Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
SEVEN KILLED, IS INJURED
IN P. & R. EXPRESS WRECK
ON WAY TO ATLANTIC CITY
Through an Accident Due to an Open Switch, Fast Train
Plunges Down Deep Embankment at Winslow juno
ion Burying Its Passengers Under the Wreckage Of Five
Cars; Was Running at High Speed When Taking Curve
BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening


Atlantic city. y. J.. July B.
An open switch sent seven per-
sons 70 their death and resulted
IN tho injuring of about IS others.
about half Of them seriously. carly
today when the Camden-A'lanfIc
CITY night express. on ne Phils-
delphia & Reading hallway. rYn-
ming al full speed. left the rails IN
a curve ~ Winslow Junction and
rolled down an ernharkmenf
The dead and injured were All
from south Jersey points or from
Philadelphia and vicinity. Nearly
all the injured were removed 20
this city.
John F. De Wait, an operator
who has been IN ne service x
tho company for - years, = IN
state of collapse. st his home IN
Hammonton. Y. J.
Re - under the surveillance
of no state police. The engineer
of Tho express. Waiter Wescott. 8
dead He vas killed instantly b.
meath the wreck ~ his locomotive.
4 statement issued by Vice -Presi-
dent Charles n. Ewing said that he
tower man had set ha switches FOR
the movement of a train 20 the cape
May branch of the road seemingly in
the belief that 2 train of empty coach
ss which mad previously passed was
ne express The signals = = displa we'd
apparently We're not observed by the
enRinaman ~ he -xpress. he state
ment said. vho took the Junction at
fun speed and caused the deraiIment,
4 searching investigation OF the ac-
cident IL being made by the company
IN conjunction With the Interstate
( Commerce Commission and the %ew
/ Jersey Board OF Utilities
Lists OF Killed and Injured.
William T. SOuder. Atlantic city.
+ " tliFE " eTN+Dths EUE4ilFNfs tFlDl4tfr-
+ ter. y. j.. leaves widow and child.
SOL Worth telegraph operator. Msvs
Landing. employed by Reading Rail
road
Joseph Piiasua. PIeasantville. y. =.
Unidentified man. weight l75 pounds
smooth face. a bout 25 years u age
wore I'll ght gray suit.
T. y. Selden. Pullman porter.
Francis Corbett, Philadelphia.
Most OF the injured were brought =
hospitals in this citys An early check
up shows that nearly all Of them resid
ed in Atlantic city. other South Jerse,
towns OF Philadelphia. The list 4 IN
iured is:
Daniel Pheian. Atlantic City .n1ur,
70 head and body.
Christie Natalie. Egg Harbor. y J,
general contusions.
Arthur Parker. Philadelphia. con
ductor Of Pullman. fractured ribs.
John Sopogel. Philadelphia. head II
jury and shock.
Charles Lukens. Philadelphia. lacera
tions and shock.
George Fisher. Camden. injury q
,eg and ribs.
Frank Butler. Gloucester, y. J
laceratiOns and shock.
James owen. Philadelphia. sever
lacerations.
Sidney Poel. Ardmore Pa, leg frac
tured.
Emmanuel Zewin. Philadelphia, hea
injury.
John 3. Sommer. Philadelphia. IN
iuries TO back and shoulders. shock.
Alfred Gutlohn. Philadelphia, shocf
Mrs. Leila Gutlohn. Philadelphia
injury 70 hack. legs and side.
Daniel Cartline. Atlantic City. in
jury 20 nip and arms.
Mrs. Clara Mittelman. Atlantic city
! iaceraconS and shock.
Ralph NJ. Gibbons. Atlantic city
70 decorations, injury 70 back.
Bartram Engel. Atlantic City, frac
? lures OF arms and legs.
Mrs. Minnie Midd,eman. Atlau-,
City. injuries to arms and feet
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