Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-01

soned passengers. Tie task was DIFF
ncult one, and he was unable to res.
cue many. He managed to get some
women out and above water T. G.
Smith of Newfield and A. R. Kelly Of
Jeffersonville, N. Y, who were pas
sengers on the train got off at Pleas
antville for no other reason than that
something told them to change their
minds about coming to Atlantic City.
They heard Of the accident afterwards
and came over thankful that they
had not remained on board.
About Is people got off at Pleasant
vile, they said, and nearly as many
more got aboard. They said fully 100
persons were on the train, great
many Of them women.
The other man who attends the
bridge in speaking of the accident do
clared that the bridge had been opened
about 80 minutes before the train came
along. A yacht passed through. He
said that he saw that the bridge was
properly closed and that the tracks
we're inspected. He can not explain
why the rails spread as they did.
Coroner Gaskill personally hurried
to the scene and made a minute in
vestigation Of the twisted track and
will summon a jury Monday to hold
an inquest. Prosecutor f. Pleasant
Abbott was also on the ground to
search for any criminal negligence on
the part Of the railroad company.
One Of the rescuers at work on the
top Of submerged car discovered
woman's jewelled hand sticking
through the roof ventilator. He
worked herolcally to get her body
and finally succeeded in drawing 1t
the aperture. 1t has not yet
been identified.
J. s. DeFord, a railroad man, saw
man cllnging to the trestle crying for
help and succeeded by crawling along
the edge of the bridge in reaching
down and pulling him safely up. The
man was cut and bruised and de-
clined to give his name.
The wrecking train will work all
night, trying to hoist the submerged
cars.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2S.-At 1890 o.
clock Sunday night the Pennsylvania
railway gave out a statement show
ng that according to information re-
,eived here that more than 81 Of the
20 persons in the train lost their lives
n the Atlantic City accident The
statement follows:
Electric train No. 1865 consisting |
II three coaches which left Camden at |
D. m, left Pleasantville on time and
at a speed of about 20 miles
in hour, left the rails at the west end
u the drrawbridge over the Thorough
are near Atlantic City at about 2:25
}. m. and plunged into the water. The
irst two cars were entirely sub
Merged and the third car partially
with the rear end resting
IN the cribbing under the draw
ridge. The drawhridce was found
closed and locked. the signal
howlng a clear movement The track
vas in good condition and until the
ars can be raised out Of the water
/ Is not possible to determine the
use Of the accident. II was neces-
airy to procure divers before the train
nuld he raised and there are nov
,orling IN the wreck. Divers not
cling available In Atlantic City, thew
I'd N be procured from Camden and
'Hiladeluhia. General MANAGER After
ury with a force Of assistants is on
he Ground and every effort possible
, being made to remove the cars
I'm the water and recover the bod
=. II Is hoped with the removal Of
10 cars that a critical examination
? the enulument can be made 50 that
10 cause Of the accident may be de-
.rmined.
IAN possible effort Is being made 70
am the names Of Tie passengers On
y srai1 ne bodies. recovered. are