Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-28
SURVIVORS BROUGHT TO CAMDEN.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 22.-The survivors
OIL the wreck OF the Nellie Bly, express were
brought to Camden. in special train. Six
OF the injured were sent to Cooper Hosp,tal
ana the others who could stand the Journey
were transferred, and after an hour's wait
IN Camden were taken to Atlantic CITY
along with the passengers who were not
hurt. The injured taken to Cooper HospitaI
are all Italians. They are:
Unknown Italian, black beard, aged
about 40 years, fracture of base of skuIl.
unconscious and will die; Senruta Whence,
80 years, compound fracture leg and Jaw
Lawrence Mesa, 4b years. confusion OF
nip; Frank .Bettack, % years, lacerated
wound of scalp; Wort Zuvarta, is wears. of
New YORK, laeerated wound scalp, confusion
OF shoulder and arm; Pedro Pedricki, "a
years. compound fracture of leg,
The train reached Camden shortly inter o
O'Clock. The passengers were d sorry
looking lot. Many OF the women had either
their heads or arms tied up, and were be-
spattered with blood. number of the
men were also bandaged.
The story of the wreck, as told bv the
passengers, is as follows:
The Nellie Bly, express was made up of n
nny coach contAining. as far as is known.
about "a Italians, who were enroute 10
Atlantic City TO do construction work: n
baggage car, day coach, combination car,
and two more day coaches. The car with
lnnlnp.
The express had made frenuent stons on the
run down from New York, and was slowing
up Just north of RordeutoWn when tIe
accident occurred. At this point there IL n
curve. The first thing the passengers knew
was sudden jolting of the train, caused
propaniy oy the engineer putting ON the
brakes, and the next moment terrible
crash. Both engines were reduced to rnnss
OF broken and twisted iron. The car con-
tanning the Italians was crushed to splinters
ana all It's occupants were buried under the
mass OF wreckage. The second car piled
upon the nrst car, and the third car crashed
into the mass and tumbled into the ory
canal alongside the railroad. The latter
coach was filed with passengers from New
YORK and all went down with the car.
everyone, however, got out or ives chopppd
free from this car. some of the passengers
peipg quite severely injured. The survivors
SAID II the canal had been filled with water
many would have been drowned before they
could have escaped from their prison. The
remaining three cars did not turn over.
The local train, which left Camden at
$50 p. M, did not fare as badly as the ex
press. II was made up of three cars and
the hrst two were badly splintered. As far
as the passengers knew no one was killed
on this train, but several were badly
used up.
CONDUCTOR sAPP RESPONSIBLE.
Superintendent bercrombie Of the Amboy
division of the Pennsylvania railroad said
today that there can be no doubt that the
responsibility for the wreck near Borden
town last night rests with Conductor
Edward Sapp of the accommodation train
which left Camden at $40 yesterday after
noon. He said that Conductor Sapp dis
obeyed orders. His instructions were to
wait on the siding until the three sections
Of the express train had passed. Instead OF
doing this, Sapp ran on to the main line
after only two sections had gone by.
Three bodies we're found today In the
RarItan Canal, They are those of Italian
lahorers and have not been identified. This
makes the list of dead II and tho list of
injured 43, 25 seriously and IS slightly.
OF the dead, nine are supposed to be
Italians, and the others are Engineer Earle
and BaggaRemaster Birmingham. Earle's
home was 10 Atlantic City and Birmingham
lived In Bordentown. Conductor Sapp. who
Is injured, is at bis home in Bordentown.
He has made no statement and Superin-
tendent Abercrombie says an explanation
will not be demanded of him at present, as
the mental strain. might prove fatal That
there were three sections of the express was
owing to the Increased Lenten travel.
Fireman uarweod of the local train, who
Is at the Mercer Hospital, Camden, is
credited with having made the statement