The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-10-19
A BAD WRECK.
An Express DeraiIed on the p. w. n IL.
Railroad near North East.

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| Railroad near North East.
Probably the worst railroad accident
| that ever occurred in Cecil county was
that of last Saturday on the Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, near
North East. The scene Of the accident
is known as Stony Run curve and is near
the Maryland Kaolin Works, about one
mile south of North East. The Wash
ington and New York express, known by
train men as No. 90, which leaves Wash
ington at 10 d. m. and Baltimore at OS
and passes North East at 1906 was the
train derailed. 1t is one of the fastest
trains on the road and was drawn by en-
CINE No. 332, recently manufactured,
which was said to be capable of drawing
a train at speed of 70 miles an hour.
The train to which it was attached con-
sisted of combination baggage, mail
and smoking car, a Pullman parlor car
and three passenger coaches. A freight
train had passed southwark minute or
two before the express, northbound reach
ed the curve, an iron barred door had
fallen from one of the freight cars on to
the northbound track. 1t was imposs-
BILE for the engineer of the express to sea
the obstacle until almost upon it. The
engine jumped the track. 1t leaped %
feet before alighting on the crossties and
then tore ties and scattered the rails for
a number of feet and partly buried it.
self in the bank about 300 yards from
where it left the track. The tender was
wrenched from the engine and kept on
few yards before it was turned over on
it's side on the bank. The Pullman kept
on little further and turned almost up
side down. The other cars went about
200 feet past the engine. The trucks
were torn from under them but with the
exception of the smoker they were not
turned over.
There were 100 persons on the train
and about one fifth OF the number were
more or less injured. DR.. P. B. House
keeper and DR.. Rittenhouse, of North
East, were soon at the scene. DR.. Stocker,
of Philadelphia, who was on the train,
although slightly injured himself, rem
dered first attention to the wounded. A
wrecking train from Philadelphia soon
brought Dr. Draper, from Wilmington,
and Drs. Chas. NJ. Ellis. H. H. Mitchell,
Howard Bratson, J. H. lamar and J. H
Frazer, of Elkton, to the wreck. Mr.. H.
c. Wells, of Elkton, assisted the physi-
clans.
Mr.. Dennis Cauley, superintendent of
the Chemical Works of the Mccullough
Iron Company, which are near by, had
the works shut down and the employees
went to the assistance of the passengers
some of whom had to break the windows
of the cars and crawl out through the
opening thus made.
After the accident fire broke out in the
baggage car. Baggage Master Boyle who
was cut and bruised, managed to climb
out of the car by standing on trunk.
He secured bucket and using water
from the engine e1tinguished the flames
not however, until the flooring of the car
was somewhat burned and canvas mail
bag containing papers had been destroy
ed. Holes were burned in several leather
bags containing letters.
The engineer, VIM. Beckley, had his left
leg broken in two places, and c. A. Law
son, the conductor of the Pullman, re-
ceived severe injuries on the head. He
was also hurt about the shoulder. Others
we're hurt, but none seriously. Their
wounds were caused by falling glass and
by being suddenly thrown against the
sides of the cars The list of injured is
as follows:
c. A. Lawson, of Philadelphia, conduc-
tor of the Pullman, injured about the
head; may die.
VIM. Beckley, engineer. of Philadel-
phia. compound fracture of the left leg
and injured in the side.
Martin Iszard. of Philadelphia, con
ductor, hurt about tho head and side.
Of the passengers number we're in
jured but none seriously.