Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-29

cliihce OF escape, they were thrown III
heaFs and what little opportunity they
might nave had to get out was cut OIL
py the Wild scramble which ensued Inc
."c cars which were hurled from the
bridge sank quickly in 20 feet OF
water. and late tonight were complete
~ hidden from view.
IL IS doubtful if more than half n
oozeh persons succeeded in getting out
Oh these two coaches. One case OF
heroic escape from the first car is that
OF David 5. Enley Of Camden. Enley
reached Atlantic City suffering from
bruises about the face and body, car
ryinS IN his lacerated arms S-year-old
Helen Galbert, also of Camden.
AL the first intimation of danger Ell
ley leaped to the platform, taxing the
chl!d with him. AS the coach pluilseu
downward he sprang into the water ana
ny tremendous effort Succeeueu III
swimming ashore with the little one.
Perched on the roof of the last car
the rescuers found Conductor GURUS
almost crazed with terror. lie was
bleeding from several cuts on the heilu
and was otherwise injured. When asKed
how the accident happened his only re-
ply was: Good God, what is it,
When finally induced to talk he could
give no clear story of what occurred.
When asked about the number OF pas
senSers he replied that he had counted
10. then he said $780, and finally that
he did not exactly know how many.
lightweight full fare tickets were
found. however, and from this fact IL
is taken that the total number OF pas
sengers corresponded with the nufaber
of tickets.
Stories Of terrible experiences are
told by those who escaped death in the
submerged coaches A Mrs. Mcdonald
of Philadelphia, who was in the third
car, had the following to say of her eX-
perience:
"When the cars went overheard was
looking out of the window. 1t was ter
rible. l saw that we We're all doomed
and my first thought was of my nus
band. The ears plunged over and the
water began gurgling into the windows
and doorWays. Fortunately am good
swimmer. The Lord only knows how |
broke my way through a window.
but | did it. AS / rose to the
surface l thought of my husband and
dove down with faint hope that
could reach him. 1 went down and
down and finally grabbed hold of a
body. 1 came up with it. but discovered
that l had rescued some ether man
and he got safely ashore. l dove down
twice more and each time l brought
up a strange man. The fourth time l
went down 1 reached my husband and
succeeded in landing him safely
ashore
Mrs. Mcdonald is now at the home
sylvania avenue in this city and her
husband is with her. Both are bruised
and suffering from the shock.
j. S. Deford, Il trainman, who was on
the Meadows about so yards from the
bridge, when the accident happened
said:
81 was looking out of my bunk WIN
dow and noticed the electric express
as it entered on the bridge. AS 1 looked
l saw it give a twist and the next in
slant i saw the whole train go over
into The water. At this time the tide
had just started to run in. I hurried
over to do what could and caught two
dead bodies and saved one man. AS VIC
We're all working hard the tide began
to rise and the cars, which had first
showed their roofs. gradually disap-
peared. 1 can we'll imagine the horri-
bic state of affairs that existed with
in the ears. l saw woman'S hand
| sticking out through the ventilator in
| the roof of the first car. and the sight
almost caused me to faint There We're
| hats, coats. umbrellas and every sort
Of wearing apparel, floating around on
the surface
H. y. Joseph Of Camden. n. j.. who
| is in the City hospital suffering from
internal injuries. said tonight that I'LL
VINO escaped from the rear car owed
| their lives to the brakeman.
lust as the third car was about TO
| follow the other two" said Mr.. Joseph
| ''the brakeman. who was standing di-
| rectiy inside the rear door, had the
presence of mind to operate the appl-
| ance which opens the doors They flew
open and half of the fortunate people
| who are now alive to tell the story,
made their escape through this door.
1t is thought that the husband of Mrs.
Womfer is among those in the cars.
| 1t is feared that w. A. Wrightman
one of the chief inspectors of the
| electric road, was killed.
| At II 80 o'clock tonight 10 bodies Were
| brought to Atlantic City, having been
| recovered by several divers and MEM
| bers of the wreckiDg crew. Among the
bodies was that Of Motornan Scott
| Scranton, Pa, Oct. 2S.-Al REESE 81
this city. who was among the injur-
ed On the Atlantic City wreck is the
noted 100 yard Splinter.
| He was accompanied by 4 man
named Edward Morgans, of Old Forge
Pa, who, he telegraphs. is in a hospital
Nineteen More
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