The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
ARRANGE FUNERAL
OF AUTO VICTIMS
Five Are Killed at Pennsyl-
vania Crossing Near
Cape May, N. ].

CAPE MAY, n. ;, Aug. Io-PIans are
being made for the burial Of the i've
persons who were instantly killed az
ALI Lane Crossing, two miles from this
city, on the West Jersey and Seashore
railroad at $50 o'clock last evening,
when the Philadelphia express. due
here at 5-55, struck the automobile in
which they were riding from Atlantic
City TO this place
The dead
FELDNER. FREDERICK W, Of Bal
tinOve.
FELDNER- Mrs. FREDERICK w
AIERGENTHALER, FRITZ. OF Bal
timOre-
NERGENTHALER, Mrs FRITZ.
daughter OF the Feldners.
JONES. NJ c., their chauffeur, also Of
Baltimore
Fritz Mergenthaler was the son Of
Ottmar AIergenthaler, the inventor Of
the linotype. and owner Of a large in
terest in the 8dergenthaIer Linotype
Company. He was also a heavy stock
holder in the Cape Nay Realty Com
pany. His wife was the daus-ter Of
the Feldners
Bodies Badly Mangled.
The Feldner car was shattered, while
the bodies Of AL the victims were ter
ribly torn and msngled, and scattered
along the track for 200 yards Coroner
George NJ Reeves arrived a short time
after the accident and took charge OF
the bodies, removing them to the Reeves
mOrgue in this city.
The We Jersey rad at the point
where the = scident happened runs paral-
lei with anC- about forty feet from the
tracks OF the Reading railroad he
county road crosses the tracks Of DO n
railroads at right angles For long
distance back from the tracks the road
runs through q field in which the corn
IS about five feet high
Tracks Hidden By Corn
The reason for the accident has not
yet been explained Despite the fact
that the railroad tracks were hidden by
the growth Of corn near the tracks, the
occupants Of the other automobiles were
Immediately behind the machine as it
approached the crossing. saw the train
coming, or at least heard IL and stopped
The Feidner chauffeur either paid no at
tention e. the sound OF the train or
thought he could get across the track
ahead Of IL, FOR he made no effort al ali
20 slow up.
The automobiles guests Of Eir. FeII-
ner- were on the way 10 the Hotel Cape
4l2y II this city They ha6 uotored
from Baltimore 10 Atlantic CITY. ami
after q short sion there had Started
on 10 Cape May Mr.. FeIdner was well
known here. having been the president
OF the cape Nay Realty Company.
which constructed the new harbcr. ana
built the Hotel Cape May
Witness Tragedy.
Two other automobile parties were
directly behind the Feldner parry The
Feidner chauffeur was driving at
rapid rate and the occupants Of the
other automobiles had just reered or
10 allow them 10 pass These parties
and Sis. Thomas Mcneil who lives
near tIe Cr0ssInC- Witnessed the acct
dent
Mrs. Mcneil saw the FeIdner automo-
bile and also saw the train sh5 -
out into the road and signaIed Tor the
chauffeur 70 stop. Either he did not
hear her or paid no heed 20 her signal,
for he drove ahead at terrific speed
Engineer Joseph Wheaton. IN the cab
OF the express, saw nothing OF the
corn field upon the track, directly in
front of his engine The pilot struck
the automobile between the front and
rear Wleeis- breaking il IN two and
hurting II 20 the side Of the track
Hurled High In Air.
The FIVE occupants Of the machine
were hurled high in the air. The bodies
OF some OF them fell back upon the
tracks and were cut TO pieces under the
wheels The others were thrown into
the cOrnfelds beside the track
When the tan arrived here the en-
CINE was covered with pieces OF the
wreckage g the automobile, and the
iron steps IN the side Of the cab were
torn on Conductor George Taylor and
Engineer Joseph Wheaton were both
overcome by the tragedy.
M Feldner was associated with
Frank A. Furst Of Baltimore, in
large contract which COntemplates the
drainage Of the Florida Everglades and
the reclamation Of hundreds OF thou
sands Of acres Of land in that state.
Their work in constructing the new
harbor Of Cape May had put them IN
the forefront Of engineers and con-
tractors Of this character.