Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-26
R. R ACCIDENT NEAR NEWPORT.

COLLISION OF AN EXPRESS TRAIN WITH A CARRIAGE
Two OF THE OCCUPANTS SERIOUSLY INJURED
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE OCCURRENCE
On Tuesday evening last, at about six and
half o'clock, an accident occurred on the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington Il Baltimore Railroad near
Newport which resulted in severely wounding
three persons; and the wonder is, how the in
iured persons oscar ed at all with their lives.
Yesterday morning, the city was full of ru-
mors of a fearful accident on one of the Rail
roads centering here Many Of these reports
were exaggerated and none OF them were correct.
To ascertain the nature and extent of the acci-
dent, representative of the COMMERCIAL pro-
ceeded to the scene OF the catastrophe, and the
result Of our reporters inquiries we lay before
our readers.
The persons injured are Mary p, wife of
Thomas Lyman, and their son Gilbert, a lad
about 10 years OF age, and Adie Lyman, sister
Of Thomas, also about fifteen years OF age.
Gilbert and his mother drove into Wilmington,
on Tuesday, with the intention, upon returning,
of taking Adie who is a student at No. Public
School, and is boarding in the city, with them.
Passing the village of Newport, three huAdred
yards beyond they entered the private lane Of
John II. Lyman by turning to the left Two
hundred yards along the lane brought them to
the Railroad crossing and directly in front Of the
farmhouse Of Jno. Il. Lyman, the father Of
Adie Lyman this is the scene of the accident.
Not being on the lookout for train as no
train was due at that hour, they did not observe
the approach of the northbound express train,
which happened to be about one hour behind
time, until it was within few feet of the lane,
and until it was too late to save themselves from
imminent destruction.
Az their carriage was crossing the track, the
hind wheels were struck with lightning sudden
ness, the vehicle was swept forward distance
of twenty yards with two Of its occupants, and
flung into a ditch by the side OF the track, a
complete and absolute wreck. Before the col
ision, Ade mad sprung to the front Of the car
rage and attempted to jump out, and did sue
ceed in partly freeing herself from the crashing
atoms OF the vehicle, but Gilbert and his mother
we're hurled along and dashed upon the ice and
snow at the road side, wounded and bleeding
and entirely unconscious
Ade was able to rise, did 80, but owing to
| the shock staggered and fell. She rose and fell
three times, but finally 80 regained her strength
that she reached the house and brought he1
| father and brother to the scene of disaster. No
time WAS lost in reaching the PROSTATE forms OF
| the mother and son, who in an unconscious
condition, were lying where they had beer
/ thrown, and were carried into the house.
The train was an unusually heavy one. and al
| the grade was descending one,the engineer die
| not succeed in coming to stop until he hac
i passed Newport. The train was pushed bacl
| to ascertain the extent of the damage, and tC
| render assistance, il any were needed.
The head light Of the locomotive was extin
gushed and the glass broken, but no othel
damage was done to the train. The carriage
| seems to have been torn away from the horse a.
tine moment of the collision and the anlma
trotted into tho lane and around to his stable
door, and was not in iured.
When we visited the scene of the accident
yesterday, but little sign of the tragcal occur
renee of the day before was visible There wa
some wax scattered about, purchased by Adle
for the manufacture of flowers; there were hol
| day confections dottng the snow here and there
| there was pool of blood in the ditch and upo
the fragments of the carriage, and in the Ian
| over which the bodies were borne to the house
over in the garden the neighbors had thrown tn
axles and spokes, wheel, shaft and all ina
remained of the vehicle.
Dr. Isaiah Lukens was in attendance upon th
wounded on the arrival of our reporter, yestel
day, at the house. We learned from him thi
| none of the wounds are of fatal nature thoug
, / serious. Gilbert is most injured, having u
foretop of his head partially scalped, one OF h
shoulders nearly dislocated, his left eye punche
| out and laid on his cheek but in such mann'
that it was readily replaced, and sustaining maj
severe contusons. His consciousness had r.
turned and no danger to life was feared. MIR
Lyman had two ribs broken, and received a 81
we're cash across the eye, severing an eyebro
and severely jarring the head aud whole system
Yesterday morning, while consciousness nt
mostly returned, she was, at times, somewh
| wandering in her mind. Her wounds are on
a l.such as time and nursing can readily heal.
h Adie received pretty severe shock in her 4
r to the ground, and received cut under u
. chin which penetrated to the tongue b
d she is least hurt and must soon entirely recove
i Mr.. Thomas Lyman, whose residence is abo
o a mile from his fathers was sent for, immediat
ly after the accident, and upon arriving enter
the room where his stricken wife, son and sist
lay, his feelings overcame. him and he faint
n away.
d No blame attaches to the r. r. Co. that we c.
o discover. It is said that no whistle was bloN
:. but as this was a private crossing no whistle
IL required. special train was sent from W
l. mington, yesterday, on which DR.. Kane we
1t down to see the wounded it returned abe
|, | noon.