The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-02
DEATH On THE RAIL.
7 INES Chambers INSTANTLY Killed or the
Delaware Railroad.

On Wednesday r.>e uimr. Mr.. lanes
Jarrett, OF this town, received Il ,:i>pai'
rom Wilmington, Del, stating that h,
nephew, James Chambers, son of his siste
Mrs. Annie Chambers, of that city, h.:
,een killed on the Delaware Railroad whr.
le was employed, about n. o'clock til:
.tternoon. This sad message soon spree
throughout town and caused Il univrrS:
ceiling of sorrow among our citizens, II
deceased and family heing natives of TN
own and vicinity and well known al
highly respected here. All were anxious
learn the particulars of the accident, b.
t.lil~l to hear more than the simple fact
lis death until next morning. The particE
Lars were then learned to be rs follows:
Mr.. Chambers, who has been in the EN-
ploy of the railroad company for about sev.r
years as brakeman, was acting in that ca
,acify on the passenger train, bound north
Tue in Wilmington at 6.05 o'clock =. NJ,
Wednesday. About A.. O'Clock. us the,
were approaching Green Spring station,
small station u short distance north of Clay.
ton. while sitting in the rear of the last can
with Mr. John Mahoncy, trackmaster, IL
thought he heard II noise beneath the car.
us though the brake chain had broker
and WAS dragging on the track. He LET
Mr.. Mahoney and went to the forward en'
of the car to see what was the matter. Th
train was running ut a rapid rate, it mo-
$40 he, Sfu
Went out on the plat form, and, graSping h,
two hand-r:,il>, leaned forward with hi
face toward the rear, and attempted to look
beneath the car. At the station II hous.
car WAS standing upon Il siding, which til,
unfortunate young man failed to notice.
The two tracks are SO close together thai
any unusual projection from IA tar upon
either wnuli come in contact with Il cal
upon the other While Mr.. Chamb ers was
in the position stated, the train rushed by
the empty car and the back of his head came
in contact with the corner of the car with
the full force of the rapid speed of the train
He was knocked off the car and thrown
some ,listar, e from the track. Mr.. Maho
ney soon missed him and Immediately pulled
the rope and brought the train to stop
Conductor Duncan, who was i'll charge, ran
his train back to the point where the acct
dent happened. Mr.. Chambers WAS found
II few yards from the track, and gaSped and
died lust us the men from the train reached
in, the brain protrudiu.; his person was he
spatterei with blood and much mudtiie,l, rs
the track side was a pool of mud and wafer
The body was placed upon the train and
taken to Wilmington, where il was given
in charge of undertaken Palmer, who put
it in condition tn be taken to the home of
his mother, who, in the meantime: WAS in
formed of the SAL fate Of her son.
The deceased was twenty-five years of age
a young man of much promise, highly es-
teemetl by his employers and all friends,
and the support of his widowed mother.
He was !, son of the late Nicholas +. Cham
berS, of this town, and grandson of the late
BENJAMIN B Chambers. His mother, who
survives him, is II daughter of the late j..
b. Marrett, Of this town. His death leaves
his uncle-his fathers brother-Benjamin
b. Cham beers, Familiarity known as "DiXey
Chambers, the last male representative of
the family. This is the third child Mrs.
Chambers has been called TO follow to the
grave within 4 few years. Out of Il family
of four-three daughters and one son,--but
one (Emma), the second daughter, is left
Maggie and Carrie TWO daughters, died
within comparatively short time of each
other Emma, the second, who was RAISED
from childhood by her aunt, Mrs. Whita-
ker, of Trenton, New Jersey, and who had
lust arrived ut her mother's home on Il visit
on the day of the accident, is the only one
left of a family of four interesting and low
able children. The sympathieS of this ell
tire community is enlisted in behalf OF the
widowed mother who has SO often been
called to bear such crushing hereavements.
The remains of the unfortunate young
man will reach our depot at IL o'clock this
afternoon, and will be taken to the Presby-
terrain Church, where service will he held,
and an opportunity given his friends to
look upon the face of the deceased The
remains will be inferred III the cemetery
adjoining the church, where his father and
two sisters are buried.