New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-06
ONLY ONE ESCAPES INJURY
Locomotives Plough Through
Car Crowded with Persons Re-
turning from a Holiday,
Crushing 1t as If
Paper. n

ing the car ike paper ana Spredohhs
death and injury to all on board the
train, except one person, who was rail-
road man.
The accident occurred on a brancn
road running from this place to Iigo-
nier. which is owned by the Mellon in
terests of Pittsburgh. 1t had been re-
ported that the line was controlled py
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
1t will take an investigation to deter
mine the cause of the wreck. There
seems to be no person in a position to
even suggest a cause tonight.
The passenger train, consisting Of the
single car. carried many persons who
had enjoyed a holiday over the Fourth |
Of July at Ligonier, summer resort.
Without a moments warning the heavy
freight ploughed into it, splitting the
car into bits. The victims, many being
crushed and killed instantly, were
thrown in all directions. Several were
sent flying ahead only to fall before the
onrushing engines.
List Of the Dead.
MANY Of the dead were residents Of
Ligonier or Wilpen. The list follows:
ANKNEY. John NJ. Lisonier. fireman.
BEATTY. Frank Z, Lisonier. engineer.
BYERs, George, Ligorier. fireman.
CAMPBELL, Willism. Wilpeu.
DILLON Mrs. Harry, and baby wilpen
ESSE. Mrs. NJ. Wilpen.
HUXLEY, George w, Pittsburgh, civil engineer.
HUDOCK. Michael, Wilpen.
MCoNNAUGHEY Frank. Ligonier engineer.
MUIR, Thomas, Latrobe.
NIEPONT, Matthew, Pittsburgh.
OVERTON, Mrs. John, Wilpen.
OvERToN Frank. ten-year-old son Of Mrs.
John Overton.
RHODDY, Elizabeth, thirteen years old. Nc
Canoe.
RHoDDY. Louise. eight years cid. sister Of
Eliza beth Rhoddy.
RHODpY, Mary. bigonier.
TOSH George, Wilpe1
BOY unldentiaei 1. twelve years old.
TWO FOREIGNERS, unidentified
Some OF the Injured.
A majority Of the thirty injured per-
sons were residents along the Wilpen
branch. They were brought to hospital
here or sent to hospitals in Pittsburgh
when 1t was found they were in crit-
cal condition.
Among the injured were:
HAMILL, Dr. c. a. Lisonier; may die.
JOHNSON, Dr. j. B, Lgonier: VIII PROBABLY
MATTHEW'S. Miss Esther N, nurse IN hom..
Of George SENT Ligonier, president OF
Ligonier Valley Railroad.
SERENA. walter. bank clerk condition critical
Injuries OF the others were all severe,
consisting of broken legs, arms and con-
tusions.
Many Of the passengers were women
and children. Miss Esther Matthews, a
nurse employed by an official OF the
road. was taking a party of six children
TO a woods near Wilpen for a picnic.
Two of the little ones were crushed to
death and the others We're badly hurt.
Miss Matthews's condition is critical.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rhoddy lost their
three young daughters. Louise, Elizabeth
and Mary. Mr.. Rhoddy. who is a well
known business man. and his wife are
frantic tonight and under the care Of
physicians
George w Hubley, who was killed,
was a son of Grant Hubley, secretary
of the Oil Well Supply Company. OF
Pittsburgh. He was eighteen years Old
He was graduated recently as a civil
engineer and was on his way 10 join an
engineering corps of the Pennsylvania
State Highway Department to take up
his first work
Car Ripped TO Pieces.
The car was ripped to pieces. All the
occupants were hurled to the roadbed.
Some fell in the path Of the engines.
while others were partly buried in the
cinGers and crushed stone beside the
rails
The first locomotive Of the freight
train stopped soon after tearing through
the passenger train. turned half wy
around and fell over on its side. Frank
McConuaughey, the engineer, was scald-
cd TO death. while his fireman, George
Bvers. jumped, only To fall on the track
and meet death under the wheels.
Smith p. Beatty, engineer of the Sec
ond engine, jumped and sustained q
broken leg. His fireman. John NJ. Ank-
| nev. fell beneath a car. His legs were
severed and he died en- route to hos
pital.
Dunlap, the engineer OF the passenger
! train. and his fireman remained at their
posts. and escaped with slight Injuries.
| Farmers near the scene of the accident
and workmen employed at a racetrack
in the vicinity were at the wreck within
q few minutes. Messengers were started
at once to Ligonier. while the others. as
sisted by Dunlap and his fireman. were
husv getting the dead and injured clear
of the wreckage
An hour and a half after the acc'den'
nbvsicians. nurses and railroad omciais
had reached the scene. From tha'
,iroe an the work OF rescue and tending
10 the suffering was effective.
The first rescue train reached mere
from, the accident at 8 o'clock to-night.
Practically the entire town met IL
Every conveyance was ready to haul tne
injured to the hospital.
When the rescue train reached neFe'
r G Ankney, the oldest rural mall car
r,er in westmoreiand County. father o9