New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-06

MORE BODIES IDENTIFIED
Several of the Il Dead, How.
ever, Are Still Unknown
No More Deaths Among
the Injured.

Corning. n. Y, July 5-Of the forty-one
passengers killed in the rear-end collision
on the Delaware Lackawanna & Western
Railroad two miles east of this city early
yesterday several were still unidentified
at late hour tonight. In some Instances
there are no clews on which Identification
can be attempted. and some of the bodies
are so badly mutilated that ultimate dis
covery Of their identity seems a remote
possibility.
Coroner u. 3. Smith settled a dispute to-
Gay between two claimants for the body Of
a hve-year-old girl. The body had been
identified by William R. Laird. Of Buffalo.
as that of his daughter Mabel, and had
been turned over TO him. David Cochrane
Of New York. a brother Of Mrs. William
Armstrong who, with her husband. was
Killed, to-day claimed the body as that Of
his niece, who accompanied her parents on
the trip and who is missing.
Mystery surrounds the fate of the little
Armstrong girl. as there is no other child
of her age in any OF the morgues or hos
pitfalls. Dr. Smith save Mr.. Laird posses
sion Of the BODY to be sent 10 New York,
and advised Cochrane 10 so to that city
for more positive Identification if ii could
he obtained
Considerable confusion has been caused
by the fact that many Of the dead and in
jured were taken 10 Elmira soon after the
accident. Relatives have Aocked here seek
ing missing ones, and. their mission failing
here. have been compelled to make the trip
&c Elmira.
al Hnpoe
Mrs Charles Brandas OF New York
City. who has hitherto been counted as
among the dead, was not on the train
This became known when Henry Hente a
cousin. arrived al the morgu5 and iden-
titled the bcdy of Mr. Brandes, but stated
that Brandes's wife and four children were
at home In New York.
The body supposed yesterday to have
been that of Mrs Brandes. wife OF Charles
Brandes. Of No. 135 William street New
York City was identified as that of Mrs
c. A Masserve. As Ada Benson, Of Po-
quannock. Penn. she was married on
Wednesday in Pompton. y. j., by the Rev
Z. p Hooper TO c. A Masserve, clerk
In the offices Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
q St Paul Railway. The couple were
on their wedding trip. a similarity OF
initials appearing on wedding ring led
10 her identification as Mrs. Brandes,
While dying in the hospital Mr. Brandes
spoke Of his wife frequently in his de-
liriurn and it was supposed she was on
the train
The body of c. A Masserve was identified
late tonight among the victims in the
morgue.
While Identification Of the dead was pro-
ceeding, the shipment Of bodies Of those
identified began. nearly a dozen bodies
having left here tonight for points in and
around New York. all the expenses being
borne by the railroad
Beaman Cato. OF Morrtstown, y. j.,
who lost his wife in the wreck. became
suddenly and violently insane late to-day,
and he had to be lodged in the police sta
ton, where he was given medical atten-
ton. ne does not comprehend that his
wife is dead and constantly calls for her.
Added to Known Dead.
These victims of the disaster who were
unknown last night have been identified
to-day:
ARMSTRONG. Mrs william A. No. 1920 Park
BRANDES. Emma, twenty-1our years old,
New York City.
BROOKS. Miss Emma, residence unknown.
CATO. Mrs. Beaman. Morristown, n. J.
DUFFY. Mrs Marie E. No. $50 Washington
avenue, Brooklyn.
DUFFY. Olive l.. daughter Of Mrs. Marie
FREEDMAN, Mrs. Louis New York City.
LLOYD. John l.. eleven years old. No. o Wash
ington avenue, Newark.
MAssERYE. Nj and Mrs c. A. Poquannock.
Penn.
PERM Edmond B T. Yonkers n Y
TAFT John B. No. Sls oath street Brooklyn
Miss Katherin Jausz, Of No. 1874 East
40th street, Brooklyn, was Identified to-day
among the injured at the Corning Hospital.
She has been unconscious since the wreck,
and her case is considered one of the most
desperate.
4 blue-eyed, brown-haired boy, twelve
years old, is among the unidentified injured
in the Corning Hospital, and his case has
given much concern 10 the physicians. No
elew 20 his identity has been found
Ten Of the injured are in Elnira institu-
tons and twenty in the Corning Hospital
Others OF the injured are being taken care
Of BY friends or have left for their homes.
Finds All His Family Dead.
There was a. pathetic scene when the
roTgues were VISITED Dy william II. LdITH'
Of Buffalo whose entire family, consisting
Of his father. his wife, fiVe-year-old daugh-
ter and two-year-old son. were killed In the
wreck. Mr.. Laird, who Is employed IN a
Buffalo printing establishment, left that city
last night knowing only that his father.
George Laird. had been killed He had
received no information Of the fate OF the
other members OF his family, and visited the
local morgues with a murmured prayer on
his lips that he had not been left entirely
alone. At the first place visited he found
his little boy and girl, laid out side by side