The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
THE DEATH LIST FROM THE
ATLANTIC CITY WRECK NOW
STANDS AT A.
THE PATIENTS IN THE SAN|TAR|UM.
Cincinnati Are Beginning to Realize
the Narrow Escape They Had
From Saturdays Storm.

Atlantic City, n j., Aug. mo addi-
tional deaths have yet occurred as Il re-
suit of Thursday nights collision and the
death roll stands at "A. There is a
possibility that it may remain ut that
figure, but it is only remote one At
the sanitarium tonight the fifteen spa-
tients there are doing as well as could
be expected, but the odds were against
ut least Frank Morlee, William johnson
of Bridgeton and Lizzie Branin of Mill
vile. Miss Branin has not recovered
consciousness since the collision. She is
Il pretty 19-year-od girl, who was en-
gagged to be married to Charles Horner,
the BridgetOn grocer, who lies on the
cot next to her. Horner, too. is very
severely hurt, but the chances are now
in favor of his ultimate recovery.
1t must have been dull Sunday for
the pent-up. broken-limbcd unfortunates
Almost with the dawn came a violent
rain storm and while it abated early in
the morning. the sunshine was but titful
y number of clergymcn of various de-
nominations have, at their own request,
been permitted access to the sick wards.
while all the patients have welcomed
them and eagerly listened to their words
of consolation, their being no ceremonies
of purely religious character. Rela-
tives and friends of some of the dead
visited Coroner Mclaughlin today and
received the money and valuables which
had belonged to their dead.
The son of William prickett of Bridge
ton took Il few articles of iewelry and
S26 in money.
Alfred Sharp, brother of Mrs. Lizzie
Bateman of Bridgeton, who was killed.
together with her husband, secured the
effects of the unfortunate couple.
Mrs. Feighan of Philadelphia, widow
of Patrick Feighan, the liquor dealer.
who was killed, secured the money found
on his body.
Mrs. Branin. mother of Lizzie Branin.
looked for watch which belonged TO
her daughter, but it could not be found.
The watch of PhiliD H. Goldsmith. the
BridgetOn clOthier. who died hand in
hand with his wife, bears on the face
the picture of his wife and two boys. 1t
had stopped at $40.
The inquest tomorrow will be held
upon the bodies of Goldsmith and one or
two others by way of formality.
The railway officials will be called first.
including Superintendent A. ID. Dyce of
the Reading and Superintendent e. o.
Dayton of the Pennsylvania. Albert
Pinkerton, conductor of the Reading
train, will also be called. There will be
twenty-five or thirty witnesses III all.
Mrs: Burns. Il German woman, from
Philadelphia was here today trying to
find her boy William. who had been re-
ported as being badly injured in the
wreck. He was not ut the hospital and
there was no trace Of him. He had
been living at Shiloh. Pa. and NAV DOS
sibly have gone there.
The city council will meet tomorrow
night and pass resolutions of coincidence.
FUNERALS AT BRIDGETON.
Bridgeton. y. j., Aug. 2.-The funerals
OF eleven victims Of the Atlantic City col
could be seen the badges of mourning.
and many sad scenes were witnessed as
the relatives of the dead watched the
heavy clOds of earth fall that shut their
loved ones from sight forever. Lodges
turned out in full force and escorted the
dead to the graves. The churches all
held special services, ut which prayers
were said for the northumberland and
living.
Those buried today were Mr.. II.
Frazier Bell and wife. Joshua Earnest.
Charles SCOT and son, Mr.. Richard Tren-
chard and wife, Mr. james n. Bateman
and wife and Joseph Peters and son.
The bodies of Franklin Dubois of
Y orktown and Mrs. Ellen May and son
Of Atlantic City were buried in the vii
lage cemetery at Friendship ana Olivet.
There Will be many funerals tomorrow
and Tuesday. Tomorrow will be gener-
ally observed as day of mourning, and
it is thought there will be a general ces-
sation of business.