The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-05-14
NEW YORK BUFFALO
EXPRESS WRECKED;
KILLED, 40 HURT.
New Yorker and Brooklyn
Man Among Dead-Seyeral
Coaches Are Overturned.

Investiga tions we're started by the
Public Service and Interstate Com
merce Commissions this morning 10
place the blame for the wreck OF
the Buffalo Special on tHe New
York Central Railroad at Schodack
Landing at 1i2j o'clock, last night,
when four men were killed and about
forty persons, including four soldiers.
injured. The dead are:
BENSON HUGHES OF No. 4Ss East
13sth Street, New York, salesman, a
passenger.
c. G. DRUMMOND No. sol wash
inEton Avenue. Brooklyn, internal
revenue inspector a passenger
II. SHERWOOD Of Rensselaer,, en-
gneer OF the train
ALBERT JOSLIN Of Rensselaer,.
fireman.
Officials OF the New York Central,
aftt. an inquiry, said the wreck ii,
apparently caused by the failure 81
the engineer to heed a signal show
ing that the train "Ls at to be
switched from the middle track TO
the track near the river. Taking
the switch at about ffty miles an
hour, tho train left the rails All the
cars but the rear PUT were de.
+. lied. Three 'r'.-.' over ..' one
was partly submerged in the shore
waters Of the river
Railroad officials gave out the fol-
lowing list OF persons seriously In
jured, some Of whom may die:
b. c. Martin, Hudson, y. Y, dis
trict engineer for the New York
Central: Archie SCHNEIDER. Detroit;
Solen Smith, ST. townsville, n. Y:
Harry Scott, Carey, n. Y, private
soldier en- route to camp; j. j. Dew
hurst, No. $50 Third Avenue, Now
York, American Express Company
messenger; Mrs. Howard Honeywell
Toronto; A. Il. Kollppy, Schenectady
n. Y: Daniel Meade No l50 White
. nan street New Y Ork,
Robert Mcmillan, Newark. y. J.. an
aviator attached to the Canadian
Army; Peter Tomaskwski, SO7th
nited States Field Artillery; Frank
$. West, a soldier from Camp Mer-
ritt, n. j.; Harry Hallenbeck, schen-
cctady, n. Y; Howard j. Simpson,
Albany; T. r. Hawtin, Innwood, l..
L.; Mrs. V Heathcote, London, Eng
land, who was on her way to Aus
tralia by way OF Canada.
\, II. Phelps. Erie. Pa; Jacob Sill
verstein, New York; William G. Whit
neY, Paul Furis, Detroit; Albert
Smith, Rome. y. Y; George walker
Bridgeport Conn; Mrs. John Richa-
FISHER, Cleveland; Joseph Barcoli,
Yonkers; Howard PERT, Schen nectady:
John Bannott and Joseph Dale, Buf-
falo.
The less seriously injured include
II. G. Mason, Albany; Mrs V. NJ
Turner. London, England; c. +. Kleb-
sattel, Gloversville. n. Y; Peter Rae
cotchy, Troy; +. l.. Kelsey, Syracuse;
:. l.. Carpenter. conductor on the un-
occupied Pullman sleeper
John l.. McEntee, Albany; Carney
Walpert, United Medical Corps, Buf-
falo; John Burns, New Haven; Ray
mond Constantlneau, John NJ. Boyle,
Sergt. William NJ. Bacher, Sandusky;
L. II. Peddler Rochester; Or, S,
Spencer, Schenectady; l., Mschtln
No 2OO7 I.afontaine Avenue, New
York City: Harry stott, Kearny, n. j
Antoner Jervain, No 246 East li2th
street, New York City; J. d. Cross
man, New Haven.
Pemberton r. Swift, Schenectady;
O. Curry Los Angeles; John Munroe
A. Rakotz, schenectady; George
Walker, Bridgeport, Conn. Joseph
Dalkou, No. - orchard Street Yon-
, kers; John A. Smith, Rome, \, Y;
l.. S. Greenwood, Newark; A, F.
Stockholm, Syracuse; NJ. f. Wezey
4 PALMYRA; =, H. Powers, Weedsport ;
, r.. \. Sunderland, Weedsport W, j
, Carey. Syracuse; r., NJ, Suites
, Rochester, W. c. Biddle, Rochester
I slightly hurt.