The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-30

sist. Professional divers were then
secured. But even they were unable
to do anything against the tide that
swirled around the sunken coaches.
An Italian named Marco Bona was
rescued from the third car, but died
from his injuries. Boats soon swarmed
about the spot where the cars went
down, their location being marked by
the tops of their trolley poles.
Liberated Passengers.
Chas. Kessler, a merchant, was the
first on deck and displayed a cool
head. He secured an axe, jumped OH
top Of the submerged car and began
to hack the roof to liberate the im-
prisoned passengers. The task was
a difficult one and he was unable to
rescue many. He managed to get
some women out and above water. T.
C. Smith Of Newfield and A. r. Kel-
ley of Jeffcrsonville, N. Y, who were
passengers OH the train got off at
Pleasantville for no other reason than
that something told them to change
their minds about coming to Atlantic
City.
About IS people got off at Pleas
antville, said they, and nearly as
many more got aboard. They said
fully 100 passengers we're on the
train, great many women. John
Eades of 112 Bay street, this city, a
parlor car man, was on the train and
escaped by crawling through a win
dow of the rear car and swimming
ashore.
The old man who attends the bridge
in speaking Of the accident, declared
that the bridge had been opened about
three minutes before the twain came
along, a yacht passed through. He
says that he saw that the bridge was
properly closed and that the tracks
we're inspected. He cannot explain
why the rails spread as they did.
An Unidentified Woman.
Among the dead at the hospital was
an unidentified woman wearing
wedding ring marked "T. P. P. to +.
n. CO and two diamond rings and
pearl ring. She wore white waist,
black shirt, new shoes, and is appar-
"ntlv about 30 years old.
a man lying at the hospital is man,
ed Vincent, residence unknown, with
a fractured skull. He is in dying
condition. Oreste Ray Meatielle, sup
posed to be resident of Atlantic
City, is also at the hospital badly in
jured.
Coroner Gaskill personally hurried
to the scene and made a minute in
vestigation of the twisted track and
the territory and will summon a jury
tomorrow to hold an inquest. PROSE
cutor +. Pleasant Abbott was also on
the ground to search for any criminal
negligence on the part Of the railroad
company.
At the big hotels, where friends
and relatives are staying; there is
much anxiety.
One of the rescurcrs at work on the
top of submerged car discovered
woman's jewelled hand sticking
through the roof ventilator. He work
ed heroically to get her body, and
finally succeeded in drawing it
through the aperture. 1t has not yet
been identified.
Helped to Safety.
j. S. DeFord railroad man, saw
man clinGing to the trestlc crying for
help ~" succeeded by crawling along
the edge Of the brige and reaching
down in pulling him safely up. The
man was cut and bruised and declined
to give his name. The wrecking train
will work all night, trying to hoist the
submerged ears.
The train consisted Of three of the
new electric ears with which the road
has been equipped. The line is oper-
ated by the third rail system. The
trains began running month ago,
replacing the steam trains.
When the rear car of the train
caught on the abutment on the bridge,
where it hung posted for minute,
there was frantic rush Of the pas
sengers for the rear door. Probably
a score or more got out and as the
car plunged over IT,, "a ~o "thers leap
ed into tie ya;er. The last car that
went oven t fridge fell upon the
others and 81, s'id off into tbs