The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-05
DEATH REAPS HAPYCST
in DISASTROUS WRECK
LACKAWANA PASSENGER
TRAIN STRIKES FREIGHT.
Appalling Tragedy Occurs Near
Corning, N. Y, Late Yesterday
Afternoon.
Engineer Failed to See Signal in
Dense Fog and Express Crashes
j ntO Freight.

HtO rTeiRnI.
CORNING, n. Y, July 4.-West
bound Lackawanna passenger train
No. 2. from New York, due to arrive
at Corning at 4:47 a. m, composed OF
two engines, a baggage car, three
pullmans and two day coaches, in the
order named, was demolished at Glib
son, three miles east OF Corning. at
5:25 o'clock this morning, by express
.rain number IL, due at Corning at $40
a. m. Forty one persons were killed
and between 90 and 90 injured Many
OF the victims were holiday excursion
lists bound to Niagara Falls. who had
boarded the train at points along the
line.
The wreck was the worst in the
histor yof the road. Its cause accord
ing TO Engineer Schroeder, of the
express. was his failure to see the
signals set against his train. The
morning was foggy and he said he
could not make them out.
The wrecked train stood on ,he
main track blocked by a crippled
freight train. There was no flag out.
according TO Engineer Schroeder. The
signals which he declared was too
The flying express plunged past
number nine. bringing death to over
two score of its passengers.
The Dead.
The identified dead:
ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM NJ. Ho-
boken, NJ. J.
9RANDEIs. MR.. AND MRS. cHAs.,
New York city married yesterday and
on wedding trip
DYAk, HERMAN. Newark, NJ. J.
ERWIN, MRS. c. e. Chicago.
HESS, MRS. EDITH A., Scranton,
Pa.
IVEY. DR.. e. ", Of Bellevue hos
pItal. New york; home. Suffolk, Va.
JONES, MRS. ANNA HsLL, seran-
ton. Pa.
LAIRD. GEORGE. Brooklyn. N. Y.
LoWERY, EVELYN, eoIored, New
ark. N. J.
NoVAK. ANTONIO, Scranton. Pa.
NELSON. ANTON, Jersey City. N.
PRATT. =. c., Buffalo; travelling
salesman.
PAToUsKI. NJ. immigrant. tleketed
20 Buffalo.
PRAVELowsKI, REGINA p, Rus
sls.
REYNOLDS. MRS. LILLIAN. Brook.
Iyn, N. Y.
sETTEDUcATI, MRS. LUCY, New
York city.
SMITH. JAMES. eolored. Pullman
porter; Newark. ~. J.
SCHULTZ. ERNEST. Buffalo.
ZIMMER. JOHN. Scranton, pa.
or the injured. four unidentified vic
Several Of the injured. who are un-
conscious have nothing about their
persons by which they could be identi-
fed
LAIRD. MRS WIN. r.
LAIRD. PHILIP. two years old.
LAIRD. MABEL, hVe years old, all
Of Brooklyn.
The Injured:
Tho injured include. at the Elmira
Hospital.
MISS MARY BRENNAN. Newark.
y probably MORALLY injured
WILLIAM % WALL. New York
MRS. MARY MCKEE. Newark. y
rocco ZOPPI Scranton. Pa. In.
iuries not serious
NR and MRS FETZIDERROS and
child. Iowa. Ell slightly hurt
MR. and MRS p MOsCHLER. New
York. injuries not mortal
A. the Corning Hospital
ROBERT J ANDERSON. Neuark.
y J.
WOLF ADAMS. Nee York
MR and MRS a ID CASE Brook.
lyn. y Y
DAVID cOHEN. scranton. Pa. not
seriously injured
MORRIS FTsWANN Ioraev rfv n
JAMES GRIFFITH. Ncuark. y j..
cannot Survive
MACHrfTLEY nrsman of cypress
train. Elmira. N " slightly hurf
FIREMAN HART. Eimira. seriously
hurt
DR GEORGE o. LoETTERHosE
inferene at BeiiFour Hospraf. Noa
York
CHARLES LOHENZO Veu YORK
MR and MRS ED MISTER. Ssu
YORK
PRANK ROENALDT Hmlra. s. y
firhnr injured
GEORGE HosFNAIuT. EImira 81
S. minor InIur'ra
NELLIE 5CHANUEI. Neuars N
p carn0f survive
HEHNhHD ETHAf FI~fra
rsrsre muse e injuries uU r.corer
% TAYLOR FlmIra. suFhuy
Iurf
The Tragedy
-rhrreffr had faFnr so DO 10 F
Mrs. f- minutes before Dr. vaaafer
minutes ia.e The stretch ~ track
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