Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-23

and shut on one mile ont my train was running
from 10 to 10 miles per hour when the collision
took place was minutes behind time at Belle
Yue 30 lbs Of steam ID insufficient to move
train OF cars, and very few locomotives can be
moved with that quantity Of steam signal man
should go half mile TO rear to flag train IL Is
the dnty OF the engineer to see that the fireman
kept up steam.
L. M. Sergeant, engineer on the North bound
train, was sworn and testified that he was
stopped by the red light of the standing train /;
that he passed on after he ascertAined the cause
and signalled the South bound train, but not In
time 10 prevent the collision. II the signal man
had run he might have got 400 yards to the rear
but not far enough to have given an earlier sig
nal.
II. A, L. Pyle, Geo. H. Pearson, and George
II. Marple, pa sengers oil the train, testified to
the occurrences after the collieion-the removal
OF the wounded, &c. None OF them knew any
thing Of the accident until it was upon them,
except Mr. Msrple who saw the advancing train
and jumped from the rear platform.
After the testimony had all been taken, the
jury repaired to the Washington Honse and
thence to the club room over James Morrow's
store when the following verdict was rendered
THAT Henry q. Fritz came to his doath by a
collision that occurred about 200 yards south Of
Ellerslie Station, between the train that left
Philadelphia at 1880 on the night of the 21st
inst, and the train which left West Philadelphia
at about l2:40, on the morning Of the 22d inst,
which collision was caused by or through the in
competency and neglect of Mr.. Anthony Rue,
conductor Of the train leaving Philadelphia at
l1:SO 7. NJ, on the night Of the 2lst of Novem-
Der. 1872"
A warrant wac prepared by Coroner winslow,
this morning, and placed In the hands OF Ooun-
ty Constable for the arrest of Anthony Rue.
The Coroner's Jury reassembles at the La
fayette Hotel, 641 Shipley street, on Monday
evening next, at "a o'clock to investigate the
manner Of the death Of Geo. Pollitt.
CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED.
The Fritz family, whose injuries were Of
wounded, are resting comfortably as could
be expected. The physicians, Drs- Kane and
Bullock are more hopeful, this morning, for
the recovery OF Chas. +. Fritz His mother
still lies in very critical condition.
Mrs. Fritz left arm was not broken, but the
right one was and has been set. 0ne leg was
broken at the ankle and the other near the knee,
but owing to the compound nature OF the frao- 4
ture they have not been set Her physicians
visited her, this morning, for this purpose, but
they were not only unable to perform the work,
but did not know when 1t could be done. One
of the wounds, they think, will have to be probed.
Mrs, Fritz is calm and composed, this morning.
She Is perfectly resigned to her fate il the worst
comes, and Expresses wish for death, as she
now has nothing to live for. She rested quite
comfortably during the night.
Mr.. Charles Il. Fritz is also composed this
morning, after night Of quiet rest. His injuries
are ony 10 the abdomen. When discovered,
he was bleeding profusely from the
mouth and nostrils, hemorrhAge having ensu-
ed, but it is thought that this was caused by the
injuries in the stomach and proceeded there
from.
Mrs. Lena Fritz, his wife, with the exception
OF her bruises, is doing we'll. She is about the
house. this morning, aud was down stairs at
breakfast.
The others Of the wounded are doing very well.