The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-08-06
THURSDAY. AUGUST
Dull SUNDAY FOR THE PATIENTS
Formal Inquest on the Dead Held
ON Monday.

Atlantic City. n. j., Aug. mo addi
tional deaths nave yet occurred as a re-
suit of Thursdays collision, and tho
death roll still stands at II. There is
a possibility that 1t may remain at that
figure but it Is only a remote one.
At the sanitarum today il was reported
that Is patients still there We're doing as
well as could be expected, and while
there was a bare chance of pulling all
through safely, the odds We're against
at least three. They were Frank Morele
of East Orange. n. j.; William johnson
of Bridgeton. and Lizzie Branin of Mill
vile. Miss Branin has not recovered
consciousness since the collision, despite
reports TO the contrary Sne is the 49,
year-old girl who was engaged to be mar
red to Charles Horner, the Bridgeton
grocer, who lies on the cot next to her
Horner, too, is very severely hurt. but
the chances are now in favor of his ulti-
mate recovery
1t must have been dull Sunday for
the pent up, broken limbed unfortunates.
Almost with the dawn came a violent
rain storm, and while it abated early IN
the morning, the sun shone but htfully
throughout the day, and when 1t did the
heat and the humidity were intense.
At S o'clock in the morning the pa
tients request made late last night to
Rev. Townsend of the Episcopal church
of the Ascension, was granted. When
the sonorous chimes of the little church,
which stands just across the way from
the mammoth hotel. anonymously tow
erjng overead, pealed forth the tones of
Nearer. My God, to Thee the faces of
the patients made a pitful study as they
heard the music. Some simply gazed
with longing eyes into vacancy others
with rapt looks and quivering lips, form
ed the words of the hymn IN unison with
the chimes, and some softly wept.
A number of priests of various denomi-
nations have, at their own request been
permitted access to the sick ward and
while the patients have welcomed them
and eagerly listened to their words of
consolation, there has been no ceremony
of purely religious character. Rela-
tives and friends of the dead visited Cor
oner Mclaughlin today. and received the
money and valuabes which had belonged
to the dead The son of William Pickett
of Bridgeton took a few articles of jew
ery and $2610 in money. Albert Sharpe,
"A brother of Mrs. Lizzie Bateman OF
Bridgeton, who was killed. with her hus-
band, secured the effects of the unfortun-
ate couple. Mrs. Feighan of Philadelphia
widow of Patrick Feighan. the liquor
dealer, who was killed, secured the money
found on his body. Mrs. Branin. mother
of Lizzie Branin. looked for a watch
which belonged to her daughter. but il
could not be found. The watch of PHILLIP
II. Goldsmith, the Brdgeton clothier, who
died hand in hand with his wife. bears OF
the face the picture of his wife and Nv,
boys. 1t had stopped at 2:lO.
The inquest tomorrow will be held upoi
the bodies of Goldsmith and one or TIVE
=. others, by way of formality.
The railroad officials will be called first
including Superintendents A. T. Dyce o
the Reading and Il. O.. Dayton Of tn
Pennsylvania. There will be % or S5 wit
nesses in all