Evening star., 1925-06-17
TRAIN WRECK TOLL
Of DEATHS IS A
Five Probes Under Way
Score Near Death in Hos
pitals-Survivors Sail. 4,
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HACkETTSTOWN, n. j., June IL
The death toll of the wreck of the
Delaware, LaCkawanna and Western
emigrant train near here yesterday
mounted to ~ today, with a score of
others in scattered hospitals still in
a serious condition. The dead now
number 30 in Easton. 3 in Phillipsburg.
8 in Hackettstown, 6 at Dover and 3
at Morristown.
Leopold Neumann, the agent, VINO
had organized the excursion of Mid
die Western Germans to Germany,
today was busy seeking to identify
many of the dead. His work was him
dered. he said, by the fact that about
so of the excursioniSts had sailed
Yesterday on the Republic, as plan
ned.
Two coroner's juries today visited
the scene of the wreck at Rockport.
One jury was emmnelei by Coroner
Fisher of Warren County while sec
ond was impaneled by +. J. Wild
rick. Justice of the peace, at Jackets
town.
Five Probes Underway.
NEW YORK, June II P.-Five
separate Investigations were under
way today in the fatal wreck of a
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad tourist special train at Rock
port sag, n. j., so miles west of here.
The train carried 1872 German
Americans, mostly from Chicago.
They were bound for Hoboken, n. j.,
to embark on the liner Republic TO
visit the Fatherland. from which they
had emigrated years ago. Only so
sailed on the Republic yesterday.
Speeding on Il down grade the
seven car train hit stretch of muck
/ and debris that had been washed
early yesterday. The heavy engine
ploughed through, but the pony ten
der was thrown off the track. 1t
Clutched the frogs of switch far
ther on and wrenched the engine and
four steel cars from the rails. Three
cars piled up on top OF the overturned
engine. The steam pipes burst and
sent scalding fog spouting directly
onto the passengers in the cars.
80 Scalded to Death.
1t was the breaking of the pipes that
caused the deaths of at least 80 of
the victims. Joseph Snyder, a farmer
watching the STORM lTOIl his NOME
nearby saw the accident, sounded the
alarm by telephone and with his wife
rushed to give aid. Lyman GuliCk.
another farmer rode half clad in his
automobile to HackettStown, two miles
away and summoned physicians and
ambulanCes from there and other
towns.
When rescuerS arrived the steam
had spent itself. The suffering was
intense One man ierka6 roll of
bills from his pocket and begged Sny
der to kill him. Only four trainmen
and a few passengers were killed in
stantly. One woman was decapitated.
The others went through hours of
agony before they died in hospitals at
Easton, Pa; Dover, \. j.; Phillips
burg, Morristown and Hackettstown.
Couple Escaped.
Mr. and Mrs John Pfeiler. an elder.
1y couple from Holycross, Iowa, rid
ing in front of the first coach, had a
remarkable escape with minor bruises
Other survivors told of a slightly
scalded Chicago woman who limped
moaning through the wreckage until
she found her missing wallet Then
she shouted joyously and helped the
reScuerS.
1t was a carefree party in charge of
plunged into agony. On the sides of
the cars they had nailed large ban
ners, See the old country again"
Most of them were sleeping when the
crash came.
Railroad officials blamed the storm
Tor the disaster. BY a queer twist of
fate the train had been routed over
the old main line of the road at Della
ware Water Gap, Pa. instead of using
the more Travelled cutoff built several
years ago.
The New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities has sent investigators to the
scene Coroners of Phillipsburg.
hackettStoWn and Belvedere, y. T.
have started inquiries.
Revised Death List.
A revised death list, including hos
pitfalls at which the victims died or To
which their bodies were taken. fol
lows, all being from Chicago, unless
otherwise indicated:
Nathan j. Banker, conductor,
Scranton. Pa, at Easton; Mrs. An
tonia Bernhardt, at Dover: Mrs.
George Breckner. at NIorristown:
Edwin Brunner, at Easton; Edwin
Drummer, jr., at Easton; Robert Brun-
rer, 8, at Easton; Mary Cink. at
Easton; Oscar Daniels, negro porter.
AT Easton: Mrs. Anthony Ernst, at
Easton; Mrs. Barbara Farmer. at
Dover; Sophie Feininger, at Easton;
Karl Gantz, at Dover; Michael Gett-
ner, at Phillipsburg; Mrs Elizabeth
Grundie, at Easton; Carl Haehn, fire
man, Scranton, at Hackettstown;
Martin Heineg, at Easton; Martin
Heineg, jr., at Easton; Elsie Heineg,
at Easton: John Iron, at Phillips
burg; Mrs. Augusta Isimann, at
Dover: Mrs. Katherine Karling, at
Dover: Mrs. Harmine Karmans, at
Hackettstown; Frederick Loomis, en-
gineer, Scranton, at Hackettstown:
Gustave LaFarge, at Easton: Mrs
Lena LaFarge, at Easton; Mrs. Caro-
line Mroch, at Phillipsburg; George
Paule, no address, at Dover; James
Seaman, trainman, Scranton, at
Hackettstown; Philip Schuster, at
Easton; Rudolph Trioke. at Easton;
Mrs. Louise Trioke, at Easton Mrs.
Caroline Weinert, at Hackettstown;
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilger1nein, at Easton;
Helen Wagner, 9, no address, at
Easton; two unidentified men, at
Hazelton; unidentified girl, about s
years old. at Hackettstown: unidenti-
fed child, 5. at Easton; Paul Bern
f1ardt, at Easton; Anthony Bernhard,
at Easton; Nicholas Gettner, at
Dover; Mrs. Anna Meyers, at Norris
town.