Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-02
NEW HAVEN'S FINEST
TRAINS IN COLLISION

The dead and injured were brought
to morgues and hospitals in this city.
The engineer OF the White Mountain
Express stuck to his post and was
only slightly hurt. The two sleepers
crushed by the impact Of engine 1887
were . mass Of splinters after the ac-
cident The engine ran on top Of the
wreckage and remained almost upright
for . considerable time. It was one Of
the new superheaters.
Partial List Of Dead.
Among the dead Identified at the
scene Of the wreck are:
r H HOTCHNSS, son Of Leonard
Hotchkiss. Of c. w. Scranton & Co..
brokers Of New Haven.
ALBERT GEEN, of New York.
WILLIAM ALTSCHUL, Norfolk, Va.
FRANK B. RUTTDR. vice president
and sales manager of the Scranton Bolt
and Nut Company, Scranton, Pa.
WOMAN. feet inches tall. 1875
pounds. wore gold ring engraved For
life or death, April 80. 1874"
YOUNG NAN, 8 feet tall, 200 pounds.
Is years old. initials rs. c. F." on green
stone gold ring.
HAROLD AVERY. es4 Broadway,
New York, died while being taken to
the hospital
ROBERT YATTN, 44s Lyceum street,
Ho1
pital
H. f. MARTIN, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
WOMAN with handbag marked NJ.
n. NJ. or M. II. H.. died on way to
hospital
HARRY K. 1oUM1, died at Meriden
hospital.
Injured at Grace Hospital.
The injured at the Grace hospital
here include:
Robert Mihan, Philadelphia, internal
injuries.
L. E. Collum, Nemours, France. con-
cussion and internal injuries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pemberton w. Price,
Philadelphia.
Catherine Mclaughlin. Brooklyn.
Jeanne Annatte, Bayonne, N. J.
Philo Hotchkiss. Now Haven.
w. D. Rowland. Frankford, Pa.
Richard r. Decker. Summit, N. J.
A. M. Biddle, TofresdAle, Pa.
Richard Frank. New York.
Rose Zimmerman, New York.
Frank Condor, and son, Trenton, N.
Murphy Miss Margaret, s14 North
Broad street, Philadelphia; scalp
wounds. sent to her home.
Stoddart. Miss Jean. New York;
back injured.
Downs. Ralph, New Haven.
Maris. A. M. 40 Clinton street, Phil
adelphia; bruised body; taken home
Clement. J. Browning. Jr., Chestnut
street. Philadelphia; cut and bruised;
taken home.
Dixon. John W.. Yalecroft. N. Y.
Condor, Frank, secretary Y. NJ. c.
A.. Trenton. N. j.: leg and head cut:
Fog Contributes to Disaster.
New Haven. Conn.,, Sept. 2.-Twenty
persons are reported killed and nearly
100 injured in q collision early today
on the New Haven railroad between
North Haven and Wallingford, two
small Connecticut towns. The wrecked
trains are the White Mountain Express
and the Bar Harbor Express, which
were telescoped during fog.
The trains were heavily laden with
excursionists returning from fashion
able resorts in the White Mountain.
wrecking trains were rushed to the
scene at an early hour. All the tele-
phone and telegraph lines to Walling-
ford were torn down by the wreck, and
newspaper reporters and doctors went
to tho scene by automobiles.
Wounded from the wreck began
reaching this city shortly after 8
o'clock. A large squad Of ambulances
awaited them. Some OF the injured
declared that the death list would
reach fifty persons.
Hospitals Crowded.
The hospitals here were notified Of
ncially shortly after 8 o'clock that they
would be expected to care for a large
number Of injured. A special train
brought fifteen patients at.9:15 o'clock.
The entire hospital star was on hand.
aided by professors and students from
the Yale medical school A special
guard of police was placed on duty
at tf~, railway station and AZ an escort
to tho ambulances. Another guard was
on duty ut the New Haven and Brace
hospitals.
Most Of the passenger belong in
Now York and beyond, and were en-
route from New England summer re-
sorts In Vermont and Maine to their
homes. Tho two trains are regarded
as among the finest In the New Haven
roads service. and at this time Of year
are laden to capacity with Pullman
passengers.
Both Trains Running Late.
The Bar Harbor express left Mount
Deserst ferry, the railroad station. for
Bar Harbor at $40 p. m. yesterday. Its
route to New York was via Portland.
Worcester. springneld and Now Haven.
It was scheduled 70 reach New Haven
at $40, and arrived in New Haven at
1885.
At the offices Of the New Haven road
several hours after the wreck occurred
no details had been given out ana no
estimate made Of the number Of
casualities. In the absence OF reliable
information It was stated that the
New Haven officials would withhold
any statement regarding thew rock.
The White Mountain express left
RAffov, w0oda N IT A. a m yea.