The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-07-10

(Pa.) railroad twenty-seven persons
were killed and many fatally injured.
Not a single passenger escaped death
or injury.
The Killed:
Frank McConnaughy, engineer scald-
ed to death.
George Byers, fireman, cut in two.
John Ankney, fireman, mangled under
engine, died on way to hospital.
Mary Rhody, twelve, OF Ligonier.
Louise Rhody, six.
Mrs. Harry Dillon, twenty-four, and
her one-year-old baby, Wilpen.
Roy Dillon, seven, Wilpen.
Mrs NJ. Il. Esse, thirty-four, of Wilpea.
Mike Hudock of Wilpen.
Thomas MUIR, seventy-two, of Latrobe.
Frank Overton, ten, of Wilpen.
George Yurcsco, Fayette county.
Mrs Matte Gray, twenty-three, Fort
Palmer.
Mrs Maude Overton, twenty Will
pen.
JoHH ONeIlOn, SlAi NllpeH.
Mrs. Philip Hollow, thirty-five.
John Blush.
George T. Tosh Chloradyne, la.
Frank Hoffman.
George w. Hubley, nineteen, Pitts
burg.
Matthew Nieport, twenty-five, Pitts
burg.
Walter Serena, twenty-five, McKees-
port.
Vessel Kmizaoka, thirty.eight, Wilpen.
Mike Hoolisck, nineteen, Wilpen.
Unidentified foreigner, about thirty.
Roy Gray, seven, Fort Palmer.
The accident occurred at the fair
grounds. one and one-half miles from
Ligonier The passenger train was
backing to Wilpen.
Through a misunderstanding of
orders a double-header freight train
going to Ligonier crashed into the
only passenger car,
The coach contained large num-
Der Of children who were being taken
by Miss Mathews, a nurse at the home
OF j. o, Senft of Ligonier, president
of the Ligonier Valley railroad, for
days outing. All the children were
either killed or sustained severe in
juries,
The passenger train left Ligonier
on its regular trip up the branch. A
heavy train of coal cars pulled by two
locomotives was hurrying to Ligonicr,
At a curve near the Denny race track
the two trains came together with
terrific crash,
The freight engines plowed through
the wooden coach, crushing 1t as If 1t
were an egg shell. 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 imbedded partly in cinder and
stone ballasting. The first engine of
the double-header pulling the freight
train stopped after it had passed
through the coach. turned half way
around and fell over on its side.
Conductor Charles H. Kuhn of tho
passenger train leaped when he saw
the impending crash and received
broken leg. Engineer Dunlap and
Fireman Frank Byers of the passen-
ger train stuck to their posts and were
uninjured,
Farmers near the scene of the acci-
dent and men who were at work at
the Denny race track went to the as
sistance of Engineer Dunlap and Fire
man Byers, who were pulling the
dying and injured from the wreckage.
A messenger sped with all haste to
Ligonier and notified the residents
there of the accident. In a few min
utes every resident of the town who
was able to walk was on the way to
the race track. A frantic call for
physicians and aid was sent to La
trobe. Five Latrobe physicians went
to the scene. A special train was
made up and sent to Ligonier to bring
the injured to the hospital,
When notified of the wreck the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, 0f
which the Ligonier Valley railroad is
branch, sent a special train from
Pittsburg to Latrobe to bring the in
jured from the overtaxed Latrobe hos
tital to Pittsburg hospitals.
When the news of the accident
reached Ligonier automobiles and
wagons were pressed into service. Wo-
men stopped in their homes only long
enough to rip sheets from the beds
then join the men who were waiting
with machines in the street.
The women performed heroic sery-
ice in the rescue of the injured and
dying. AS fast as the men pulled the
bodies from the wreck they were
carried to the roadside where the wo'
men bandaged their wounds.