New-York tribune., 1901-02-23
ELEVEN KNOWN TO BEDEAn
PROBABLY FORTY INJURED IN PENN.
sYLvANIA RAILROAD WRECK.

Trenton. ~ j.. Feb. % (SpeciaD Eleven bodies
were removed from the wreck at Smiths Siding
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. four miles below
this city. which occurred yesterday afternoon
when the Atlantic City express Nellie Bly, and
a northbound accommodation train met in a
head-on collision. OF this number only five have
been positively identified among the others be-
ing the remains Of a woman Charred beyond any
possibility of recognition. Three bodies were
taken this morning from the smouldering wreck
age. which has been so thoroughly overhauied
that there is no likelihood Of more bodies being
found. even though others may have pershed
The bodies which have been positively identified
follows:
BlRMINGHAM Iohn. Of Bordentown. hasgaEemaster Of
Bly, forty nve old
IN BordenioWn on the accommodaton train
MALE Waltz M Of % Trenton 'hTy'hrss years old
STOKES 2 s., % Bristol Penn. collector employed
by George Kelly. Of Philadelphia
The injured SO far as is known are as follows;
AIdEN. Mrs Mrs. steph.n Henry No. 's7 Arlington ave.
ANGI-II Airs. Waiter r. 40 Rrow- st. Providence
RoI:pEN Frank White Hni. n J.. scalp wounds. IN
CoFouTT. Mrs. J. P. No sr' Riverdsle ave. vouk-
COSTELLO. porninIck. Sew York city.
DEANS. Charles Philadelphia
EDWARDS. Mrs stephen @. No. Isl LLOYD Provi-
70, ur. and Mrs. Charles X. No So state st.
1ARwooD. Edward. tardento~n. srernan Of the
JOHNSON Mr.. ani Mrs. ). 2. No. s7s Jsnsrson-ave..
JONES. Leonard. Albany.
KING 4 T.. NsW-York
LYON Mrs. p No. 30 Madison ave. New York.
MAGowAN. Michael. Atlantic City. fireman Of the *
PITMAN Akin. Camden.
sAPP Edward Bordsntown. conaue,or Of the soccm-
mediation train
TERvAI. james NeU York City.
HGSGS ssa .a E9s & sf:a arm ara assa;I accom-
Won DEB AETH , Mr. and M Nh Nicholas 40 i'' East
WILLS Charles T. 40 l56 Fifth- SeN Work
WRIGHT william. Mount Holly. y J.
Mrs Stephen q. Edwards and Mrs. Walter
\. Angel are the wives of the members of the
firm OF Edwards q Angel. the Well known law
firm Of Providence. r I.
The body of the woman is believed 10 he that
ef Mrs. Frank Dickson. Of No. 81. Walnut-ave-.
this city. who went % Philadelphia yesterday.
expecting 20 return the Camden and Amboy
Railroad. and has since been missing from her
home From articles found en- the pockets Of
one Of the bodies Il Is believed to be that OF
William Mckinney. Iaborer, Of Florence The
body WAS burned beyond recognition. Thomas
city. are missing. and are beliesed 10 be among
the unidentified dead In the Morgue. Inquiry
has failed 20 elicit any information as 10 either
in the various hospitals 10 Which the wounded
were taken. one other body was recognized ny
an Italian on the train that of an Italian
laborer Of New-York whose first name was
Jose. This leaves one body TO the identity
Of which there Is not the slightest clew.
OF the total of forty who estimated 10
have been more or less seriously injured only
four are believed to be In a critical condition.
These II. =. ThompaOn. the engineer Of the
local train. who had both legs and
broken: Frank r. Bolden. OF White Iiill. who
had both legs cut off. and two Italians
The railroad officials. Immediately after the
accident took place. took hold of the matter
with vigor and after first caring for the
wounded and providing for the removal OF the
wreckage. a rigid investigation 10 the cause
OF the accident was set on foot from headquar-
tiers. The result OF the preliminary investiga-
tion appears 10 place the blame upon the en-
gineer and conductor Of the local train. one or
both of whom fatally blundered in allowing the
train 10 leave the siding before the third section
Of the Nellie Bly," had passed thereby caus-
ing the collision.
General Superintendent Sheppard arrived here
this morning. and after conference lasting two
hours with other railroad officials made the fol-
lowing statement:
1.-The cause of the disaster is inexplicable.
Train No $50 which is the accommodation. had
specific orders TO walt on the siding for the
ond and third sections Of the Nellie Bly, We
have investigated this point very thoroughly.
and there can be no mistake about the explicit
ness of the orders. In the face of these or
ders, Train No $50 pulled into the main track
when only the second section Of the Nellie Bly,
had passed In this action lies the mystery of
the whole affair and upon it hinges the entire
blame for the accident. The present investiga-
tion is only preliminary. and will be followed by
"a searching inquiry"
Mr.. Sheppard added that both Engineer
Thompson and Conductor T.. s Sapp Of the
accommodation. were considered among the most
careful and trustworthy of the company's
ployes. and he was at loss TO understand how
such mistake could have occurred