The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-01
rHrarnINrIc cIrY DisAsrHE
Forty-three Are Dead and Six WIZ ha'u'S
sny,iye Responsibility Not liked


pf1rADrrpuIA. July 3.-Adyices
49, IfIantir CIV 90 the office of the
phuadalnnta and Rcading Railroad Non-
many. i'm his city, this morning pia'e 'io
number of killed ln last niehi s iaiiioaN
Incident. at forty-threc. Including 'He 80"
niuecr and fireman OF tine Reading uai"
There are uO developments i-saIul"s
fle rcspoT sibillty for the teffl'ie loSa "a
life. but the accident seems To nave q,
suited from The failure oi Engineer D. an
OF lilo Reading train. 10 obey .he sisn"is
at Block station when, ll l7 S'"''"'''
agreed. were set against his train, anu
required IL full stop. Engineer FalIe ana
his fireman were both killed.
Engineer Kriner of West Jersey, says
that as Inc neared the crossing bee sa~
tn. Reading train approaching from tne
oup0,ne direction. The Camden aud At
lautic train was also coming towards
this city. and it seemed 20 him that noth
trans were TacIus. Signals al The block
houses were open for hllu to 20 On, ana
knowing that 30 such Doe ihe case tAaL
the block must be against the heading
train. he expected the latter to stop. be-
fore Doe realized % he saw "a collision Was
inevitable. and hc was about 10 jump at
the point where the Reading engine now
lies. but he took desperate chance ana
stuck 10 his posi-.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. D.. july u.-Ihe
work of searching for the dead al thc
scene OF last evening railroad catastto-
phe was continued all through the night
and this morning. With the exception of
the body Of Engineer farr which was
pinned 10 the eItn under nls engine, np
others were recovered from the wreck
The engineer had met instant death al
his post of duty. apd IN tho collision. had
vi o.
arm crushing in Lis breast and fastening
him lO the earth DO maiiler which r,sist-
cd all attempts 90 release h.m last night
The coroner this morniu- announced
that f0lty-three persons We're k.led six
Others low u hospitals here, Will likely
die from their injuries.
IL is learned that Fireman Thomas
OHollaban of iAe Reading was nos
killed as at nrst announced. hut that he
saved hi, lfo by jumping from the cu-
sIn- when ho saw that collision was il-
crahlc
Evcry rything possible is being done 10
alleviate the sunerisgs OF the Injured
Many of the injured. however have been
taken 90 their homes at Bricgetou. salem
ana other points IN Cumberland county.
This morning the dead were all gather
ed 40 Old Sea-NleW eXcurigI-h1 lse. which
Et, iWproNisci into mOrarle The hO-
dies We're laid at out the floor OF the Dix
dancing ban Of the pavilion in rows. I'D
Was horrible sight Corps.s were boz
al conditions Of mutilatiOu Thee were
headlcss. armioss, aud lcglcss trunks
and in some Instances. We're crushed out
OF an semblance OF recognition. There
were thirty-seyen bodies on view. MOVING
through the horrible mass were streams
oi people. some curious. but .he majority
with anxiety pictured on their faces or
weeping wniie looking Tor lost loved ones
or friends.
sAlR COULD HAVE PREVENTED II.
CAMDEN. y. j.. July 31-station Mas
ter, John BOdine, OF the Wcst-lrr.e,-
and Scashorc rosi says that boz. l.4ra0.l
that Engineer Farr of the Rcadinc train
passed the signals all against him before
the train crashed into the West Jcsrev
excursion train. The first signal WIS
2oS feet away and is known as the
distance signal Then he had n4r..1
q home signal. and finally the block sig
nai as the eros ins.
tr slnser Grlncr, OF the excursion train.
told Bod.nC- that he had stopped before
reaching The crossing and blow his wnistIe
10 ect the operator 10 give him The
clear signal He got a clear signal ana
started. lie could not see the Reading
train. but he saw a cloud Of dust i1dica-
ting its approach.
Farr had ample time 20 stop his train
hat made no effort. II is also runored
that there was SONG one Ia the cab talk
ing 10 Farr at the time of the accident
but this could not be confirmed.