The daily gazette., 1881-04-22
A Terrible Accident.
FAST TRAIN HUNS INTO A CARRIAGE
AT STANTON CROSSING AND INSTANT
LY KILLS A MAN AND WOMAN.

LIZ KILLS A MAN AND WOMAN.
A sad and fatal accident occurred on
the p, W. & B. II. R., yesterday at STAN
tor crossing whereby two human beings
were instantly hurled into eternity. The
particulars of the case as far as could be
ascertained are about as follows:
As the Seaside Express train North
leaving this city was approaching the
curve Just below Stanton, Frank
Beherstein the operator In the tower
noticed carriage In which were seated
man and and woman, approaching the
crossing. He raised the window and
signalled the man TO stop. The man look
ed up and checked his horse with the
intention apparently ofstopping at the
station. The operator thinking they had
done so closed the window and turned his
attention to the coming train. 1t seemed
but moment where he heard loud
crash as of something being broken and
remembering the team he OWNED that
the man had attempted TO cross the track
and had been struck. He Immediately
lett the tower, ran down stairs and iu-
formed James Il. Robinson the station
master Of what he thought had occurred.
They b 9th started out of the station and
looked around for the carriage but could
see nothing of it or its occupants. They
turned to 90 in the station when some
one hallooed to them that the man was
laying up the track.
They at once started up the track, and
about 200 yards above the station they
came upon the body of the woman, with
heI head laying across one of the rails
of the south bound track. The back part
Of her head was mashed to pulp, both
legs were broken In two or three places
aud one arm was also broken. The track
for some distance was bloody and por
tions of the woman's brains were strewI
upon the ground. The man was founC
about fifty yards further up the track ly
ing between the two tracks In aapool o.
blood; death had been instantaneous
Portions Of the wagon and some of III
contents were strewn along the track fol
some distance.
A gentleman who had arrived upor
the scene picked up a ladies golt
watch, broken in half, and $40 II
money. Another gentleman picket
up letter addressed to "Albert Davis
| dyer, Newark" Both ladies after be
ing discovered were soon removed t,
the station, and word telegraphed T.
Newark. Albert Davis proved to b.
superintendent of the dyeing depart
ment Of William Dean & Sons woolleI
mill. Upon receiving the word Mr.
Dayis, accompanied by Joseph Dean
started for Stanton. When they ar
rived there they we're conducted Il
where the ladies were, and when Mr.
Davis gazed upon the mutilated bod.
of his wife he was completely over.
come and had 10 be led away by Mr.
Dean.
In the meantime Coroner Weldin
accompanied by DIR. Ogle, detective
negg and number of jurymen from
this city, had arrived at the scene
Mr.. Davis st ated that about weel
ago the unfortunate man came t,
Newark with horse, since whicl
time he had been engaged in garden
ing in the gardens attached to Mr.
J Davis house. The only name h
knew him by was Martin, and he q
one time had been an hostler in the EN-
ploy of Mrs. Davis father, who's
name is John Holt, a business man il
Philadelphia. Mr.. Davis further statet
) that his wife had told him that she wal
going to Stanton for the purpose of do
ing some shopping, and that Martil
was going with her. She at first want
ed 10 take one of the children witt
her, but he lad persuaded her not t
do SO.
Coroner Weldin commenced an in
quest, and Frank Roberstein anC
James Robinson. employees of thu
, company, were examined. Their tes-
timony was to the effect that The en-
gineer had blown his whistle. MIS-
Hannah Btierly and Mrs. Hannal
Wright also testified to hearing Ih,
whistle and also the crash when thu
engine strack the carriage. The jur,
then adjourned until this morning at
o'clock. When the accident occurred
the horse had inst cleared the tracl
and the locomotive struck the carriage
fairly on the side, tearing it away from
the horse, which upon finding itsel
loose started on a run down the rad
;; ; Tue train was at rate of about lift.
miles an hour, and after the acciden
. run several hundred yards before i
was stopped. a portion of the broker
wagon was found sn the cowcatcher
and the front of the engine wa
spattered with blood. When the traii
arrived in this city lap robe, a waite
proof aud shawl, which had beer
overlooked before, were found ON pilot
The articles were returned TO Mr.
Davis. The unfortunate woman i
: the mother Of three children, the old
! est being little over two years old
The accident caused great excitemen
: in Newark, and MIR. Davis is deepl.
I sympathized with ia his bereavement