New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
4114 WHO Is Injured and 1t]
to HospitaI--Soldiers Render d
Aid and Win Praise.

Aid and Win Praise.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 10
Cincinnati, indianapolis and Chic
express on the Pennsylvania railr
due here about 1870 a. M, from Pr
delphia, was struck by boulders w
passing through the cut near El
bethtown, II miles from here, q
o'clock this morning, the I'd
Wrecking two sleeping cars and C;
ing the death Of two women. Fiji
other passengers were injured.
feared more bodies are in the wrj
age.
The relief train brought Is of
injured to the Harrisburg hosp
They are:
Albert Sheffling, Jersey City, NJ
cut on face and head.
William Fitzpatrick, New YorI
professor at Columbia university:
on leg and body.
Charles DeForest, New York;
about head and face.
Isadore Risenburger, New ~
lacerated scalp and face.
Archibald Storean, Montreal:
about face.
Alice Manning, New York; cut
left arm and body.
Walter Croft, 224 Camp ave
Braddock, Pa; cut on head.
H. II. Steinmetz, Dover, n j.: t
tured clavicle and abrasions.
Lewis Herchberger, Ford City.
slight cuts.
Hugh soles. Turtle Greek.
slight cuts.
Israel Lebenberger, Youngstown
slight cuts about face.
Thomas Shone, New York; cut!
both arms.
Charles Palmer, Morgantown,
Va; cuts on both legs.
+. w. Forst, Duncansville,
Leon Cohen, st. Louis, and Georg,
Wright. East Liberty. Pittsbu
were cut about the head and q
attention by soldiers and railroad !
The railroad company annoul
that in addition to those already x
the following had been injured:
F.. II. Rowley. II Smithfield ST
Pittsburgh; hand injured.
f. r. Forker, $40 West street,
City; hand and foot hurt.
D. NJ. Wilson, 1897 Heberton st
Pittsburgh; bruised. ,
The above three have lea the
pital.
In addition, A. Kappleton, $50
erside Drive. New York; A. A. f
ardson, Pullman porter, 332
148th street, New York; J. r, X,
Pullman porter, Ct West 13Sth st
New York, and Mrs. Mary Pikul
Hermonie, Pa, are in the hos]
with minor injuries.
The wrecked cars were jam1
against the side OF the cut NAL
difficult the work of taking out
dead and injured. The first two
and the last three remained on
rails but the sleeping car next
those wrecked jumped the track
it's passengers were shaken up.
Soldiers Aid in Rescue Work
A number of soldiers in the snI
ing car rendered first aid to the|
tured and assisted in the rescue vi
until arrival of relief trains from
City and Lancaster.
Railroad officials who went to
wreck reported the cars as ba
broken and that it would be lid
before they could be torn away.
wrecked cars carried q total oil
Passengers.
An unidentified woman died on
w,.ll
were run here with uninjured
sengers and those slightly hurt.
ether dead were taken TO Lanoas!
where the inquest will be held.
r. Edwards of Harrisburg, condu}
of the wrecked train, suffered ii
lures of both legs and internal
jures and is in a serious condit|
None of the passengers was abld
tell any story of the accident exd
that there was a terrific crash
the two sleepers toppled over 1
geant Ralph Knoe, 45th infantry,
was with the soldiers, said the sh
threw men in the first cars out
their seats. The work of sold
was highly praised by the passeng
Residents at Elizabethtown tn,
open their homes to the injured
the Masonic home sent automob
and offered aid.
The passengers who escaped ini
were sent west on trains made
here.
Hit BY 20 Ton Boulder.
Railroads officials say that s
cars prevented heavy loss of life.
is estimated that one of the no