Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-30
No. 1851.

Mrs. Salina Wonfor, 31S Federal street,
Camden identified by son.
Zimmerman, 454 North American street.
Reported Missing.
H. C. Burch, $40 South sth street; en-
ploye of the Philadelphia and Camden
Ferry Company.
Mr. and Mrs A r. Endicott. Camden
John F. Kelly, Schenectady, N. Y.
Joseph McElroy, three-year -oid son of
Mrs. Evelyn McElroy, who with her five
year-old daughter, Olivia, among
| the dead.
w. A. Rghtmier, Atlantic City.
Charles Risley, Woodbury., N. J.
W. H. Stewart, Wenonah, N j.; his wife
was killed.
| Frank Willard, Schenectady, N. Y.
Tifty-Two Bodies Are Claimed.
Fifty-two bodies have been claimed, two
| OF those placed among the missing are
known to be dead and five are still I'M
accounted for
These seven victims are believed to be
wedged beneath the second passenger
| bottom of the Thoroughfare. During last
| night a wrecking crew aided by several
divers endeavored to dislodge this car, but
| their efforts produced little result. The
ponderous trucks weighing about sixteen
tons have sunk deep into the mud and
| monster crane and derrick have been I'M
able to move them to any apprecia5le ex-
| tent. AS a last resort it was suggested
| that the wreckers use dyna mite to blow
up the car. but this plan will not be car
ried out unless all others fail.
Mr.. Stewart is Found.
Among those reported missing was VIM.
H. Stewart of Wenonah, N. j., whose wife
and son are included in the list of dead.
Stewart was located last night in the city
hospital. He is suffering from shock and
bruises. He tells remarkable story of
his experience. With his wife and their
adopted son, Stewart, occupied seats in the
second coach When the train plunged into
the stream he saw his wife and son hurled
to the floor Of the car. Stewart who had
been sitting near window was thrown
into the water. When he came to the
surface he hoated through open window
back into the coach and his hand came in
contact with the bell rope. Hanging on
this rope Stewart dragged himself to the
door of the car and was soon on the roof
The car had not been completely engulfed
and from his perilous position he was res
cued and hurried to the hospital in a semi
conscious condition. Not until last night
did he learn that his wife and son had
been killed.
Coroner Gaskill, who has been conducting
rigid inquiry since Sunday night, is to-
day preparing for the inquest which is to
pated an unusually long inquest and thinks
that it may be a week or more before
verdict Is reached.
The Company's Statement.
The latest statement authorized by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, reads AS
follows:
ION account of the difficulty in raising
the trucks of the cars out of the water
the officials have not been able to dis
cover the cause of the accident. They have
ascertained. however, that there was no
defect in either the drawbridge or it's
mechanism to cause the derailment. The
bridge, both stationary and movable parts,
is of the most approved modern type.
General Manager Atterbury is on the
ground supervising the work of raising
the trucks Their great weight has so far
defed the efforts of the wreckfng appara-
tus, but attempts are still being made to
get them to the surface. When they are
examined, the railroad officials think 1t
will be shown that there something
about one of the trucks that caused the
train to leave the track.
1T is certain that the rails on the draw
bridge and those on the solid section fitted
exactly for otherwise the signal could
never have shown clear track. By means
of the interlocking system it is impossible
for the motorman to get the go ahead
signal until the rails are exactly in place.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
leaving nothing undone to get at the cause
of the accident. The coroner has already
gathered jury and is making thorough
stigation. The officials of the company.
are giving him every assistance in their
power.
No Bodies in Morgue.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., October 30.-The
temporary morgue contained no dead to-
day. All the bodies recovered had been
identified at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and were put upon a funeral train which
left for Philadelphia at midnight.
At the scene Of the wreck the same NOR
bid crowd gathered today. Heavy der
rcks are still being brought into play, with
a view of raising the second car, and the
great difficulty lay in getting chains around
it because it was sunk so far in the mud.
Hooks would not hold in it's splintered and
battered sides. Relatives of those that are
still missing were also about the trestle.
thinking that with the raising of the
those for whom they were searching might
be found. All of them were possessed of
the fear that the relatives might have been
swept through the car windows and out
on the tide.
One instance was pointed to show that
bodies must have fioated away. This was
the case of the little baby of Andrew Nc
Elroy of 2229 Green street, Philadelphia,
whose wife and two children We're killed in
the wreck. The body Of Mrs. McElroy and
of her little girl Olivia. who was five years
old, have been recovered, put no trace mas
been found of the baby.
Want to Avoid Mutilation.
1t was thought that dynamite might have
to be used on the second car before it
| could be taken OUT The authorities,
| however, are anxious to avoid this, as 1t
might involve the mutilation of the dead
| 1t was learned today that the third rail
on the drawbridge was responsible for
| at least two deaths Philip Freedman of
Pleasantvlle, who saw the wreck from
| the west bank of the Thoroughfare, says
| that one man had swan to the bridge and
| clmed upon 1t. He caught hold of the
| third rail. heavily charged with electricity,
| and fell back lifeless into the channel.
A similar accident happened to Italian
| laborer. who ran out on the bridge soon
as he saw the train go over. In his ex-
| element he stepped on the third rail and
| Immediately he turned somersault into
| the Thoroughfare. Whether he was cleo
| trocuted drowned Is not known.
DIR. ROBERT DAVIS DEAD.