The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-09-13

FIFTY INJURED WHEN ENGINE
PLows THROW NEW HAVEN
COACHES.
OFFICIALS BURN DEBRIS
Rail- Heads Violate Order Sent by
Chief Inspector Of Commerce Com
mission and Destroy Evidence Of
pIsaster-conaress to Probe.


New Haven, Conn. Sept. 5.-With
twenty-one dead and FIVE dying as re-
suits of the wreck of the Bar Harbor
express train, the New York. New
Haven & Hartford railroad faces
searching public inquiry into the
causes Of the disaster by tho inter
state commerce commission.
The announcement was made on
Thursday by II. w. Belnap, chief in
spector OF the commission. Commits
| sioner McChord will preside at the in
curry. Mr.. Belnap said the inquiry
would determine what causes in the
operation and management OF the
road were responsible for its series OF
fatal wrecks within the last two
years.
Coroner Mix refused to make public
the testimony of Engineer Miller OF
the White Mountain express train.
which crashed into the Bar Harbor
train, or of Flagman Murray OF the
latter train, both OF whom he exam
ined in preliminary investigation.
The first section Of the White Noun
tain express, bound for New York.
speeding along at probably forty miles
an hour, in thick fog, rushed by a
danger signal 1t is said. and crashed
into the rear Of the second section OF
the Bar Harbor express, standing 100
feet beyond the block signal
The White Mountain engine cleaved
through the two rear Pullman cars.
both Of wood, splitting them in two
and tossing their wreckage and three
score OF mangled human beings, some
alive, some dead, on either side OF the
track.
The third car, also OF wood. and oc-
cupied by forty boys on their way
from a summer camp at Monmouth.
Me, was thrown into the air and al
most completely lifted off the track.
The car fell on its side. crumpled up,
crushed two of the boys to death and
injured several others.
Howard Elliott. the newly elected
head of the road, who was returning
from his summer home in New Hamp-
shire to assume his duties. passed
over the scene OF the wreck on an
| earlier train less than an hour before.
Practically all the passengers on
both trains were returning homo from
summer vacations No one was hurt
in the White Mountain train.
Chief Inspector Belknap OF the COM
merce commission wired the road Off
cials not to burn the debris. This or
der was violated, as the wreckage was
| set on fire at night
The New Haven officials we're frank
to admit that the so-called banjo
signal system, which on this part OF
the line has not yet been replaced by
the semaphore system recommended
by the public utilities commission last
December, was in measure respon-
| sible for the wreck
Those killed In the wreck:
William Altschul. Norfolk, Va.
Harold Avery, New York.
Miss Margaret Armstrong. Washing
| ton, d. G.. ~
Miss Marie l.. Bullitt, Philadelphia
Albert Green, New York.
Royal w. Hotchklss, New Haven.
Miss Merritt, Philadelphia
Miss Harriet Blddle, Torresdale. Pa
Miss Murphy, New York
II. F Martin. Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Mrs. H. F. Martin, Bryn Mawr, Pa
d. n. McQuillen, Jr, Philadelphia
Miss Stoddart. New York
s. Crozier Fox, Elkips Park, Pa.
Frank b. Rutter. Scranton, Pa.
Miss Agnes White, Boston.
Miss z. X. Davis, Philadelphia.
r. NJ. Yahn. Philadelphia.
Died at hospital
Philo Hotchkiss, New Haven.
George 7. Korga, New York.
Mary Jane -, residence unknown.
Harry X. Imar, New York.
Unidentified dead:
Elderly man. aged sixty, 145 pounds.
Elderly woman; had gold band ring
inscribed For life and for death-4-30-