The Topeka state journal., 1901-02-22
ELEVEN DEAD.
Victims of Bordentown Wreck
Are Scarcely Recognizable.

Trenton, N J.. Feb 22-The total
number of dead as the result OF the
wreck at Ruslin's siding Eear Borden
town last night is now ascertained to
be eleven. Besides the eight bodies
brought TO Trenton last night, three
more were brought in this morning The
three bodies were found in The ruins and
were badly charred- One was that of a
woman who was 50 badly burned that
there is nothing left but her breast ana
her head 1t is doubtful if she can be
recognized of the whole number killed,
besides Engineer Earl and Baggage
master Birmingham. three others have
been identified One is J. Walter Male.
a Trenton salesman, whose body was
taken to his home. Another is that or
VIM Minney. a laborer supposed to live
at Florence N J. He was identified by
papers. Another identified was ="
Stokes. of. Bristol. Pa He was identified
by a man named Find of that place
Stokes is said to be q collector for Geo.
Kelly Of Philadelphia. There are three
Trenton potters who worked at the iron
sides pottery, Bordentown. who were
supposed to have been on tte train and
who are missing. These men are be-
lieved to be among the unidentified
dead. Their names are Thomas c. Nc
Gee, John Gates, John Farrell FarrelPs 5
wife was at the morgue today but she
was unable to identify any of the cloth
ing as belonging to her husband. Bodies
were in such a bad condition that they
could not be exhibited to her
General Superintendent Shepherd of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
came to Trenton today to hold a con
ference with Claim Agent Solliday.
Judge Gaslzill and Charles Z. Gummel,
counsel for the company. Mr.. Shepherd
said he thought he would be able to
make a statement at the conclusion of
the conference
PERINTENDENTS VERSION.
Philadelphia, Feb 22.-Superintenden-
Abercrombie, of the Amboy division os
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad said today re-
near ,RordentoWn last night that Con-
ductor Edward Sapp, Of the aecommo-
dation train which left Camden at 3: 80
yesterday afternoon had instructions to
wait on the siding until the three sec
tfOnS Of the express train had passed.
Instead Of doing this he said, Sapp ran
onto the main line after only two sec
tt0nS had gone by. Three bodies We're
found today in the Raritan canal They
are those Of Italian 1aborers and have
been identified. This makes the list Of
dead eleven and the list of injured 43.
70 serious and Is slight.
Conductor Sapp, who is badly injured,
is at his home in BordentOgn- He has
made no statement and Superintendent
Abercrombie says an explanation VIII
not be demanded of him at present as
the mental strain might prove fatal
The list Of injured so far as known is
as follows:
3. Frank Thompson. so. Bordentown.
engineer OF accommodation train; prob
ably fatal
Frank Bolden. Is. White Hill. N. T.,
internally.
c. T. King. New York.
Mrs Henry Lyons. New York
Lenard Jones. Albany.
Mrs Stephen o. Edwards. Providence,
r. l.
Mrs. Walter F. Angfn. Providence.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Wander Leith,
New York.
J. F. Wills. New York
Mr.. Stephen Henry Allen. this city
Mr.. and Mrs J. F. Johnson, New
York
Mrs. J. P Copicutt, Yonters
VIM Wright, Mount Holly. n. J.
Alvin Pitman. Camden, n. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Ord, Albany.
Michael Mcgowan, Atlantic City, fire.
man Of the express.
Edward Garwoods Bordef,town, fire.
man Of the accommodation train
Edward Sapp, BordentoWu, conductor
OF the accommodation.
James Terval, New York
Charles Deanes. Philadelphia
There are fourteen others injured. who
are principally Italians and are distrib-
uted among the hospitals in Trenton and
Camden