The daily gazette., 1878-03-15
A Terrible Scare.

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A Terrible Scare.
On Wednesday evening about 500
O'Clock as the second section OF the south
bound New York and Washington ex-
press consisting of an engine and two
cars, came dashing past Eddystone, just
above Chester, at the rate of 35 miles
per hour, the engineer, on looking out
the window, was startled at the sight of
the tender of Ridley creek draw bridge
frantically waving his flag and going
through all sorts OF insane motions for
the train n to stop. The engineer then
discovered that the draw was off, small
schooner being Just about to pass through
at the time,
The engineer action was quick. The
sharp teot of the whistle signalled
"down Breaks" sand was thrown upon
the rails and the lever quickly reversed.
The reaction shook. the train from one
end to the other, throwing people about
in the cars promiscuously and on the
moment the alarm OF the women and
CONSERVATION among the men reached
nearly panic height. The wheels spun
around like lightning and finally caught
In the sand upon the rails and the train
was stopped
When the passengers looked out and
saw the creek, the draw off, and the en-
gine standing painting and vibrating
nearly upon the brink they realized how
great had been their danger and many
CALCULATIONS of thanks were heard. The
bridge was soon in its place and the
tram passed over and on through. Had
tn train consisted of four or FIVE more
cars 1T makes one shudder to think what
would have undoubtedly been the re-
suit, AS the great momentum of the
lengthy train running at so rapid rate
of speed, would have rendered it impos-
sible to stop in so short time.
Stray Waits.
The willow trees are putting forth
their leaves.
Another telephone line will be put up
in this city,
Job work done very cheap at the
GAZETTE job office.
The firemen did not nominate q Chief
Engineer last evening.
Merchants should note that it pays to
advertise in the DAILY GAZETTE.
DR.. Gallagher the dentist will remain
at No. Il. Fifth street, one week longer.
Call on Sutterley 1902 Marker st.,if you
want. first. .clsss photographs at low prices
mar6,tf
George Rignold in Henry Y. at the
Opera House ON Monday evening the
25th inst.
What makes Good Samaritan Cough
Syrup sell so fast? Because it is backed
up by King.
To-day one week, Chambers and Col
Inns will be hung at New Castle, unless
reprieved by the Governor.
The DELAWARE GAZETTE for this
week is now ready, and can be obtained
at this office ready for mailing.
Nice fresh opened oysters by the quart
or hundred, as cheap as any place in the
city, at George NJ. Bacon's, No. 6 w. 3rd
street. 2t*
A Woman Burned to Death.
Hundreds of persons saw, IN William
burgh, last evening, Mrs. Kate Henkel
burning to death, despite every effort to
save her. She was standing in the hall
way of her apartments, on the second
floor of SO Throop avenue, talking to
neighbor. Her two children and two of
her;neighbors' were playing around the
room. One of them fell, and in falling
caught the table cloth, upsetting the
Kerosene lamp: The lamp broke and the
oil ran out. The woman, in her effort
to save the child was inveloped IN
flame. She ran to the street, and
throng gathered around her. She was
terribly burned, and was, later in the
evening, dying in the hospital
Failed to Nominate.
AT the adjourned meeting of the fire.
mems convention held last evening,at
the Washington Engine House, for
the purpose of nominating some per-
son for Chief Engineer of the depart
ment the following companies we've
Water Witch, Delaware,
Reliance, Weccacoe and Washington.
After Sc ven ballots had been taken
the convention adjourned sane die.
Each company present nom mated
person, and of curse voted for him
each time. The election for Chief
will no doubt go to Council.
A Case Reversed.
John G.. Hey, of South Wilmington,
was arraigned before Esquire Brady, last
evening, on charge of assaul 1t and bat
terry upon his wife, preferre d by the
Mrs. Hey, however, testified
that instead of Mr.. Hey, assaulting her
she committed an assault and battery
upon him, whereupon the case was dis
missed.
A Load Of Herring.
This morning fisherman from Della
ware City, arrived at the fish market
with over 700 Delaware herring. He is
selling them at 50 cents per dozen.
Before the smoke had cleared away
from the burning railway bridge over the
Raritan at New Brunswick an army of
men were preparing to replace it. They
finished the work in four days-an al
most unparalleled feat-putting up an en-
tirely new structure 800 feet long, fifty
feet high, costing twenty thousand dol
lars, and yesterday through freight and
passenger traffic between New York and
Philadelphia was resumed.
The Radical Municipality of fMarseilles
has refused, by II to 16, to name one of
the squares after M. Thiers, on the
ground. that street already bore his
name, and that he had plorifled Nano-