The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-23
TWO DEAD, 27 HURT
IN TRAIN SMASHUP
Lackawanna's New YOrk-Chi-
cagO Limited Is Wrecked
Near Scranton.
ENGINEER DIES OF BURNS
Debris Ties Up Traffic on All
Four Tracks-Relief Train
to Rescue.
ENGINEER DIES OF BURNS

SCRANTON, Pa, July 22.--Two persons
were killed and 27 others injured. several
of them seriously. this afternoon vhen
the Limited on the Lackawanna and
Western Railroad was wrecked at Glen
burn station, twelve miles west of this
city. The train was bound from New
York to Chicago.
All the injured were given first aid by
physicians and nurses sent on a relief
train from here. The most seriously
hurt were brought to Scranton hospitals,
those with minor injuries being sent to
Binghamton, n. Y.
Charles Coolbaugh, Scranton, engineer
of the wrecked train. was so badly
scalded that he diel within two hours.
Jacob Gleichman, fireman OF the pas
senger train, died tonight of his
injuries.
Close examination Of the roadbed in
the vicinity of the wreck, railroad off,
Gals said showed the accident was
caused by an inch and half nut. which
had been dropped or placed on top OF
the rail The flattened nut was found
near the point where the locomotive left
the track, while the imprint of 1t was
plainly observable on top Of the rail.
The train, which was running fifty
miles an hour at the time, ran over
the ties nearly 200 feet before it toppled
over.
E. M. Rine, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western, said tonight fur
Their investigation would be necessary
to determine whether the nut was
placed on the rail malicious.y or
through carelessness.
The injured are:
Oscar Snyder, mail clerk. Stroudsburg,
fractured ribs, left side.
r. w. Hart, Hackettstown, n. j., mail
clerk, head badly injured.
Mary Sullivan. Minooka, Pa. frac-
tured left arm.
The Rev. John Orkynsky. Buffalo,
N. Y. Commissions of the right shoulder
Joseph Lawton, Lowville, n. Y. con-
tusions left thigh.
j. Nachener Corona, n. Y, Commissions
right shoulder, probable fracture of ribs.
Mrs. l.. S. Prupsnan. Ridley Park, Pa,
confusion of left knee cap.
Mrs. Ross Wallace. Binghamton,
N. Y, contusions of back.
Morderos Gorobedian, New York,
abrasions left arm and confusion of left
hip.
John Lundergan, Elmira, N. Y, abra-
sions of the arms and decorations of the
face.
Angelo Gill, Endicott, N. Y, Commissions
OF the face.
William Gaum, Syracuse, n. Y, frac-
ture of right forearm.
Batta Agolofo, New York; confusion of
the knee cap.
Ethel Davis. Lyndhurst. N. j.. abra-
sions of right arm.
Hugo f. Ross, Woodlawn Beach, N.
y. injured hand
Thomas Schwetzer. Binghamton, N.
y, confusion right ankle.
Mrs. Hoffstedt. Harrison, N. j.. contu-
sion, of the chest.
Andrew Kuntan, Binghamton, N. Y,
confusion of the back.
John Hallcck, Syracuse, n. Y, con-
tusions of left leg.
William Deerue. Newark Valley, n.
Y, confusion of the ankle.
George Woodage, Utica. ". Y, con-
fusion of ril.ht arm and shoulder.
John ]. Kleiner. Syracuse, N. Y, con-
tusions OF right leg.
Frank Holman, Woodhaven, n. Y. in
jured elbow.
Thomas Gesolzid. New York. con-
fusion of the hip.
Harold Mitchell. New York. confusion
right shoulder.
Thomas oddie. Toronto, slight injury.