The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09
More Eatal Railroad Accidents.
DRAwBRID0R LEFT OPEN-TwO ARN KILLED.

DRAwBRIDGE LEFT oPEN-TwO ARN KILLED.
I. PunADKIrMA, July 8, 1853.
This morning, At o'clock, the freight train which
left Wilmington for Philadslphia ran into Bandywine
creek on the outskirts of the town.
The coronar held an inquest at Wilmington to day,
nj s sse'ss s 4 sasss tho and
James barley the bridge tender stated at the inquest
train, he opened it again to permit pass feel
ing weary, he entered his house. few yards from the
80; bad recollection of dreaming that the next train
had passed aroused suddenly by the whistle of the
approaching train; ran out greatly alarmed and in be-
wdered state thinks be may have waved his lamp but
is not certain Before he could his presence OF
mind the train was through the draw.
The wife Of barley confirmed the above SheheArd the
whistle and her bus band ran.out and raise the light
Shs out to the engineer kno ~ng the draw to
The rules Of the road are that engineers are to run
slow approaching the bridge until the bridge tender
light which is the signal that all is right-i
barley is almost crazy and attempted to commit sui
eide, BY drowning he is now, however. in custody.
Inc ysa'c. % o;aaa o. .ne ury m 'na. rem James barley
when be had neglected to put the draw the engine and
into the bed Of the river crushing
the said Charles Girvin and Reuben Titus to death"
Girvn and Titus both young unmarried men; the
former resided at Ekton Nd and the latter at Whining
ton.
This afternoons Bulletin says, The circumstances as
narrated to by officer Of the company are fol-
lows:Ths train consisted of the engine, tender two
The bridge the Brandy wine Is about two squares
from the station the train had just left The draw
open and the engine, tender, and two platform
plunged into the creek The engineer and fireman
drow before assistance could be rendered them
The bridge Is short distance from the station that
1t is not possible for the train to have attained very
great speed at the time of the aoodent The wreck OF
the train lies in the mud at the bottom Of the creek
This makes the third accident upon this road within
three days. On Wednesday q train into a flock Of
sheep the bridge at Chester and several Of the latter
were killed On Thursday night three unfortunate men
crushed to death, and this morning q train Of
freight cars with the engine, 60 headlong through
draw in bridge carrying two into eternity. This Is
certainly q sad catalogue Of mshaps. The freight
ductor and his assistants escaped unhurt this morning
The engineer, who drowned, had been long time In
the service OF the company"
The people of Wilmington do not blame the bridge
der much but they do blame the company II appears
be required to attend the bridge night and day. only
getting about three hours sleep each night.
AN AGED MAN KILLED.
MONTREAL, July s, 1853.
Last evening Mr.. Hughes, aged gentleman, formerly
Indian interpreter and in the employ Of the Hudson
Bay Company for forty years, instantly killed while
crossing the track of the Montreal and New York Rail-
road. His horse became restve and dashed to the
track and both it and the carriage torn to pieces.
UNKNOWN LABoRER KILLED.
BALTIMORE July 8, 1858
laborer, name unknown, and ms an tly
killed the Baltimore and Phadelphia railroad to day.
near Northeast.