Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-31

An Associated Press reporter was on the
hrst relief train sent By the Pennsylvania
railroad. and he was the mrs, ncwEpapcr
reporter on the scene. The train was In
charge Of n number OF railroad officials
and Prosecutor Ferry. OF Atlantic city.
1t drew up in the darkness "a few fcct this
side or the fatal point. The scene was
Wildly squc-Canopiod hN "A EtarlIi
SKY. with a blood-red moon almost at ,hc
full. shining In the far background and
the brilliant maze OF lights glimmcrlne
from the city beyond. the galety OF which
has been suddenly cclipscd by the mos.
awful catastrophe In its history.
slaggeflnE IN and out OF ditchcs and
stumbling over masses Of broken timber
with only q few htful lanterns TO h.ln
thelr straining eyes. the rcscuc gang 20,
bra'ely TO work Axes and shovois wcr,
pied with the greatest vigOr. and almost al
every half dozen strokes a manglud form
was brought up and laid tendcrly on the
waiting pallets. twas q gigantic and sfuk.
ening task AMI the strongest OF mon turned
aside faint from revelation of tho work
OF the spades. \ heap OF blood stained
uinhers turned aside by one of the fescu-
cfs brought TO sight IL womun'- arm. II
had been wrenchcd on almost by the roofs,
ana nothing remained but a dripping
stump. Even the hand was gone. IL had
been clad In a dainty white linen glove,
the sleeve of which SIM ulurg tn H. Not
hHc minutes later. a chance blow from u
pick revealed st!ll more CHASTITY rem
nant, human heart that only a few short
hours before had been throhbing with lifc
and love. one woman whose body WAS re-
h,"NsreI sun hcll IN hor dead hand y plate
unhroken Scattered about the ground
near inc wreck were many pieces OF cloth
ing. which had heou torn from tho bodies
and gloves
4 .ftIa y.tr.. - ,st,t ,.-,gE AZ.
load ono man who lail In corner horribly
injured feruined his senses for a moment
hoart-rendinE asony Who did this? My
GOD. Wherr ar" my vile and childrcnR'
4 late report says that fourteen or th1
injured have since died at the Saniinrium.
Superintendent /. y. Swoigard ,of tho phil
sdelphia & Reading Company. places the
JureI at about the same numbort II" cont
q teieEr9m - Philadelphia this evening
sons killed. follows: Twelve women,
fnthty-onc men two boys and two GIRLS
About the same number Injured"
formation cannot be learned as II will nc
impossible TO give the correct number or
Sv., excl, az appr3Xmate estimate OF The dead
consume several hours. Work Is sim
progressing ana the rcsoiiers viii remain
a. work until the last body is taken from
Mrs. Edward Farr. wife of tho Reading
engineer who was killed. when Informed OF
j.
hands with frantic shrek and fell dead
at the feet OF her informant.
William fhurlow, telegraph operator In
the tower house. was arrested late tonight
and held, pending an inquiry.
II is said that the Reading signal was
displayed and that the whistle Of the train
was sounded. Tho Reading has the right
OF way at the crossing.
The excursion train bore five tribes of the
Order of Red Men, the Briigeton. the Mag 4
ara. the Ahwantonah and the Cohansict.
with their wives and children.
known
T. 5. Murphy. Milville.
J. d. Johnston, Bridgeton.
Charles n. ID. Bounaghas, Bridgeton.
g. u. Taylor, no address
!. III. Goldsmith, Brilgrton,
Samuel Thorn haggagemastcr Of the
y. L. Wood. shipping clerk. Philadelphia.
John Griener.. Bridgeton.
Charles Eackler, Salem
Charles McGear. Bridgcton.
Franklin Dubois. Woodruff.
Mrs. Joshua Earnest. Bridscton.
Middlc-aged woman with ring "G. to W
Gn Initials.
small hoy about I years OF age.
Frazier He'll and wife Bridgctou.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Trenchard. Bridge
ON,
Edward Farr. engineer Of Reading train.
The list OF injured is as follows;
Howard Woodland, Br.dgcton, broken |
samuel Aluta. Brilgeton. scalp wound. In
W. H. spauilinr. Philadelphia. internal
injuries and head hurt
Mary Shimp Freesborough, head cut.
and head severely cut.
Charles g. Renick, Bridseton badly cut |
Howard smaIley, Brl4gcton. body bruised
". Z. Hcmsioy. Bridgcton. badly injured.
l.isziG c, Hemsicy, wfo, body badly |
Mrs. y. y. Abbott. Rhodes,own, n. j..
lower limb and arm broken
Lizzie Smalley. Britgeion.
Caroline Sru4lt-y tI