The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-31
PROVED HIS
 CONTENTION More Bodies Found in
 Mud. CORONER TO INVESTIGATE Number of Killed Already Reaches
 Fifty-eight. As Workmcn DisIodGed Front of Car From Bottom of stream Three Remains Came to the
 Surf.cc.
CORONER TO INVESTIGATE

number of persons who lost their lives in the electric train wreck on sne Thoroughfare bridge may be pur'eo III the mud where the cars plunged Was borne out late today when the Dodles of Mrs Paul Felsburg. Mrs. Selma Johnson and Mrs. Sarah Miller were recovered from under the third car.
 This car hung from the abutment in tine center of the bridge With us nose in the mud and when the worknien were trying to lift IL from tNe w%.er' the bodies worked loose. That Of Mrs. Miller was pinned in the Wreckage but that of Mrs Felsburg foated up to the view of the workmeh.
 Mrs. Johnson's body was found some time later. caught under the wreckase. All were cut and battered. The frdlng of these bodies increases the official identified dead to fifty-one and the to- tai number of bodies recovered to hf- ty-Gcur.
 There are still known to be among the dead the bodies of Mrs. Frank Mon- roe, three year old child of Joseph Nc Elroy, H. N Burch and Arman TeGisco, which makes the certain number If dead in the wreck fifty eight. ihere still remain at various mort1arlcs three unclaimed bodies.
 It is probable that before mornin $ the last car will be raised by winch tlie it is expected that several other bodies will be recovered. The police tonight found a letter in the pockets of garment taken from one of the uni identified bodies. It was addressed to William Granning. Pennsylvania Door and Sash Company. and was written by a brother. This apparently identi- tes one of the unclaimed victims.
 There remains one unidentified md uncla mcd body.
 Robbed Victims Cottage.
 While the body of Edward Kline lay unidentified thieves broke into n,s cot" tage and footed it on Monday niSn.. Aside from the search flr the bodies, interest now ccnters on the lEuucs. whicn will De held by Coroner Gasktll which will be held on ThursdaS morn : Ing.
 While he will not express an opinion before the inquiry as to the cause of the accident. it appears from his state ment made this afternoon. that he ic convinced the bridge on which the ac- ciuent occurred Is not as 1t should be z and may have to be rebuilt
 2 Among those reported missing was William H. Stewart of Wenonah N. J., whose wife and son are included in the list of dead. Stewart was To- cated last might in the city hospital sufferina from shock and bruises. He tells a remarkable story of his experi- enfe With his wife and their adopted son. Stewart occupied seats in the sec ond coach.
 When the train plunged into the j steam, he saw his wife and son hurled .tdyfhe floor of the car. Stewart, who .Aad been sitting near window was Y thrown into the water. When he came to the surface he floated through an open window back into the coach and his hand came in contact with the bell rope. By means of this rope Stewart dragged himself to the door of the car and was soon on the roof. The coach had been completely engulfed and from his pcrilous position he was rescued and hurried to the hospital in an unconscious condition.
 Following a conference today with City Solicitor Wooten, Coroner Faskill declared that it Is absolutely certain that more persons were killed in the Pennsylvania Railroad electric train disaster than is shown by the number of bodies recovered.
 The coroner says he has information which proves that the number of pas sengers on the train was at least nine- ty-one, as originally stated; that there were seventy-six through passengers from Camden and fifteen persons rid ing on passes. few got off at way stations but more got on at Pleas antville and other points. .'-'
 Easing calculations on the coroner's s statement, there are thirty five to be accounted for. About twenty-five are known to have escaped, leaving at least ten more persons who arc sup posed to have perished in the accident.
 railroad official said today that an examination of truck on the wrecked cars indicated that the first car of the train could not have been hn nn nr hn ANartc A4L
 -+.--l. Second Car the Cause.
 ssIhe truck of the second car. it is asssTted displayed signs of having scaised the trouble. It Is said thai when the second car entered the draw e4cUon of the bridge the structure began to jostle under the heavy strain and the second car left the tracks, dragging the others along. This the ory of the railroad officials is not agreed to by witnesses who saw the train go overheard.
 < They claim that the front car left tile bridge first and dragged the oth- CTS with it. The eye-witnesses point to sthe fact that the first and second fcaSs were discovered well out in the wafer, while the third car was tenn pofarily suspended on the abutments.
 There appears to be an attempt to hold Scott. the dead motorman, respon- sible for the accident. It is declared that the accident could not have oc- cured had not the motorman tried to cross the bridge at a speed greater than allowed by the rules of the com pany. The railroad men are satisfied, they say, that the bridge was securely locked after the yacht Sinbad passed through and that the rails were prop erly placed by stewart, the bridge tender.
 There were apparently no obstruc- tions. and it is said the only possible exclamation under the circumstances is that the jostling caused the cars to leave the track, the momentum bein x so great that the motorman could not control the train.
 Wants Big Appropriations.
 WashinGt n. Oct. 30.--The Isthnian