Rail Wreck Toll Rises With Dozens Hurt
A wave of railway crashes left 81 dead and many injured as wrecks continued through yesterday. Passengers including Dr Lin Yutang and L C Lin escaped serious harm, with cranes clearing shattered cars and ambulances tending to the injured. A victim, Mrs Christina Nix, died after amputation and hours trapped in wreckage. survivors described zigzagging cars and frantic attempts to help the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lin
Mrs Howard
Howard
New York
Sears
Washington
Lee Tracy
New York Mirror
Patrick J. Hurley
Myron
Taylor
LA. 3
Eel Corp
Roosevelt
Vatican
Christina Nix
Long Island City
R. P. I. Players Selecting Talent
The R P I Players plan to present a short skit from the Brinadwa hit My Sister Hileen at a meeting for members. Skits are scheduled for the future to determine available talent as night rehearsals proceed and a drama open to the public is considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinadwa
Hileen
Is That Mummie Asks Ian 8 Wreck Victim
Ian McCauley, eight, a Philadelphia wreck victim, asked after his mother Marian Berry McCauley as he recovered in Northeastern Hospital. Her whereabouts were unknown with no listing of the missing. A friend from New York, Mrs Barbour, searched morgue bodies and hoped Marian was alive. Ian's father Ian McCauley, a Port Washington journalist, works for International News Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Vps
Northeastern Hospital
Ian McCauley
Jan
Congressional Limited
Marian Berry McCauley
Saratoga Traffic Drive Nets $145
Week end speeders and traffic violators arrested in Saratoga Springs netted the city $145 when they failed to appear in the City Court yesterday after being arrested by patrolman Henry Hichman. Frank Baker forfeited $5 for running a red light. Fourteen, who forfeited $15 each for exceeding wartime speed regulations, were Julius Tull Frank Richardson John A. Looen Francis DeLong Alexander Feller Morris Kaplan Grant Ford George Kudon William Goldstein W H Barnes Harry Sack Jack Fox Wilfred Gregnon Jr Leon Rosenbaum. Stores in Spanish yuar Tampa Ebor City often post signs English Spoken Here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Henry Hichman
Frank Baker
Bailston
Julius Tull
Frank Richardson
John A. Looen
Francis DeLong
Alexander Feller
Morris Kaplan
Grant Ford
George Kudon
Wiliam Goldstein
Partridge Season Opens October 1 In State
The State Conservation Department sets October 1 as opening day for ruffed grouse and partridge seasons. North of the New York Central and Boston and Albany line hunting runs Oct 1 to Nov 12, with southern areas Oct 15 to Nov 26, and Long Island Oct 1 to Dec 15 for hunting.
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The
State Conservation Department
New York Central
Boston and Albany
Long Island
Palestine Chapter To Meet At Masonic Temple
Palestine Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold its first fall meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Lansingburg Masonic Temple. Miss Emma LeMay, mason, and William Joesherk preside, Mrs. chairman of the unit.
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Palestine
Order of the Eastern Star
P.m
Lansingburg Masonic Temple
Emma LeMay
Maron
William Joesherk
Wreck Stimulates Blood Donors In Philadelphia
Philadelphia Red Cross blood bank enjoyed its busiest day, with 760 donors giving a pint each after the Congressional Limited wreck Monday night. Three special buses ferried donors from the accident scene as volunteers were urged to help.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Red Cross Blood Bank
Congressional
Man Dies After Fall on Ferry Street in Schuylerville
George Hughes age 68 of Schuylerville died at Saratoga Springs Hospital after a Wednesday fall at Ferry and Church Streets in Schuylerville. Born in Smithville, he lived in Schuylerville 35 years. A sister Mrs Marie Bacher of Schuylerville survives.
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Ferry
Church Streets
Schuylerville
George Hughes
Saratoga Springs Hospital
Smithville
Marie Bacher
Three Die In Crash at Canastota
An 18 car rail liner derailed after an explosion near Canastota causing three deaths and multiple injuries. Officials suspect the blast rather than a collision. the main line was blocked eight hours. Survivors spoke of a miraculous escape amid wreckage as the train resumed service to New York City.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Philip C. Rgan
New York Central
Syra- Buse
Arthur G. Kinney
Madison County
New York City
Grand Central Terminal
BE. W. T
Limited
Train Crew Praised After Freight Collision Wreck
Passengers and guards aided in the wreckage clearing and protected the track area after a freight train collision. Diana Ferry praised the crew for handling a bad situation, while Navy consultant David J. Long called the crew’s management wonderful. L C Strite recalled his car rolling into a marshy field to cushion the impact and stay upright.
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Diana Ferry
San Francisco
David J. Long
Navy
The
Bronx
L. C. Strite
Chicago
Revised Death List From Monday Night Wreck
A revised list of identified dead from the Pennsylvania Railroad Congressional Limited wreck lists names across multiple states. The roster includes U.S. service members, clerks, cooks, and civilians such as Harry Argent, Ida Becker, Edith Beneche, Rose Beuzze, Harold Becker, Mrs Grace Borden, Stephen Borden, Alfred Cassata, Sadie Cassata, Adele Chugarman, Maj Alfred Coleman, and dozens more with varied home addresses and affiliations. The compilation reflects widespread losses among Brooklyn, New York, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey residents, with military personnel among the deceased.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
One
Harry R. Argent
U. 5 S. Army
New York
B— Ida Becker
Brooklyn
Edith Beneche
Rose F. Beuzze
W. A. Beagan
Daniel J. Brockway
U.S. N
West River
Idaho
Calvin J. Berdorf
Washington
Harold Becker
Grace Borden
Irma Borden
Brooks Stephen Borden
Alfred Cassata
Sadie Cassata
Lucy Carroll
Porofay Chabwy
Clifton
N. J
Adele Chugarman
St Albans
Isadore R. Chugarman
St. Albans
N.Y
Alfred R. Coleman
Helen Chanvy
Alexandria
Troy Club Plans Clamsteam at 114th Street Clubhouse
The clamsteam committee of the A Tem meets tomorrow at the clubhouse on 114th Street and Second Avenue. The steam is set for 6 p.m. Saturday with a second serving from 1 1d pm. CG. J. Vanderwerken chairs. The Board of Directors meets Friday at 8 p.m. for the regular quarterly session. At 8 50 p.m. Monday the regular club meeting occurs followed by a buffet lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
114Th Street
Second Avenue
CG. J. Vanderwerken
All-Troy Club
Chaplain Clarence F Anderson Receives Army Hospital Care
Former Troy pastor and United Presbyterian Church leader Clarence F. Anderson, now serving as an Army chaplain, is reported in a North Africa hospital recovering from a serious illness. Friends in Troy have been informed he expects to rejoin his unit soon.
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Clarence F. Anderson
United Presbyterian Church
North Africa
Troy
Anderson
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New
York World, Telegram
Lin Yutang
Anid
Ian
Saratoga
Tampa
Ebor City
Wreck
Man
Canastota
Comgressional Limited
Clarence Diskin
Raymond J. Flanders
Samuel Fabricant
Louis Gillette
Samuel Godofsky
Rose Gruenstrin
Bethesda
Rose Harlan
Ruth Hoprechter
John Rufus Hurlburt
Norma Iske
Mary Kahan
Forest Hills
Lester A. Kraushaar
Maplewood
N. OE
Chase National Bank
Samuel Kahaney
Henry Kuster
Tech, Ltd
W5th Medical Depot
Camp Pickett
Joseph R. Kolb
U. 5S
Marine Corps Reserve
Vassaf Kadric Kurtasite
Madison, M. J
L— Samuel Lefstein
Mary L. Lehrman
N. Y
M— Katherine Maroney
Elmsford
Christina N Heights
Jackson
Reba Poses
Beaux
John A. Partin
Jamaica
Alonzo Robinson
Maritime Service Training Ton
Sheepshead
Army
Rochester
Gloria Sarno
Catherine Saunders
Edith Simpson
Mr. Vernon
Irley Sherline
Edythe Sesaunsky
Mona Smith
Utica
Edwin
Updikeard
Birmingham
Alana
Elizabeth A. Vonk
Ida Wililman
Italo
Troy Club
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