The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-06
Double-Hea Freight
Crashes Into Passen-
ger Train.
PLOUGHS THROUGH
CROWDED COACH
Impact Is Terrific, and People
Either Are Crushed to Death
or Thrown Like Shot Through
the Air-Of the More Than
Thirty Injured Several
Will Die.

persons were Killed md thirty Injured.
number fntnlly, rs n result of N
wreck this afternoon on the Ligonicr
y alley Railroad. branch of the Penn
sylVnnia. ut Wilpen.
An overloaded passenger coach.
pushed by nm engine. was struck by
n doubie-heuder freight train of conI
cars, crushing the coach like paper and
spreading dcath and injury TO all but
ono aboard the train.
List of Dead.
The dead:
Mrs. Harry Dillon mud baby, of VIII
pen. crushed to denth.
William Campbell. of Wilpeu
Frank VI. Cronnnughey, of I.igoni.r,
engineer. scnldcd 10 death
George Byers, of Ligonier. fireman,
crushed and scaldcd to death.
Louise Rhoddy. nscd eight. OF Me
Cnncc. crushed.
Elizabeth Rhoddy aEed thirteen n
sister.
John VI. Ankncy. of LigonIcr. frcmnu.
died on Way 10 hospital.
Mrs. VI. Esse. of Wilpen.
Thomns MUIR. Of Lnirobe, head
crushed.
George Torh, OF yviIpen bod. mashed.
Mike IIudock, of WIIpcu, Side crushed.
Frnn> ovcrton. nsed ten, of Vviipen,
mutilntcd.
Mrs John overton. mother of Frank.
died on trim bound for Pittsburgh.
Unidentified hoy. nEed twelve.
Two unidentified foreigners, badly
crushed.
George w. Hubley, OF Pittsburgh.
civil engineer. body crushed.
Matthew Niepont, of Pittsburgh.
crushed.
Mary Rhoddy. of LlGonier.
Frank L. Beatty, engineer, head
crushed.
The passenger train had started from
IAgonier. 1t consisted of an engine
and coach, the engine pushing the
coach The freight train was made up
or many coal cars and was heing pulled
by two heavy locomotives.
Ir.pnct Terrific.
The impact was terrific The passen-
ger coach was practically laid open.
and the passengers either crushed or
thrown like shot through the air 1t
was the first fatal accident. it is said.
in the history OF the Ligonier road for
tile past forty years.
The majority of the injured thirty
in all, We're residents along the Wnpen
branch These We're brought TO II hos
pital here or sent TO hospitals IN Pitts
burgh when II was found they We're IN
critical condition. Among them
were.
Or J. 3 Johnson. Q: Llgonier. hurt
B lANtt IstA4N VIII cpaplN ole.
Dr. q y Hamili, OF Lisonier crushed.
Miss esther NJ Matthews. a nurse en-.
ployed at the home OF George Senft. OF
Ligonicr president Of the Ligonier
/ Valley road
Walter Serena, OF McKeesport, Pa.
clerk in bank al that place. in y
prccarious condition.
The Injuries of the others We're All
Severe being broken legs ana aruas an.
Commissions
/ Tho train was we'll crowded. every
seat in the lone coach being occupied
with persons returning from Fourth
OF July holiday The freight onslne
! ploved through the wooden coach,
crushing it As j, would paper
Couch Riprcd 10 Pieces.
The coach was ripped 10 pieces. MI
the occupants were hurled to the road
FED Some fen IN the path OF the on
rushing engines. whiie others were
imbedcd pnrtlv in tho cinders and
crushed stones besides the rails. The
FIRST engine Of the freight train
stopped soon after running through
the passenger trailt. turned half way
around and fell over on its side. En-
sineer NlcConnaghey was scalded to
death while his fireman. George Byers.
jumped, only to iall on the track and
meet death under the wheels I'm
ginccr Smith p Beatty, on the second
engine. jumped ana sustained broken
leg HIS fireman. John Ankney. fell
beneath car His legs wero severed.
and he died en- route 10 hospital
Engineer Dunlap. OF the passenger
train and his fireman rema!ned at
their posts and escaped With slight in
iurics-
pathetic Feature.
\ pathetic feature OF the wreck was
,be a., t,,rv nj 7riss t-stS.r Matthew's n