The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29


Fortunando, Philadelphia, slight shock.
IN hospital; Edward Morgan, Scranton,
Pa, confusion of hip and back. in hos
pital; Andrew D. Taylor Camden. in
hospital; Frank Desceri, PhiIadelphfa
/ CONFUSION OF thigh; Carl d'Annisi, Phil
adeipnia, shock, went home; Nicholas
Mastragelo. Philadelphia, laceration of
hands and face, went home.
John Taylor. Camden, was among
those who went overheard with the
cars. but he kicked himself loose and
escaped from a window and swan to
the piling of the bridge, where he held
fast and was rescued
LIBERATES PASSENGERS.
Charles hessler. a merchant, was the
hrst TO reach the scene of the wreck
he secured an axe. jumped on top of
the submerged car and began TO chop
through to liberate the imprisoned mas
sengers. The task was dffscuIt
one, and he was unable to rescue MANY
he managed to get some women out.
T. C. Smith of Newfeld and A. r.
Kelly of Jeffersonviile. n. " who weres
passengers on the train got off at
Pieasantvilie for no other reason than
that something told them to change
their minds about coming to Atlantic
City.
About fifteen people got off at.
Pleasantville, they said. and nearly as
many more sot aboard. They said
fully eighty passengers were on the
train great many women.
John Eads OF this city was on the
train a escaped by crawling through
window ofsthe rear car and swim
ming ashore.
BRIDGE HAD BEEN OPENED.
The man who attends the bridge de-
clared that the bridge had been opened
about thirty minutes before the train
came along. A yacht passed through.
He said that he, saw that the bridge
was properly closed and that the tracks
We're Inspected. He cannot explain
why the rails turned as they did.
Coroner Gaskill personally hurried
TO the scene and made a minute in
vestigation of the twisted track and
will summon a jury tomorrow to hold
an inquest. Prosecutor Abbott was
also on the ground to search for any
criminal negligence on the part of the
railroad company
One of the rescuers at work on the
top of a submerged car discovered
woman's jeweled hand sticking
through the roof ventilator He work.
ed neroicaIy TO get her body and fin.
ally succeeded in drawing it through.
J. s. Deford, 2 railroad man. saw
man elinging to the trestIe CRYING for
help, and pulled him up. The man was
cut and bruised and declined to give
his name.
FRANTIC Rush TO DooR.
When the rear car caught on the
abutment Of the bridge there was
frantic rush of passengers for the rear
door. Probably a score or more got
out, and as the car plunged into the
water others leaped overheard The
last car that went over fell upon
the other and slowly slid off into the
water The moments delay. however.
gave several passengers an opportun-
ity to leap into the water before the
car was finally submerged
Motorman Scott stuck to his post
and went down with his train. Con-
ductor Curtis also perished.
The third trainnlan, Brakeman Wood,
proved himself hero. When the
train left the rails he ran to the rear
door of the LAST car threw it wide
open and held it for the passengers to
escape. He held the door open
until the car slid off the bridge
and went down into the water with it.
lie then swan to the shore. His ac-
ton in holding the door open saved
many lives.
When the third car dropped into the
water Henry Roemer was in the act of
crawling from window Freeing him
self with an effort,-and being a strong
swimmer. he set about to help Others.
Swimming along, the side of the fast
sinking car. he kicked out the glass
and thus gave several passengers an
opportunity TO escape.
Boats. soon swarmed about the spots
where the cars went down.. the location
of the care being marked by the tops
of their trolley poles. Although the
cars got power from a third rail- they
also carried trplley poles to take
power from aboAe If necessary
AS quickly as q body was brought UP
or Goated TO the surface II was re-
moved TO the city morgue.
RECOVERY OF DEAD RETARDED.
Although the work OF, rescue was be-
gun Immediately, the recovery of the
dead was retarded by lack of facilities
and the quick approach of darkness.
II is believed that the cars will only
be partly submerged ar low tide Hun
dreds Of anxious relatives and friends