Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-31

crash and woro utterly demolisnoa.
what remained OF the third car was
iumblod into ditch nj the Toidtide.
STORY on THE ACCIDENT.
The responsibility Tor the accident
cannot nov be fixed. Charles G.. Rr-
nick Of B.iigo..u, who was on the tx.
curslOn train, was in one OF the ronr
cars. He escaped with several bruisuf,
and 10 far a. bis agitation would per.
nit, told the story Of his experience.
'When we Jaw that a collision was
unavoidable, Ohe said, "the scene IN
cur car was terrible, Women tainted
and men rushed IN mad panic before
the door. But u came almost before
We know II. The third car was cut
right In two, and tho lower portion Of
II lifted bodily from the track and
tumbled over. Every car was crowded,
nd II was horrible 10 think OF the
numbers who must DO lying under
those ruin. The root o llne OF tive cars
fell IN, anu every IN the car was
buried under II. Itsimply dropped In
on tho people.
from Atlantic CITY VIZ came 10 a stop
out In the meadows aud Stayed there
iot several minutes, but | do not
know why. | think there must have
been fully eighty or one hundred
killed.'
Al Associated Press reporter was
on one oi the first relief trains sent out
by the Pennsylvania railfoaj, and no
was the iifst newspaper reporter on
the scene. TIE train was IN charge Of
number Of railroad officials ami
Prosecutor Perry Of Atlantic county.
IL dfew up IN the darkness few feet
from the fatal point. Staggering In
Rad cut OF diiches, and stumbling over
MISSES OF broken timber, with only a
few fitful lanterns 10 help their strain.
ing cyBs, the rescue gang set brsvoly
10 work. Axes nnd shovels were piled
with the greatest vigOr, and at every
half dozen strokes mauglud form
was brought up aud laid teudufly on
the waiting pallets. IL was q gigantic
aud aickeuIng task anu the strongest
Of men turned aside, faint from a
revelation OF the work of tho spades.
A heap OF blOOj.stainei tlmbeTs
turned neldo by one Of tbs rotCuets
brought to sight a woman's ntiE. IL
had been wTcnchod on almost by the
roots, Aud nothing remained but a
dipping stump. Even the hand was
gone. IL hAd teen clad In dainty
white linen glove, the sleeve OF which
etill clung 10 N. Not i've minutes
later "A chance blow from pick TO-
| yeaiod still more ghastly remnant, 4
| human heart that only q few shOtl
| houTs before had been thfObbing with
! life and love. one woman whose body
was recovered siill held Ia her dead
| hand plate bearing picture OF AZ
| lantic CITY. IL was uubrOkou. Scat
tered about together near tho wtvCl
were many pieces VI clolhius whic.
| had bvun tUtn from the bodice vi Vat
yic,imt-hsIs, dainty paraso!o, fauu
AMI gIOvor.
just Rs one Of the relief train
rcschcI tue PenGsylvauia with ils ter
ublU LOAD, one mon who lay In n cofu,
IL juIod, Tcgaiutd bis toDto' for n mo
! mrut, anu ClasplIg his hand 90 hi
hrnd, criol IA ncaftfuuiing agony
"Mh0 dil thhG My Coz, where III
my wife anu clilufun2"
A late report says that fourteen O
the Injured have since died Ut tn
HanilATium.
Superintendent l. n. Swigari OF tn
Philadelphia 4 EyA2lug c0mpan.
places the number Of dead at Unity
seven, anu tue Injured at about n
same number. Hu seutA telosTam
Philadelphia this evening which saiC
"fhtrs were ~ pvfsons killed, q
follow. Twelve women, II men, BOY
and girls. About tue same Iumbs
iulutoi."
Just whore Mr.. Swelgard oblaine
his Information cannot be learned, q
10 will be impossible 10 give tue CORE
number or even an approximate est
mate Oi the dead until the debris