Evening journal., 1890-06-18
COLORED MEN KILLED.
TiLoHMAN TURNER AND PHILIP
TlLcHMAN MEET DEATH.

Struck by New Castle accommodation
Train While Attempting TO Cross
Culvert-Tnghman killed Instantly
and Turner Expires shortly Afterward.
Tilghman Turner, aged 60 years, and
Phillip Tilghman, aged 40 years, both
colored, while on their way home from
work, were struck by tram No. II, for
New Castle, over the p, w. Il B. rail
road, at $40 o'clock last evening, at the
southern end Of the West Yard, and were
killed.
The train pulled out from the station
In this city at 6. 5 o'clock. 1t was drawn
by engine No. 90, which was in charge
OF Engineer M. b. Ryan and Fireman n
M Black. Ween the point where the
Delaware division track is switched off
from the main road was reached,
Fireman Black noticed two col
ored men walking down a side
track towards culvert, over
which there is but one track. He at
once began TO ring the bell as a warning
for the men to look out, but all their
attention seemed to have been drawn to
train No. 76 from Newark, which was
rolling by on the Maryland division track.
AS soon as the Newark train had passed
the men both stepped on the Delaware
track to cross the culvert, over which
there is large sign forbidding all per-
sons from crossing under penalty Of the
Law.
Engineer Ryan quickly blew the signal
whistle and applied the air brakes, but
the men had not time to turn before the
engine struck them.
Tlghman was hurled twenty feet in the
air. and fell down a steep bank to the
left. His head struck against telegraph
pole and he was instantly killed. His
right leg was broken and his breast was
torn open from being struck by the
engine. and his neck was broken BY
striking the telegraph pole. 1t is un-
doubtedly the fact that he never knew
what struck him.
Turner, the old man, was thrown over
on to the Maryland division track and
breathed but a few seconds Blood
poured ia streams from his mouth, nose
and ears, and death was probably caused
by the bursting of blood vessel
The train came to a stand-stil about
twenty yards beyond where the men
were struck. The passengers left the
train and hurried to the scene. The
sight was SO CHASTITY and sickening, how
ever, that many of them returned at
once, some almost fainting.
Turner and Tilghman were laborinq
men and had been at work on the bitches
near the Christiana and Mill creek. The
old man wore gray whiskers and carried
a dinner kettle. while the younger one
carried phosphate bag. Both men had
large features and heavy frames, Turner
weighing about 100 and Tilghman about
180 pounds. They lived near the Folly
woods, and had been so accustomed tC
walking home on the railroad that they
had evidently become careless.
The bodies were placed on shifting
engine No % and brought to the hospi
tai room at the p, w. & b. station. De
tective Jones at once notified Deput,
Coroner Barnhill, who removed th'
bodies TO the morgue about z 45 o'clock
Many colored persons viewed the bodies
and several identified them.
Coroner Gamble last evening sum
moned the following jury William r
Long, foreman; f. w. Harold, secretary
W. H. Quinn, George Carter, Theodor
Steele, Charles 7 Allen, Samuel ]. Brad
ford, George L. Ferguson and Andrew J
Thompson. At 8 o'clock this mornin
/ the Jury met at he coroner's office, afte
viewing the remains and heard the evi
dence Of Engineer Morris b. Ryan, Fire
man n. M. Black, Conducto
Stephen D. Duncan and Barkema
George Hyatt. They testified to tn
same story as above, and the jury re1
dered verdict OF accidental death.
The elder man. Tilghman Turner, va
the father of Harvey Turner, the youn
man who was accidently shot and kille
by Taylor <. Goodley on a farm nea
Newport, on sunday afternoon, Decembe
8, 1888.
The bodies were removed to the lat
homes of the deceased by Undertake
Palmer, at 10 80 o'clock this morning
Arrangements for the funeral have NJ
been made.