The state journal., 1884-06-21
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
ACCIDENT ON THE ATLANTIC
AND CAMDEN ROAD. K
What the People are Doing-The
Hotels and Cottages Well
Filled
ATLANTIC Cry, n. j., June 10.

SIA"A OHA"Sh-UP1 0hN "i1Aio VIZ AON"
of life is appalling, the wonder is it
was not greater. 1t is but fair to
state that the accident was in no wise
attributable to the negligence of the
company. The order was given that
an excursion train was TO pass the
accommodation train at Ashland, and
it,was about mile beyond this place
that the collision occurred. Just who
was to blame it is impossible to say.
The accident occurred on a bend, and
had it not been so things would have
been worse.
LIST OF KILLED.
Sylvester r, Palmer, of the Ac-
commodation train, was killed in
stantly. He resided on Virginia
avenue above Arctic. Leaves a wife
and three children.
w. Scott Heils, mail agent of the
Accommodation. Resided at 81
West Virginia avenue. lie leaves
wife.
Nicholas Barber, fireman on the
Accommodation, was instantly killed.
George Baxter, engineer OF the
Lakeside excursion, was instantly
killed. He leaves a wife and seven
small children. Resided in Camden.
Albert Smith, conductor of the
Lakeside excursion. Lived in Cam
den and leaves wife and FIVE small
children.
Gustavus Edwards, brakeman Of
the Lakeside excursion. Lived at
Mt. Holly.
Frank A. Fenton, civil engineer
in the employ of the Pennsylvania
railroad and a passenger on the ex-
cursion train. He lived but few
moments after the crash.
THE INJURED.
Albert Glenn, conductor of the
Accommodation train, bruised and in
ternally injured. Resides on Ten
nessee avenue above Arctic.
John .Rosenbaum, baggage master
on the Accommodation train. Re-
sides at No. % West Kentucky ave-
nue.. Injured about the back and
head.
Jesse A. Taylor, brakeman on the
Accommodation Slightly hurt. Re
sides on South Carolina avenue.
Mr.. McClain, of the Lakeside eX-
cursion, and q resident of Berlin, Sc
riously' injured.
Henry Seets, special officer, No.
262 Chestnut street, Camden, scalded
and hip broke.
Leonard Baush, who keeps the
shooting gallery at Lakeside Park,
residing at 224l Germantown road,
back hurt and badly scalded about
the face and body.
Frank Mccormick, No. 1884 Coo
per street, Camden, an excursionist,
left leg broken and scalded about the
body.
John Caskey, aged 10, internally
injured feared he cannot live.
Cora May Lippincott, aged 12.
No. S04 Broadway, Camden, and
her brother Eugene, aged Is, legs
slightly hurt.
The Accommodation train was
composed of locomotive and seven
cars, while the Lakeside Park train
consisted of locomotive and three
cars. The latter were filed with
women and children, and formed an
excursion given under the auspices
of the Sunday school connected with
the Second Presbyterian church of
Camden.
The point where the collision oc-
Cured is considered one of the worst
on the line of the road. The place
is about two miles from Haddonfeld,
and one mile from Ashland, with a
heavy grade and curve in both di-
rections. In the middle of the curve
is a wooden bridge over Cooper
creek. There is only single track
in the curve, with light embank-
ments on either side. The body of
Edwards, the brakeman, when found
was lying on the top of the passen-
ger car, where he was thrown by the
force of the collision. Rosenbaum,
the baggage master, was found in a
ditch clinging to his mail bag. Bax-
ter, engineer of the Lakeside excur-
sion train, was under the wreck with
part of the throttle in his hand. The
body of Palmer was not got from
under the wreck until A o'clock.
A CONDUCTORS STORY.
Conductor Glenn said to a friend !:
l was standing at the front end of
the car when the collision occurred,
and was thrown by its force to the
rear and. T recovered myself and