The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-04
SOME BODIES
BADLY BURNED
AFTER WRECK
Gasoline Tank on the Bus
Exploded and Set Fire
to the Debris So That
Some of the Victims
Could Not Be Removed
Till Bodies Charred

Cleveland, o., March 4.-The death
of George Il. McGhee to-day brought
The toll from the collision between a
New York Central express train and an
automobile bus at Painesville late last
night up to a. Five persons are seri-
ously injured; three Of whom are ex-
pected to die.
A coroner's inquest will be held at
Painesville this afternoon. City Off
cials of Painesville and officials of the
New York Central railroad started in
vcstigations this morning.
The Dead.
Following is corrected list OF dead
as announced by the Painesville police
to-day:
Gladys Lippiakso.
John Sturms.
Max Sturms.
: Lillian Kelto.
Hilda Praski
Mrs. Oscar Cooper.
Mrs. John Bartish.
Mrs. Frank Fridabaugh.
Stanley Ridak, all of Fairpo-t.
George FL MeGhee, Medina
Richard Strand, Chardon.
Kathryn Horvath, Richmond.
William j. Sutter, jr., Chardon.
Raymond oIeary, Painesyille.
The Injured.
Andrew Adams, Fairport, driver of
the bus, dying.
Martin Sternbeck, Fairport, believed
TO be critical.
Nick Nenno, Fairport, believed to be
dying.
= H. Raymond Hamilton, Fairport, Sc
rious
Charles Sullivan, Painesville, frac-
tured ribs.
Three of the dead we're found on the
locomotive pilot when the train, in
charge of Engineer +. S. Fernandez Of
Buffalo and Conductor G. Ernst, was
brought to a halt.
Most of those killed had left a dance
hall in Painesville less than half an
hour before the crash, while several |
others had attended a lodge meeting. |
Two had Just boarded the bus and had |
just settled in their seats when the
accident occurred.
An explosion of the gasoline tank
of the machine set fire to the debris
and several of the bodies were badly
burned
A. w. Barnes. the crossing watch
man, declared he tagged the driver,
who had stopped on the south side Of
the tracks to pick up passengers. A
declaration by Chester Parrish, mana
ger of the bus line, that large oil tank
. obstructed driver Adams view of the
watchman's lantern and the approach
ing train, was discounted, by one of
the injured.
Il blew the whistle Just we reached
the limits of the town." engineer Fer
nandez declared. "An instant later
saw the automobile on the track i'm.
mediately ahead Of me. The space be-
fore we struck was so brief ! could not
even know whether the automobile was
standing or in motion
As i threw the brakes on | felt the
collision and fragments of the wreck.
age flew past the engine cab. | am
sure we stopped as quickly as posi-
BILE"
The story of fireman Milo Cornell.
also of Buffalo, coincided with that of
the engineer.
ID. r. McBsin, assistant general man
ager of the New York Central. gave
out a statement in which he said dis !
aster evidently resulted through the /
bus driver trying to beat the train.
: City Manager Thomas Wyman Of {
Painesyille promised most exhaustive
examination into the cause Of the
wreck.
This has beeu ono Of the most noto-
rious crossings in the state and plans
have been made 20 have il eliminated. ]
either by overhead street bridges or a /
subway Wyu \ There have been !
several narrow escapes at this cross. I
ings during the last two years. and
one accident in which several people
were injured