The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-06
TRAINS IN CRASH;
70 PERSONS DEAD
Double Header Freight Plows
Through Coaches at
Wilpen, Pa.
MANY CHILDREN KILLED
Passenger Train Was Loaded
With Picnickers and
Babies.
FARMERS TO THE RESCUE
Niyup of Orders Causes Col
MANY CHILDREN KILLED
FARMERS TO THE RESCUE
Niyup Of Orders Causes Col
lisiOn. From Which One
Escaped Unhurt.

L.rRoRE. Pa. July s.--Twenty persons
we're killed and many others fatally in
iured this afternoon at $40 o'clock on the
ligcnier Valley Railroad when passenger
train carrying picknickers was backing
into Wilpen. The accident was due to
misunderstanding Of orders It happened
az the fair grounds. about one and half
miles from Ligonier.
The accident was caused by a double
header freight. which crashed into the
rear coach OF the passenger train. tele-
ecoping several cars. According to latest
reports but one passenger on the train
escaped injury.
The coaches contained large number OF
children who were being taken by Miss
Matthew's. a nurse at the home OF George
senft president Of the LiRonier Valley
Railroad. for a days outing. All the
children were either killed or sustained
severe injuries.
The freight engines ploughed through
the wooden Coach. crushing il as II
would an eggshell. The coach was ripped
10 pieces. All the occupants were hurled
% the roadbed. some fell in the path
4 the engines. while others were i'm
bedded partly in the cinder and stone
oallasting.
The first engine Of the double header
pulling the freight train stopped after 1t
Tad passed through the passenger coach.
iurned half way around and fell over on
f'c ~, 10 neytn Era MI hax
was thrown under the engine and
scalded to death by escaping steam.
Fireman George Byers jumped. but fell
on the track. the wheels OF the tender
cutting his body in half.
Engineer Smith p. Beatty Of the sec
ond freight engine jumped and sus-
aimed broken leg, while his fireman.
John II. Ankney. fell beneath a car
when he jumped and both legs were
severed. He died while being taken to
ae Latrobe Hospital.
Conductor Charles H. Kuhn Of the
passenger train leaped when ne saw the
impending crash and received a broken
eg. Engineer Dunlap Of the passenger
I train stuck to his post and was unin-
.ured.
Farmers near the scene Of the acCi-
dent and men who were at work at the
Denny racetrack went to the assistance
of the injured. laying them on the bank.
\ messenger sped with all haste to
I.!gonler and notified the residents there
4 the accident. In few minutes every
resident of the town who was able to
walk was on the way to the racetrack.
a frantic call for physicians and aid
was sent to Latrobe. Five Latrobe ply
sioians went to the scene In an automo-
bile 4 special train was made up on
the Llgonier Valley Railroad and sent to
.igonler to bring the injured to the hos
Ilta
When notified Of the wreck the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company. OF which
the Ligonier Valley Railroad is branch.
sent d special train from Pittsburg to
l.a,rone to bring the injured from the
Wer,axed I.atrobe Hospital to Pittsburg
hospitals.
The rescue train on the Ligonier VAL
icy steamed into the Latrobe station
about O'Clock this evening and was
met by almost the entire town. Every
conveyance in the town was at hand
and the injured we're taken with dis
patch 70 the hospital. wnere everything
mad been made ready for their recep-
ton
Tho wreck train of the Pennsylvania
Railroad from Pitcairn was ordered
sent here and is expected to arrive be-
fore tomorrow morning. II Is thought
there may be more bodies In the wreck
y age Coroner H. A. McMurray Of
We,,moreland county and several depu-
ties cane here this evening and took
charge Of the dead in local undertaking
Establishments. Fourteen dead are in
Lonleys morgue here. while the othery
a'c In Stater's and Harlman's morgues
al I.d'rune.
Tic dead
'NNArGHY. FRANK engineer. age
y = ''p :" Heath under engine.
YRS GEOKGE fireman. age IS; cut in
"-NIIl SMITH, engineer age ss died
'" ''. '' Latroh" Hospital
A'hNti joins. fireman, age as. man
.-' engine; died on way to hospital.
''. ibN. louise, age II years
I'i':ni ELIZABETH. age ~ years
H. 'NNi il.ID, SAMUEL" age years.
''' IT, GEORGE age S. wealthy
"'' 4 ligonlcr township.
N'...'N Mrs HARRY age ~ years, and
~ al baby, OF Wilpen.
"i -. Miss, age 20 years, OF LIgonsr
\ HN Miss age % years. NJ LiSonor
.N1'ElI. WILLIAM, of wllpen
g.. N- Vi age 81, Of Wilpen.
~ Is, NIKE Of Wilpen: side crushed
.' sH"MAS, age 80. ~ La,robe. head
'''". FRANK age 10, son ~ John
Nip.n, body crushed.
'... '.'. Mrs JOHN. of wilp.n; died