Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-29
TWENTY-ONE BODIES
TAKEN FROM WRECK
Accident Near Graceland, N.
j., Claimed Many Victims.
CARS WERE SPLIT IN TWAIN.
Passengers Were Buried Under Debris
and Many MangIed Almost Beyond
Recoonition-Dyina Engineer Claim
ed Responsibility For Disaster.

Recoonition-Dyina Engineer Claim
ed Responsibility For Disaster.
New York, Jan. 28-Two rescuing
crews worked all night taking away
the bodies from the debris caused by
the wreck of the Philadelphia and
Reading express train and local ex-
press on the New York Central rail
road of New Jersey at Graceiand, N.
J. In all, 21 bodies were taken from
the wreckage and the following linden
tifications have been made:
Rowland R. Chandler, of Plainfeld,
N. Y
Thomas A. Cumming, of Plainfeld,
N. j.
Edward Flynn, of Plainfeld.
Harvey Patterson, of Dunnelon, N. j.
George T. Reed, of Scotch Plains,
n. j.
c. G.. Thayer of Plainfeld, N. ].
H. w Tomlinson, of P1ainfeld, N. J.
Edgar W. Williams, of Plainfield,
N. J.
Frederick Walser, of Plainfeld, N. J.
List of Injured.
Howard R. George, of PIainfield, leg
broken and scalp injured. Edgar
Everett, of Plainfeld, badly injured
about the head Mrs. D. Gaming, in
jured about head and body. Rose
Bradford, of Plainfield, injured on face
and head Miss Fannie Canavan, body
and face badly cut Frederick Kan
men, body and face badly cut Roy
Apgar, of Dunellon, badly injured
about the head. D. NJ Brokaw, cut
and bruised. Miss Cora Brokaw,
slightly injured William Geddes, of
Dunellon, both legs broken. George
Chandler, of Plainfeld, spine injured.
Charles Longworthy, Plainfeld, injured
on body Mrs. Beleh, of Plainfeld,
legs broken and body injured Mary
Ryan, of Plainfield, injured about head.
William VanVenter, of Plainfeld, cut
about face and body. Everett Reign
ton, of Plainfleld, both legs cut off.
Miss Lizzie Keller, of Plainfeld, legs
injured. Percy Irving, of Dunellon,
field, injured about body and head.
James F1lark, seriously injured about
the body.
w. e. Davis, the engineer of the
Reading express, died today.
A policeman, who aided in the work
of rescue, made the following state
ment today concerning Davis:
l.. II
engine driver, from the engine. He
was terribly injured. He said
I am responsible for the accident.
saw the danger signal, but expected
it to turn white"
The statement made last night that
it was Royal Blue Line" express of
the Baltimore and Ohio company
which ran into the local express, was
erroneous. There was no Baltimore
and Ohio train in the wreck. The
wnecking crews which began work to
clear the tracks and get out bodies
were assisted by hundreds of persons
from Westfeld, Crawford, Plainfield
and other places, who had been
brought to the scene by the news of
the collision.
Big bonfers were built of the wreck
age and railroad ties to light up the
scene and enable the men to see to
do their work. More than thousand
persons remained at the spot all night
and there were many pitiful scenes as
bodies were dug out of the wreckage
and recognized by relatives and
| friends
G. p Thayer, who was killed, was
secretary to United States Senator
Thomas c. Platt.
PIainfieId In Frenzy of Grief.
A train conveying the bodies of 13
of the victims arrived at Plainf1eld at
| 3:05 o'clock this morning. Many of
| them were not recognizable. The
people of the city were in frenzy of
grief All sorts of rumors were
af1oat, and it was reported that the
number of dead would reach hund-
dred or more. The great majority
of the dead and injured were either
residents of Plainfield or lived in
neighboring places and were well
known in Plainfield. Many Of them
were wealthy residents who had