Daily Republican., 1889-04-27
TIE inquest ENDED.

The Railroad Company Censured for tho
Deaths OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wade and the
Hoy Lenderman.
The CoroDer's jury on the Newport ac-
cident met again last evening at the Cor
oher's Office for the examination of wit
nesses.
samuel A. Bailey, who resides at Bran
dywine Springs, appeared before Coroner
Gamble and Secretary Ytager In the after
noon and test fled that he was near the
crossing at the the time of the accident,
amt, upon hearing the colortd man Cook
halloolng, looked and saw Mr.. Wade driv-
ing on the track. He called to him 10 90
back, when he stopped his horse and was
struck by the train.
William X. Beckley testified that he
was the engineer of the Unbound ex-
press which struck the wagon. lie did
not see 1t until he was within 100 yards OF
II, wntn he hlew hi, whistle, shut of
steam and put on the brakes. lie was
running on schedule tine of forty We
miles an hour, and it was impossible for
him to stop after he saw the wagon. The
train run about 200 yards before 1t could
be stopped, when he went back and
helped pick up the bodies.
II. ii. Carter testified that he is and
has been superintendent of the F., W. d.
b. railroad for the past six years, and
| cannot iecolleot that the company had
ever been asked 10 place safety gates or
tlaRman at this crossing. He did not
think that tuch reQu, 81 could have been
made without his knowing IT, for II 1t
had been sent to any other official Of the
road 1t would have been forwarded to
HIM. AS far ss he knew, the crossing
where the accident happened is not "a
public road, although 1t has been lad out
on the town plot as Walnut street
John Shields, the fireman, testified that
he was In the tank attending to tome
work when he heard the danger whistle
sounded, but only raised his head In time
to ice the wagon flying in the air.
+. +. Walker, tue conductor, heard the
whistle and felt that the brakes had BET n
applied.
Ii. I. Ncrrie, the bar gagemaster, heard
the whistle and felt the brakes, when he
looked cut and saw that the wagon had
been struck. Similar testimony was
given by +. seithr and j. ID. Chapman,
brakemeD.
This closed the testimony, and the
foreman Of the jury read the following
| letter:
CORONER GAMBLE, Dear Sir: Follow
Ing Is copy as appearing on the min utes
of the Town q, mInissionefs, under the
10 lowing date:
NEWPORT, Del, Nov, 5th, 1885.
On motion Of j. NJ. Flinn:
"Resolyed, That for the protection Of
the lives of the citizens Of the town OF
New port, imperative necessity demands
that Q watchmau should to placed at the
CROSSING Of Walnut street and tie rail
road TO notify persons OF the appfoach OF
traiRs, and that the officers ofihe p, W.
& b. RAILROAD Company be required To
place and maintain a watcLman there"
The above resolution was unanimously
adop,ed, and the secretary directed TO In
form the railroad conrpany's officials.
y. g. JUsTis, Secretary.
The sec etary reported at the meeting
OF tie Towl Commissioners November
II, 1885, that he had cent copy of the
above resOl[ Aon to Mr.. ii. L. Carter.
The secretary ref orted at the meeting
OF the Town Commissioners, December
10, 1885, that he had received no answer
to this resolution.
FpUpkiM MYRns,
Sec'y Board oil Town Com.
Newport, April % 1850.
The jury after hearing the above held q
long discussion. and finally adopted the