The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-02

KnginssF l. RssponsIbls Tor the Ter.
ribIs Accident.
ATLANTIC CRY. Aug. i.--COnfusion
exists here regarding the exact number
Of persons killed in the accident Thurs
day night Forty bodies have been
identified and four are unidentified. but
relatives and friends Of four others who
were known 10 have been ON the excur.
sion tram have not been able TO had
them. As the wreck has been cleared
away and no additional bodies were
found In all probability they are among
those unidentified and that relatives or
friends have not been able to recognize
them because Of their mutilated oondi.
ton. This would place the total killed
AZ ~ and injured At 90.
The body Of Thomas Rely Of Elmer,
N. j., has been identified and several 4
the injured are still lying in critical
condition at the sanitarium.
An impression prevails that the TO
sponsibility for the accident rests upon
the dead engineer, Edward Farr. There
Is no dispute that the signal 10 come
ahead was given 30 the West Jersey ex'
cursion train, and Is 30, the danger
signal must necessarily BE- given 10 the
Reading track by the automatic ar
rangement Signals when onco set be-
come locked and cannot be released un'
tii both trains have cleared the point
Before the signals are manipulated. a
rcd signals is constantly displayed "a
both tracks indicating 10 all engineers
they must slow up on approaching the
crossing The theory Is Far did not
slow Up, and could not do 80 Ia tim,
when he saw the West Jersey train ap
preaching Il is he hEd been laid Oh
Tor two weeks not loug ago for not
making good time, and It Is supposed
he was trying to make up for this By
running At high rate Of speed.
The ooroner's inquest has been again
postponed, and Fireman O'Houlihan oi
the Reading train who saved his liz
by jumping, viii probably b thoprinoi
pal witness.
Tho list Of the dead 20 far is as FOL
lows
Charles MutA. Bridgct0n.
John Griver. Bridgcton.
Charles Dekler Salem.
Charles McGear. Bridgeton.
Mr.. and Mrs Trunchard, Brdgeton
S. p Murphy. Minville
Joseph Pctus, Bridgcton.
J. d. johnson. Bridgcton.
Charles d. Bourroughs, Brdgeton.
Body supposed TO be Charles Sol5
Bridgeton.
II. +. Bell, Bridgeton.
W. @. LoOper. Bridgeton.
Mr. and Mn. p. c. Goldsmith
Bird. ston.
Samuel Thorn, Atlantic City.
Franklin Dubois, Clearfeld, Pa.
J, Ernest, Bidgeton.
A womAn's body supposed b be tina
Of Miss Jennie Shepard, Bridgeton.
Mary wentEell. Alloway, n. J.
lAddie Carr, Bridgeton.
Pearl Muta. Bridgeton.
Mrs. Elmer May, Palestine, n. J.
Mrs. II. f. Bell. Bridgeton.
Anna Frcise, Bridgeton.
Edward Fsr, Reading railroad en-
gineer. Atlantic City.
a man supposed to be Charles Siebert
Bridgcton
Charles May. Palestine, N. J.
ID. h. Wood. shipping clerk, Camden
Nj.
q. b. Taylor, address unknown.
james NJ. Bateman. Bridgeton.
A boy about u years old, supposed {
be A. Peters
Rev. A. NJ I,oopcr Of Yorkton, n. ]
Tillie Leeds, Bridgeton.
Lydia Carl. Hancock Bridge, N. J.
Mrs. Hattie Looper, Bridge,on.
Mamie Cheney, Bridgeton.
Michael May. Budgeton.
William Spalding, Philadelphia.
Elmer wentEcl. Briigeton.
Henry Hughes. BridgetOn,
Mrs. Mary Froase, BridgtAan,
Mrs. J. d. Batoman, Bri6geton.
William p Rickett, hridseton.
Joseph Cheney, Bridgetun
Charles P, McGiu, Bridgoton.
A ring was found ON the finger Of on
Of the women beSring the inscription
&c. 20 L."
OF the injured Il Is more than prob;
bic that four or Eve viii die. Many ,
the others are injured only slightly.
All the dead 90 far found and ident
fed have been removed to their home
The frst train used for this purpose lei
the West Jersey station at 3 O'Clock ye
tcrday afternoon for Budgcton, carr,
ing % bodies. The remaining corps,
were taken on later trains.
One wouiaea whose Identification WI
established BY her clothing, was deoap
tated in tho wreck and her head WI
found al a considerable distance fro
the body.
Fireman O'Houhhan waa finally
Gated At a boardinghouse, bot despi
all kinds Of pressure, he refused 10 d
cuss the accident from any point
view.
A pathetic fact which has come
light Is that The run which ended EnI