The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-31

injured have since died az the sarstariuns.
Superintendent 4. n. Swe8Eard. Of the
Philadelphia & Reading Company. places
the number ef dead at thirtS-sevea. and
TIE injured at about she same number.
He sent a telegram 90 Philadelphia this
evening. whieA said: There are thirty
seven Persons killed. as faItowSs Twelve
wnEnes. twcnsy-one men. twc boys ard
two gtrsS. About the same number In
Snre3. Just where he obtained his fnfor-
nation cannot be learned. as Il Will be ina
possible 20 give the correct. or even an
approximate estimate. of the dead until
tho Debris Is removed. This viii consume
several hours. Work Is sfsI progressing.
ana The reScusrs WITH rrrnaaa AZ work until
The lsSs body Is taken from thu wrecksge.
The ringing OF the sire1eiis gave the
Atlantic CITY public the first sntiration
they received cf the disaster. The us-
most excitement prevailed The board
walk was deserted. and thu crowds thas
surged about the two railroad stations
rendered the streets IN those sections al
most inpassahla@ Mrs. Edward Farf.
wife OF tAe Reading engineer who was
killed. when Informed OF her husbands
tragic end. threw up her hands With .
frantic shrek and fell dead at tha fss< or
her informant.
Seventeen unidentified women. four
men and a female child. all dead. we're
brought TO the excursion house after
ing train. was fatally injured.
IL Is said that Che Reading signh was
displayed and tho whistle far tho train
was sounded. The Reading nas the right
of-way at the crossing.
The excursion train hcre I've tribes Of
the Order of Red Men. the krtdgefon. t1s
Niagara. the Iowa. the Ah~antenaa aud
thu Cohansick. With their wives and chill
dren.
The Dead,
The known dead are: r. 8. Murphy.
Milviiie. j. n. Johnston. BridEesons
Charles n. Bounoughas. Bridgatens c. Il.
Taylor. no address. l.. II. Goldsmith.
Bridgeton: samuel Tholn. baggage master
OF the Reading train. Atlantic City. D
f. Weoi. shipping clerk. philadelphia
John Griener. Bridseton; Charles u, lkck-
ley. Salem. Charles Mct3ear, Bridactcn.
Franklin Dubois. Woodruff. Mrs Joshua
Earnest Bridgeton. "a fniddle-aged woman.
with ring with "G to W initials. =
small boy about 4 years OF age: Ffaster
Bell and wife. OF Bridgeton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Trenchard. Bridgeton. Edward
Farr. engineer OF the Reading train.
The Injured.
The list OF seriously injured ~ as fol-
lows. Howard Woodland. Bridxescn.
broken arm, Samuel Muta. Bridgeton. In
ternal injuries: W. III. Spaulding. Phiia-
tlelplia. iasernai Injuries; Mary Shimps
Freesberongh. head cut. William Raugh-
an. Bridgeton. back hurt and head out:
Charles C Riniek. Brldgelon. badly cut
about head: Howard Smalley. Brsdgeton.
badly bruised and head cut. w. &. Hems-
lay. Briageton. badly Injured: Llzzle G.
Hemslay, wife. body badly bruised. Mrs.
L. A. Abbott. Rhedestovn. y. j.. leg and
arm broken. Lizzie Smaliey. Brldgetons
Caroline Smalley, arms and legs severely
Injured: c. ID. Frasler ana wife. Bridge
~, ,ft oeh fNl
L years old. head cut and badly iniurisd;
Mrs NJ Kciger. Elmer. y. j., back hurt
and head hurt. Jacob Johnson. shirley.
y. J.. head cut: his wife. supposed TO DO
dead, and child badly hurt, Stanley Wen-
solt, Alloway. ~. j.. scalp nearly torn ons
Fred Sheney. Bridgetop. back hurt ana
internally Injured: Mrs. susanna Johnson.
Shirley. N j.. shoulder. head and breast
injured Il. II. Fisher and wife. both seri-
ousiy hurt: Harry Green, head hurt. NJ.
Weiss. neck injured. Mrs. Laura Pierce.
Bridgaton. badly cut about head. Will
lam =. TompkIns. Salem. head iacerated:
Mason Worth. Philadelphia. back injureds
Albert Taylor. Bridgeton, head cut. Wilt
lam Boughton. Br1aseton. internal in-
5uries: Edward Zetey, Bridsaton. head
cut. Chester Iiguersc, Bridg0soh arm
broken. ex-Jtrige Htchner. BridEeton, I'M
ternai injuries. Mrs. tEtehner. conciis-
sion or brain: Mrs. II. A. Abbott. Fridge
ton. leg brHheht tipW&fQ rtudhN1s iftaAbe~
ton, back broken. David Frieze, neck dis
located Albert Taylor. Bridgeson. three
scalp wounds; John fiitchon. Brldgeioii.
badly bruised about head. Thomas Z.
Morrald. Brldaeton. compound fracture OK
the arm. Charles fforncr. Hridasion. arm
fractured Harry Watson. Yorktown. N.
y leg broken and head injurcd. Iixzie
NJ. Muller, Bridgeton. conclisslon OF the
brain. Charles W. Horner. aged j. frae-
tured leg and internal Injuries: Frank
Mnrrell, East Orange. n. j., dslocated
shoulder and head cut: Wesley Lee.
rrlareton. internal injuries: Fred Cheney
Brlageton. internal injuries and scalp
wound; Mary pitney, aged II. Yorktown.
n j., lacerated and wounded head. Mrs.
r. F'raIlnger. Phliadephta. broken lea
ampufation necessary: John u. Kelley
camden. ". j., compound fracture Of tina
femur. internal Injuries. probably fatai'
Rachel Abbott. Rhodestown. n. j., broken
leg.