The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05
TRAIN HITS BUS,
FIFTEEN DEAD
Painesville, Ohio, Is Scene
of Crossing Tragedy;
Probes Are Begun
THREE FOUND ON PILOT
Bodies Pulled OFF Engine Aft
er Express Had = avelcd
t 800 Yards Down Track

CLEVELAND, Mot.n Tho
death ust m the crash 70, r1.u's-
vile. ohio. last uIFUr between Sew
York Central express train ana am
automobile bus, mounted 10 10 late
today when Mrr Martin St'iu1cck
of Fnirport. who sustained y frac-
ulred skull ln the collision, died iu
the paiucviIc hospital
or the four rcmainur Injured,
one is expected to die, Sick Nonnu
~ Tllrport sustaining fractured
skull
George T. McGchcc OF Medina.
who died at the pAmcsyille hospital
this morning from "a fractured skull
was the fourteenth victim Of the
tragedy.
Wntchmnn signucd Bus.
At Coroner NJ ~. Bradlcys in-
quest held this afternoon 10 fix the
responsibility for the dragCdy," \.
W. Barnes. New York Central rail
road wHtchmau nt the crossing, tcs-
tified the motor bus which was
struck by the flyer went ON tho
tracks oblivious 20 the signal OF IA
white lantern warning swung di-
reCtly In lts path for fun minute
by him. Rarucs testified that hc
saw the trains headlight when 1t
was fully four miles away. lie saw
tho bus coming down tho street
about two minutes before the crash.
he said.
In his opinion, Barnes testified,
. th4 train vuu rplup "a uituput 40
miles an hour at the time. Three
other railroad mon were on tho
stand at the coroncr'a inquest today.
They were Engineer II. \. Fcrnan-
dcz and Fireman Mile Cornell OF the
express train ana w. II. Gray,
watchman at the state street gate
crossing, block away from tho
scene OF the disaster.
Criminal prosecutions may result
from Coroner Bradlcy's inquest
County Prosecutor Ostrauder Of
Lake county declared today. when
the inquest adjourned until Tues
day to wait for the testimony from
two survivors of the crash now In
the hospital, Andrew Adams. driver
of the bus, and Charles Il. Sulliyan,
both OF Palnesville.
Tho Ohio public utilities commits
sion will conduct an investigation Of
the collision, meeting In Paincsvillo
/ Monday. railroad company officials
announced lato today.
Following is a corrected list OF dead,
as announced by the Pninesvillo po-
/. lice today:
GLADYS LIPPILAKs.
JOHN STUPMS.
MAX STURMS.
LILLIAN kELTO.
y HILDA PRASKT.
MRS. OSCAR COOPER.
MRS. JOHN BARTfSH.
MRS FRANK FRIDEBAUGH.
STANLEY RADICK. all OF Fair
port.
RICHARD STRAND. Chardon.
KATHRYN HORVATH. Rich
mond.
WILLIAM sUTTTR. jr.. Chardon
RAYMOND OLEARH, Paiusa-
Vile.
} Tho injured:
Andrew Adams, Falrport driver
OF the bus. dying.
Mrs. Martin Steinback, Fairport
believed 20 be critical.
Nick Nonno, Falrport, believed
S dying.
George E. McGhee. Medina. be.
2 lieved dying.
II. Raymond Hamilton. Falrport
serious,
Charles Sullivan, Painosylllc. frac-
tured rib.
Three of the dead were found on
: the locomotive pilot when the train.
In charge OF Engineer i. =. Fer.
nandez OF Buffalo and Conductor G.
Ernst. was brought from its 60-mil,
an hour pace to halt about three
4 blocks from the scene OF the col,
lslon.
Most OF those killed had loft n
dancehall In Paiuesyille. less than
an hour before tho crash, while scv,
oral Others had attended "A lodge
meeting. Two had Just boarded the
bus when the accident occurred,
An explosion Of the gasoline tank
OF the machine set fire 10 the debris
and several Of the bodies were hadl,
burned. Tho bus was operated be
tween painesville and FalrporL