The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-29

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 rear door of the last car, threw it wide open and held it for the passengers to escape He held the door open until the car slid off the bridge and went into the water with it. He then swan to the shore. His action in holding the door open probably saved many lives.
 When the third car dropped into the wa ter H. Roemer was in the act of crawling from window. Freeing himself with an effort and being strong swimmer, Roemer set about to help others. Swim ming along the side of the fast sinking car he kicked out the glass and thus gave several passengers an opportunity to escape. One man was caught in a window and was drowned before he could extrieate himself
 The accident was witnessed by many people and rescue work was prompt. Strong swimmers endeavored to dive into the submerged cars in search for bodies, but so strong was the tide that they were forced to desist. Professional divers were then secured who donned their ar nor and went down, but even they were unable to do anything against the tide that swirled around the sunken coaches
 At Italian named Marco Bona was res cued from the third car but died from his injuries.
 Camden physician whose name is not known, together with his wife. was In the first car and both are believed to be among the dead, although the bodies have not been recovered.
 Ran at Hqh Speed.
 When the train left the rails it was running at a high speed, according to some persons. as fast as forty miles an hour. Although the work of rescue was begun immediately the recovery of the dead was retarded by lack of facilities and the quick approach of darkness. Not until daylight tomorrow will the full ex- tent of the tragedy become known, and not until then can any real headway be made in recovering and identifying the dead. It is believed that at low tide the cars will be only partly submerged. A wrecklng crew and several divers are at work tonight endeayoring to life the submerged cars, but results are not look ed for until tomorrow morning. In the meantime the city authorities are doing their utmost to reassure the hundreds of anxious relatives and friends who are pouring into Atlantic City searching for missing ones.
 Details as to just how the terrible acci- dent occurred are vague. A complete circumstantial story cannot be obtained from any one of the passenters as yet. Two causes have been assigned for the derailment of the train One is that the rails spread. and the other that the rails were not properly locked when the draw bridge was closed after a pleasure yacht which had just passed through.
 n. 4-Tl what caused the accident is Daniel B. Stewart, the bridge tender Stewart, however, is in no condition to talk to- night.
 The horror of the accident has tempor- arily bereft Stewart of his reason. He is 65 years of age.
 Train Leaves Camden.
 From the officials of the railroad com pany only meagre and disconnected story of the occurrence could be had. The train which is made up of three heavy vestibule coaches of the newest type, all electrically equipped, left Camden at o'clock this afternoon. Walter Scott was the motorman on the forward car; John l.. Curtis of Camden was the conductor in charge, and Ralph R. Wood was the brakeman. When the train pulled out of Camden the coaches were comfortably filled, women and children being in the majoriy. They occupied the two for ward cars. Fifteen members of Tosca's Royal Artillery band, all Italians, were among the passengers in the rear coach
 At Newfield Junction, a few miles from here. about twenty passengers were taken aboard, making the total number on the train few less than a hundred. Tine conductor does not appear to be certain as to the exact number. He had SS tickets ir his possession when he was brought tC this city, but he thinks that severa tickets were lost. and it is his opinion that there were from 1l0 to 130 passen gers on the train. This however seems toe high an estimate.
 On leaving Westville the third rail cleo trc current was applied and the trair from there on bowled along at it's custom. ary speed. Not the slightest incident occurred to cause the motorman to slow down. When the drawbridge which crosse! the stream, popularly known as th' ''rhoroughfare' was approached. the mo torman saw a clear track before him There was nothing to warn him of dan ger. All at once the forward coache! i lurched, the ponderous wheels leaped tn, rails and came down upon the ties. Swerv ing to the left the coach dragged th' others after 1t and plunged over the edg' into the water. The third coach, how y left momentarily suspended in midair. No a single passenger in this car was killed neither did one of them get away un injured, however.
 Miraculous Escape. ! It is doubtful If more than half dozei i persons escaped from the first two coach es One instance of heroic and almos miraculous escape from the first coach i the case of David s. Finley of Camden Finley reached Atlantic City sufferin, from bruises about the face and body carrying In his lacerated arms Swear oil Helen Gilbert. also of Camden. At tn | first intimation of danger. Finley leape1 t the platform taking the child with him As the coaches plunged downward h. ! sprang into the water and succeeded il swimming ashore with the little one.
 The cries of the imprisoned passenger as the coaches plunged into the wate did not last long. and when the tops o the two cars disappeared not a scum was heard from those who were bein smothered by the thrush of water.
 Perched on the roof of the last car tn rescuers found Conductor Curtis almos crazed with terror. He was bleeding fror several cuts on the head and was other wise injured. When asked how the ac cident happened, his only reply was:
 Good Godl What is it?''
 When finally induced to talk he coul ,i,- f