Daily Republican., 1888-08-09
i. 4. BErDds DIsGsrHA:
An Engine Runs Into an open Draw at
GFay's FeFry-A Fatal oeidonE last
Night-A DiaregArded signal.

GEays Forry-A Fetal oetoonr Last
NIgbt-A DiAregArded signal.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "a pAsseu.
ger engine on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad ran into tae open draw Of the
bridge over the Bchuylklll river, below
0ray'a Ferry bridge, last evening, hAv.
ing on board an engineer, . fireman
and tWO boys
One boy, up to Q late hour last ever
ing, had not been found, and 1t 10
thought he 10 pinned TO the bottom Of
the river by the engine.
The engineer sustained injuries from
which he lied IN after rem o val to the
University Hospital. The fireman es.
capped unhurt and the ether boys with
slight injuries.
At 80 o'clck p. m. engine No. COL,
which hAd left Baltimore ~ 4 10 o'c' oox
with local passenger train, arrived 1T
the depot at Twenty second and Ohest-
nut streets.
A few seconds later the engine was
backed ont the ira cks toward the IND
house Ut Sixteenth street, where IL Was
to lie until $50 O'Clock this morning,
when II was TO return TO Baltimore
The engineer, James n. Bell, aged
30 years, Of 17l0 HsnoVer STREET, Baltl-
more, 1t ia said, was in tho cab; the
hremAn,- - Michael, also Of Baltimore,
was, he said, in hts proper
position on the water tsnk, to give
warning to the engineer; the BOY, Hugh
Mooord, an apprentices In the mtehine
thops ct Fifty eighth street, and another
apprentice, Harry Sawyer, employed at
the same place, on the truck.
Tho engtne wBs run at . SLOW rata OF
"a a. N 80 O.
Ohio Railroad bridge, below 0ray's
Ferry. Ths draw was open at the time
for q steamer pAssiUg west Of the pier,
aud according tn this statements OF
Michael Kane, tbs engineer OF the
assistant, who Wers en- duty At tue
time The usual danger signal, rel
light, had been placed at both entrances
TO the bridge.
Fireman Michael, however, who was
on watch on the taHk, sAid the sigSsl
IVES not in Bishs.
The truck fell over the draw first, and
Michael WAS hurled FROM the tank into
the water and escaped uututured. Nc
Cord, It is belssYed, was caught bet ween
the tender and engine and was carried
down.
The engineer bNd his tight foot crush.
ed aud the leg broke in several places.
His left si6e and shoulder were badly
bruised. Sawyer sustained seven cuts
on the head and Tad bruiee Of the
right wrist.
Bell, sssiehRel And Sawyer came TO
the surface, and large row boat, which
was coming up the river, manned BY
Lesley White, OF Twenty fifth and Car
penter, - Smith, drlY'r on the
Spruce and Pine streets lite, Matt
Gourl6y and VIM. Connolly, OF Thirty
sixth and WbGIt1n, Sc that ipstbnt
res lhsd the spot, White plunged into
the water, and with the aid Of his COM
pRnions set the railroad men into the
boat.
They were carried 20 the East Side
Depot, and telegram sent to the police
station ct Thlrty.siEt and epruot
stTsels and 20 the railIo1d station hI
Twenty fourth and Chestnut streets.
AmbulAnces arrived in about ont
hour, and Sawyer vas taken to thi
Pehrsyl ylVGnia Hospital, and Bill to th,
UniveTsIty Hospital.
}. Van Smith, the superintendent o
the Philadelphia division, proceeded q
once TO the Eoene of the accident, AuC
made } JersonAl investigation Of TIT
matter. ClncerDiuE the accident, b
said ct midnight: "Jlmes &. Bsll va
one OF the Oldest and most reliable meI
on the road. The drNwbridge engines
says the signal Yves correctly placed
and 1 am constrained to bellsvs the D,
cident was caused by disregard of tn
usual sisuAl. do not know whethe
or not Michael was ut the obAelvAtIol
point o the water tank, but he was ex
cited, snd, OF course, apt to Say any
thing"