Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1940, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1940. LITTLE FALLS, N. Y—WRECKED SLEEPING CAR—This ripped steel sleeping car gives mute evidence of the derailment of the New York Central express in which at least 25 persons lost their lives. New York Central's Statement on Wreck BT the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 20.—The New York Central today issued the following statement on the wreck of its Lake Shore Limited train last night at Little Falls, N. Y. “Train No. 19, the Lake Shore Limited, which left New York at 6:50 last p.m. for Chicago, con- sisting of engine and 15 cars, was derailed about 11 pm. at Little Falls' gulf curve. Engine tender and the first nine cars were de- railed. An undetermined number of passengers were killed and in- jured. The derailment occurred on a 6-degree curve, sharpest on the New York Central System. Company rules call for operation over this curve at 45 miles an hour. The speedometer tape on the locomotive indicated that the train took the curve at approximately 59 miles an hour. The engine man was Jesse Farle of Albany, and the fireman was J. Y. Smith, both of whom were killed in the accident. Road Fore- man A. Bayreuether, of Albany, also was riding the engine. This is the first time in 40 years a derailment has occurred at this particular spot. It is the first time in more than 13 years that the New York Central has had a passenger fatality in a train accident.” Toll 1ConMnuod From First Page.) lprnmed back (continued journey). William Lawrence, Maumee, Ohio, sprained back and cut finger (con- tinued journey). G. J. Holcombe, Denver, bruised knee (continued journey). Frank J. Johns, Denver, wrenched back (continued journey). Mrs. William Broski, Long Island City and Elgin, Ill, cut, shaken up, bruised, shoes missing (continued Journey). John Charlmus, 386, N. J.; fractured rib. Charles Krent, Syracuse, N. Y.; fractured elbow. John Morrissey, 50, New York City; sprained hand, contusions. William A. Ployert, Maynard, Mass.; multiple rib fractures. Laurietta Yehle, Utica, N. Y.; fractured left shoulder, serious. Mrs. Ruth Taylor, 31, colored, Brooklyn, N. Y.; fractured rib. Stephen Hayden, Syracuse, N. Y. arm lacerations. Elizabeth,+ Because of world demands, Aus- tralia has abandoned its restriction Air view showing the wreckage of the express, which jumped the tracks near here early today. % Looking through a window body of a victim. of one of the overturned coaches as rescue workers removed the —A. P. Wirephotes. ‘Laxity’ in Earlier Crash Cited in I. C. C. Report By the Associated Press. The Interstate Commerce Com- mission’s Bureau of Safety reported today that its investigation of a rear-end collision between two pas- senger trains on the New York [Central at Wickliffe, Ohio, last January 19, disclosed “lax observ- ance of rules.” Ten persons, including two pas- sengers, were injured in the acci- dent. Divorce Is Granted ROCKVILLE, Md., April 20 (Spe- cial) —John R, Parris of Montgom- ery County has been granted an absolute divorce from Mrs. Virginia M. Parris of Washington by Judge Stedman Prescott in the Circuit Court here. The court was told of wheat planting. that the couple was married in Frederick, Md.,, December 1, 19835. Second I. R. A. Prisoner Dies After Food Strike By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, April 20.—A second Irish Republican Army prisoner, John McNeela, who had been on a 55-day hunger strike, died in a military hospital last night. « Anthony Darcy died April 16. ‘Three other fasters were reported to have called off the hunger strike. The hunger strike started Febru- ary 25, when eight members of the outlawed I. R. A, were sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Maritime Union Protests Woodward Appointment By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.—Re- appointment of Thomas Woodward to the United States Maritime Com- mission has been protested by Bruce Hannon, secretary of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, in a tele- gr?;n to President Roosevelt which said: “This appointment assures a ma- jority for the present reactionary policies of the commission now be- ing carried on. In the interests of American democracy, maritime workers should at least be granted some measure of the consideration so generously shown to shipping in- terests.” Students Must Not Wed To help students chosen to un- dertake research in British chemical and engineering problems, the De- partment of Scientific and Indus- trial Research has recommended awards up to $1,200 a year and maintenance up to $480, according to a London report. But, says the council, “the allowance will be terminated in the event of the student’s marriage.” (Story on Page A-1) General view of the smash 4 | been cut off. | screaming, it happened so suddenly ed coaches of the limited. Wreck (Continued From First Page.) terstate Commerce Commission in- stituted an immediate investigation, | ordering to the scene three fleld | men, two from New York and one from Pittsfield, Mass. Giles Brown, 22, a Little }"‘allsi garage mechanic, who aided in the | rescue work, told of groping his way | through a battered car to find a woman with her dying husband in her arms. “We had to force her to leave him | and lift her out of the car,” he said. | “It was hell. The inside of these cars | could not have been worse than if & hurricane struck them. There was blood all over and people were screaming and moaning. The steel of the cars was v\rnpped arnund some of the bodies.” Pulled Friend From Wreck. Hyman Blitz, 48, Toledo, Ohio, said | he was in bed “when all of a sudden we heard a tremendous crash and felt the car topple over.” “I pulled a friend of mine out of the wreck,” he related. “His ear had We heard lots of we didn’t know what happened.” | Bridget Loguadice, Utica, said sev- eral persons “knelt in the aisles of the coach and prayed.” “There was lots of moaning on the floor and so much confusion | we didn't know what hsppened' she asserted. T H. Jones, West Englewood, N , said he had just fallen asleep | ,when the wreck occurred. “The next thing I knew,” he added, “the upper berth crashed down on me and pinned me close. | I managed to extricate myself, but | | there were many passengers who | | were lying about in the cars.” ‘ Harold Kunzer, Chicago, Iil, de- | |clared “it felt as though the rails were splitting.” “There was a terrific crash and Editor Tells Story of Wreck Almost in His Front Yard By JOHN CROWLEY, Editor, Little Falls Times. LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., April 20| ®).—1 was reading at home last\ night when the New York Central’s fast Lake Shore Limited jumped its tracks and deposited its load of dead and injured almost in my front yard. Entirely engrossed in my book, I was at first unaware that anything was amiss. Suddenly there came a loud crash and I was immediately conscious of impending disaster in the Mohawk Valley beneath my home. | Rushing outdoors, I saw the New | York Central fiyer piled up in the | valley below. It was an awe-inspir- ing, though heart-rending, sight. The screams of the dying rent the warm, spring air, and I knew at once that one of the worst railroad disasters of the Centrals’ long his- tory had occurred. Down by the tracks, beneath my home and the rock-embankments lining the roadbed, nine cars were piled in tragic abandon. The engine had crashed across the road, sev- eral hundred yards below my home, blocking the main East-West trunk highway. | I descended to the floor of the| small canyon through which the| tracks ran. There I counted at least seven bodies, strewn in hor- rible array along the railroad tracks. The entire scene spelled | death in all its grotesqueness. Inside the engine cab the engi- FE neer still lived. He moaned for help. | A rescue crew with nce!,yleneé torches finally reached him. He| was dead before he could be lifted | from the twisted mass of steel and | wood that imprisoned him. At least three persons were pinned in the first Pullman which lay on its side along the tracks. I picked my way through the debris, which extended a half mile or more up the 25 Shaken Up as Train Is Derailed in Kentucky By the Associated Press. 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