New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
THREE n. Y. c.. TRAINS CRA
ATLEASTTHIRTY ARE Kill
FLYERS MEET In
BODIES DISMEMH

Second Section of Limited
Into First Section, Held
Fog-Twentieth Century
Leaps Into Pile, ComplctixI
tation Near CIeveland.
Steel Cars Piled High.
Cleveland, O., March %
thirty persons were Killed
total may not be known fo
hours-and more than fortx
in the wreck early today OF
the New York Central's crA7
sengcr trains, a mile west of
Twenty-Five bodies had De-
out at noon. and five mol
known to be in the debris. Tn@
was one of the worst in the
OF the New York Central sysf9
Dense fog obscured the 81
by the first section of the eass
Pittsburgh Baltimore-B Buffalo
causing the second section o
train to crash into it. A shaS
later, before signal men could
the fast Twentieth Century III
west bound, crashed into The
age which had piled up on To-
bound track.
Occurred at Daylight
Daylight had not yet ap]
when the three trains piled
gether. Farmers and villagera
\ ried to the assistance of the n
gers. The work of rescuing
| pinioned under the wreckage|
hampered by the darkness, whid
| accentuated by the fog.
! Ambulances, automobiles al
kinds of vehicles were sent fror
/ ria and other points to the SCI
| the wreck. The little morgue "A
herst was soon filled with bod
the dead Most of the injured
conveyed to hospitals in Elyria
| The Twentieth Century pro
or it's way to Chicago. None
passengers on this train wa
jured.
All of the dead and injured
on train No. sc.
The body of one fireman III
crushed, was found on top Of
| er of one of the engines.
Some of the members. of the
of the three trains involved
wreck escaped with scratches
| bruises.
Search was being made TO
bodies of two express messenge
pected to be found among e
car wreckage, piled twenty feet
Three Trains in Smash.
The three trains in the wreck
| two sections of train Sc, east
| Chicago to Buffalo Filler, and
Twentieth Century Limited, pr
the New York Central.
The first identified body taken
the wreckage was that of Rev. G
Walyi, pastor of the First Hung
Evangelical Lutheran church. ID
The second section of the Chi
Buffalo Filler crashed into the
section in a heavy fog when The
section stopped to take water.
Twentieth Century, west
| plowed through the wreckage OF
IS, which had been hurled to the
bound track, before flagmen cou
sent to stop it.
Most of the dead were in the
coaches of the first section of
| Chicago-Flier
Some dead were found in the
| coaches of the second section {
fiier, which buckled over on t
Twentieth Century's right of wa
was splintered by that train.
Dead Are Foreigners.
Most of the dead are said t.
foreigners, who were travelling i
rear coach of the first section 0
Chicago Buffalo Filler.
There are no dead among the
sengers on the Twentieth Cei
Limited though a number of pa
gers were badly hurt on this
Two coaches of the Twentieth Cei
were overturned. The low casu
on the Twentieth Century are
buted to the fact that the p
train was proceeding slowly be,
of the heavy fog.
The second section of the fiier
going at high rate of speed VIII
struck the first section.
Many Of the dead probably wi
to their graves unidentified.
Bodies Horribly MangIed.
Most of those killed were aisle
the rear day coach of the first
of Sc at the time of the crash.
had removed wraps and coats
other articles of Identifying cIot
The bodies of many of these sea
clad victims are SO horribly MAJ
that Identification will be impos
Some of the victims were dish
bered.
Relief parties collected the
ments of three bodies-those
woman and two men-and piled
Unfortunately in one basket.
probably will be buried together
Death List Grows.
The death list in the wreck