Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-11-03
DEAD
In HORROR AT
ATLANTIC CITY
Three Crowded Electric Cars
Plunged Into Water.
DROWNED LIKE RATS IN TRAP

DROWNED LIKE RATS IN TRAP
Cars Left the Rails at Drawbridge
over the Thoroughfare and Were
Submerged in Water and Victims
Had No Chance to Eseape-Pathetle
Scenes at Morgue When Dead
Were Identified.
Atlantic City Nj. oct. Shear.
ing ont the contention of Coroner Gas
kin that a number of persons who lost
their lives ia the electric train wreck
on the Thoroughfare bridge may be
buried IA the mud where the cars
plunged in. the bodies of Mrs. Paul
Fe.sburg. MRS. Selma Johnson and that
OF Mrs. Sarah Miller were recovered
from under the third car. This car
hung from the shutmcnt in the centre
OF the bridge. with it's nose in the
mud and when the workmen were try.
ing Co lift 81 from the water the bodies
worked loose. That OF Mrs. Miller was
pinned fast in the wreckage. but that
of Mrs. Fclsburg noated mp % the view
OF the workmen. Mrs. Johnson's body
was found sometime later. caught un.
der the wrcclage. All were cut and
battered.
The fuding OF these bodies increases
the Official Identified dead 90 81. and
the total number OF bodies recovered
TO %. There arc stiu known 20 bel
among the dead the bodies of Mrs
Frank Monroe. 3vear-old Joseph Nc
Elroy, IT. ~. Burch and Amman AlexisI
Tadesco. which makes the certain
number of dead in the wreck 5S. there
still remaining at various mortuaries
three unclaimed bodies.
The Dead.
Emanuel Freed OF New York. an act
or known as Nanny" Bernard
nephew OF sam Bernard
Mrs. Mary Benckert. Philadelphia.
Clarence Benckert. u years. "A son.
W. L. Carter. Philadelphia.
Mrs. W J.. Carter, his wife.
James Paul Dempsey. Camden.
Ida Dempsey his wife.
Mrs. Walter Bradish. PASSPORT. Me.
Mrs. Cora Bibbe Brown. Passport. Me
Mrs. Selma Womfer. Atlantic City.
Mrs. Laura Lawrence, Philadelphia.
Samuel and Rachel fell. German
town
Walter Scott Atlantic City.
Or. and Mrs. Alvin c. Hudders, Phil.
adelphia.
Or. and Mrs Paul Felsberg. Philadel.
phia
Frank Monroe, Atlantic City.
Eddie Niessa, years, Philadelphia.
Gertrude Hayes. colored. Camden.
Mrs. Evelyn McElroy. Philadelphia.
Olivia McElroy. years. n daughter
John Zimmerman, Philadelphia.
b. Finkelstein. Reading. Pa.
Mrs. Ella Rittenhouse. Philadelphia
Ella Mary Rittenhouse. a daughter.
Albert /. Getman. Philadelphia.
Albert Kessel Camden.
Charles Kessel. a brother.
Mrs. ". II. Stewart, Wenonah. n. J
William Stewart Klyne, young adopt
ed son Of Mrs Stewart
Martha Heisch. PHILADELPHIA.
William Edwards. Woodbury.. N. J.
Frank and Joseph Merward. PhnadeI.
phia.
Constantine c. Veorado. Philadelphia
VincenEo Domable. Atlantic City.
George Turner. colored. Atlantic City.
Thomas Culvence, Philadelphia
Clifford and Sinclair Harris, colored.
Philadelphia.
John Kober. Philadelphia.
Robert Brewer Philadelphia.
George Womfer. Camden 10000
Mrs. Sarah Miller. Philadelphia.
Lester Miller, her son.
Samuel Kleinberger. Atlantic City.
The injured.
Among the injured are: II. Il. Jo-
seph, Camden; AL. Reese. SO Archibald
street. Scranton. Pa; John Fortunate,
philadelphia; Joseph Devilo, manager
OF Royal Artillery Band. severely in
Jured about head and ribs: Oreste Roy
Maliello. Philadelphia; w. II. Stewart,
Wenonah. n. j.; Frank Deceri. PhiIa-
delphia; John Fortunate, Philadelphia,
Angelo Fanzein, Philadelphia; Andrew
Taylor Camden. n. J.; Ida Debal. Flor
ence. N. j.; Edward Morgan. Scranton,
Pa; Orestes Roy. Philadelphia; II. d.
Joseph, Camden. N. j.; George MCGEE,
Philadelphia
The second Of the death dealing cars
was raised, and It is probable that
when the last one Is entirely out OF
the water several other bodies will be
recovered.
Coroner VIII Make Rigid Inquiry.
Aaiha