Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
Forty.RIne Bodies identified, Two
Unidentified and Same Num-
bsr still Missing.
NO EXPLANATION FOR DISASTER
Railroad Officials Unable to Account
for the Observation-Disclosures Will
Make Thorough Investigation and
Place the Biame-Many Pathetic
Scenes Enacted as Frineds Identify
the Dead Bodies.
DIV Associuted pressl

(Ry Associated Press.)
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., Oct. 81 =
The total number of dead In the APP
palling wreck of the electric tram
which on Sunday afternoon, loaded
with passengers. plunged into the wa
terway separating this city frcm tie
mainland, is now placed at fifty.th.Ce.
or these forty-nine bodies u. We 'l,een
identified two bodies remain unCia.m-
ed In the temporary morguo aid two
persons are known to have heen
drowccd, but their bodies haze not
as yet been recovered.
A special car containing the ; nlies
of the Philadelphia victims LET: To-
night for that city. The day has been of
activity amid gruesomesceneHa and pa
Car Lifted Out Il White
Wrecking crews with d.; nc-
ceeded in bringing one w the Two
submerged cars to the surface and
divers. working in relays, brought up
bodies until their task was CONFLICT
ed, and they reported that no more
dead remained either inside the sec
ond car or anywhere in the vicinity.
Interest now centers in the work of
the coroner's jury, which today
made a careful inspection of the
scene of the wreck and the draw
bridge. where the train left the rails
On returning srom the draw-bridge,
w. w. Atterbury, Of the Pennsylvania,
discussed the accident freely, but
when asked to give his theory as to
the cause Of it, he replied, that it still
is mystery to him.
Cause Not Known.
II still believe" he declared. chat
there was nothing wrong with the
rails of the bridge. I am inclined to
think that the cause will be ascertain
ed, when the first coach is examin-
ed"
Although reasonably certain that
the narrow waterway into which the
electric train fell had been relieved
of all its dead, the divers continued
their work late into the night and
maintained diligent search.
Lost Wife and Children.
Among the pathetic cases was that
of Samuel McElroy, Of Philadelphia,
who after sleepless night found his
family wiped out by the disaster. his
wife and five year old daughter lying
dead in the morgue, and his three
year old boy missing. When the Off
Gals, making record of the identifi-
cation asked for his address, the brok-
EN- hearted man replied:
ut was 2029 Green street, but
shall never return there--God only
knows where shall 60"
Most Of the Bodies Recovered.
After a day of uncensing efforts on
the part of the city officials. the pc.
lice and many citizens, the total mum.
her OF dead i'll the wreck of the Penn
sylyania electric train. that yesterday
plunged into the water way, separat-
ing this city from the mainland is
placed at 90.
OF this number so bodies have bcen
taken from the wreck, and one man,
who was injured died at the City Hos
pital. Then there are two victims,
whose bodies have not been recover
ed.
The total number of identified bod
les. made at the temporary morgue
and at undertaking establishments is
40 ami hcdtes remain unclaimed
The identified dead are:
EMANUEL FREED, of New York,
an actor, known as NANNY" Bernard,
nephew of Sam Bernard.
MRS. MAFY BENCKERT, Philadel-
phia.
CLARENCE BENCKHERT. IL
MR.. AND MRS. w. L. CARTER,
Philadelphia.
MR.. AND MRS. JAMES PAUL
DEMPSEY. Camden.
MRS. WALTER BRADISH, East.
port, ale.
MRS. CORA B1BBER brown.
EastpcrG We.
MRS. zIMA woMFER. Cam !eo.
JAMES ,EAGAN, Atlantic Ci',.
MRS LAURA LAWRENCE. Thila-
delphia.
MIR. AND MRS. SAMUEL IFEEI"
Germantown, Pa.
WALTER SCOTT, Atlantic City.
DIR, AND MRS. ALVIN G. HUD.
DERS, PHILADELPHIA.
DIR. AND MRS. FELsBERG, Phila-
FRANK MONROE. Atlantic city.