The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-08-06
400 DEAD OR INJURED.
FEARFUL RAILROAD COLLISION
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
A Reading Express Struck a Pennsyi'
vania Excursion Train Broadside at
Grade Crossing-Hospita1 and
Undertaker'sS Shops Crowded.

ATLANTIC CRY. July 3i-About 100
persons are either killed or injured by
the horrible railroad accident Just out.
side of this city.
The Reading railroad express from
Philadelphia for Atlantic City crashed
into Pennsylvania railroad excursion
train at the second signal tower, about
four miles out from hero. The Pennsyl.
vania train was returning to Bridge
ton with a party of excursionists from
that place, Millville and neighboring
towns. II was loaded with passengers.
At the second signal tower the tracks
Of the two roads diagonally cross. The
Reading train was given the signal,
but it either failed to work or the speed
checked in time. 1t caught the excursion
train broadside and ploughed through,
literally cleaving it in twain The
engine OF the Reading train was shat.
tered to pieces. Every car was jammed
to its fullest capacity. AS soon as the
news reached Atlantic City relief trains
were dispatched to the scene loaded
with cots and bearing staffs of surgeons
AS quick as the bodies were recovered
they were carried by trains into the
local hospitals and undertakers' shops.
A general fire alarm was sounded and
the department promptly responding
aided i'll the heartrendiug work of dig.
ging for the victims.
Edward Farr, engineer on the Read.
ing train was killed outright, as was
another railroad man who rode on the
engine with him This man, whose
name has not yet been learned, saw the
collision coming and leaped from the
cab an instant before the crash. Almost
at the Same instant the engine cut its
way through and caught him directly
in its path. His body and that of Farr
were found under heap of debris, but
the engineer lay in what remained of
the cab and his right hand still clasped
the throttle. He had been faithful
unto death, and met it at his post. The
| fireman on the train had leaped a few
seconds before and escaped with trifling
injuries Samuel Thorne, baggage.
master on the Reading train. is among
the dead. Conductor Kelley of the
Pennsylvania train, had both legs and
arms broken and was internally injured
1t is said that tho Reading signal was
displayed and that the whistle of the
train was sounded The Reading has
the right of way at the crossing.
The excursion train bore I've tribes OF
the order of Red Men, tho Bridgetou.
the Niagara, the Iowa, the Ahwantenah
and the Cohansick, with their wives
and children.
William Thurlow, telegraph opera
| tor in tho tOwerhouse. was arrested and
held pending an inquiry.
Mrs Edward Farr, wife of the Read.
ing engineer, who was killed. when in.
formed of her husbands tragic end,
threw mp her hands with frantic
shrek and fell dead at the feet Of her
informant.
The known dead are
p. S. Murphy, Millville.
j. d. Johnston. Bridgeton.
Charles ID. ID. Bouuoughas. Bridge.
ton.
G.. i. Taylor, no address
p. II. Goldsmith, RrIdgcton.
Samuel Thorn, bagGagemaster of the
Reading train, Atlanti City.
ID. r. Wood, shipping clerk, Phila
de phia.
John Greiner, Bridgeton.
Charles Eackler Salem.
Charles McGear, Bridgeton.
|
Mrs. Joshua Earnest. BridGeton.
Middleaged woman with ring &c. t
"" initials.
Small boy about years of age
Frazier Bell and wife, Bridgeton,
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Trenchard,
Edward Farr. engineer of the Read
ing train.
The list of injured is as follows
Howard Woodland, Bridgeton, broker
arm; Samuel Muta, Bridgcton, scalI
wound, internally injured w. II
Spaulding, Philadelphia, internal in,
juries and head hurt Mary Shimp
Freesborough. head cut William
Baughn, Bridgeton. back hurt and beaC
severely cut Charles G. Renicx
Bridgeton, badly cut about the head
Violet Alfred, Bridgeton, face cut anc
nose fractured Howard Smalley
Bridgeton, body bruised and head cut
w. O. Hemslay. Bridgeton, badly in
jured; Lizzie @. Hemslay, wife. body
badly bruised; Mrs. +. A. Abbott,
Rhodestown, N. j., lower limb anC
arm broken; Lizzie Smalley, Bridge
ton, and Caroline SmalIey, arm
and legs severely injurcd @
d. Frazer and wife, Bridgeton
both badly cut on hand Irwin Dubois
~ years of age, head out and badly in
jured Mrs. Nj. X. Eiger, Elmer, n. J..
back badly hurt and head cut Jacol
Johnson, Shirley, N. j., head cut. wifi,
supposed to be dead and child badly
hurt Stanley Wensoll, Alloway, N, j..
scalp nearly torn off; Fred Shenep
Bridgeton, back hurt and internally in
: jured; MIS-. susanna johnson, Shirley
N. S., shoulder, head and hIeast in
iured; b. b. Fisher and wife
both seriously hurt Harry Green
head hurt II. Weiss, neck twisted
Mrs, Laura Pierce, Bridpeton, badly Gu
head and body bruises William Simp
kins, Salem, head lacerated; Masol
Worth, Philadelphia, back injured
Albert Taylor, Bridgeton, head cut
William Boughton, Bridgeton, interna
injuries; Edward Seeley, Bridgeton
. head cut, Chester Burger, Bridgeton
hip injured; Howard Woodlawn
BrIdgeton, arm broken; ex-Judg
Jacob Hitchner, Bridgeton, internal in
: juries; Mrs. Hitchman, concussicn o
brain Mrs. II. A. Abbott, Bridgeton
, leg broken Howard Smalley, Bridge
ton, back broken; David Friese, necl
dislocated; Albert Taylor, Bridgeton
) three scalp wounds; Jacob Hitchon
/ bruised badly about head and face
Thomas II. Morrald, Ryidgeton, com
pound fracture of arm Charles Horner
Bridgeton, compound fracture of arm
5 Harry Watson, Yorktown, N. j., LEI
broken and head injured: Lizzie n
Muller, Bridgeton, confusion of back
Charles w, Horner, aged IL, fractures
leg, internal injuries; Frank Morell
: East Orange, N. j., dislocated shoulde
and lacerated head Wesley Lee, Bridge
ton, internal injuries and scalp wounds
Q Mary Pitnev aged H. Yorktown