The daily gazette., 1878-07-01
FIFTH EDITION.
The IsaiIroa d Accident.
MORE OF THE EVIDENCE GIVEN BEFORI
THE CoRoNER's JURY.

| w III. IluTltyy JG., WDO WAS stopping
at house close by the railroad, testified
that his attention was first attracted by
the noise of escaping steam; ran over to
the track and found the locomotive pretty
well up on the bank
discovered the fireman first, in the
rear of the engine; with assistance car
red him from there To the bank when
first saw him he was still alive. ! had
no conversation with him. as lie was un-
able to speak. Found the engineer in
front of the door OF the baggage car in
the ditch. He was dead / left just after
they found the engineer; from the cul-
vert to where the engine struck the
bank was about 100 to 200 yards did not
see the cross-tie did not see the man
1 Brown.
p, Mr.. Philips, re-called:-When the train
stopped the passengers got out one of
them said he met three or four men
walking down the track, talking among
themselves; they did not appear to take
any notice ofthe accident, but kept right
on. AT the time of the accident it was
not very dark, but towards morning it
got thick don't think it could have oc-
CURED unless the tie was placed on
the track. After 1t struck, the engine
continued ON 30 or Az feet, SO it is said,
but i did not see it.
! Il. q. Bradford, Jr., SWORN Live in
Wilmington, | took the Southern Ex-
press III new OTh, 70 tUt DtSL OF NV re-
collection the accident occurred about 10
O'Clock; / noticed what l supposed to be
putting down of the brakes in moment
or two after noticed a bumping; after
this continued for moment or two felt
shock which brought the train to a
stand; l was in the car following the
smoking car, sitting on the right hand
side, and sitting about the middle OF the
car; the lights did not go out as far as |
observed; just after we stopped j went
back through the car and got out on the
left hand side, and went forwarn as far
as the engine stopped there a moment
or two and inquired the extent of the
damage. After testifying to seeing the
bodies Of the dead men, Mr.. Bradford
said: l noticed srge tie lying in the
ditch, pointing towards Wilmington
there was an impression upon the cul-
vert, hut we did not examine it closely
, enough to see whether the tie had caus-
| Ell the locomotive to jump; the tie was
, pointing toward the diIch, it was not on
f the track, but on the left side /; (the tie
, was shown and recognized). | do not
know whether | saw Brown or not.
l went back to the euIvert a secoud time
saw several there, and heard a man say
that he had done al he could TO save the
5 train; a consultation was held, and it was
decided to hold the man who lad spok en-;
do not think | could recognize him
Edward Lawson. sworn IL am agent
, of the y. w. & B. R. II. | was there on
the night of the accident. While out on
n the poarch heard the escape of steam in
a sn unusual manner, which made me
e think there was something wrong, saw
+ n red light, and l then went in, and
a lighted my own red signal light, hearing
/ a whistle, walked up the platform about
= $50 feet, and stopped the freight train
{ when the train had stopped the man with
Z the red light had came up and asked him
hot han aaff Il
l. all gone; then tpld the breakman, tc
Il take care of the hind end /; l left my own
a red light on the platform as an additional
n precaution; the trains due at Claymon
No 1907, did not notice whether she was late
~ or not, asshe never stops ut Claymont
when the 9:47 train from this city. haC
stopped and left off p passengers, / wen
into the Office and it was 1908 iy The
T. clock, about or z minutes after
". southern went by; could n It say wheth.
the engineer on the north bound tract
ct could see the obstruction OF not, bu
v think it improha !; first net Mr. Phil
IN lips, and asked what the trouble was: III
al. asked me whether the brakeman ha,
gone back; / told him yes; he repeate
Il. al wonder whether he has gone back o
o. not" the light had been lett on the Plat
form; did not see Brown at frst
g. on going down to the wreck, 1t wa
ne not until sometime after wards.
heard some one say we want more ligh
crawled under the car, and we foun,
the engineer, Gdo. Babe, lying IN til
ditch, some one put door besides him
X and we put him ON it end put bim in tn
ice car; when | went back | held ligll
lre down and found d piece of wood, and
If little farther on found the crosstie; | sal
xet 10 Mr Philips, "Sam you have bee
~ thrown OFF" and he said ''yes, and hay
an seen the man, who said that he had trie
III to remove the tie, and he said that hi
aW name was Brown, and that he could b
OF found in Wilmington at any time" NJ
ags Philips started off along the trac
aud soo1 found i'm. | thea saw NJ
Brown for the first tim, a nd we aske
him TO give his story, he gave it uncoI
cernedly, in free open way, asked hi
what he was doing on the ground; /
ing said started togo to Philadelphia, al
af5 at Chester changed my mind, and aft,
be | lett Chester, got ride with gentl
the man, and here had to get out, and the
for took walk, no " here in particular iu
md thought l would take a walk, met
ion man ON the road; and asked him VIII
nth time the next train stopped at Cla
and mont; he did not know who the IN;
was.
He said the main told him that Il
next train for Wilmington that STOOD,
Ella at Claymont left Philadelphia, Mt i1:a
,eo- but lie thought he would walk on
Ia,, Holly OAK and Take the train there rs
uay had so much time; and that he had wal
All ed as far as the culvert when he foul
OF the tie wedged in, he had tried to reno
)or- it but was unable to do it, the tie was
lust der one rail and over the other, when
TO found he could not pull the tie out, al
hearing whistles up the road, he +
back, and tried TO stop the train by wa
ing his handkerchief, he staid on {
track until he thought his life was
man danger then got off, .ut thought he {
ldge not succeed, as the engineer gave q
eek, long blow as lie went past; | sal | m
lter Mr.. Brown your testimony will quite i
fell portant. told him perhaps you bein
was stranger IN TIP country, you have
lken your bearing asked him where he v
The when the train went by he pointed o
ye. to the road, and said he had started
walk towards Wilmington; when y
capo came down I'd the II. r., did you or
matt the r: r., or lake the II. r., and co
fore down here; he replied ! came right do
own. the railroad. ! do not think he had ii
to do what lie said; Mr.. Babes wa
stopped at 1911. The tie might h
h.. "a.