Daily Republican., 1886-01-09


one OF the killed, but fortunately he
was transferred from the engine, TO
which the accident occurred, at o..
clock this morning.
McAllister, another man who was
on duty TO day.. thus fortunately
escaped.
The Coroner will hold an inquest
Tomorrow afternoon, when the matter
will be fully investigated.
II has been aseertAined later that
the two wounded men. referred 20
whose names could not be ascertatned,
are James Garry, Of No. 72lIPine street,
= member Of the shifting crew who was
terribley injured, his leg being broken
ana ribs crushed, aud John Guyer, OF
Bennett street, who was suffering from
conclusion of the brain. James Brin-
tou, operator ut the west yard, IL also
baily bruised and crushed.
SUPERIN rENDEsT McCAUSLAND'S
STATEMENT.
The following statement Of Superin-
dent A. @. McCausland of tho Will
mington aud Northern road, and who
was on the telescoped car, while not
materially differing from the statement
already made by the reporter Of the
AhEh ~ - LAC sAeth " 80
concerned, offers In this, that No.
shifter was attached to the Wilmington
aud Northern train, and pulled 1t down
from the West Yard on the south bound
track, and that but Two engines instead
of three came out from the l.. W. g. B.
depot, and met the other train at Justi-
son street. Mr.. McCausland rays:
We started Is usual from the West
Yard and backed down the north bound
track until re aching West street where
the track was obstructed by q freight
| train partly on and partly of the track.
We then pulled back 70 the West Yard,
where We were Informed that shiiter
No o would take tho train In on the
south bound track, rs orders had been
re celved 10 that effect.
Shifter No. . then came across, and
coupling TO the rear and of the W. q n
train and the rest, said Mr.. McCausland
you know. He and Condu actor Black
we're both at the rear end of the car and
when the collision occurred they were
In the midss Of flying debris and o vol
ume of escaping steam from the engine
beneath them. Catching hold OF Con-
ductor Black, he pulled him to . side
window through which they escaped TO
the outside. Mr.. McCausland has an
ankle spraiped and Conductor Black is
scalded about the right arm and ON his
face but not dangerously.
A large force Of workmen were en-
gagged soon after the accident happen.
ad in removing the wreck and by IL
O'Clock tho track was cleared. The
passenger car OF the Wilmington Il
Northern train 10 q total wreck, incap.
able Of being repaired.
Shifting engine No. 0, of the p, W.
& b. Railroad is also n total wreck, and
On eine No. 10. the engine that collided
with the shitter and drove IL through
the W. * N. car 10 very much dam
aged. Who is 20 blame for this dis
tressing accident had not been definite
| ly ascertained In the confusion that fol.
lowed, but somebody ts 10 blame and
no doubt q full investigation will bt
made by the authorities OF the railroad
companies aud the coroner's inquest
that is 70 follow.
| GREAT SNOW STORM.
At last real snow storm has strucl
around. Premouitions of tho oomini
storm were strong all day yesterday
but &c was not until 3 O'Clock In tn
evening that It burst with all Its fur,
upon this city.
It came with furious wind and hail
and those who were caught out In tn
storm were glad TO escape to shelter =
The storm continued In all Its fur.
through the night. The city cars CON
tinued 20 run up 70 midnight, but thi
morning the drifting Snow rendered th
city railways impassible.
This morning the Wilmington cit,
railway sent out its snow plough bu
when IL got as far as the soldiers 'monu
ment it turned back and operation
were suspended until the drifting woul'
ceaee.
The Front and Union street line Ia,
the same difficulty. By noon to.day tn
snow ploughs had worked their wa,
through from end to end of the tw
roads, and IL Is expected by this even
ing the cars win be running. Tn
trains on the through lines were con
siderably detained, and the oonfusio
OF running trains this morning led {
I the deplorable accident recorded else
where.
| The snow Ia ve-y much drifted Il
, places, but sleighing though passably
good cannot last long on account of bar
places In the streets. 1t is though
that an average of about ten inches G
snow had fallen.