Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-05-19
LIZ ~ AFFAIRS
Death of Lieut.. Ipnl..im Jvrdl


HEADouARTERs, ~ RtGr. DEL voLs
Near Falmouth, Va.
At n meeting Of the officers Of tho Second
Delaware Volunteers, held on tho evening of
May 9th, Col. William ?. Bailey was called to
the Chair and the following preamble aud reso-
lutiuns were adopted:
WHEREAS, In accordance with wise dispen-
sation Of Providence our late cOmrade. Lieut..
ErnRAIa JORDAN, Co. c. 81 Regiment Delaware
Volunteers, while bravely doing his duty in the
rifle pits at Chancellorsylle, Va on May 81,
1868, fell MORALLY wounded and, whereas, it
is due alike 10 his worth as mau and his merit
as comrade, that we express our sense Of his
merit; wherefor
ResolUed That in the decease of Lieutenant
Ephraim Jordan, his surviving comrades feel
that brave and generous soldier has gone TO
his rest, one who while ever keenly alive to dan
ger, never for a moment forsook his post, no
matter how perilous it might be.
Resolved That we tender our heartfelt sym.
pathies to his friends relations and his parents
in their aiilictiou and we are confident they feel
that in giving their son to their country, in her
hour of need, they were serving their Heavenly
Father
Rssoiued, That copies Of these resolutions be
transmitted TO the family of the deceased, and
published in the newspapers of Delaware, and
in the Cecil (Ml,) Wing, and that we wear the
/ usual bhuEh VI HuuIulnB
Col. WM. p. BAILEY, President
Capt VS.. II. HELMBoLD, Secretary.
RAILROAD AoolpgNr,-The Cecil Whig says
--On Tburslay afternoon last the 12O r. NJ.
express train from Philadelphia. met with a
serious accident. A piece ont of one Of the rails
about three hundred yards above the Elkton de-
pot threw one Of the middle cars Off tho track
aud the train being under rapid head wav. at
the tune, il was impossible to stop il until il Ind
passed the depot, ran afoui of u lime car stan
ding ON the sideling uni upset the car which was
running diagOnaly on the track, one pair of
trucks being thrown astrde OF the rail by the
first occurrence of the accident, Tnree Of the
cars were more or less broken, mud several per
sous injured--tige OF them severely. Juhn r..
liogg, Jr, who is employed AS a brakesman on
the rgAd, but who MAS not on duty at the time
of the accident, was standing BY the FELTON,
House on the corner of Bow street when the
train passed, and approached the cars to pick up
II newspaper which was thrown from the tain.
without perceivirg that one of the cars was run
ming, or rather, being pushed dingonaliy by the
force OF the train, WAS siauck on the head hy the
car, and Knocked sixty feet. lie was picked up
senseless, but soon recovered, aud was taken to
his residence short distance from tho scene of
the accident. His head is seriously injured but
it is believed not fatally
The car that was thrown dagonllly on the
track by the broken rail, came III contact with
lime car on the sideing short distance below
the depot which upset il, very severely wound.
ing two ladies and gentleman.
Mrs. } G. kimball, the wife Of Car tain kim
ball Eeglmenal Quartermaster stationed at
Suffolk, with her son about eight years old OH
her way to visit her husband received very go
we're injuries about the head aud face, and was
carried to the FELTON, House where she remains
NJ present Her son also received some shrht
injuries about the face. Mrs. Kimball is q cti-
zen of New Haven, Connecticut A gentleman.
a citizen of Philadelphia, WAS Injured in the col
lar bone, but NOT dangerously. Mrs. 0. D
Jenkins wife of Lieut., jenkins of the lst Penn
sylSania Rifles was wounded in the heal yer,
badly and also injured 10 the back. She wa
conveyed to the residence Of J. r. Bradbury
Esq.
duslayls Smith, Of this county, who wa
orakesman on the train received some sever
cuts and bruises about the head and face IL
was taken TO the house of MIR. Alexander.
some OF the other passengers received Sigh
bruises but none SO serious MS to inca; nctat
them IRON proceeding on in the train. The EN-
gine and front ears not being injured proceeded
after short delay. on to Baltimore. The wouu
ded were attended ny doctors Dunnott and EIlis
VINO were promptly on the ground and rendere
surgical aid. The citizens We'd with each othe
in rendering every assistance in their power I
alleviate the suferings of the wounded AT til
!, present writing FRIDAY afternooo) the partic
are all doing we'll
The track was cleared of the wreck about fy
O'Clock, and the trains passed up.
; AT last accounts the life Of MIR. Hogg was de
SPARED of.
} VLLAISous.-Au attempt to throw tho cal
: OIL tue track, was made ON Thursday evenin
d last. A rail was placed across tho track ahou
l two miles this side of Northeast, but the ligl
q from the lamp revealed tue obstruction to ia
engineer, and the cars were stopped in time I
prevent accident like attempt was made t
oostruct the track, short time since near Site.
MIL, which was fortunately discovered an,
removed before the cars arrived. Both of thos
attempts have been made in the night SHOWN
the intent of the perpetrators to be malicious.
0 Cecil Wig.