Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-03
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MOOdi Dead and Dying
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NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Scy
Twenty SIX persons were kl
nearly my injured, some d
may die, Ia rear end cOllislC
ly before Z O'Clock this moi
the New York, New Haven
ford railroad, six miles north
The first section Of thf
Mountain express, bound I'd
York, speeding along at prob
miles an hour In "a thick 70
ed by "A danger signal, it is !
crashed into the rear of tho
section Of the Bar Harbor
standing 100 feet beyond ID
signal
The White Mountain engine
through the two rear Pullm
both OF wood. splitting them
and tossing the wreckage dt
score Of mangled human
some alive, some dead, on cid
Of the track.
The third ear, also of Wod
occupied by forty boys ON N
home from a summer camp
mouth Me. was lifted into
and fell on its side. and crum
crushing two of the boys b
and lnJuring others.
Some of the victims Of /
rear Pullmaus were hurried
their berths over a fence pa
the track fifty feet away; md
bedding and clothing findin
mont IN the telegraph wires,
Third in "A Year.
1t was the tnIru serious VII
the New maven mas suffered
Year auu maugurated the firs
mo regime OF howard Elliott
~ elCctcu presluent of the ro
LIllOlI returning from his
nome m New hampshire to
nls uuues, passed over the
me wrecK on an early train
an hour before.
fruCucally all the pusseng
botn tralus were returning no
summer vacations and all bud
o. camping party of nlne, gues
Crosler FOX, returning from
We're wiped out FOX was
those kuied. No one was huu
W hIte Mountain train.
List OF Dead.
The dead list, revised from
uncrs report ana from the lis
by the railroad company is:
AItschul, W M, NorloIk, Va
Avery liarold, New York.
Armstrong, Miss Margaret,
inglon, -, g..
Buut, Miss Marie. PhiledclI
Green, AlDert. New York.
HOtcnklss, hoyal New ia
Merritt Miss, Philadelphia.
Bldd.c, MISS hsruet TORI
Pa.
Murphy, Miss, New York.
Martin, II. f.. Blyn Nawr,
McQmilcn Dau!cL pIlodeI
StOadart, MISS, Ncw Ncv..
Fox, 5. Croser, EllNus ldrk,
Rutter, Frank H., Scranton.
Davis, Miss Emile i>cnueuy
adelphia.
White, Miss gnes, Boston.
Yam, Robert M. Phlladelp|
Korga, Harry Is, New \ ork.
Unidentified dead:
Woman, had locket marke
II. NJ D" and much valuable II
thought 20 he the wife OF II n
tin.
Elderly man, 145 pounds, al
Elderly woman, Weighing ADD
pounds, evidently Of German
had gold band ring. Inscribed
life and for death, 430-70."
Woman aged about 80; Id
mond cluster ring, engraved
IT, Cor G. b. ID on left hand,
ct with brand.
Fault OF system.
The New haven onicials were|
TO admit tonight that the sol
banjo block system, which 4
part Of the line has not yet I'D
placed by the semaphore syster|
Iu a measure responsible for|
although the question |
whether the engineer of the
Mountain train, Augustus B. 1
was making too much speed
the weather conditions, Ia undI
,estigauun.
Under the banjo" ,ystrm. II
az a train passes q signal IL 81
and automatically opens the I'D
the previous block, all, wing Al
following 90 enter. Both mOre|
an hour late, the two trains 4
Wallingford, three miles north
scene OK the accident, eight m
apart, shortly before I o'clock.
minutes ahead Of them was th4
section Of the Bar Harbor eXpre4
1 local train, due TO stop at
Haven, three miles south vi
wreck, led them all.
According 90 the officials Il
;lneer may pass q banjo" sign|
u red, after he has brought hisI
o n stop This, according TO thj
cad officials. the engineer of thI
Iarbor express did, and then cal
stop about one hundred
m the other side Of the signal \
lorth OF North Haven.
TorpedOes Went on.
This opened the signal In the|
'lous block a mile away, and
straight stetch Of track. plut
White Mountain express. with thI
,ulse OF seven cars. baggage.
oach and five sleepers. behind
rgine.
Meantime Flagman G.. II. Md
Z the Bar Uarbor train. had
.ack with the torpedoes. u dist
ls said. OF four hundred feet.
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