The evening world., 1919-01-13
ATTEMPT TO FIX
I. BLAME IN WRECK
THAT KILLED z
Brooklyn Woman and Two
Children Among Dead in
Crash at Batavia.

at South Byron yesterday in which
twenty-five persons we're killed.
Identification Of tho victims was
dificult. Scraps Of various kinds in
dicating that they were in the last
car and therefore killed, though with
the possibility Of the identihcations
being wrong in a few instances. were
found regarding the following named
persons:
CUMMINGS, THOMAS b., Treas
urer of the Meyer Sniffen Company
No. Ii West 36th Street, New YORK
residence, Englewood, \. j. MT
Never OF Mr.. Cummings firm Is at
Batavia and confirmed this iden'i-
fication.
LEVINE. Mrs. j. r.. No. $40 West
soth street, New York; death con-
firmed
SEARS, HENRY W. Grand Rapids
Mich.
PARKER, II. G, Grand Rapids
Mich.
DELANEY, Miss y, Grand Rapids
Mich. ,,
REMINGTON. MISS GRACE
Grand Rapids, Mich. with Miss Dc
laney and partner in finn of Remihs-
ton g. Delaney
RICBY. GEORGE A., No. il2 West
End Avenue, New York.
DAUGHERTY, PATRlCK r. Flint
Mich.
PAGAN. JOSEPH c.. with Con
verse, station & Co. No. SS worm
street. New York. Only evidence OF
his death is finding of his business
card in wreckaGe.
LIE DoUIX, MRS. MILE, No. 4"i
south tffth street. Brooklyn.
LIE DOUIX, ANNA, Ave years old.
LIE pOuIX, SIMPSON, three years
old, children Of Mrs. lie Douix.
HOIIISTER, MRS. HENRIETTA
NJ. No. 275s Bedford Avenue, Brook
lyn.
GRUMAN. MISS CELIA. Detroit,
ADAMS, :. j., No. . Pinehurst Ave
nue.. New York, with Edelman &
,Edelman Co. Inc, New York city
Railroad officers who had spcnt all
OF Sunday investigating contlictlnH
statements regarding the collision oi
the Southwestern Limited with the
rear sleepers on the Wolverine Lin
tied. this morning declared that they
could see no explanation Of the cause
Of the wreck,
John Friedley OF Buffalo. engineer
OF the Southwestern, maintains thai
hi,
train and that he saw no warning
light until he vas within a few cal
lengths OF the Wolverine. which haC
stopped to take on an extra engin
for a steep grade. In this statemen
he is supported by mis- fireman.
N. ]. r. Oman. Superintendent OF tn
) Western Division, said that he coul
not explain the accident
"The fagman." he said, claim
he went about twenty five car length
to the rear OF his train 10 signal In
second train. Torpedoes were ais
put on the track. The statement c
Engineer Friedley differs material
from that OF the flagman. He admit
that the signals were set at dang,
when he went to look al them att'
the accident"
Supt. Everitt Of Syracuse said thi
Engineer Friedley was zone OF OF
most reliable employees; a man wi
has been running passenger trair
for twenty years" The night WI
clear, Mr.. Everitt added. and Il
engineer should have been able
see for d mile.
II was recalled to-day that Fl
sineer Friedley was in simil'
wreck twenty years ago. His ira
on that occasion plouShed into a.
other at Bergen. the next station
the Central east OF Byron, and Sc
eraI persons were killed.
Two persons seriously injur
in the wreck are in the Batavia Ho
pital, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Lchte
man OF New York City will recov
it was said
I A woman, first listed as Miss Flo
ADoherty Of Flint, Mich, died in I
LlhospitaI at noon to-day. Her dcn
~ ication Is not positive and there is
! 81 reason 30 believe that she rs Al
Flora DOunertS, Wlle OF "a u
Dougherty OF New York, who was
stantly killed
< One of the remarkable features
the wreck was the fact that none
the passengers in this second cos
from the end OF the Wolverine v
\ injured. The reor end OF the car v
II lifted high in tho air by the force
H the collision, and then 1t drop
through the roof of the last car.
all OF the passengers escaped exc
for bruises and shock
An army nurse, whose name
not learned Gained the people in
car. and they made their way to
ground by means OF ladders.
One Of the Batavia wreck Vlct
. was Lieut.. George Alan Rigby
Y Eltingville, S. l., thlrty-onc years
m He was returning TO Chicago II
NJ, the funeral OF his father, Geo
W Rigby, TO take his old position a
M travelling representative OF Mars
U|( Field & Co. Lieut.. Righy wa'
WI graduate OF Bordentown Military
v stitute. When the United states
tAred the war he enlisted and
- az Camn Hancock, Ga,