New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
Jersey Central Flyer Ploughs Through Le- high Limited at Cross Over of Two Roads at Bethlehem, Pa.
Former Was Running Ahead of Time and Sig nals Were Set Against It, Official Statement Declares.

Bethlehem, Pa. Sept. 27 Pl-At least nine persons were killed and 35 injured today when the Scran- ton flyer" of the Jersey Central railroad ploughed into the "Lehigh Limited" of the Lehigh Valley railroad at a cross-over Of the two roads in this city.
 The Identified Dead
 The dead, so far identified, are:
 Hugh McGee, 60, Allentown, Pa, Lehigh Valley brakeman, crushed beneath the overturned car.
 George Geventhor 3o6 East Tenth street, New York.
 David Baum. believed to have been from Wilkesbarre, Pa.
 D. J. Shovln. address unknown, carried an Ingersoll- company club card.
 Frank Helper, Lumbersport, w., Va.
 II. J. Ott, Allentown.
 George McGovern, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
 John Ryan, Forty Fort, Pa.
 Accident Near Station
 The accident occurred about 5:45 a. m. within a hundred feet of the new Union station.
 The "Lehigh Limited" left Buff falo last night for New York. The flyer" is through train from Binghamton, N. T.. for Philadel- phia,
 The huge Jersey Central engine struck three cars back of the Le- high Valley locomotive, throwing a steel coach on it's side. It was in this car that all of those killed or injured were riding.
 Railroad men said had the car been of wooden construction they believed the killed and injured would have been far more numer- ous.
 List of Injured
 The injured include:
 Henry Schmidt, Mauch Chunk, Pa, engineer of the Jersey Central train, possible fracture of the right arm and body bruises.
 Louis c. Baer, Lehlghton, Pa, body bruises and shock.
 George Engler, Wilkesbarre, body bruises.
 Thomas A. Mezanorski, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania student, Erie, Pa, body bruises.
 Henry and John Basta, Parsons, Pa, body bruises.
 Henry R. Deiley, Allentown.
 Daniel Mcclure, Allentown, bruises.
 Abraham Benioff, Allentown.
 A. Charles Landis, Lehigh uni versity student, Newport, Pa, body bruises.
 George Dell. Allentown.
 Henry W. Roessler, Allentown, body bruises.
 pr. George c. Mitchan, wife and four children, Dorothy Fred, Ed ward and George, jr., Toronto, Canada. Wife suffering from possi- ble fractured skull and body bruises; others only slightly hurt.
 Mrs. John Schrodt, sister-in-law of Dr. Mitchan, same address, body bruises. Mir. and Mrs. Walter Irest of New York city, former dis charged after treatment wife slightly hurt and held at hospital. Agnes Irest, same address, slightly hurt.
 Sarah Ramage, Wilkesbarre, and daughters, Anna and Fillmore, slightly hurt.
 Elizabeth. Peter and Simon Val entvage, Lauzerne, slightly hurt.
 Fannie Written and son, Brook lyn, slightly hurt.
 Samuel Spilpa, 1921 Eastern Parkway. Brooklyn slightly hurt. Alice Pearse, Toronto, body bruises.
 Official Statement
 An official statement given out by the Lehigh Valley railroad said: Running ahead of time and with witnesses agreeing that the signals were set against it, a train of the Central railroad of New Jersey en route to Philadelphia from Syracuse, Scranton and other western points, ran into train No. 6 of the Lehigh Valley railroad at Bethlehem, Pa, at 5:45 today. Train No. was running on time and had clear road to the sta ton. ''The Central train ran into the | Lehigh Valley train between the | second and third coaches, striking and overturning the second coach, | which was a steel passenger coach. | Eight passengers were killed and | about 40 injured. They were taken to St. Luke's hospital, BethIehem. The passengers in the other coaches were not injured"
 Were in Plain View
 The trains were running very | slowly and came together at a | point where they were in plain | view of each other. People stand ! ing at the station waiting to board |