The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01
Coroner's Jury.

Atlantic City, \. j., July 3l.-The
midsummer sun burst this morning upon
II sleepless, horror-strickcn community
The gaiety which will mark this resort
from now until the end of the season will
he but faint echo of days past \ death
pail has fallen on the city as II result of
the railroad horror. The list of the dead
as revised now numbers forty-thrcc and
this is thought to De correct, although
there is possibility that more bodies are
under the debris in the pond beside the
wreck. The injured so far rs known ag-
grcgate forty three. The revised list of
dead follows:
Charles Muta. .Bridgeton; John Grivcr,
Bridgeton; Charles Eckels, Salem; Charles
p. McGear, Bridgcton; Mir. and Mrs
Trenchartl, Bridgcton: s i. Murphy,
Millville; Joseph pettus, Bridgcton; J. ID.
johnson, Bridgeton; Charles ID. Bur
roughs, Bridgeton; body supposed to be
Charles Soly, Bridgeton: H. f. Bell,
Bridgeton: W. G. Looper, Bridgeton: Mr.
and Mrs. j. G. Goldsmith, Bridgcton:
Samuel Thornc. Atlantic City: Franklin
Dubois, Clearfield, Pa; j. Earnest, Bridge
ton; woman supposed to he that of Miss
Jennie Sheppard, Bridgeton Mary Went
zcll, Alloawy, Nj. Liiic Carr, Bridgcton:
Pearl Muta Bridgeton: Mrs. Elmer MAY.
Palatinc, y. j.; Mrs. II. +. Bell, Bridge
ton; Anna Freis, Bridgcton: Edward
Farr, Reading railroad engineer, Atlantic
City; man supposed To be Charles Bcrtc
Bridgeton; Charles May. Palatinc, n. J. ::
ID. f. Wood, shipping clerk, Camden, "
j.; q. Il. Taylor, address unknown; james
NJ. Bateman, Bridgeton. Part Of IL shirt
front stamped "A. j. Fox was found
There are now nine bodies at the eXcur-
sion house where the dead have been gath
cred, not identified y boy about II
years, supposed To be 4. Peters Reva
NJ. Loopcr, II years, of Yorktown, n. j.
The force of rcscucrs continued work
throughout the night Engineer Edward
Farr, who died with his hand OH the
throttle, was taken out early this morn
ing. 1t was with much difficulty that
his rigid fingers were unclaspcd frop, the
lever. Ills head and face were untouched
and his eyes looked skyward with II
CHASTITY glare. He had been pinned down
by the chest and apparently met instant
death. Almost every bone in the body of
one male victim was broken when taken
from the ruins and many were so fright
fully mangled as to be beyond rccogni-
ton BY o'clock this morning the
greater part of the debris has been cleared
away and ii is thought that all the bodies
have been recovered. Ranged along on
either side of the stagnant pool which
marks the scene were stacked in little
heaps the hats, caps, gloves and other
articles OF clothing found on the ground
lhey were pitiful mementocs of the dis
aster. They were guarded by a small
force of railroad men and city police.
The dead have all been removed from
the various hospitals and undcrtakers'
shops to the old excursion house. once
the scene of festivity and frolc. and now
II morgue. There the corpses were ranged
side Ivy side upon the floor and the place
guarded by corpc Of police.
The arrest OF William Thurston. the tel
egraph operator ut the signal tower, con
firms the theory that Il mistake in the
display OF signals was the first cause OF
the disaster. The competition between
the West Jersey and Reading railroads
for Atlantic City business is very keen
and both roads run flyers which aver
age nearly Il mile Il minute between Cam
den and Atlantic City. There are fire.
quent races across the stretch of open
country few miles outside of Atlantic
City, known as the meadows and pas
Sengcrs on the rival trains, who are not,
tlmid. regard the race on the home stretch
rs one OF the eXhilarationS of the trip to
the seashorc. The tnid ones. however,
are always apprchensiyc that something
VIII happn aS the dangerous grade cross
ing Is approached. Last night the long
looked for accident occurred with awful
results. There is difference of opinion
as TO which of the Inflated trains had the
right OF way last night, but Telegraph
Operator William Thurston and Switch
Tender Hauscr; are in the Atlantic CITY
jail now and VIII remain there until in
Official investigation definitely places the
responsibility.
10y noon the crowd at the scene of the
1GR ri IL :
Co thousands and Notwithstanding this
large number, it might be said there was
good order. The people seemed to realize
the rescucrs needed room and once man.
woman, or child was seen being carried
to the ambulance an instant right of way
was given. There were quite Il number
who fingered by the wreckage all night
rendering their services and anxious to be
OF help. The only rcgrettable thing was
the fact that the officers had to keep close
watch for thieves who were attempting
to rob. the,dead.
y horrible sight was presented when
the body of an unknown man was
brought to light. The face WAS Il mass
of red flesh, the skin having been COM
pletely torn.
heart-rending scene occurred at the
sanitarinm this morning \ fine looking
business man, well dressed, came in and
asked if his little girl was there. He gave
his name rs Martin b. Loper, of York
town, n. ). The child was Reva, aged u
years. Together with an attendant he
went from cot to cot, despair deepening
on his face. Finally he caught sight of a
tiny shoe. That's my girls shoe, - he
cried in II broken voice. ''Here's stock
ing" said AN attendant. Grasping the
little piece of cloth he almost franticallv