Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-05
SCORES OF LIVES LOST.
Frightful Accident on New
Jersey Railway.
a Lightning Express Ploughs Through
an Excursion Train.

Atlantic City, N. j., July 31.-Forty-
three persons lost their lives and as many
more were seriously injured in a collision
which occurred last evening just outside
of the city.
The Reading railroad express which
left Philadelphia at $40 o'clock last
evening for Atlantic City crashed into
a Pennsylvania railroad excursion train
at the second signal tower about four
miles out from here The Pennsylvania
train was returning to Bridgeton with
party of eXcursionists from that place,
Mllivllle and neighboring towns.
The Dead.
Following is the revised list Of the
dead:
CHARLES MUTA, Bridgeton.
JOHN GRIVER, Bridgeton.
CHARLES ECKER, Salem
CHARLES Z. M'GEAR, Bridgeton.
MIR. and MRS. TRENCHARD, Bridgeton.
S. Z. MURPHY, MillvllIe.
JOSEPH PETUS, Brjdgeton.
j. d. JOHNSON, BridgetOn.
CHARLES D. BOURROUGHS, Bridgeton.
BODY, supposed to be Charles Soly,
Bridgeton.
MIR. and MRS. ?. G. GOLDSMITH,
sAMUEL THORN, Atlantic City.
FRANKLIN DUBOIS, Cleartield Pa.
J. EARNEST, Bridgeton.
WOMAN'S BODY, Supposed to be that of
Miss Jennie Sheppard, Bridgeton.
MARY WENTZELL, Alloway, n. J.
lydia CARR, Bridgeton.
PEARL MUTA, Bridgeton.
MRS. ELMER NAY, Pailatine, N. ].
MRS. H. +. BELL, Bridgeton.
ANNA FREIS, Bridgeton.
EDWIN FAIR, Reading railroad engi-
neer Atlantic City.
MAN, supposed to be Charles sebert,
CHARLES MAY, PalIatine, n.
d. e. WOOD, shipping clerk, Camden, n.
G. 3. TAYLOR address unknown.
JAMES NJ. BATTENAN, Bridgeton
BOY, about II years, supposed to be A.
Peters.
REV. A. NJ. LoOPER of Yorktown, N. ].
A part of a shirt was found with name
stamped "A. II. Fox" There are now
nine bodies at the excursion house where
the dead have been gathered, not identi-
fed.
1he List of Injured.
The revised list of the injured is:
Harry Watson, L years old, Yorktown, n.
j., legs broken.
Albert H. Taylor, Bridgeton.
Mary Pittman, u years old, Yorktown, n.
John s. Kelly, 2s years old, Camden, frac-
William SpaIding OF Philadelphia Reading
railroad transfer agent, will die.
Della Johnson, II years, Shiloh, n. j..
J: S. Watson, Yorktown. n. ].
Mrs: j. S. Watson, Yorktown.
w. Jones, % years, Bridgeton.
Mrs. Lizzie AIuta, Bridgeton
Charles Helmslee, IS years, Bridgeton.
Mrs. Richard Freese. Yorktown.
Samuel Muta, II years. Bridgeton.
Wesley Lee, 56 years, BrdgetOn.
Howard Woodlin, Is years Bridgeton
Samuel WentZell. AllC -. n. j.
Elmer Wentzell, Allow -, n. J.
Charles W. Horner, Lillian Tyler. Lizzie
Smalley. Caroline Smalley, Howard Small
ley, all of Bridgeton.
Rachel Abbott, RhodestOwn, n. ].
William Sheney, Bridgeton.
]. S. Johnston. Shirley, n. ].
Samuel Pittman.
William C. Helmslee. both of Bridgetou.
Samuel Wilson, Alloway, n. ].
Frank Moreville, Bridgeton
II. Muta, Bridgeton.
Hanford Wilson. AllOway, \. J.
William BOughton, Edward Seeley, Will
liam Winkl4r. David Kitchman, S. p Fra
ger, all of Bridgeton.
Irwin Dubois, Woodruff, n. J.
Chester Burksall. Bridgeton.
Mrs; Fannie annie Fralinger' philadelphia.
Howard Woodland, Bridgeton
{. Homer, Alloway.
Ploughed Through the Excursionists.
AT the second signal tower the tracks
of the two roads diagOnally cross. The
it either failed to work or the speed of
the express was too great to be checked
in time. 1t caught the excursion train
broadside and ploughed through, literally
clearing it in twain. The engine of the
Reading train was shattered to pieces.
Every car was damned to its fullest
capacity. AS soon as the news reached
Atlantic City, the utmost CONSERVATION
prevailed, but the authorities were equal
tG the emergency. Relief trains were
dispatched to the scene, loaded with cots
and bearing STATS of surgeons. AS quick
as the bodies were recovered they were
carried into the local hospitals and I'M
dertakers' shops.
The ringing of the fire bells gave the
Atlantic City public the first intimation
they received of the disaster. The ut
most excitement prevailed. The board
walk was deserted and the crowds that
surged about these two railroad stations
rendered the streets III those sections al
most impossible Mrs. Edward FAR,
wife of the Reading engineer who was
killed, when informed of her husbands
tragic end, threw up her hands with
frantic shrek and fell dead at the feet
Of her informant.
William Thurlow, telegraph operator in
the tower house, was arrested tonight
and held pending an inquiry.
Act of Courtesy Saves His Life.
j. OH OF this city. Il bartender was
a passenger on the Inflated train on the
West Jersey road. He had secured
seat in one of the cars before leaving
Atlantic City, but seeing a lady With a
child, he surrendered the seat to her
and went to the rear car. This act of
courtesy saved his life. as that portion
of the train which he first occupied was
completely wrecked.
The horrible experience of Miss Lydia
Pancoast of Bridgeton almost resulted in
her prostration. She was in the fifth car
and after the collision she scrambled for
the door at the front. A man staggered
against her from the rear door with a
stream of blood gushing from his mouth
and his head laid open by deep cut
Miss Pancoasts dress was covered with
blood, and she stepped back the man
in front of her fell dead.
A Philadelphia physician who arrived
from Atlantic City today told an inter
esting story of the scenes at the hospital
after the injured were brought there
He said that he assisted in caring for
thirty-five people,
Doctors on Vacations Lend Aid.
Soon after the accident, at least fifty
doctors, who were sojourning at Atlantic
City. hurried to the hospital and assist