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

HNNAtANA NuH luAE htNu n hANhUlO "
travellers between this city aud At
lautio CITY. Il he located about two
and u halt miles from the Atlantic
City terminal Of the railroad. a block
tower is placed as close to tho crossing
as safety Will pstmit. Tno tower ~
occupied b. operators charged with the
duty oi seeing that tho train having
the right OF way crosson fltt and tina,
the other train IL tagged. There 10 o
difference OF opinion a. 10 which train
had the Right Of way last night.
Telegraph Operator william Thurs.
ton and Switch Tender HausUr aro IA
Atlantic CITY jan nuu will remain
there until the Official Investigation
dctinitoly placea tho responsibility.
The competition between West Jctevy
aud Reading railro7ds Tor thu Atlantic
City business Is very keen. Both r0ads
Tun nyefA which average nearly
mile minute between Camden nnd
Atlantic city. There arc frequent
races across the stretch Of open country
q few miles outside Of Atlantic CITY
known ~ the Meadows nnd Passengers
who nfe not timid regard the race ~
tho acnshOfc. Tue timid ones, how.
ever, arc always nppfnhensiyo that
something may happen M the danger.
Gus grade crossing Is approached. Last
night the long looked for accident 90.
CURED, with awful results. a railroad
man who came 20 this city from Al.
laniio CITY IL reported 10 have said that
tue Reading train which Ian into the
BTi1getOn excursion train was racing
across tho muadows with train on the
Camden and Atlantic railroad which
hn1 left Philadelphia about the came
time. The railroad officials deny THE.
a pOCroR's GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.
Dr.. Charles A. Smith Of Harritbuig
tells n graz HE story Of the tceuoo hU
witnessed Mt the railroad wreck at
Atlantic CITY last night. "Ouly four
or i've bodies had been taken from the
wreck when | arrived there" no lsaid.
"Iho Reading express hau struck tho
excursion train ON the Pennayivhnia,
eating u Cluan IN two. The Heeciug
engine struck the second passenger
coach Ut the excursion train. There
was nothing Lett Of tue coach except n
tangle Of spiinters mixed up wlth
which were the maDglod and torn
bodies OF men, women anu children.
Tue third coach lay overturned with
one side torn on The engine anu
baggage car Of the excursion train
stood on the rails unframed ne did tue
cars at tue other end OF the train. Inlthe
luckless car which opposed the great
Reading engine rushing on II nearly a
mile minute, scarcely one passenger
was not killed or severely injured.
The Reading engine lay la heap Of
acrop iron and rubbish, piled up with
the smsshed car. Tho wTockagu caught
hre and tho tiro engine from Atlautic
City was brought out The flames
soon were sublutd. 1 could not tell
whether any OF the victims were
turned TO death, 1 cav One little boy
laid out on the bank with his clothes
burned quite of, but ho might nave
been deal before theI flames reached
him.
These spared on both trains stood
about dazed ana helpless until the
scteamd OF wounded ana dying
brought them 10 their senses. Physl.
clans came thick aud fast. 1 assisted
them temporarily In dressing wounds
In the Held, but 1t seemed us II almost
every Victim pulled from the wreck
collision. The sights were heart
breaking. Mothers were looking ior
children, ana huAbRuds for wives.
The air was filled with groans.
ANOTHER EYE WITNESS.
John Pel1is Of this city, who was on
tho West jersey train, aud Jumped
when no saw the collision was inevita-
BILE, arrived here this morning. He
said. "rhs trains were crossing the
Meadow AT terrific rate aud Il
seemed TO mo % II one was trying to
catch tho switch before tho other. So
lar ~ could see tho rod light In the
tower was up, blocking tho Reading
train Rud giving the rght OF way "
the Ponnuylvaula. Neither trains
stopped. The escaping steam covered
tho wrecked ,rainsa low minutes and
when II liitud could Geo broken cars
anu dead anu Injured. l saw the res
outTs lit out the bodies staliod from
| the trunk upwards aud others win
thelr heads crushed 10 pulp. Several
men who were alive were taken from
the wreck and before they could 10
placed In comfortable position they
died"
AT 1HE SCENE or THE DISASTER.
ATLANTIC CITY, July sl.-The
gAiety which will mark this resort from
now until the sud of the season viii
bo but faint echo OF tho days past.
ON every street corner and hotel pis z1l
trembling lips discuss last nights
fearful catastrophe, and additional de-
tails were reported by the break OF day
this mOruing.
The list OF dead as revised number
fJrty-threo, anu tho injured Ae iAE as
known number toriy-thren,l
Tue TotouefH continued work
throughout the night, but no more
bottles were found. Engineer Edward
Earr, who died with hla hand on tbs
ttOttle, was taken cut carly this morn.
irg. IL was with much difficulty the
rigid fingers were unclasped from the
lever. His head and face were un.
touched and his eyes looked ssywRTd
With gentle glare. He had been
pinned down by the chest. Every bone
In the body OF one victim was broken.
Many were frlghtfully mRngled anu
beyond recognition.
Nv \ O'Clock this morning the uIoaleT