Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-10

The West Chuvch Excarsl0nlsts
Run Into BY . Freight Train.

The excursion of the West Presby'
terian Church left this city yesterday
morning with about six hundred per-
sons, and after a delightful ride over
the West Jersey Railroad from Penns-
grove, reached the "City by the Sea- "
The usual places of interest were visited,
and while many went in to battle,
others amused themselves by driving
On the beach and in other ways, until
with appetitts sharpened by the breeze
from old ocean they repaired to the
hotels, where excellent dinners were
served at a moderate cost.
After day of pleasure the excur-
sionists took the train at 5o'clock to re-
turn home, and everything went well
until they reached Woodbury., whore
the train was run into by freight train
while standing on siding. The excur-
sion train, which consisted of eleven pas
senger cars, was run on tine siding, and
in a short time afterwards another
train from Pennsgrove, consisting ofan
engine and tender with nine passenger
and two stock cars, was run on the same
siding, and the engine stopped about
ten feet in the rear Of the excursion
train.
In few minutes the Salem freight
came dashing along, and in stead OF con
tinuing on the same track turned on the
siding, and went crushing into the real
of the empty train, throwing it forward
with great force against the train occu-
pied by the excursinnists, and causing
a crash all the way along the line
Many of the passengers were thrown
from their seats, while those who Were
standing up were flat on the floor. Nc
one knew What was the matter, and fol
a few minutes the greatest excitement
prevailed, during which numbe
Jumped out of the windows, whilt
several ladies were 50 terrified that they
tainted.
The engine which struck the eXcur
sion train was broken and the escaping
steam which filled the rear car added Il
the fright of the passenger aud causes
them to suppose that the accident wa
even worse than it really swas. Mon
teith jackson, II son OF job jackson
was standing on the rear platform
when it was struck by the englne, bll
fortunately made his escape inside tn
car without being injured, although tn
platform was torn all to pieces. Bot
engines were pretty well demo'ishe,
and the tenders totally destroyed
. while the forward car, of the trcigb
train were completely broken up AM
melons, vegetables and other rroduc
scattered on al! sides.
The engineers and tiremen on bott
trains escaped serious injury by jump
ing off, pu Charles Lockmayer, o
Woodbury., who had boarded the engih
of the empty train and was talking t
: the engineer, was badly injured. Til
, man was taken from the wreck, whe
it was found that his thigh was cru~i
| ed, his hip injured, and his ley cut i'll
, number of places, some Of the gasht
being fully six inches in length. II
, was alsoierrihly scalded 10y The escapln
steam, and it is not thought that he ca
J recover.
On a track alongside of where tn
accident occurred there were severa
: cars standing, each of which was loat
ed with powder, and if fire had bee
' communicated to them, the result
+ would have been terrible.
Some thre hnut~ were spent
cleaning away the TX, after whic
the train projected t" pennsgrove, an
). the excursionlsts reached this cit
, about /. 80 o'clock this morning, muC
to the relief of their friends, many
whom had heard VI the accident.