Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-29
ELECTRIC TRAIN
PLUNGES INTO SEA
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wife and two children Benickert was
not informed of the accident until toe
late TO catch a train and he hurried
here in an automobile. When he saw
the bodies of his wife and two little
boys lying side by side on the cold
floor. Benickert collapsed and had e
be carried from the building. Benick-
0rt had intended to come TO Atlantic
City with his family yesterday, but
was unable to get away.
| Walter Scott the motormGn, was
killed because of his anxiety to spend
part of che day with his wife here. Il
was SCOTS custom to- run only as far
as Millville, but yesterday he swappel
runs with another motorman. and his
death was the result.
Removal of the Bodies.
Prosecutor Albertson. Coroner Gas
| Kill. Captain Woodruff and Chief OF
Police Maxwell. superintendent the re-
moval of the bodies from the scene of
| the disaster As each body was
| brought TO the surface it was searched.
the effects taken in charge by Cap
tain Woodruff and the valuables placed
in packages which were numbered and
the number corresponding placed on
| the body.
The divers were so completely eX-
! hausted by their continued efforts that
| they were compelled to suspend opera
| tons a short time before daybreak
Their work was particularly arduOus
because wreclling crews were unable
to raise the submerged cars a huge
1nTTinly which RIM tho
long trestle with the added weight of
the wrecked cars suspended from the
crane was mere than the bridge would
sustain. and it was feared the stress
would cause it to collapse.
Attempts to Lift the Coaches.
The attempts to lift the coaches OUT
Of the water temporarily. were aban-
doned and all efforts were directed to-
ward getting the bodies of the victims
out of the wreckage When it is GER
tain no more bodies are in the coaches.
they will be broken up and pulled
ashore. General Manager Atterbury of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
that owns the line on which the acct
dent occurred. is here but thus far
has declined to make any statement
with reference to the wreck. He init
mated a statement might be looked for
later in the day.
More Divers Arrive.
y special train from Philadelphia
reached the scene of the wreck at 1920
this morning. carrying among others
three divers. who came down to re-
lieye the men who had been working
increasingly through the night to re
cover the bodies. The efforts of the
new men resulted in bringing TO the
surface three more bodies within a
few hours. and at II o'clock 81 bodies
had been removed. All told 81 dead lay
in the impTovised morgue and when
the wretched. suffering persons seek
ing the lost ones were permitted to
enter the death house most heartrend-
ing were the scenes Men who had
worked with strong arms and hearts
to bring the bodies from beneath the |
waters in the thorOughfare, were NOV
ed To tears
Another Fnmily Lost.
Among the most pathetic cases was /
that of Samuel McElroy of Philadel- |
phia who after a slcepless night, |
found his family wiped cut by the dis
aster. his wife and 5-year-old daugh-
ter lying dead in the morgue. and j.
year-old boy missing. When the Off
Gals in making the record of identifi-
cation asked for his address, the brok-
en- hearted man replied: 1T was 2O29
Green street, but | shall never return
there God only knows where | shall
go.
I,.,. Al, Il
cation of DR.. Paul f. FGlsburg of Phil
ldelphia. by his brother From mid
light until dawn the brother. with
friends pleaded with the police for
to the morgue, already sat
SIZED from descriptions furnished by
officials that the physician and wife.
Frances. are among the dead. When
he party was admitted they were pre-
Jared for the sight that met their gaze
Both the physician and his wife were +,
II the morgue.
One Car Raised.
\ few minutes after 10. the wreckng
rev brought from the water the firstl
Ear of the train and carried it TO the1
and. The wrenched and broken car
contained no bodies. but three bodies
we're brought up with the lifting OF the
;ar from it's bed and which seems to
rear out the theory. advanced by the
police early today, that some of the
bodies have f1oated out through the ,
At noon the identified numbered ~.
emmanuel Bernard, the New York ac- ;
or, and his nephew. Sam Bernard, the
are among the killed.
Cause still IA Mystery.
The cause OF the wreck still remains
General Manager At
erbury OF the Pennsylvania railroad,
loe.s not believe the bridge tender was {
1t fault. and says perhaps a broken
ianne or the giving WAY OF some mart