Daily Republican., 1886-01-09
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Terrible Railroad
Accident.
A wILMIuGT0N AND NORrnERH
rRAIH TELEsCOPED-THREE
MEN INSTANTLY KILLED
1--WE BADLY INJURED.
ONE ROASTED ALIV

lone ROASTED A LIV K.
About 7 7.35 o'clock this morning q ter
rtble accident occurred ut Railroad
avenue and Jus tisoD street, by which
three men were instantly killed, i've
petiously, and . number Of others
slightly wounded.
The Wilmington ard Northern train
that leaves this city at O'Clock back
I'd In on its regular track, but when II
reached West stI cot It's progress was
stopped by freight train, some Of the
oars OF which were of ths track. The
| Wilmington ard Northern train then
pulled out 70 the west yard, shifted and
backed IN on the south bound track, !,
unm olested, until IL reached Justisop
street in . binding storm OF snow.
making 10 impossible to sec far ahead.
II was here that the fearful collision
took place
The r., w. & B. Railroad Com pan y
had engines running IN both directions
from the depot, breaking and showing
| thu snow from their tracks. Three Ell
Rines coupled together, started out
from tue depot southward nearly about
4 tu0 EAtlb ltuo Nhnt thC w 8ht
Northern lett the west yard. 6hiiter
No. 8 Was ahead and followed by No.
I16 The number Of the third Is moi
known.
Tho coupled engines and Wilmington
ana Northern tram, the latter consist
ing Of an engine, q baggage and n pas
ssnger car, we're on the same track.
They met al j ustison street. The blind
II L. n nj
| from seeing each other's train until II
was too late TO avert the catastrophe
too late indeed tor auy person 70 jump
from the iront shilter or from the train
to save them selves. 6hItter No 9struck
tho rear OF the passenger car ofthe VIII
miugton and Northern train with ter
rifle force and plougbed It's way
through broken timbers, flooring aud
seats. until the front end Of the engine
reached the middle OF the car.
Three men were on the shifting engiu
who we're instantly killed and buried
in the debris. Conductor Black and
superintendent A G. McCauslAnd
we're on the telescoped car. That bott
escap ped being killed seems q miracle
but as Il was Block WAS con nsidernbl1
and MoOausland slightly wounded.
As soon as the collision occurred til
steam began TO escape and fire sOoT
caught the wood work. An alarm o
Are WAs then struck ut box "a, From
and Justison, and the fire department
immedia lately responded, and . pluJ
streaIn was brought from the HARLAN
q Hollingsworth Company's works
The fire, however. was kept iE subjec.
tiOn bJ q few bucKets Of &ater. Til,
hremen and the police were on tL,
Iground In an almost Incredibly shoI
Ispace OF time, and worked as only VII
mington fremen and police do work OF
such occasions.
The bodies of the men wers extricAte,
from the wreck as soon ~ posi- ble
and prevented q sickeBing spectacle
None Of their names could be ascert
aimed with any degree OF certainty, bu
it Ia supposed that they are Albert L
Jones, engineer of shitter No. 0; Ben
Ijamin Conner, fireman and . ma,
manned Lamont, who is said 70 be
telegraph operator, In the employ G
the p, w. &. b. Railroad Company.
The bodies were placed on car an
taken to the dead house at the p, "
& *. station, where Undertaken Pa
mer was on hand and took charge {
them. The man supposed to be LIS
mont has his left leg and arm burn
of, and also his right hand, throug
the roasted flesh of which the calctne
bones protruded. There Ia also a. ba
cut down his face. and nearly all hi
clothes are burned OFF, bllstering an
oharing the skin all over his body.
The one thought 10 be Bepjs amin Cor
ner has the right leg crushed and bot
feet burned off, and also has bad gas
lin hla had ftsEa h.al laff Tho hNN
suppused 70 be that OF Jones, the eng
neer has the entire left side Of the fac
! lcrushed in, and both legs mashed o
above the knees, the flesh and bone
being ground mp like sausage mes
Both hands, Bnd part of his body al
badly burned, and frou his appearauC
he must have suffered untold agony.
AB the bodies lay in the dead houi
they presented sight never 10 be TO
gotten. The remains OF one man wer
laid on the door OF q car on the ffoo
while two others were laid on board
In one corner was sickening pile CON
posed of the flesh and bones OF both le,
ut one man and the charred leg
another.
Although the window was open Il
smell Of roasted flesh in the room WI
almost unbearable, and those who we
Obliged to be present were freQuent
compelled 10 open the door. a sho
time after the arrival OF the bodie
Deputy Coroner Smith came In and 4
structed Undertaken Palmer to ha'
= them removed to the morgue, whiS
kIwas done shortly before 10 O'Clock.
III There were five men hurt, as follows
IJames Melville. OF No. 400 East Ten
street, badly injured on his right leg.
is not yet known whether 1t Is broken
not as he was suffering 30 much pain th
he was put under thu influence of mo
phine and the examination deferred uni
this evening Ellwood H. Coyle, an e
gineer, badly injured George Black,
conductor on the W. g. N. R., was scald'
\ on the hands and face; he has been In {
employ Of the road since 1t was starte
The names Of the other men could not
ascertained.
IL is now stated that the name OF {
telegraph operator who was killed
George Brintou, and that he was
siqnal man in the employ Of the p.
g b. Railroad Company, bat as no
Iof the bodies have been identified the
is DO certainty as to their names.
The families of those who are iDjuf
were greatly distressed, as In some !
stances the most OK sggerated accoui
we're conveyed to them immediat,
kIafter the accident and before the woul
cd men were taken to their homes. NJ