New-York tribune., 1906-10-29

tne Wnole length Of the car" said Mr. Ernley
Helen began to scream. but for some reason or
other I kept my head and told her not to gee
frightened. I picked her up in my arms as thu
car was filing with the water and pushed her
up to the roof and pulled open one OF the ven
tilators and told her to breathe through that
while tried TO find and open a window that ws
might get out
CROPPED ABOUT UNDER WATER
Helen had been sitting on the opposite side
of the car and had had the window up q little
way. I groped about and finally succeeded II
getting my fingers under It and pushed it up>
By that time the water was filing the car and
the people were stranslins all around me- 1t
all could do TO breathe. grasped Hslen
by the arm and struggled through the window.
almost choking 7 got TO the outside Of the
window and pulled the child through could
swim. and it was fortunate for me that could
I gave bound and rose to the surface OF the
water and pushed the little girl ahead Of me.
When we got to the top couple of msn IN 4
skin came over and picked us I'D and took Us
to shore. I almost gone when picked up
The men who rescued Emley and his charse
said they had picked up young girl about nine
teen years old. Just bsfore they found him. and
had taken her to shore
There were twenty members Of the Royal Ar
tiIIery Band. of Philadelphia on board the train.
and most of these We're sitting in the last car.
Some of them escaped with slight injuries. but
most Of them were drowned.
One of the trucks toppled the side
of the third car and crushed it in like an egg
she'll Many were buried beneath the great
weight OF iron.
CHOPS HOLE IN CAR ROOF.
Charles Kessler. a merchant here. was the
first to reach the scene He got an axe. jumped
on top of the partly submerged and began
to hack the roof TO Iberate the imprisoned pas
sengers He got some Of the women out and
above water.
T. C. Smith. Of Newfeld and A. r Kelly. OF
Jeffersonville. n. Y, who were passengers on
the i'll fated train. got off Pleasantville for
no other reason than that they changed their
minds about coming to Atlantic City They
heard of the accident aftervard and came over
thanking their lucky stars that they changed
their plans
Among the dead at the hospital an un-
identified woman wearing a wedding ring
marked 1T. P. P. TO l. n. G." and two other
diamond rings and pearl She wore whits
waist black skirt and new shoes and was appar-
emily about thirty years old Her body now lies
at the Crowley Morgue-
PULLED WIFE THROUGH WINDOW.
According to the story Gf Harry C. Deemer
of No. 257O Reese street. Philadelphia. 1t is won
derful that even The few who did escape from
| the last car were able to do so. Many of them
owe their lives to him it Both NJ.
Deemer and his wife are in the Atlantic Cfsv
Hospital The husband is suffering from bruises
and cuts from broken glass. received IN making
his escape and in breaking ways for others.
Mrs Deemer has a fractured skull and severe
ly injured spine 1t is not likely she viii re-
cover fully
Wrapped in bandages. Deemer tonight told
the story of cow he and his wife were saved.
I'VE were riding IN the last car, and every
window closed he said. We felt the Jar
when the train jumped the track. looked from
the window and the first car as 1t slashsd
into the water. The second car followed and
then the front end OF car plunged from tha
bridge and came 10 an abrupt stop. Most OF
the passengers were thrown into heap in the
lower end of the car. which was subnerx,d.
1t Immediately filed with water
'I bobbed to the surface and at one. tbouv.-
OF the windows. 1 struck at one OF ths panex
OF glass with my fist, but the first blow I rars
IL failed to break IL and then used nv eIhos-
and jabbed a hole in the pane. The hole wa.n.,
very big. but managed TO squeeze through
When L had got a good breath of air r
turned to look for my wife I then cravled slo,e-
the car. breaking in the window with nv a.t
which was bleeding .profuseIy by this time
While doing this I heard my wife's voice cryinr
out 10 me. Save me. Harry. Save me, dear,'
I hurried along until l found her Then
reached through one of the broken windows ana
grabbed her arm. She cried out with pain.
Don't. Harry: it's broke But I held on 70 n
and with the aid of another man who had coma
to my rescue managed to pull her through
the car window to freedom.
The Deemers were taken to the Hotel Mer,-ina
| when brought here first. but the physician called
TO attend them found that Mrs Deemer vas
| seriously hurt. they transferred TO the
hospital.
FELL ON HEAP OF HUMANITY
To the fact that he was standing IN the aisle
| OF the rear car. and near the door, Josepn
Devito manager Of the Royal Italian Artillery
Band owes his life. A moment before the arst
car left the rails Devito left his seat and wene
TO the water tank.