Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-27 | Page 1 | Mass Funeral Rits May be Conducted for Eight Children Killed under Train

Mass Funeral Rites May Be Conducted For Eight Children Killed Under Train SHELTON SHELlON Conn July 27 P P IP- parents of eight children who were killed by a atraIn atrain atrain train contemplated a mass moss funeral today The youn youngsters seven boys and a girl were playing cards on the New York New NewHaven NewHaven NewHaven Haven Hartford tracks along the Housatonic river yesterday when they w were rc mowed down b by bya a l southbound freight train John Roy fireman of a northbound northbound northbound north north- bound train passing at the time the children to warn warn- them but shouted and squirted water at athis athis athis his efforts went unheeded A A moment later laler the card players were crumpled forms The victims included ded two brothers and a brother and sister The They were Ruth Bierwith 12 John Gentile 17 Joseph Gentile 14 George Rumble 16 Charles Bierwith 12 Carl Hoffman 13 13 Steven 17 Joseph Dzwonchyk 14 Seven of the eight t k Instantly Joseph Gentile died in a hospital John J. J Kane of Hartford Hartford- engineer engineer engineer en en- of the train which struck the children was unable to see them because of ot the northbound freight train and a curve Police cordons were necessary to 10 keep thousands of at curiosity seekers from the scene of the accident accident accident ac ac- ac- ac directly in line with the finishing mark of ol many a Yale boat race raca c. c 7 ft V