The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-03
Fmenen Aid In
Relief Work At
Wreck S Scene

Atlantic City, July Splitting a
switch at the Cape May cut out. while
travelling at high speed, Philadelphia
and Reading express train bound from
Camden to Atlantic City plunged 40
feet down steep embankment at
Winslow junction early today and its
engine and five coaches piled up at the
bottom, a mass of yyreckage.
"A relief train bearing the injured
reached here about 5 a. m. Two of
the injured died on the way to this
city. Cordons of police had been
thrown around the station and every
available taxicab was Communicated
to rush them to the hospital
Four physicians, who had given
hospital by nearly every doctor in the
city in an effort to save the lives of a
number reported seriously hurt.
Rescuers, headed by volunteer fire
state police worked for several hours
under the glare of searchHghts re-
moving the dead and injured from the
wreckage-
Rescue Work in Dark.
The scene had been plunged into
darkness which the engine struck an
electric light pole, clipping it off near
the ground and seVering the wire that
carried the power for illumination.
The reScuers also were handicapped
by the steep bank up which the vic
Tins had to be carried Ladders of
the fire department were brought into
play for this purpose.
Children Among Injured.
The relief train returned with three
Head and 40 injured. A relief train
from Camden carried some injured to
that city.
Sixteen women and children were
among the injured to arrive here.
Survivors of the accident said that IL
were missing from their number and
unaccounted for.
Waiting ambulanes carried the
wounded, including eleven stretcher
I 80
train Immediately returned to the
scene OF the wreck. The wrecked
train which carrid eXcursio nists was
composed of six parlor cars and four
d0aches- Every car but the last went
over the embanhment.
The first news of the wreck to
reach here was shortly after midnight
when the tOwerman at Winslow juno
| train. No. 33, had gone off on the
wrong track. The Atlantic City sta
ton tired To get the towerman back
| to ascertain the details but could not
raise him as he had tainted
Tales of Survivors.
The passengers who arrived on the
relief train seemed dazed and bewil-
dered by the accident Mothers with
! habiS N their arms were near pros
| tration
| "I don't know what happened. -
said NJ. S. Taylor, one of the surviv-
ers. suddenly series of bumps
came. The next thing know. the
| whole car seemed to rise and keel
| over like a ship in a gale. Luckily /
| was thrown out of the window as a
i result of the lurches and my own
| jump. That saved my life
On. Lipschu1tz. one of the first
| physicians on the scene who arrived
here exhausted after working among
the survivors sa d:
| When 1 went inside, I heard nc
| screams at first. Many were moan
ing and there were many women with
young children damned down in the
! wreckage. I went to those who APP
| peared worst L judged and asked
| them questions. trying to find those
| who required emergency attention
first. They appeared dazed. Then in
! a twinkling the scene was changed
The first shock was over and full
| realization of what had happened
| seemed to dawn on them. With the
other physicians I tried to give al
| aid possible. The scene was terri.
bic in the ftfu1 flashes of light thai
| filtered through the windows from the
| autom obiles that parked above.
81 found Mace, whom I believe is
the conductor, with a big hole punch
ed in his head. That is all 1 can re-
| member in detail now
Georgia Fanywerler of this city
| one of the survivors. gave the follow
| ing description: