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Home My WebLink Aboutscrapbook pic doris tucker willett (10)THIS PHOTO tl n.a taken n row minutes borore the first odn, train thl-ollph stralton's Crossing ]l0ar West l)"I'llY Ibis mortmo! nl'lor Tuesday night's freight train , June I'orul�n /o eedjCorporal, U/1,vn 01 i, TOVNO ur• and Mrs Horace Richfield Springy announce Qoung of e 013- Sagement of their daughter thMI Tuns Elizabeth Young, to Corporal Otis C. Drew of the U. S. Marine Corps, son of lira and ,Mrs. Otis T. Drew of Ithaca RD 6 Corporal Drew recently returned fic ar CA from 32 months service I _ the Paci- ea. He now is stationed at 1 P Le-Teune, N. C. aN,NC, hJ\;l, I mishap. Picture shO+vA soma of LITo e J 'rinl�jb,vin •A� ' Th Sam 1 A. th �� I .�,, Irlhnlers from the Van Etton work calnpkNo one +vast - t II I11'I. r'arl 71'nrrnlnr Mort. r:un, n. 1.uMnnno Lehigh Line Cleared After Freight Wreck.. Ono of Iho worst wrochA on the Tibaaa lino of the Lehigh Volloy Ilnlirond In recent. years plied nil 10 freight cars nutof a 44-0111. tr.do fit Htrniton's 1'n,vlsing nnnr w,:it Tlnnhy Ilholily 1wrere 11 1,11). '1'11014 riny and hlnelcull Illn ulll nin rl', I II[ht. of wnl tol noon Ihnll 12 hunln. No ono o:I„Illr „I. 'I It u, rld, I,( odellrrod no lhl tvlln of ,•nn,IJ,,a, known no Lho Ith- nr l id, 1, III,. N'no hooding down- nimlo 11 re„I d this oily where It was dno nl. 0:3W I, m. The oxnet cause of the aceldenl his not yet been do• t,,rmlilod by the many rnllrond of- ficinis who were at the scano thIF morning. Something went wrong with ono' of the cats toward the end of the train ,lust before It reached the Bruce Hill dirt road crossing, short distance east of the Stratton' Crossing overhead. Marko on the ties for a distnnce of several yards Indicated that a car bounded over thorn out of line with the rest of the train until it struck a small stool bridge overStratton Creek. Cars Ilurdlo Brldgo At this point the front part of the train was brought up with a Jerk and the care began to pile up, hurdling the bridge and overturn- ing. Some of them wore headed up a slope after breaking loose. The last nine cats and the caboose in which the trainmen were riding re- mainod on the track when the brakes sot. The locomotive and first 10 cars also remained on the track. Before midnight railroad officials from Ithaca and Sayre called a labor battalion of Mexicans from the Van Etten-work camp to repair the torn up roadbed, and No, 17, westbound, was the first train to Pass through the gap shortly after) 0:30 a in. today. All Cars Empty Later in the day wrecking crews brought heavy equipment and be- gan clearing the wreckage strewn along both sides of the right of / ---- way. This task was made easier ®by the fact that all the cars were empty. During the night and early this morning passengers were trans- ported by bus from Ithaca to Cay- uta to connect with the four east and westbound passenger trains which were routed over the Sen- eca Lake Division. From that point the buses brought Ithaca passen- gars back, They included the Trains 4 and 8, eastbound, due in Ithaca at 11:51 p, m. and 1:31 a, m., and Trains 7 and 11; westbound, due in Ithaca at 2:42 a. m. and 7:17 a. m. The train was in charge of Con- ductor Ernest Holland of Sayre, Pa., who told officials that he real- ized somethilig was wrong when the airbrakes "froze" and the rear of the train came to -an abrupt stop. At the same time he could hear the rumble of the cars piling up ahead. Some Cars to Be Burned Crane crews arrived from Man- chester and Sayre, approaching the wreck: from both ends to clear the riglit of way as quickly as pos- sible, but it will probably be days before the work is accomplished, officials said today. Some of the cars badly damaged will be burned on the spot and only the metal sal- vaged. Others less seriously dam- aged will be returned to the rails. This work will not interfere with the regular operations of the trains which was resumed this morning, however, officials said. I - Crash Injuries Fatal Buffala—UR—Mrs. Anna Dfiller 62, died Tuesday night of injuries Isuffered Sunday when the automo• bile she was driving collided with another cup Mills r1nnllJlne M. Mostert nod :Ill A, Lombard worn mni'dod nt. fllnl,loy, Jun,, in, 10411, In thn I I, ICI nl.•Ihodlnt Chuloh. Hhn is the d,llu•hh ,"t Mr. null Mrs, filmun M,VIII'IIor lillon" "od thn gl'arld- dnnF,lll,m of Mrs. .Lllhn Anydor of fill Han ru HI., with whom she made liar home. Th?- hrldogroom is the non of Mr, nod Isirs. R, IL, Lumbard or 8:10 N, Aoto'o Fit. Tho ,llnlhl,• ring ceremony was porfarlor"I I,r Ihn minister, the lies, ll,n ry r:. I:u,ld. The nitar Was docojnf,•d with poles, two largo hourpunln or while peonies and sy- ringm, and a palr or seven -branched candolnbrn, Miss LodlSe Wallace Hang "Because," The church organ - lot, Mies Jenny Lou Mlcrus, played the wedding music, Including the Processional from Wagner's "Loh- engdn" and the racommlonni from Mendelasohn's "A M i d s u m m e r NlghL's Dream." The bride, who was given 1n mar- riage by Carlton E. Walbutn of Greenfield, Marie., formerly of Ith- aoa, wore a princess gown of white taffein made with sweetheart back- --lieu. "o " trui,. Aar long veil was trimmed with Chan- tilly lace and attached to a beaded tiara. Her necklace of pearls was a gift of the bridegroom, The bridal bouquet was white roses and baby's I breath, tied with white ribbon, The matron of honor was the bride's sister, Mrs. Kenneth Eckert of Danby, who was attired in blue taffeta with a hairband of blue rib- bon and syringe, blossoms. She car- ried a colonial bouquet of garden flowers. The bridesmaids, the Misses Lil . Ilan Russell, Dorothy Jenks, Bar- bara Luce, and Teresa Bordoni, were dressed in pink and had hair - bands of rosebuds and mock orange. They also carried colonial bouquets of garden flowers, Jane Walburn, 5-year-old daugh- ter qf. Mr, and Mrs. Walburn of Green) Ild, Mass., was ring bearer. She ware a blue satin frock- and hat, and carried the rings on a matching cushion. Mr. Eckert was best man. The ushers were William Dobell, James Murphy, Ivan Weaver, ono Doug - lane Payne, The bride's groindmothor wore an aqua j1Z5ey print dress and a eor- sag.^- r red roses, The bridegroom's motr. wore a dusty rose jersey print costume with white acces- sories and a corsage of Talisman roses, The bridesmaids' flowers and the altar decorations were arranged by Mrs. Clara Fenner, A reception was held In the church parlors, where a four -tiered cake encircled with rosebuds was cut by the bride and by Nliss Cath- erine Personlus. Mrs. R. C. Osborn served punch, assisted by the Misses Ciftherine alnd Ester Merle afid Mrs. Lucella Stillwell, Guests attended from Greenfield, Mass„ and from Springville, Corning, Et- na, Varna, and FreevJlle. The bride's going -away outfit +vas a fuchsia and black wool suit, black hat- and shoes, white gloves and purse, and a corsage of white carnations. After a wedding trip to New Eng- la,nd and Cape Cod, Mr. and Mrs, Lombard +Will reside in Ithaca, The bride !s a graduate of Ithaca High School, class of 1942, and was ney Ployed 4 years at the J. Cn ', Pe - Company. Mr, I+umbard, who ewas gl'aduated from Ithaca High vice and Cornell, haPu d 26 months' ttriclan He ish employed as roller at Lent, Store. tea_ it,