New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-31

The wounded were quickly gathered together
and carried by train and wagon to the Atlantic
City Hospital. where six Of them died shortly
after their arrival
A TEMPORARY MoRGUE FORMED.
The old excursion house in M,ssiss!ppi.ave
was converted into morgue and IN ,ther the dead
were taken. At late hour this evening there
were twenty nine bodies laid out there. none OF
which are yet identified.
The streets near the excursion house ana the
city hospital. as we'll the road leading to the
scene Of the accident are packed with people
anxious TO learn the latest news.
The Bridgeton and Salem excursion.sts who
escaped injury were brought back to this city
and sent home special train
Mrs. Edward Farr. the wife of the Reading
engineer who met death while performing his
duty and found with one hand on the
throttle and the other on the brake. when
Informed Of the accident and her husbands
tragic death. was unable to withstand the shock
and fell to the floor dead
THE TRAINS RACING
The excursion train was racing with the Cam.
den and Atlantic Express and few min
utes ahead Of time. The white signal was shown
to the West Jersey train as 1t left the draw
bridge. so a witness declared and at the same
time a red light was thrown on the Reading
took the signals. and as the West Jersey engine
increased its speed before reaching the crossing.
the two trains met with terrific force The cars
were shattered into kindling wood. bodies were
from the Reading engine spread and literally
cooked the passengers to death.
To add to the horror Of the accident the shat
tered timbers took fire from the lights in the cars
and only the most heroic efforts on the part Of
the men who hurried to the scene prevented .
terrible holocaust. The passengers in the unin-
jured cars. seeing the flames, began a mad
scramble for the doors and windows and many
we're hurt In trying to escape.
AWFUL SCENES AT THE WRECK
The news OF the disaster reached this city
shortly after the accident occurred. and the en-
tire Fire Department was hurried to the scene.
accompanied by half the city. on wheels. on foot.
in hacks and vehicles Of every description.
While the fremen were on their way the pas
sengers from the uninjured cars quenched the
flames with water from nearby ditches until
stream from the Goodwill chemical engine could
be turned on.
In the mean time darkness had fallen on the
awful scene. hiding many Of its most terrible
sights and making others more terrible. Bodies
lay side by side. bruised and bleeding. beneath
charred timbers broken glass. iron and cush-
and slime. where they were thrown and held by
heavy timbers until they were suffocated.
TAKING OUT THE BODIES.
The uninjured passengers and the nrsmen
worked steadily at their TASK Of taking out the
bodies. Lanterns flashed here and there in the
hands Of the fremen. while friends from the city
searched the faces OF the dead with bicycle
lamps. expecting to find friend. AS fast as the
injured were released. they were loaded into
hastily improvised ambulances. hacks and ex-
press wagons and hurried over the turnpike to
the City Hospital
Many died on the way and were laid beneath
the porticos OF the hospital, while crowds surged
on the sidewalk TO gaze on the dead The
rorpses were pulled from beneath the overturned
cars and loaded into wagons and brought to tho
rity, where nearly every undertakers establish
ment was turned into temporary morgue.
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,f the accident about a mile and a half from the
city. with doctors and attendants. and many
bodies were brought into the city by both tho
Reading and Pennsylvania railroads
ANXIETY FOR NEWS.
As soon as the news spread. crowds gathered
1t the stations and the officials were beseged for
news and Information.
All night the work OF rescuing the wounded And
The dying went on. but under cover OF the dark
ness q number Of thieves were detected in the
act Of robbng the bodies. and were pursued BY
bystanders. but in every case they suc-
,eeded In making their escape.
The city police were there. surrounded and re-
nforced by citizens. and they patrolled the
racks where the bodies were laid.
MANY HEART-RENDING SCENES.
Many pathetic scenes were witnessed In one
case as a man being removed from the
wreck he was asked where his home was. From
Bridgeton." he gasped and sank to the sround
lead He was injured beyond recognition
In another case -year-old child was Kh'sd
IS IL lay on It's mothers breast.
A couple. evidently husband and wife' wers
rushed together and killed. Many were re-
,ort.d as missing by the friends seated beside
hem bat few moments tefore
Dead bodies were heaped on the meadows on
.ach side OF the track. while the ground could
,ot be seen for yards for the wreckage and blood.
STILL REMOVING BODIES.
At midnight bodies are still being removed
rom the wreckage and the list OF dead reaches
ver sixty while forty have been treated and