Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-05

ncre more or less seriously hurt. OF the
injured in the hospital several are ex-
pected to die.
Besides those seriously enough hurt
to be in the hospital. a score or move
of people were bruised and shaken mn
and went To cottages. The fearful
shock of the collision is illustrated in
the fact that of the a! dead ~ were
killed outright. or the dead. a. have
been identified and the bodies of three
women, one man and boy are living
at the undertaking shops awaiting
claimants
The responsibility for the accident Is
hard TO place ut this time, but the bur.
den OF II seems TO rest upon the dead
engineer of the Reading train, Edward
farr, though an official investigation
may clear his name.
The list of dead, almost all of whom
are from Bridgeton, follows:
Mrs j. ID. Bateman, Chas. Seibert
Joseph Peters and son. Reba NJ. Loper
Miss Tillie Leeds, Hattie Loper. Man.
me .hinney, VIM. Spaulding, Henry
Hughes, VIM. 4. Rickett, JOS. Cheney
Charles May. Mrs Sallie Frees, three
unknown women, one unknown man,
one unknown boy. ). =. MURPHY.
Millville, n. j.: ]. ID. Johnston. Bridge
ton; Charles II. Bourroughs. Bridge
ton; Il. II. Taylor, no address; Mr.. and
Mrs i. c. Goldsmith, no address.
Samuel Thorne. baggagemaster. At.
lantic City; II. l.. Wood, PHILADELPHIA.
John Grcver, Bridgeton; Chas. Eackler.
Salem, y. j.; Charles McGear. Bridoe-
ton, +. ID. Dubois, Woodruff. y. J.;
Mrs. Joshua Earnest, Bridgeton: Mr..
and Mrs. Trenchard. Bridgeton; Ed
ward Farr, engineer; Samuel THORN.
baggagemaster.; Charles Muta, BRIDGE
ton; III. +. Bell. Bridgeton: w. C. Loon
err, Bridgeton; Mary Wentzell. Alto
way, y. j.; Lidie Carr, Bridgeton; Pearl
Muta, Bridgeton; Mrs Elmer Nav.
Palatine, \. j.; Mrs. II. +. Bell. Bridge
ton; Anna Frees, Bridgeton; Charles
May Palatine, n. j.; James NJ. Bate.
man, Bridgcton.
The known injured are:
Howard Woodland, Bridgeton: sam.
uei Null. Bridgeton: w. II. Spauldinp.
Philadelphia; Howard Smalley, Bridge
ton; W. C. Hensley, Philadelphia:
Lizzie c. Hensley; Mrs. a. T..
Abbott, Rhoadcstown. y. J.;
Lizzie Smalley, Bridgeton: Caroline
Smalley, Bridgeton; c. u. Frazier and
wife, Bridgeton; Irwin Dubose. Bridyc-
ton; Mrs. NJ. Keiger. Elmer. y. j..
Jacob Johnson, Shirley, y. j.: Stanley
Nenzel, Alloway, y. j.; Fred Sheenev.
Bridgeton; Mrs. Susan Johnson. Shirley.
y. j.; Mary Shines, Freesborouph. y. j
VIM. Baughne. Bridgeton: Charles
Cryinick- Bridgeton; Violet Alfred.
Bridgeton; VIM. SimplSins. Salem.
\. j.; Mason Worth. Philadelphia: AL
bert Taylor, Bridgeton; william
Boughton, Bridgeton; Edward SeeIv.
Bridgeton; Chester Burgiss, Bridgcton:
howard Woodlaw, Bridgeton: ex-
Judge Jacob Hitchner, 3ridgeton:
Mrs. lIitchman; Mrs. T.. A. Abbott.
David Frieze, Bridgeton; Mrs. job
Kegeir, Elmer, y. j.; Thomas f. Nor
rell, Bridgeton; Charles Horncr.
Bridgeton; II. Watson, Yorktown, n. j. ;
Fred Chenway, Bridgeton; Mary Pill
ney, aged IL, Yorktown; Mrs. +. f..
Fralinger, Philadelphia; John ). Kcl-
ley, Camden, n. j.; Rachel Abbott.
Rhoadcstown, y. j.
The uninjured and those only slight
ly hurt among the Bridgeton excursion
party were in a frenzy of agony. The
train struck was the first section of the
excursion train, and those on the sec
ond section tlockcd to the hospital and
morgue as the victims were brought in.
Two miles out on the Meadows the
Wrecklng crews of the Reading and
west Jersey railroads were toilinp by
the light of huge bonfires To clear
away the wreck and splinters
of broken cars. BY dawn they
had practically cleared up the
tracks. Broken and battered
out of shape, the huge engine of the
express lay on its side by the track.
Pinned beneath, with his pale, blood
sta ned face staring into those of the
men working was Farr. the engineer.
The scenes as the bodies were iden-
tilted were sad and pathetic beyond
words.
Houser, the operator in the signal
tower, certainly set danger signals for
the Reading train when he gave the
excursion the right Of way. The uues-
ton is, did he set the signal in time for
Engineer Farr to see it? Or did he be-
come excited when he saw n collision
imminent and set it too late for Farr to
stop his train? Farr was an experienced
engineer and it seems incredible that
he would rush past a danger signal
down to crossing that was being ap-
preached by train he could clearly
see.
Further, the Reading has the right
OF way at the crossing over Pennsyl-
vania trains, and still further. an ex-
press has the right of way before an
excursion special Still, in view Of tho
statement Of Engineer Greincr. OF tho
excursion train. who was interviewed
IN Camden Friday. and the position Of
the signal arms, the burden Of the re-
sponsibility at present rests with the
dead engineer
RESUMED.
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