New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-03
THE WOUNDED IMPROVING.
No MORE DEATHS FROM THE ATLANTIC
CITY RAILROAD WRECK.
vv,o OF THE VICTIMS IN THE HOSPITAL MOI Ia
prcrrp TO REcovER--A SEARCHING IN
ypsr1aAr1oN INTO THE CAUSES
OF THE DISASTER TO
BE MADE

BE MADE
, c,,,, N I Aug Up to this evening
, "a been no further deaths among inc Wv
.,,,s ~ Thursdays railroad collision Ni"e "
.ar,tarium on the contrary, there was .o
,mnroyement in the condition Oh an $3.50,
AZ tbree Mrs Faunce Frelinger OF rh'"t
u.,ose leg was amputated and Tor "noh' "o W.
was entertained, was much better O-N', ~,,,r,,,.
has a chance for life. Miss Brann'n' vi W." 10
- uronr Noree are lowering between hie anu
death. with small prospects OF living 1900 ~.
As was requested by some OF the "ou.DeN
ohires In the adjacent Churcn vi 'ie -,
this morning played Nearer, My oou' " 49,
and as the sweet strains OF 'he iai', a
aa,od ont the MANNED and woundeo me" az"
- listened reyerently the air. Some "e'e
s, r,ovad and Mrs Fralinger shed tears Us
ths HYMN recalled memories Of other times anu
r,aces where she had heard 1t when IL iicNeo '
dread significance II had this morhi"s' J.,
Coroner Mclaughlin is thoroughly III ea'nes. "
,,s denomination 10 sift the accident 10 'he po.o
GA % sx the blame for where 1T belongs. lie mas
issued subpoenas for twenty-five or 'hrH WI"
rossss and he proposes that any Of these whose Ss
testimony is material 10 .i,v we He said this after
noon that he expected the inquest TO cohsuhe w ~
or three days, but that ne WIN WI ' mi inquiry The
II IL should be necessary 70 iu i,o at tonorroy
most important witnesses will be caed 10, my Vrsi
xmong these will be George Houser, the sigma
fower man who gave the right OF way to the ex-
cursion train and the danger slsnaI ~ te onsuer
for his anpearance: John Greiner. engineer OF tne
srcursion train: Halhan. the fireman OF the Read
ing train and Superintendents Deice ana LAY LAY ~ IL,
Of the Reading and West Jersey raroa9s Inc M
Quest WILL be onducted In ODD felows i1aIi' an ~
q Is expected that large crowd will be present 10
hear the testimony. . z.-.od ard
Coroner Mclaughlin this afternoon sor,eu liz, n,
labelled by name the property OF the people ~. h
in the wreck In the collection are dozen wavn M;
some battered out of all shape ana otleis ,rnnao
fred lockets rings and about $500 In money, ihesS
articles will be returned TO the relatives OF the 9ea
unon proper Identification. The fund started o!
hotel quests and cottagers for the victims OF ,ue
accident was swelled to-day TO over $iVO by lurther
contributions. ,- .,o..,,c to-
The City Council holds its regular meethE 70
,oorrow night and some notice will probably ne
taken OF the accident and its causes. and resoiu-
ton of sympathy and coincidence passed. ioi 'io'o
who suffered by II. , ,-,,cs
big accident of any kind nearly always nri si
appearing and leaving no trace BEHIND theIh Si'.oe
Thrrsday the Atlantic City authorities nave re-
ceiyed rlmber Of inquiries for missing people
whom their relatives feared might have gone 70
Atlantic City and been killed or hurt In the wreck
In nearly every none of the dead ana injured
bore the slightest resemblance 10 the persons