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

who had broken into the wrecked Pull.
man recovered the body of James Owen,
the Negro porter.
IF. L. c.. the unidentified man who
lay in the Atlantic City morgue all
night, was identified this morning as
Francis L. Corbett, twenty EIGHT years
old, q carpenter Of 1714 North Twelfth
street. Identification was made by his
sister, Miss Mary Corbett.
Corbett died on the relief train on
the way to Atlantic City; Workers
cuff button bearing the initials "F. l..
G." His sister, knowing that he had
taken the train, went to the shore and
; identified the body.
Alongside the wrecked Pullman a
large pile of suitcases, straw hats and
coats gave silent evidence of the many
victims. The baggage was watched by
State trooper. A number of smaller
articles were found by the searchers,
and were held by the police.
One package containing underwear
and pajamas was addressed Mrs. A. ].
Reach, Marlborough Blenheim, At
lantic City. A hat bore the initials
J: Q. N. Phila., and another II. N,
Phila.
A railroad pass bearing the name
Natilo Cresenco and family, Philadel-
phia to Egg Harbor, was among other
things found.
Harry Linsey, one of the two brake.
men, was badly hurt about the head
and arms. "Pos" Miller. the other
versity of Pennsylvania football team,
working on the Reading for the summer
months, was unhurt except for shock
and bruises.
George Fisher. the baggageman on
the train, whose car happened to be
ut the rear, was badly shaken up and
was struck by boxes and pieces of lug
gage, but escaped serious injury,
The conductor, John Nate, of $50
Line street, Camden, was cut and
burned and is in an Atlantic City hos
pital.
The order of cars in the wreck as
they lay in the cut. showed the force
with which the flying express had
leaped the chasm below.
De Wald, the towerman, who made
the fatal mistake of switching the ex
press, Is sixty eight years old and has
been in the company's service many
years. He was later found to be In a
hysterical condition.
Seven Cars in Train
The train consisted of seven cars. one
a steel car and deadhead, being next
to the tender. The last car was broken
loose from the rest Of the train, the
coupling being ripped out. 1t stood on
edge beside the track inclined down
ward. The car ahead was Just over the
brink on its side.
w. s. Taylor, of Philadelphia. one
of the survivors, said the wreck hap
pened SO suddenly tha. no one could
conceive what had happened until Il
was all over. There came series oi
grinding, ripping shocks, as though
lightning had struck the train.
II was sitting beside an open win.
self lifted by a resistless, unknown an6
unseen force, and by good luck went
straight through the window aperture
and landed clear Of the wreck. cata
pulled as though BY cannon. ached
In every bone afterward, but for the
minute was so dazed l felt no pain,
although quite conscious. I was near
the edge of the embankment leading
down into the cut in which most of the
wreck lay. The scene that gazed upon
was s;opefying.
Siuney A. PooI, one Of the injured
Is a real estate operator In South Jer-
sey, with Offices at Atlantic City. lie
Is thirty five years old and single.
Mr.. Pool had gone on week lend
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney u. Poole, at Ia East Mont
gomery avenue, Ardmore, and had taken
the late train back to Atlantic City
Upon receipt of telephone call from
the Atlantic City Hospital, Mr.. Poole s
parents started for Atlantic City by
motor.
Charles II. Lukens, fifty five year,
old, of 1927 Beechwood street, one OF
the victims Of the Winslow Junction
wreck, and now In the Atlantic Hos
pital, is widOwer and has two chill
dren, the youngest girl Of thirteen.
He had been working at Chelsea fol
the last six months as carpenter. II,
had returned to his home Sunday ant
was returning to his work. lie wa,
severely cut and bruised His sister
Mrs. Mary Jakeman, keeps house To-
him.