Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-31
Three Electric Cars Plunge From
Bridge Into River.
100 pEnsoNs were ON The CARS
every Person In First Two Cars Were
prownsd--Forward Coach Broke
Through Guard RalI--ThOusand Of
People Visit Wreck Scene.

III o'clock Monday 81 bodies had been
recovered from the wreck on the cleo
tFlc line Of the West Jersey and Sea-
shore. railroad, which dashed through
the drawbridge at Thoroughfare Sun
day and one car had been recover
cd. How many remain In the other
ear Is not known.
II is believed that possibly not all
Of those drowned may eve BIO recov-
cred.
Atlantic City, N. j. Oct. 3O.--As
the details OF Sundays terrible wreck
on the electric line OF the West Jer-
sey and seashore road developed dur
ing the night. the disaster became
more appalling The total number Of
persons whose lives were snuifed out
almost instantly. IL probably sixty
six, with nearly a score injured, sew
eral OF whom, Il IL thought. will die.
FOrty-eight bodies already have
been brought to the surface. There
were ninety one persons on the train,
fifteen passes and seventy-six fares.
Twenty-Five Of this number have been
accounted for, which, with the bodies
recovered, bring the total up TO 70.
This leaves is persons not accounted
for, and who are supposed 10 have
been drowned. n IL possible that
some OF these may never be found. At
police headquarters Monday morning Il
was stated that the effects found on
bodies were not SUFFICIENT 10 permit OF
Identification OF more than six aud
that identification will have to be
made by personal inspection. All OF
the bodies are being cmbalmed,
The early morning trains brought
many persons from philadelphia and
other points. who we're anxious 10
learn II dear one had been swept 10
death by The awful disaster.
The wreck occurred az the draw
bridge which spans the thoroughfaFe.
small waterway about ! mile out
side az this city, Just on the eastern
edge OF the meadowa ana was directly
due 70 the draw failing to work prop
eriy, The hhhlng schooner slnbad
which was recently wrecked on Win
Ger Quarter Shoals light. a short dls-
lance from the Delaware bfeakwaler,
had Just passed through the draw
bridge As the schooner was enter
inE the draw, the electric train hove
IN aieht and started across the mead
ow from the direction OF PieasAntvllle.
before The draw had swung ini0 POSI-
zion the three cars. which were run.
ming az = hiEh rate ~ speod. dashed
onto the tresto. With a lurch the
forward car lef, the rails and dashed /
inio the guard rail. the other two
ears following, AZ the point where /
the cars Jumped the track the tOp %
the trcstle Il nearly 20 feet high. The /
nrt, two ears were Instantly sub /
merged. bu, me third car OF TIE train /
eangal on an abuttnpn, and remalned .
suspended n was this car from
Which nearly al o. The laiured e..
capped
ftN t"NN ~ hNN NNaNhkNT vas QUICK I
" islesrapbcd 10 this clty and 10 less
thar an hour TIE work % rescue Aaa
begun.
Al the time ~ ,Ae accident the tlae
which rises asou, 10 foet. Nas run-
nine ia ana lhe work ~ TIE dlvers
Nes necessarily slow d was noi IN.
iil several hours A.g hal 'as aAsrs
ueTn able 20 make any proErvss. ana
thea chs awfulucss ~ the TRAGEDY De-.
zane mere apparent Whea The Two
caN struck ne hoii0sn % The wafer.
Say, teey s.ool almost 90 ed. and
Ne ursi Haa 10 aeseeat reported ,hat
ne siciiml sete paekea in use lousr
o2es of iee fuhmsgEed cam So urht.
.g ieal b Vas JiEen,t Cd move tacn
oae ny uae the bodies utgs hrourh,
80, cauied i0 a vali.Ee trails ana lsi1
see hy site. lsifg 90 g. harne to ihit
e''Y sRa elacea b ihs HlpR.ge thea
saeasaRas 81 Fsres geizte m.A,