Evening journal., 1896-07-31


Disaster-Iist of Dead aud Ipjsred.
ATLANTIC CRY. July 31.--A railroad
accident horrible in its details and appall-
ing In its results occurred last evening
Just outside OF this city on the West Jer-
sey railroad, causing the death of about go
people and the wounding Of at least 80
ethcrs
Among those known TO be dead are the
following:
r. :. Murphy, AIillville.
!. ID. Johnston, Bridgeton.
Charles ID. ID. Bonoughs, Bridgeton.
B. G. Taylor, no address.
P H. Goldsmith Bridgeton.
Samuel Thorn0. baggage m aster Of the
Roading train, Atlantic City.
d. b. Wood, shipping clerk, Philadol
phia
John Griener Bridgeton.
Charles Eackler, Salem.
Charles Mc6ear Bridgeton
franklin Dubois, Woodruff
Mrs. Joshua Earnest, Bridgeton.
Middle aged woman with ring &c. to
v" initial.
Small boy about years old.
Frazer Bell and wife, Bridgeton.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Trenchard OF
Bridgeton, identified by their nephew,
Thomas W. Trenchard, city solicitor Of
Bridgeton.
Edward Farr, engineer of the Reading
train.
The Injured.
Tho following are among tho wounded:
Howard Woodland, Bridgeton, broken
arm
Samuel Muta, Bridgeton, scalp wound,
internally injured.
W. y. Spaulding, Philadelphia, inter
nal injuries and head hurt.
Mary Shin, Freeshorough, head cut
f. NJ. Baughn, Brfdgeton, back hurt
and head severely out.
Charles c. Rynick, Bridgeton, badly
Violet Alfred, Bridgeton, face cut and
nose fractured.
Howard smalley, Bridgeton, body
bruised and hend cut.
W. c. Hemslay, Bridgeton, badly in
jurod
Lizzie c. Hemslay, wife, body badly
bruised.
Mrs. E. A. Abbott, Rhodestown, n. j.,
lower limb and arm broken.
Lizzie and Caroline Smalley, Bridge
ton. arms and legs severely injured.
$. G. u. Frazer and wife, Bridgeton,
both badly out on hcad.
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and badly injured.
Mrs. NJ Kegher Elmer, n. J., back
hurt and head cut
Jacob johnson, Shirley n j., head
cut; wife supposed to be dead and child
badly hurt.
Stanley wensold Alloway, N j., scalp
nearly torn off.
Fred Sheney, Bridgoton, back hurt and
internally Injured.
Mrs. Susanna Johnson, Shirley n. j.,
shoulder, head and breast injured.
Is. B. Fisher and wife, both seriously
hurt.
Harry Green, head hurt.
X. Weiss, mock twisted
Mrs. Laura Pierce, Bridgeton, badly
cut head and body bruises
William Simpkins, Salem, head lncer
ated
Mason Worth, Philadelphia, back in
jured.
william Boughton, Bridgeton, interna
injuries.
Edward Seloy, BridgetOn, head cut.
Chester Burger, Bridgeton. hip injured
Howard Woodlawn Brdgeton arm
broken.
John Jacob Hitchner, Bridgeton, inter
nal injuries.
Mrs. Hitchman, conclusion of brain.
Mrs. II. A. Abbott Bridgeton, leg bro
ken.
Howard smalley, Bridgeton, back bro
ken.
David Friese, neck dislocatod
Albert Taylor, Bridgeton, three scall
wounds
Jacob Hitchon, bruised badly abou
head.
Thomas f. Morrald, Bridgeton, com
pound fracture of arm.
Charles Horner, Bridgeton, compound
fracture Of arm.
Harry Watson. Yorktown, n. j., Lei
brokon, head injured.
Lizzie NJ. Muller, Bridgoton, confusion
of back.
Charles W. Horror, aged 1s fracturo
leg, internal injuries.
Frank Morsll, East Orange, n. j., dis
located shoulder and lacerated head.
Wesley Lee Bridgeton, internal inju
ries, confusion of face.
Fred ChenweY Bridgeton, internal in
juries aud scalp wounds.
Mary Pitney aged IL, Yorktown, lacel
ated and wounded head
Mrs. haunce Fralinger, Philadelphia
broken leg have TO be amputated.
John ;. Kelley, Camden, compoun
fracture Of femur, internal injuries; prot
ably FATAL
Rachael Abbott Rhodestown, n. j.
broken leg.
How the Accident Occurred.
The Reading railroad express which LEI
Philadelphia at $40 O'Clock last eyenin
for Atlantic City crashed into Pennsy
vania railroad excursion train at the SO,
end signal tower about four miles on
from here. The Pennsylvania train wa
returning to Bridgoton with party Of O,
oursionists from that place Millville an
neighboring towns. 1t was loaded wit
passengers, and a rough estimate Of th
killed and injured places the number q
100
AT the second signal tower tho traol
Of the two roads diagonally cross III
hoading train was signalcd, but tho brak,
either failed to work or the spoed Of tn
express was too great 70 be checked ;
time. lt caught the excursion train broo,
side and plowed through, literally clea,
ing it in twain. The engine of the Reo,