Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-15


it in such manner that ii was found necessary
10 ann utate the second finger. MIR, NJ is en-
pluy,d ue foreman in an establishment iu tue
above named city.
Thomas Titus having been elected 10 the CITY
Council, resigned his position us II member Of the
B0ard oi Health, at the meeting Of the Board on
frday evening, James Conner was elected to
I'LL the vucancy.
Major Z. f. Lammott aud Lieut. WIN. Ii Lam.
mott, Of the ith bel Regiment have been placed
Oh Gen, keyes' Stall
Samuel Crothera has been appointed policeman
Of the Third Ward vice Andrew Brown, removed
Wm Head has been temporarily placed on duty
iu said Ward ms night watch, vice JChn r. Bayhs
deceased
Railroad Accident.
Tie Draw O9-.I Tfaa " Cirs saa mtO he
B,hogpme-1W0 bm Bojly Ajued
About ten o'clock on Thursday night last, au
accident occurred at The draw bridge over the
BTandywiue river, on the Philadelphia, vii
mington and Baltimore Railroad. The pnrlicu-
ers are as tullows:-Thc Railroad Colnpan'
have, during the peach seasou put on a special
train Of freight cars for the pL pose of convey
ing that excellent .gut to the Philadelphia aud
New York markets, from the lower counties Vi
this State. This train arrives iu Wilmington
between nine and tea o'clock IL ,ne evening,
Un Thursday, the passenger ail from Bait
more had pissed over the bridge Ia safety and
nothing was seen or heard by iue young man at
tending the bridge at the .me, Of he peach ia q.
At this juncture, u hoin was blOwn by u man ou
/ a vessel, for the purpose Of settinR the d NV
taken of in order that it mi ht pass tnio, .gi ---
! Tue young man superlntend.us, PIE umlug he
/ could do so iu perfect safety, complied with ihe
request OF the Captain OF Inc cro lie had
hardly lone SO, however, wheu lie lorJui9live
drawing train Of some twen'y or more GUS
appeared in sight running ut the usual speed.
/ Un the bridge is patent Lamp, eeYatcd in such
manner as to be seen by ,nc eo. leer which
reflects rcd light when the draw is oll, aud IL
| white one when il is oil and all tieut Besides
engineers are instructed although tins light may
indicate safety, that they are not to proceed to
cross the bridge unless the superintendent sig
nalizes him tG come Oh with his lantern. Gu
this occasion, the red light was distinctly visible
and the man was on the draw, aud gave no sig
nal TO the train. Mr.. William NJ. Horn, watch
man for the firm Of Jackson n Sharp whose cs-
lablishment is in close proximity, saw the train
approaching, and knowing the condition Of the
draw, ran down the road anil employed every
possible eiOrt iu his power to apprse the en-
giueer Of his danger, but without avail On
went the iTou-hOrse, with its massive train, the
engineer and men on board uucongcious Of the
fate that awaited them, until suddenly the loco
motive lenped from the track into The river, fol-
lowed by the tender, aud three cars, q fourth
car ran partially oil and rested gu the MACS OF
rufus beneath The locomotive was badly
damaged aud the three cars were smashed to
atoms, aud some coo baskets VI peaches scat
tered in all directions. Tie tender turned "A
complete somerset striking the draw, aud the
structure on which the light was placed, mlliot-
lug serious damage on the former and Swapping
tue latter off at the base, aud hurling it with
great violence into the stream The fifth car oil
the iIaiu was crushed iu at the eud, and the
peaches IN the others were in many cases seat
tered about iu every direction.
There were four men on the irani--Jobu
Mnushaw, conductor James II. wood, engineer;
William Woodcock, fireman, and Henry How
nrd, brakeman. The fireman perceived the
danger lu time 10 leap from the train utO the
water aud save himself. lhe conductor was ia
the back part Of the train aud escaped without
injury hy jumping oil lhe engineer ATTEMPTED
10 jump UI, but with less fortunate results thni
the fireman, as ho was caught by some means in
the ruins, aud was horribly cut about the bcat
and abdomen, besides being much bruised OF
other parts Of his body. Mr. Howard lii,
brakesulan IS supposed tO have been On the tol
Of one of the front cars, aud entirely unaware u
the petllOus position he occupied, until the train
Z went into the stream, throwing him on To the 10
cOmotiye. lie was scaldcd in dreadful mau
mes in all ports OF his body. Tho fireman, MIR
WoodcOck, with great presence of mind mn.
I courage, Immediately went TO the assistance a
the engineer, exlricatcd him from the ruins
carried him safely to the shore, and conveyec
him to the residence Of Mr.. Leach, Il short di.
tauce from the scene OF the disaster. Mr.. How
ard was discovered in few moments after thi
occurrence, by several persons who went to hi,
relief in boat, and also conveyed to MI. Leach,
house.
number OF our physicians hasteued 10 th,
seenc and rendered all the aid possible to tht
, injured men. DR.. Bush attended to tho want.
OF MIR. Howard, and DR.. Chaytor dressed tb,
wounds of MIR. Wood. The latter was taken Il
the boarding house Of Mrs. Tumlin, in Marke
street between Second and Third, about eleven
O'Clock. Mr. Howard was in such precariou,
condition, that it was deemed essential ia hi.
recovery, that he remain Mt the silence Of Mr.
Leach for time. We are told that both of thes,
i gentlemen, though much injured, will possibl,
recover MT. Howard, however, s still lying II
n critical condition
, locomotive was hrel up VI Thursday ui,bi
= which drew the unujutcl cars of the track OF
TO Inc SD rug between Lombard nnl Pine streets
ani measures were taken by the mnnagers oi
the road u remove the wreck, and place tLt
bridge in complete repair On Friday morniun
several hundred worklncn were employed in tL,
WuIhi uhaer lhs tlreetl0n ot Mr. CtOssmau and
the bridgeis already in condition to be trayelle.
over with safety
The broken fragments Of cars aui the loco
motive have been removed, aud the place has all
, most assumed its wonted appearance.
The trains Of cars which leave phllalelphin n
II O'clock, m, and II midnight, came down
S as usual on Thursday night, to within shor
distance Of the bridge. Most of the PASSENGER.
remained IN The cars until morning, when the,
were brought to this city iu the stcamboa,
Union" and went South in special train =
The morning train also came down ON Friday
and the passengers were brought hilher by III,
same conveyance. numher who were on boar
the night train, walked into the city on the sam,
/ night, crossing the Brandywinc bridge.
On Friday morning, the scene presented m
animated appearance. 1t was visited by thou
sands Of our citizens, Of all ages, aud both sexes
and Il number Of the men and boys awaited them
selves Of the opportunity to procure u plentiful
supply Of peaches. Some were gathering then
in boats, whilst others more yeniurcsome. po
down on to pieces Of the broken cars, and in thii
manner secured great numbers OF them II
some cases, the youths Invested themselves OF
their clothing aud plunged into the stream il
search Of the fruit. Several who were on
4 pieces OF the wreck, were thrown oil iuto the
brandywne and got Il complete duckiug. la
one case We saw man who had gathered near
peck, and was floating about in his raft in
. Al mi - ~ IIaN