Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-05

IackaWanna passenger train Nc, from New York, due to arrive at Corn ing at AT a. m., composed of two en- zines a baggage car, three Pullmans and two day coaches, in the order named, was demolished at Gibson. three miles east of Corning, at 5.25 o'clock this morning by express train No. H. due at Corning at 5Ig a. m. Forty -oue persons were killed and be- tween fifty and slxt yinjured.
 Many of the victims were holiday excursionfsts bound to Niagara Falls, who had boarded the train at points along the Lacbswanna from Hebol1en to Buffalo.
 Signals Hidden by Fog.
 The wreck was the worst in the his tory of the road. It's cause. according to Engineer Schroeder of the express, VaS his failure to notice signals set against his train. The morning was so fosgy. he said. that he could not distinguish them. The wrecked train stood on the main track, blocked by crippled extra freight train No. 61. There was no flag out. The signals were just around the curve,
 The flying express plunged past them and crashed into the rear Of No g, bringing death to nearly two score of its passengers.
 List of Identified Dead. The number of deaths from the wreck tonight had reached A. of whom but fl had been identified The latter are: Armstrong, William M, 1920 Park avenun, Hoboken. N J.
 Brnndies. Mr. and Mrs. Charles, 135 William street. New York city (mar- risd yesterday and on wedding trip). Dyak, Herman, Newark, N. J. Erwin Mrs. c. E.. Chicago.
 Hess, Mrs Edith A., Scranton, Pa Ivey, pr. K. w.. of Bellevue hospital New York; home Suffolk. Va
 Jones, Mrs. Anna Hnl. Scranton. P. Laird, George. 16S Tenth street, Brooklyn N, r.
 Luwery. Evelyn. eoiored. 1O4 Oak street, Newark. N. J.
 NoTsk. Antonio, Scranton, Pa
 Nelson, Anton, Grove street, Jersey City. N. ]. s s@1@g1 Pratf, P. C., Hunt avenue, Burfslo, traveiing salesman.
 Patousfd. M-. immigrant, t1clzeted to Buffalo
 PraveIowsasxi. Regina, Russia
 Reynolds, Mrs. Lillian. 211 Spencer street. Brooklyn. N. Y.
 Setteeducat1. Mrs. Lucy. 175 Baxter street. New York city.
 Smith. James, oolored. Pullman por- Ter, ReTark. ". J, schuitz. Ernest, BuftRio. Trimmer. John. Mr. and Mrs. Scran- ton. Pa.
 Laird. Mrs. William E.
 La4rd, Philip. ysars old.
 Laird. Mabel. years old, alt oi Brooklyn.
 The Unidentified Dead.
 The dead remaining unidentified ug to nine o'clock tonight are described al follows:
 Woman, with gold hsirpfn marked IF J. A, 1g0s.s band ring marSSeI T. B."
 Woman with gold pendant on chain amethyst setting and three pearl pen. dants.
 Large negress, about 45 years of age wearing blouse dress, ear rings and ring on one hand
 Gtr1 about years. white dress. Man, Of 5or 40 years. black hair striped suit and diamond stickpdn. Woman, blue dress and band ring. Woman, aged 90 wearing diamond ring. gold watch and chain, DO init 7 iale; short stature; light. wavy hair Woman. about so, wearing gold lock , st on neck; gold pin, "S. J. A.. 19Og' gold signet ring: wore ring with tw, green stones; heavy black hair. , Woman. 3S years of age. short 0 stature: brown hair; no marks oI body. no jeweiIT. Man, 20 yearH. with brown hair. blu and white tie; gold finger rings wit rhree red stones.
 Man, 90 years. with red mnstache brown hair. bank passboOk bearin, name Marion Grybrewskd; black an white striped suit: evidently Polish.
 Man SS years. with light brown hail pa5amas with braided front: 6nge ring rtfh red stones.
 Woman. % to % years brown hair rold neck chain with pearl pendant heavy gold belt: diamond ring on lef hand with cluster of diamonds wit rvo rcd stones on right hand.
 BSy. 10 years. light blue eyes an, brown hatT; black shoee; red necktie Rray rorsted suit
 Man 30 to 75 years. dark hair. stocl, nT buslt ring with initials p. IT.
 Wcsnan. 70 to 2s years. heavy dar red hair. five front teeth in upps law. heavily gold filled: five finge rings on left hand and one on rigt hand.
 Man. s0 years. brown hair. sma dark brown mustache; heavy gold rin with inscription badly worn, M. ( te P. P., '91.'
 Travelling e5 Miles an Hour.
 Engineer Schroeder had taken No. at Eimira fifteen minutes before. was a few minutes late. The stretc of track from Elmira to Corning is ft ted for fast running and he was senC ing his train along at the rate of siJ ty-hVe miles an hour. No. was sur posed to be half an hour ahead of hir He had no warning until he made oi the outline of the rear coach of No through the fog that was crawling | the mountain from ths river far belo- Then he saw the lights ahead af threw on the reverse without shuttir of steam.
 Two Day Coaches splintsred.
 The jerk threw the train off the tfat and the locomotive plnnsed 6H fe rods further, 10 splinter the twe dt coaohes niIad with earuFsisnists al tear through Inc last 5f ihs RullthaA Schroeder said that the impact wa 10 great t1iai t lhreW hifn ffeHi Il csb and landed haha eh his should on the roaitbed pEa etisslly uahuFt,
 The leo-toB hisnster eeAtiaHed plunge tareugh the middle ef the tEai grinding every ythiRg in it's path. seemed as if it would cut through e cry car, When 1t WAS fiHally bleeki ny g HsuHtsiR ef debris it remained ire roadbed while tiaesIsaads rushed fhe aeeRc ts RFg ttss dead and injur rem the tangled mass of wFsekags,