| Show SWIFT TRAINS COME TOGETHER I Lehigh Valley Ac Out Outskirts Outskirts Outskirts Valey jJ nt skirts of Rochester I CAR CAR THROWN INTO INT CANAL AN l INJuRED ESCAPE DEATH DET BY EY DROWNING f T fl OCHESTER TER N Y July 20 Two ROCHE J T Lehigh Valley Valey trains running r at Ut a high rate of speed Ude in the outskirts of ot the city this thi An engine and one pas er In m one of or the trains was wa thrown from the track down an embankment and Into the Erie Ere canal feder feeder and md was completely wrecked The other engine engino was demolished but re remained re remained on the the track One person peron a a tire fire fireman re reman man was killed kIe and amI tw t others other were more marc or less seriously hurt two perhaps fatally IUa I Peter W Putnam Pta aged 36 3 6 of Rochester fireman westbound train trin Injured Emma J Bailey Baley Rochester injured in internally Int internally t recovery doubtful Mrs J G w Rochester badly bad Injured Injure internally severe contusions will n probably die die dieS J S G Longfellow Rochester badly bad Wrenched shoulders shoulder bands and arms ars cut ct wilt will recover wil Gladys Glad s D 0 years year old Rochester scalp wound Robert Robrt Lima Lime Ni N 1 Y shoulder barfly ba bruised Byron G Vary Lima wrist badly cut cut Fred Rochester Roch ter face cut bad badly badly badly ly and seriously bruised Charles Hoffmann Rochester furrier artery of or wrist cut cut and bruised serious arter L A A Bause Basso Washington shoulder arms and legs badly bruised probable In Internal Internal taral injuries injures serious serious Charles Chales N K Barnard Barard Rochester bad cuts serious Mrs Mr serous Minnie S 5 Tyler Rochester shouT shoulder shoulder der badly injured inured Internal Injuries feared Sidney G C Tyler husband of or Mrs M Tyler severely bruised brise not Mrs Honder Rochester hurt about head and shoulder not serious serous Mr Air Zorn Rochester cut on face not serious Mrs Zorn Z r Rochester both legs hurt at knee serious bruised Mr Mercer New York City badly badY Mrs Mercer New York City cuts and Charles Daniels Daniel Rochester engineer angnett in incoming Incoming incoming coming train trin perhaps internally engner Injured Inure Charles Rochester baggage bagge master mater incoming train serious Frak De Do La L Vergne Rochester con conductor conductor ductor scalp L wound Verge mind badly bal affected Running at Full Fl Speed eed The incoming train which consisted of or a combination smoker and baggage car carand carand carand and two day coaches c was wa due in this city ely at 63 but was a few minutes late Tho The outgoing train consisting of a combination smoker and baggage car and andone andone andone one day coach cach left teC promptly on time at 60 63 The two trains trins came to 1 together ether sether with wih terrific force on a straight south of line lne of ot track mile mie Clarissa Clarisa street bridge near Hope Hop hos hoe hospital pital Just before the crash came the crew of each ech engine with wIt the exception of Fireman Putnam of the incoming train trin jumped and escaped with slight injuries Putnam was caught in the wreckage c o ohis ot of othi his hi engine wn and ad horribly mangled death resulting instantly On the east eat side of or the track at the scene of the tho wreck weck is i the Erie Ere canal feeder while on the west side Is the Genesee river oI The force forc of the collision was so great that both engines rebounded fifty try feet teet The engine of or the tho incoming I train was wan thrown throw to the west on its side aide Ide and ad reduced to scrap Iron The he combination I tion smoker and baggage car cr following jumped ton the track to the east side side slipped sUpped by the engine turned on Its ide and felt fell tel with a crash Int the canal anal feeder f eder wih The day coach following the combination combination tion car also jumped to the eastward and burled buried ton cr Its forward end in the feeder feder The remaining It coach of o the incoming train tl remained on the road bed Car in the te Water From the combination car and an day coach which went Into the feeder all al of tho the Injured were taken The uninjured passengers immediately rushed to the rescue but they were w r handicapped by the inrush of water which In the briefest space had almost filled rUed the cars car Most of the injured bruised and bleeding and crying piteously for assistance were found cring floating about In inthe the water inside of the wrecked cars With much difficulty they were pulled pule through tho the windows of or the overturned car cr or dragged through holes In the coach caused by b the wreck wreck It is miraculous te that many were e not drowned It ul Is cb believed f e that a alt all ar were w safely larded landed r The engine of the southbound southbound train was thrown to the west west and lies les on its Us side a complete wreck on the river bank No one was injured on the southbound Wa train except Conductor Frank Frnk DC De La LaVergne LaVergne Vergne Y who has hs an ugly ug scalp wound Later rge It is now admitted by the crew of or the Incoming train tIn that they the had ba re received orders to meet the outgoing train trin at Mount Hope Hoe siding which Is a short distance south uth of the scene of the wreck They say sav that having having habitually met the outgoing The train at Rochester the order to meet It i at Mount lount Hope siding was for forgotten forgotten gotten until too late |
