Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-03

ing over survivors at the wreck. The
doctor was exhausted from his efforts.
'.When ! got alongside the cars,
he said. II heard no screams Mt first.
only a few means from women and
children that were jammed in the debris.
The reason was that 80 many were dazed
or unconscious. went Immediately to
those that appeared to be the worst in.
juretl, giving emergency aid.
Before long the scene abruptly
changed, as the victims began regain
ing their senses and realization came
of what had happened. From the over
turned and smashed cars came calls for
help and shrieks. With other physi-
to those we were able to extricate, but
some were past all aid.
"In the flashes of light from auto
mobiles and lanterns the wreck made
a weird and terrible spectacle. found
the conductor with bad head wound
and gave him all possible aid. The
rest of what happened has become al
most as much of blank to my mind
as to the half.crazed survivors"
Woman Victim Describes Crash
Georgia Fanywerler, Atlantic City,
was in the third coach from the rear.
DUt euucEeu IIOhl SuOCh anu DTulocS.
Everything was going smoothly, -
she said, "when suddenly there came a
peculiar, dizzy careening of the cars
ahead. The first thing knew we were
! all violently fighting and scrambling in
| the darkness of the wreckage. tainted
| and not until I was lifted into an auto
mobile by somebody did ! regain con
sciousness and did realize what had
happened"
1T was sickening to see and heal
what we did. shall never forget that
dreadful lpicture In the weird darkness
streaked with light from above, us Ions
as live. l turned away my head ant
begged to be taken away quick kly. In
short time there were crowds Of mer
about, and all were working like mao
men. They attacked the crumpled VI
cars below from which came cries fol
aid"
| A hero of the accident was mar
whose initials were j. T. L. and ,wht
died after a display of heroism which
moved the rescuers deeply. He was II
the second car of the train which wal
piled upon the locomotive. Anothe
man was pinned just above j. 7. L..
and he was moaning in great distress
from broken legs and strained back.
| j.. ~. was VII hio UuSn' AAS VS.
rected the rescuers as follows:
That's right, now get this poor fel'
low out who Is above me first: LIZ
him gently. Now get my right leg
Fine. Now try the left
They finally extricated him, his leg
cut and torn and one arm almost tori
from its socket. His head was badl!
crushed and bruised. Later today i
was identified as John T. hnnehan, Ill
Allegheny avenue. His body was iden
titled at 10 o'clock by his mother an
father in the Camden Morgue.
John O'Neil. the friend for who's
safety Linnehan with his last breat
was SO solicitous, is now at the Raleig
Hotel in Hamont0n under the care
DR.. EspozitOus. He has serious inter
nal injuries, a dislocated spine and par
tial paralysis of both legs. He doe
not know that Linnehan is dead.
"My buddie and J." he said. whel
he was able to talk, "eant to spen
the Fourth together in Atlantic, City
I'VE had taken off our coats and wer
curled up for little sleep. All
know then Is that there was acrash
and that was on top Of fhnnehan an