Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-08-06
The List of Injured.

Harry Watson, II years old, Yorktown, N.
j., legs broken.
Albert II. Taylor Bridgeton.
Mary Pittman, II years old, Yorktown, n.
John s. Kelly, % years old, Camden, frac-
tured femur.
William spaIding OF Philadelphia, Reading
railroad transfer agent, will die.
Della Johnson, il years, Shiloh, N. j..
collarbone fractured.
Mrs. J. S. Watson, Yorktown.
w. Jones, % years, Bridgeton.
Mrs. Lizzie Muta Bridgeron.
Charles Helmslee, % years, Bridgeton.
Mrs. Richard Freese, Yorktown.
Samuel Muta, IA years, Bridgeton.
Messy y Lee Hvoa % years Hrlase p,iaaoo
Samuel Wentzell, AllC rs, n. ].
Elmer WentZell, AlloN~y, n j.
Charles W Homer, Lillian Tyler, Lizzie
smalley, Caroline Smalley, Howard Small
kachel Abbott. Rhodestown, N. ].
William Sheney, Bridgeton.
J. S. Johnston, Shirley, N. j.
William c. Helmslee both of Bridgeton.
Samuel Wilson, Alloway, N. ].
Frank Moreville, Bridgeton.
H Muta, Bridgeton.
Hanford Wilson, Aloway, N. j.
:, William Boughton: Edward seeley, Will
liam Winklsr: David kitchman, S. p. Fra
ger, all Of Bridgetcn.
Irwin Dubois, Woodruff, n. J.
Chester Burksal, Bridgeton.
Jacob Johnson, Shirley, n. j.
Howard Woodland, Bridgeton.
G. Homer, Alloway.
pioughed Through the Excursionists.
AT the second signal tower. the tracks
of the two roads diagonally cross The
Reading train was given the signal, but
it either failed to work or the speed of
the express was too great to be checked
in time. 1t caught the excursion train
10 ,,,I ~
cieaving it in twain. The engine of the
Reading train was shattered to pieces.
Every car was damned to it's fullest
capacity. AS soon as the news reached
Atlantic City, the utmost CONSERVATION
prevailed, but the authorities were equal
to the emergency. Relief trains were
dispa tched to the scene, loaded with cots
rs the bodies were recovered they were
carried into the local hospitals and un-
dertakers' shops.
The ringing Of the fire bells gave the
Atlantic City public the first intimaton
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 in those sections al
most impossible. Mrs. Edward Farr,
wife of the Reading engineer who was
killed. when informed of her husbands
tragic end, threw up her hands With a
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.. Oil of this city. a bartender, was
passenger on the Inflated train on the
West Jersey road. He had secured a
seat in one of the cars before leaving
Atlantic City, but seeing 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. 4 man staggered
against her from the rear door with a
stream of blood gushing from his mouth
and his head laid open by a deep cut.
Miss Pancoast's dress was covered with
blood. and as she stepped back the man
in front of her fell dead.
4 Philadelphia physician who arrived
from Atlantic City today told an inter
eSting story of the scenes at the hospital
after the injured We're brought there.
He said that he assisted in caring for
tHlrty-HFc 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
ed in caring for the injured. Many of
those taken to Atlantic City hospital
were in a dying condition and some
of them survived only a few minutes.
Among the interesting stories told of
the scenes Immediately after the acct
dent by the passengers who arrived in
Philadelphia was one descriptive of the
manner in which the injured were taken
to the hospital. Near the scene of the
horror were a number of wagons of
every description. Willing hands
wheeled those NJ to the track and
dozen men grasned the shafts and pulled
the human freight TO the hospital As
SOON as the sufferers were removed the
wagons were hurried back for more
people and in this way much time was
saved in securing the .iepnr treatment
for the bruised ard bleeding victims,