Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-11-03

north bound track. was in No. {
With tho young men who were killed.
didn't see the cars in front until about
thirty yards off. When did see them
l said: my God boys, Jump or we'll
be killed." As l said this stepped on
the running board and scrambled has
tily over the top and stood between
the sand box and the smoke stack
When the collision came l was thrown
of on my face between the two locomo-
tives. got up and staggered over to
the shantie. After l got over the mo-
mentary feeling Of sickness looked
around me and heard Meredith exelaim,
"My God, take me out of this" This is
about all can remember.
EDWARD sAssE.
This victim was about 80 years Of
age. He was married and leaves wife
and two children. He resided at No.
200 Poplar street. He was a baker by
trade and before he went to work on
the railroad was employed by Rhefuss,
who kept bakery on King street be-
low Third. He has been engaged as a
brakeman nearly a year, being forced
to take an out door position for the
benefit of his health. His father and
mother are living as are also four broth
ers AID three sisters. He was a young
man of exemplary character and was
generally known for his sociable iispO-
siti0n.
JOHN GALLAGHER.
The second victim is known in New
Castle, the home Of his parents, as a
worthy young man, and a man who by
his euergy had gathered together con-
siderable property. His parents lived
in Shawtown in house which was pre-
sented to them by the deceased just
before his death. He was about &c
years of age. He was employed as q
engineer ON the road having occupied
this position about four months. He
belonged to st. Peters church, Of New
Castle and was member of the Shields
Library Association of this city. He
boarded with Mrs. Helena Peters, No.
424 L. Sixth street. While taking his
supper he remarked about his work.
"That he liked it and would like to
have it tina. way all winter"
HARRY MEREDITH.
The third victim was the sole sup.
port Of a mother, disabled father and
seven brothers and sisters. He was
twenty-one years of age, of most ex.
cellent character. He was a member o.
the Church Of the Covenant school in
the morning and the Mission school in
the afternoon. Among the teachers he
was looked upon as most promising
youth, while at home he was NEST at.
tentive to the wants Of all especially to
his mother. He had been employed as
a breakman on the road about three
months. On Saturday he laid in bed
until about four o'clock. called him
up. He came down stairs aud asked
his mother to get him some beef stake,
While supper was being prepared he
played with the children. He pre-
pared to 60 to work about 81 o'clock
His mother said to him: "this is your
last Of the night turn, mind be careful. "
~ will" was the reply, and he kiss
cd his mother and left.
A few minutes after eleven o'clock
Mrs. Meredith had occasion to come down
stairs. She went to the door and there
was a sharp whistle followed by a
,rashing sound and loud cries of dis
tress. About an hour or 80 after she
was summoned to the death bsd Of he,
SON.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
One of the singular incidents of the
sad affair was the narrow escape Of the
fireman, Edward L. Shields. While
No. 6 engine was taking water at the
junction, Mr.. Shields stepped from the
fatal engine to the engine No. 9 for the
purpose of getting light for his pipe.
As Mr.. Shields stepped from his cab
Mr.. Sasse took his position. Had it Lot
been for this change there would have
been another victim to the number so
tragical y killed.
HISTORY OF THE ENGINES.
The locomotive that was demolished
did noble service during the war. 1t
was three wheel driving engine and
was engaged in carrying soldiery to and
from the front. It was reconstructed
lately and pair Of wheels taken off.
Since then it has been working as a
shifter.
No 9 engine is the centennial"
and was known in the department oy
that name. This however was changed
aud it was recorded as No. 8.
FORMER ACCIDENTS.
On Monday evening the eighth Of
August, 1864, a short distance above
where this accident occurred, peach
rain of six cars, with their contents of
'ix thousand baskets of peaches, were
brown violently down the embank-
nent. No one was injured at the time,
,ut the fruit was almost wholly de-
troyed.
A short distance above this, about
our years ago, an engine went over the
rack into the Christiana with two cars
till attached. The hands saved them.
elves from fatal injury by jumping
rom the fated train. They however
vara somawha at iDiured.
Last September the evening before
he holding of the Democratic conven-
ion at Dsver, young man named
ames Yates was Instantly killed by the
hitting OF cars and " schooner" Long,
lis companion, was dragged consider
BILE distance along the track, narrowly
scaping fatal injury. The young men |
7ere stealing ride to Dover. They
7ere unaware of the fact that the cars
7ere generally shifted. Hence the
ccident.
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