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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-02-17
Zeleny AUTOMOBILE.
Romanek m~iionafovy dcery. Napsal josef skruzny.
ssRvlo hv mne notkalo nrite-

DylO Ny lille pOIkdlO, pflIe-
Ii, kdybych byl nezmizel! Ale
lie nutno, abych mluvil ztetel-
neji. Znate prece slecnu ia
kubickovou, nu, je.ii dopis
hosite dosud ma srdci -"
ia? Pane RADIO, ia DANA mi
|nikdy nepsala -" /
"Ale mne, pritelicku! Uryv-
ky dopisu jste nalepil, .ukazte,
dolphin je.i TAX, jak znel Y
originate. Pocinal slovy: Ma
posledy te vyzyvam ...'
Bob Back mechanicky vytahl
zahadny roztrhany dopis a "a
chvili objevil Sc pred jeho uza-
|slymi zraky plny obsah dopisu
is gramatickymi chybami: Ma
posledy te vizivam, abysi drzel
slovo. Us toho mann dost. -
Jestli 81 mn6 konecn6 nevemes,
Wis co t6 ceka!' Ma penize ka-
Stu. Dys 81 mne dovedl olou-
|pyt 0. mou nevynost' tax ud6lej
tet' svou povynost. Dozejtrka
cekam. K. J.
Jake, ten dopis s tolika
chybami re psala slecna z mi
nisterstva?"
Rada Landras sc usmal.
"Tomu sc nedivte, pritelicku,
ie pfece hezka a pravopisne
chyby nejsou jeste ty nejhorsi,
lktere sc tam stanou! Ostatne
ia il nepfijimal! Ale pozdeji
proved jsem hloupost a slecna
chtela il vyuzitkovat. A pred
tim slibenym manzelstvim jsem
prchal,a ted, kdy je vdana a
tim nebezpeci odstraneno, jsem
opet nalezen!'
"Ha, mne svita! TO zahad-
ne proroctvi y"
"Ano, byla poverciva, to da-
VINO jsem vedel a ma tom zbudo-
val jsem plan Ike sve zachra-
me-"
"Tak ia v6stkyne -
"Jsem by .ja!"
"a ten zebrak Cd sv. Mikula-
Sc -"
"Jsem byl taky ia!"
: "Ale co ten zeleny automo-
bill -"
90 tom pozdeji! Hlavni We
ci je, re chapete, proc jscm
zmizel.'
ITO uz chapu dplne, pane
RADIO! Ale jeSte malou otaZ-
ku: Co znamenal ten prvni
kveten?"
AHA! Pamaluj ma prvni
kveten! To Znamenalo, pfi-
tell, abych nezapomnel, re Sic
cna must prvnfho kvetna plati-
ii cinzi re sveho bytu -"
"Hahahaha! To je dobre
"A ia tom videl tolik zahadne-
ho!"
"A ted k tomu zelenemu au-
honolulu: O tom yam muze
blizsf sdelit tady pan Ferry
Sakal -
Rada Landras otevrel dvefe,
jimiz vessel do salonu - mali
tel zeleneho automobile!
=" pan Ferry Sakal, takto
pan inzenyr Frantisek Rack.
akcionar filmove spolecnosti
,jejimz je zaroven rezis6rem-
"Hrom do toho!" ulehcil s
detektiv. "Jsem to osel! Bio.
graf. No 10! 1y sceny byly te'
dy chytanG pro biograf a ia Sc
ma to dial chytit! A to tam bu-
du taky?"
"zajiste!"
mic 81 q toho ncdelejtc. Ne,
byl jstc sam, kdo hral brilliant.
ne S sebou, prave re Q tom ne.
vcdcl. Jen pojd' Lilli, pojd' q
nestyd' Sc -"
z druheho pokoje yklouzls
do salonu slecna Lilka a usmi'
yajic Sc, podavala rucku Bot
Backovi.
"Nehnevate sc ma mne? J;
az take odpustila "a obratils
. Sc S ocima plnyma lasky k Fer.
r,rrnn Ga ErrnriiGk i
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-02-17
SNUBNf PRsTYNEK.
Adolf Zeman.


sedmnacteho rijna jsem Sc re-
nil. (Jest to snad trochu ne
mistne, Re vsechna tato data u
vadim najednou. Nebot' INA
mena-li v zivote lidskem den
narozenin a svatkd jakysi bla-
ny okamzik, a vzbuzuje-li
predstavu neceho p~fijemneho,
nebyva tax, bohuzel, vzdy S
dnem svatebnim.) Ale to neni
jeSte vsecko. Sedmnacteho le-
dina jel jsem z Budejovic jake
G. k. cuksoficir do fronty.a II.
bfezna kopl mne bratrsky GER
kesky kozak do zadni casti t.
la, kdyz opren o strom oceka-
val jsem veci pristich v zasn9-
zenem karpatskem hvozdu. Ia
rival ma mne income "Jdiv'. Ia
nekolik okamzikd druhy ko-
Yak jiz d0cela nebratrsky stahi
mi $ prstu snubni prsten a kopl
mn6>podruhe do zadni easti to-
la, ktera jeste mne brnela cd
prveho styku $ ruskou botou.
Jak patrno, komunisticky duch
a expropriaGni prakse byla jiz
ma Rust zdomacnela v r. 1915,
uz davno pred revoluci.
Byl to nadherny okamzik.
Okamzik, V nemz citils nahle,
jakoby Sc ii svalil kamen Sc
srdce, jakoby S tebe spadla
pouta. Ale OHIO; nemyslete, re
snad protoze mne zbavili sva-
tebniho prstenu! Jen protoze
mne zajali. V zadku me brne-
10, v zaludku krucelo a v hlave
hucelo, ale v tomto chaosu zvu-
XII a pocitI jediny vykrik incl
jasave a vitezne:
ea"Uz je konec te pitome ra-
kouske fronte, zakopIm, mr.
mutt - vojne - konec--!"
s a
Jen odfeny prst mne pone-
kud pail.
Ale table prozlukla historic
Sc snubnim prstenem nadelala
mi pozdeji Tadu mrzutosti. Ac-
koliv zpdsob, jakym jsem pri-
sci 0 prsten, byl We valce zee
la prirozeny, Medal Sc priroze-
nym me zene, kdyz v roce 1920
vratil jsem Sc S legiemi opetne
do luna sve rodiny. Radili mi
Size pratele jiz We Vladivosto-
ku a pozdeii v Honkongu, Co
lombu | Port Saidu, abych ne
kde koupil podobny prsten. -
Odmitl .jsem vsak hrde tuto
radu -. Veril jsem pevne, &c
ma zena media mic ma pfedsudky
a dovede pochopiti hruzy valec-
ne litice. Zklamal jsem Sc o.
VSem. -
Nebot' kdyz mne privitala
ma nadvori Stefanikovych ka-
saren, sahla mi ma ruku a "a
chvela Sc. Jeji vycitavy pohled,
zaplaveny dosud slzami radosti
(ci snad zalosti?) spoonful ma
me tvari a ona zaseptala:
"Kde mas ~prsten?"
Vysvetlil jsem il vse. -
Naslouchala slice S ucasti, ale
bylo jasno, he mi neyeri. - A
tax Sc mi zdaio, re mezi mas
Sc sritila jakasi t6zka stena.
Ztrata meho prstenu mela totiz
pro zenu symbolicky vyznam.
Sest let odluky neni kratka
doba. V tech letech muz i zena
pfivyknou ma leccos, ale i Cd
|,yknou a pfi opetnem shleda-
nj nastava Jim nova doba, kdy
must opet privykat tomu, ce-
mu odvykli q odvykat tomu, ce-
mu privykli. A to nejde nikdy
bez manzelskych seen, jake Y
dob6 prvnich iibanek. A tax,
jakmile jen nasla Sc prllezi-
tost, zena vyuzila nest'astneho
prstcnu. Byla to bolava. rama,
ktcrou dovedla vzdy rafinova-
nosti pouze zene vlastnf drasa-
ii.
ia to vedela," rikavala, pro
pukajic v plac. "To. co kazde-
mu zcnatemu muzi je nejsve-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-02-17

Stolc. a pax AapOcala DOZSka
symfonie barev a vdni. Obloze-
ne hovezi Sc sardelovou omac-
kou, nadherne koroptve $ bru-
sinkovym kompotem, brambdr-
ky a cervenym zelim a ma ko-
nee dort.
Muj orientalni kid zpGsobil,
re jsem nejprve vychutnal az
do posledniho sousta vsechnu
tn kulinarskou nadheru a tepr-
We, kdyz posledni sousta zmize-,
10 v mych 1trobach, Spoonful
jsem tazave zrakem ma tvari
sve zeny a ptal jsem Sc:
"Proc tohle ysechno? Co to
ma znamenat?"
Zena uprela ma mne siroce
rozevrene oci a pax spraskla v
uzasu rukama.
"Coz ty skutecne nevis?" re-
kla pax hlasem, v nejz misty
Sc jiz Shy hnevu. Coz ty sku-
tecne nevis, re dnes jest tomu
deset let, co jsme Sc brali?"
Bylo mne jake kdyz do mne
uderi.
"Dnes? Nemylis seq" blabo-
Iii jse my rozpacich.
"Pfece vim urcite, re -"
"Nic nevis!" vpadla mi roz-
horlene zena do reel. "Je videt,
jaky mas zajem 0 mas zivot.
Boze muj -. Ami Sc nepama-
tuje, kdy jsme NELL svatbu. Ale
to sc rozumi. Kdyz zasantroci
svatebnl prsten, iak by Sc mohl
pamatovat Il. Takhle ma vse-
chny sye milenky, dobrodruz-
stvi, kamarady, to mas pamet'
dobrou" vycitala zena a slova
finula Sc il divym proudem z
ust.
Mil orientani kid zacal Sc
povazlive viklati, ale premohl
jsem Sc. Vstal isem mlcky a "a
paluje 81 doutnik, rekl jsem:
"Nu, dobre, milacku -. Ia
pomnel jsem, jaka pomoc. u
It's Sc" pollbil jsem zenu
ma cello. "Nekazme 81 vyznam-
ny dneSni den," polibil jsem il
pc druhe. "Vzdyt' je to vsecko
hloupost a nestoji to ami "a
rec a polibiv zenu pc treti,
Sci isem 81 lehnout Ma divan.
Ale v me dust hral rarach
zlomyslnosti. Byl jsem 81 pre-
ce jist svou pameti. Nemohu Sc
mylit. A tax kdyz jsme jiz
ulehali ku spanku a zena jake
pred deseti lety p~ritulila Sc Ike
mne, rekl isem jen tax mimo-
chodem::
"Jest-li pax by Sc dial jeStc
sejmout tvu.j snubni prsten s
prstu? Ztloustla isl tolik I'd
tech deset let -
Reknete prosim, sve zene,
jez 81 zaklada ma sve stihlosti,
re ztloustla! Y tom okamziku
.ie hotova podstoupiti muka PEI
kelna, ably dokazala opak. Co
bylo prirozenejsiho, nez-li re
zena s nesmirnou slice mama
hou, ale prece, stahla 81 snubni
prsten S prstu. A jak tax jej O.
braci V ruce, povidam opet jen
tax mimochodem:
"A kdy pax vlastne budeme
doopravdy slavit to nase .jubi-
leum? ia myslim, lie sedmna-
cteho - ne?"
"Blaznis?" vykrikla zena, a
lie hned v zapeti vztycila Sc Ma
luzku a vytrestenym zrakem
zirala do vnitrku prstenu, ma
nemz skvelo Sc vyryte datum
II. rijna.
TAX je to, milacku," filoso-
foyal jsem klidne suchym,
mentorskym hlasem. "Clovek
musl miti takove vyznamne da
tum v srdci -. tuhle,' tloukl
.jsem Sc pfi tom do prsou. Ne
mali to clovek v srdci, pax mu
re miti deset s~yatebnich prste-
nu a neni mu to mic platno. ia
ma priklad, vidis, nemam boz
huZel prStenu a DTece jSem ur-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-02-17

SHuUIi pfSleH 3 pTStu. 0iIuUA1
p~rsten!' opakovaal pax povy-
senym hlasem.
Him." usmal jsem sc jiz po-
drazdene. 'Musis jiz mi dovolit
abych ii trochu vyvratil ty TIVE
hypothesy. We vojne je to vse-
chino jedno - Rus - Nerus ~
+, Vojna je vojna."
"Neverim," opacila zena ne
ustupne. "Takova posvatna
vec!" a dala Sc do place.
"Ty Sc domnivas, Re takovy
! cerksky kozak nebo Baskir vi
vdbec neco 0 'sposvatnych" ma
SIGH snubnich prstenech? Pro
neho je to kousek zlata a ba-
sta ! Snad Sc nedomnfvas, re kir
gizsky zenich nebo nevesta 81
take pfi svatbe vymenuji pr
steny. Leda voly a kravy!"
"Co?" vybuchla urazene re-
ma. "Jak to Sc mnou mlu-
Wis? Myslis, Re jsi jeste nekde
ma Sibiri? No, zhrubnul isl.
jak nalezi!"
Nerozumela mi. Pfijala ony
voly a kravy V prvem pade a
musil jsem il dlouho pax w.
svetlovat, re sibirstf domorod-
ci pri svatbe must platiti "a re-
ny kalim (vykupne) v podobe
volu, krav, koni atd.
Pc n~ekolikam6s1cnim boji,
! prudkych srazkach a bitvach
podarilo Sc nam konecne Cd
straniti stenu, sritivsi Sc mezi
mas. Casio jsou takove fiktivni
steny meme snadno odstranitel-
ny, nez pevnostni hradby JOSE
fovske. Povznesli jsme Sc konec
ne mad ~predsudky. Laska ne
znamena prece jeste snubni pr
stem a jest znamo, re. tisice mu-
III Sc snubnimi prsteny dove
dou klamat znamenite svoje Re
ny. - Ztrata prstenu byla ko-
necne pozapomenuta. -
Az Ease nedavno.
Zena zavrela nahle London
novu knihu "Mesicni udoli" a
povida v jakesi melancholicke
nalade:
"Jest-li pax Wis, jaky jest
pozitli DEM"
Vypustil jsem dym z'dout-
niku a sebral jsem pamet' do
hrsti. Bylo devateho rijna. Ne
vzpomnel jsem ma mic. Zena by
la nemile dojata.
Gnu, ovsem," rekla ostre.
"Kdo 81 tax vazi snubniho pr
stenu jake ty, nemuze miti my
slenky ma takove veci!"
Chtel jsem zahajiti jednani,
ale ma St6sti neiaka ~naVSteva
vpadla nam do bytu a vec byla
zapomenuta. Ia diva dny ma to
chovala Sc zena neobycejne Ia
JENNIE. Predne vStala %neobycej
ne tise a ohleduplne, aniz
schvalne rusila posledni muj
spanek, jak uz to byva u zen
zvykem. Rano ku KAYE zloutly
pfede mnou cefstve rohlicky,
coz v nasi b~urzoasni domacno-
sti jest pripad slavnostni a ne
obvykly. Zena byla v jakesi
slavnostne upjate nalade, a 0
iva re jsme p~osnidali, povida:
"Musim jiti do trznice -
Pujdu S tebou, milacku?"
Ten "milacek" zvlaste mne
dojal. Pc deseti letech manzel-
| stvi Jest to jiste zjev dosti ne
zvykly, jmenuie-li zena muze
milackem. Byl isem pfekVa-
pen.
proc prave dnes jde do trz-
nice?' myslil jsem 81. "Vzdyt'
tax ciniva pouze V sobotu."
Ale jsem cloyek, jenz vzdy
oddava sc do vule osudu a nj
kdy nehlouba pc pflcinach zje-
VII jej obklopujicich. Dlouhy
pobyt Y Orientu vstipil mi viru
V "kismet'' a poznani re to je
nejpraktictejsi prostredek, chce
Ii 81 clovek zachovat spravne
ZaZivani a duSevni rovnovahu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-03

to take care of the victims and ready
for any emergency operations, with Il
large number of physicians and nurses
on hand.
When the special train arrived. how
ever. it carried only two of the in :
iured. Jonathan Mile. of Lebanon, and
Roy Cope. 2403 North Sixth street,
Philadelphia, who were treated and later
were able to leave for their homes.
Three others were on tho train but
were dead and were sent Immediately
to the Camden Morgue. They were 4.
DeloScio. 103 Linden avenue, Pleasant
vile. y. j.. William Souder. 119 South
Missouri avenue. Atlantic City, and an
unidentified man.
The relief train bearing the bodies of
the five victims to Camden reached
Kaighn's Point Ferry shortly after 4
o'clock. The three men whose bodies
are at the morgue died on the way.
Ambulances, which met the train,
rushed Miller and Cope. who were un :
conscious, to the hospital. At that time
it was thought they also would die.
Residents of Camden did not know
of the wreck until several hours after
Coroner Holl had thrown open the
morgue in anticipation OF more bodies.
1t was not until word spread that one
of the three victims in the morGue had
not been identified that numerous per-
sons started to gather Mt the entrance
fearing the man might be a friend or
relative.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-03
HANDS BABY TO RESCUER,
FALLS BACK INTO CAR, DEAD
Passengers Tragic End Described by Roy Cope Who A'd
Injured-Eye.Wi. illnesses Tell of accident

Roy Cope, Of 24o3 North Sixth
street, who was riding in the fourth
coach of the train, described the rescue
of several injured persons from the
wreckage.
II was asleep when the crash came.'
he said. "T was awakened by a ire.
mendous jolt. found myself hurtling
down the aisle toward the front of the
coach.
"The car thea slid down an embank-
ment and turned over on its side as 1t
came to n stop. Fortunately I was
standing on the side Of the car in
place where could reach up to a win
dow from which the glass had been
broken. pulled myself through this
opening and then assisted some OF the
others out.
"One man handed me baby girl and
then dropped over in the car apparently
dead. There were no women in the
coach in which was riding.
Several of the men found their way
to this window and l assisted them out.
We could hear others groaning in the
| car; some Of them severely injured and
pinned fast were unable to rise. Other
out of the wreckage.
Saw BABY die
"While I was walking through the
| relief train on the way to Atlantic
City I noticed husband and wife sit
ting on a seat, with blood pouring from
cuts on their faces and arms. Before
them, on another seat, lay a little
baby. How is she now,' the mother
asked.
Leaning over the little face. all
covered with blood. the young husband
looked intently for moment. Then
he resumed his seat and quietly took
his wife's hand. 'Edie is dead he
said. The wife tainted.
I'm one of the cars three men were
trapped by closing in of steel walls and
frames. Two were dead, one was caught
from the thighs down. His legs were
broken in six places and he was severe
ly cut. He hammered for help and
cried, Get me out, my feet are In
dreadful pain AS a matter of fact,
it was his legs and not his feet that
were injured.
FINALLY the beams were bent aside
and he was lifted out The release Of
the pressure caused him to bleed to
death.
Brakeman Tells Of Crash
at was a beautiful sight to see the
volunteer rescuers, themselves cut and
battered. working to rescue their less
fortunate fellow passengers.
Cope was severely cut on the right
shoulder and suffered cuts and bruises
on other parts of his body. He was
taken to the Cooper Hospital in Cam
den on the special train. Despite hi.
injuries he did not leave the scene Of
the wreck until forced to. After treat.
ment ut the Cooper Hospital he went tc
his home.
Jonathan Miller. of Lebanon, Pa.
a student at the University of Penn
sylvania Dental School, and brake
man on the train, said he was in th'
fourth coach when the wreck occurred.
There was q terrific JOLT" he said
! "and everybody in the car took .
headlong dive toward the front of th'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-03
P0SS' MILLER HERO
ON WRECKED Filler
Football Star Drags Passengers
From Overturned Coaches and
Administers First Aid
WORKING AS A BRAKEMAN

One Of the outstanding heroes in the
wreck of the Atlantic City flier at
Winslow Junction was Jonathan X.
"Poss" Miller. captain of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania football team OF
1921. Small of stature, but with mus
cles like iron and stamina that gained
him a place among the stars OF foot
hall, Miller worked like Trojan to
aid the suffering victims after he mar
rowly escaped death himself.
He was a brakeman on the wrecked
tr.,n. job ne took for the summer
N keen in trim for next years foot
ball encounters.
u certainly am a lucky dog Miller
said when going through the long train.
checking up the passengers: must
have been born under lucky star.
bravery, although injured passengers
pointed him out as one OF the oraVes'
men they had ever seen.
"How the thing actually happened !
don't know" Miller said. II think
we hit a switch and then felt myself
going down and down and down. Then
we came to a sudden stop.
"I wasn't very much hurt, although
shaken up a bit. crawled through O
window Of the overturned coach and
made my way along the line. After
had assisted some of the passengers from
the other coaches, l ran to the engina
70 see If 1t had caught fire. 1t was In
good condition. so / turned around to
See what I could do for the victims wLo
weren't as fortunate as l was.
That is the story "Poss' Miller tells,
hut sore of the passengers who saw
him work have different version.
According to them. Miller was on
tho lob. it seemed, even before the first
shock of the crash had been felt. He
rawied from one overturned coach to
tho other, dragging the unconscious
messengers through doorways and win
dnws Several Of the injured said they
owed their lives to the football player
and we're profuse in their praise OF
him.
II was Miller, they say, who first ad.
ministered aid to suffering men and
women who lay stretched on the ground
beside the wreck. When nther help
arrived he continued his search for vic
Tins. and was instrumental in quiet
inp the frantic stricken passengers
caught in the coaches and unable to
extricate themselves.
, Miller has been star halfback of the
Penn team two years. He has played
in all sports for a decade, and has
never been hurt. Miller is twenty
four wears old and a senior In the Den
tai School He belongs to the Delta
Epsilon Fraternity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-03
RED CROSS nurse
GAVE FIRST AN
Miss Mary coterelI, Of Hams
monton, Pushes to Scene
of Disaster ~
HELPED REMOVE BODIES

When word Of the Winsl6w Junction
wreck reached Hammonton one Of the
very first on the scene was Miss Mary
Coterell. Red Cross nurse who had
seen active service in the World War.
Many passengers were still in the
wreckage when she arrived. Their
cries for help were growing feebler.
Cropping about with the train men, Miss
Coterell located several of those pinned
under the mass of wood and twisted
iron.
While strong hands lifted parts Of the
wreckage which covered the injured
passengers Miss Cottrell tenderly lifted
them. without causing undue pain, 70
n place of comfort along the track.
Get my little girl" said a woms.n
who had been badly crushed by a mass
Of splintered iron and wood.
Miss Coterell had found child In
the wreckage near the woman n few
moments before.
1--WE have her, said Miss Coterell.
"and she will be all right
This comfOrted the mother and she
bravely withstood the pain caused by
severe cuts and bruises in her head and
back. On the station platform she met
her little daughter, who escaped with.
out scratch. "
While Miss Coterell was working
among the wreckage. members of Amer.
! ican Legion Post 1856. of Hammonton.
were providing cots and improvised beds
! for the injured along the station plat.
form. Several of the men rushed about
the town shouting news Of the wreck.
More than q score of residents hustled
cots and couches from their homes, as
we'll as bed coverings. These were
piled onto a truck which was comman-
deered by the veterans and the very
necessary supplies were rushed to the
scene.
This practical cooperation greatly
aided the work Of the brave nurse.
The Legion men. incidentally, made
good assistants in the way of first
aid treatment. They stood by with
bandages and restoratives and as soon
as Miss Cotcrell lifted passenger from
the wreckage. the soldiers obeyed orders
quickly.
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coach. The coach was fairly well filled
and most of the passengers were in a
heap near the front door when the
coach settled at the bottom of the
bank.
Lights Still Burn. Help Rescue
"After helping all others that we
could / took look around the train.
At the engine saw the legs Of a man
it was the engineer. as n man supposed
to be the fireman. was taken out dead.
Although his body had no Identifying
marks, the man had on canvas gloves
and workman's clothing.
1.-THE lights on the train kept right
on burning brightly after the wreck
which greatly aided the rescuers ir
getting out the victims. There was nc
fire. however, in any part of the train
Miller, who is spending his summer
vacation "braking" for the railroad
company was cut and bruised. and was
the only other of the victims brought tc
Cooper Hospital, in Camden.
"News of the wreck had reached the
hospital long before we got there, Mil
Ter said. There was large staff Of
physicians and nurses on hand, who
said that they had been told that about
thirty of the victims were being brough
to that hospital"
G. 4. Reichclp. 'middleman" on tn
train. also told Of seeing the legs of
man sticking upward from the wreckag
of the engine.
Il believed it to be the body of til
engineer. Undoubtedly he had bee
killed instantly. The fireman was car
ried away from the wreckage dead
There was a large black streak acros
his face rs though he had been dragge
along the bed of the road. He, too
was undoubtedly killed outright.
"The train was going at top spec
when the crash occurred. There is
bend in the track near the switch fo
the trains that turn off to Ocean Cit
and other points, but the trains bOun
! for Atlantic City have straightawa
! course and do not need TO slow down.
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somebody was on top Of me. I don't
remember anything more until they
brought me here.
O'Neil lives at 1913 West Willard
street.
Isadowre Schwartz, 116 Vine street,
Hammonton, had his fve-year- old son,
Bax. on his knee when the crash oc-
Cured.
Then" he said, II found was
resting on my head. My body was
wrapped around Max, and that had
saved him from getting killed. Nobody
helped me. managed to find a door
and climb out. dragging Max along
within me-"
Charles Schwartz, twenty eight, 254o
North Napa street, now recovering from
In HammOnton, said:
''At the beginning the train slowed
up and almost stopped three times
Then 1t began to pick up a pretty good
speed. Suddenly the car in which
was riding seemed to crumple up. When
I opened my eyes I saw woman with
baby at her breast trying to crawl
out of window. Finally she managed
to get out with the child. ! don't know
what became Of her then"
Two of Train Crew Killed
The body of Walter Wescott, the
engineer, was not extricated from be.
meath the locomotive until this after.
noon, because of the great mass o.
debris 10 be lifted by the wreckinl
| crews.
| Wescott had been with the Reading
for thirty years and was to have retiret
from service on pension next year. i
was said by trainmen to have been hi
first wreck--as 1t was his last. HI
was married and lived at Gloucester
| N. J.
The fireman, Joseph Slouder, wa.
killed instantly, but his body was fount
outside the wreck of the locomotive
which was No. $40.
Shortly after o'clock rescue workers