Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
THE kNGIhEEK Drunk.
Arrested for HIS Reckless IEunning
That Resulted in a EaIaI Collision.

That Resulted in "a E'aIai Collision.
Associated Press Dispatch bs Special Wires
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Seth Twombley, the
engineer of the freight engine which last
evening dashed into the suburban train AT
87th street and Nineennes avenue, had IA
narrow escape from being lynched. In ive
minutes after the frat report OF the coll
li4ton had spread the wreck was sur
rounded by a great crowd from tho neigh
boring stations.
Nearly all the killed and wounded were
residents VI the vicinity and tho indignH-
ton aroused at the sight OF the scalded
corpses soon reached the heat Of mob fury.
A cry went up from the crowd: where's
the engineer There he goes" replied
the frightened, white faced brakeman, who
was trembling iu the clutch OF half dozen
strong hands. The figure Of n running
man could be seen up the track In the
dusk; and yelling, "There his goes; lynch
him." hundred made chase after the
fugitive.
lie had u start of 500 feet and when he
turned around and saw the rush he doubled
his exertio1s. The purauers were feet also
aud they might have overtaken him but
few blocks up he plunged from the track
into q side street and Disappeared In the
gathering darkness, The mob returned to
the wreck and helped 70 carry off the dead,
The first body taken from the wreck was
that OF Miss Kelley. The steam had 80
boiled her hands and face as TO turn the
skin horrible purple aud her features
we're swollen out OF all semblance to theil
former shape.
The others were not SO badly dlsneured
and only one person was cut. Most OF them
had died from inhaling the tremendous
cloud OF hot steam that filled every corner
OF the cur before the echoes OF the lrst Ter
rib!e crush had died out.
CuicAdo. Sept. 25.-The coroner this
morning, sent u telegram to the captain OF
police OF the Englewood dlstrict to arrest
Engineer Twombley OF the freight train
which telescoped the Blue Island accom-
mediation train last night. lie was suisse
quently taken Into custody and lodged In
the station house at EngleRooi. The
police say he has the appearance of one
Just recovering from the influence Of liquor.
TwombleY was slightly injured as he
jumped from his engine Just AS II piled into
the passenger car. lie ran to this assistance
Of the people IN the coach, when he saw
what ruin he had caused, and aftor the eX-
element he appeared much Frustrated.
Twompley has the reputation Of being n
| reckless and fast runner and, moreover, It
is alleged by railroad officials that he is a
steady drlnker,
Immediately after tho accident great
nuIlbDA Va RuhIAo iihHlCu lhul i WOI4ulcy
was drunk, but reporters found people who
assured them that the engineer WAS per.
feGtly sober. Twombley gave the following
account OF tbs disaster:
| We left Auburn junction and we're pro.
ceeding on orders. l did not notice the
train standing at South Englewood until It
was too late for mo to avert the trouble. ]
did not see the red light hanging from the
sernaphore arm. 1 reversed my engine,
put on the vacuum brakes, hut 1t was al
100 late, and after bidding my fireman
| jump for his life jumped myself.
Persons who saw him before hs left the
city say he had been drinking all the Hitor.
noon, and that when hia train was made
up he was so stupid from liquor that he
had to be picked up and lifted Into the cab