach. stripped the rear
guard ~ the south side Of the trestle
aaA plQAeed to the shallow river bed.
more than forty feet below.
cent over struck the east embank.