Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-13
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

Horrible Sufferngs of the Scalded Pas
sengers who Remain at Mays Landing
The Cause of the Disaster-N umber Of
Injured Unknown.
MAYS LANDING, \. j., August l2 -
This place is in state Of intense excite
ment this morning. Union hotel is the
hospital and in the parlors are several
OF the dead and dying OF the disaster
Mrs. David McCristol, with face and
body badly scalded, lies IN one room,
and By her side is her husband, also
badly scalded. In the adjoining room
lies Mrs. Boadle badly scalded about the
head and face, and near her and covered
with cloth is the body OF Katie Welsh,
aged IL years. Near by is Lille Grace,
who suffers intensely.
At the Neighboring Cottages are Other
Victims.
In one is an infant daughter OF McCris-
tails, four months old, suffering from
severe scalds. a sister OF the infant,
agei eighteen months, is in another
cottage This child was in its mothers
arms when the collision occurred, and
the father snatcning it threw it through
the glass Of the window, and jumped
after il. The child is doing very well:
In another cottage is the dead body oi
Miss Henretty, and two other persons
suffering greatly from scalds. The body
of James Sweeney was sent to Philadei-
phia this morning. Freddie Carr, eleven
wears Old who died SION after the. acci
dent, and Annie Gillespie, who died
early this morning, remain here. owen
Walsh and James Mullen, tied up in raw
cotton. and presenting \ terrible appear
ance, were also sent to Philadelphia.
The Names of the Dead
and their residence, as far as learned,
are as follows:
Mary Henretty, Almond and Somer-
set, streets, Philadelphia.
Anna Gillespie, Newkirk and hunt
| ington streets. Philadelphia.
James Sweeney, 2i0i Cedar street,
Philadelphia.
Freddie Carr, FELTON, and Emery
streets. Philadelphia.
Katie Welsh, residence unknown.
The Injured Now Here
are as follows: :,
Mr.. and Mrs. David McCristal and
their two children, 1922 Ejgmont street.
Philadelphia.
James Mallen, Ills Somerset street;
Mrs. Doodle and Lille Grace. James
| Bender, who was sitting with Miss
! lIenretty when she received fatal IN
| Jury, is unaccounted for. AT iarm
house, Mrs. Mary Waddle, OF Camden,
is living in precarious condition.
| Edward Aiken, engineer of the second
1 nf
was caused by the air brakes failing TO
work. He believe that il the brakes
had operated his train would have stop
ped in time to have prevented the COLL
sion.
Statement of q Passenger,
PHILADELPHIA, August l2-L. b.
Judge, President OF st. AIMS Literary
Institute, makes the following state
ment: There were about 300 persons
in the two sections OF the trains. Both
sections left Atlantic City so close TO-
gether that had my choice OF trains,
| was not on the last section. l was IN
the rear car when the crash occurred;
The shock was a strong one, and several
persons were thrown from their seats.
There was the appearance oil a panic
but soon the people began to leave the
car to
See what was the Matter.
When | reached the head of the Sec
ton | saw a sight which i cannot ade-
quately describe. The injured passen,
gers were being drawn from the car, ana
the water on each side OF the track was
filled with persons who jumped from tne
train, and were up 10 their waists IL,
the river. A boat soon put out spo
picked them up. On the embankmen'
of the railroad, which is about seven
feet high, were sufferers from the crush
ed car in their agony, and in a consplcu
Gus place lay the dead body oi young
Sweeney. think the railroad company
Guilty of Gross Negligence
in running the sections so close. Ihere
were twenty-four cars in the tram, SIX
teen in the first section and the otners
in the second section. The scene oi the
accident is on stretch OF land about
two hundred yards from the Mays
Landing Station. A part OF the first sec
ton was on the great Egg Harbor river
bridge when the crash came.
Trainmaster Mills Theory.
J Assistant Tralnmaster Mills states tha
the air brake had undoubtedly been
tampered with, whether by accident OF
, design be could not say. he thinki
some one must have put It ont of orde'