Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-26

those unavoidable and unaccountsble ones
that may occur on any road. The north
bound track will probably be cleared to-
morrow. Trains are now running reRu-
larry. This 70 the first fatal passenger
wrsck that the D. h O. has had on the Phil
adelp ia division since II was opened.
ENGINEER FI1zatRALD's STORY.
The story OF the cause OF the disaster
yesterday on tho Il. 4 y. railroad at Child's
station IL thus given by Engineer Fliz.
gerald, OF engine No. s2f: Fireman
McNamara was sitting In his box looking
ont OF the window l was looking ahead.
Suddenly heard q racket. looked and
saw that his Hiie OF the box had been car
ri9d away q lick As dash ] jumped
down behind the flrebox out OF danger.
Hardly was In a cronehinR position when
the box on my Hid9 OF the engine was torn
or and thrown high Into the air. The on
gtne stopped dead aud the cars were thrown
down the smbankment amid the shouts
and screams Of tho passengers. ! knew
what had caused the accident az
soon as tho hrGman'a eide OF the engine
was carried away. | saw that the main rod
had broken nrBt On the iireman'e side OF
thf engine at this right, near the front
wheel. The wheel continued In motion
and swung the broken bar around with II.
IL smnshbd through poor McNamara's SIDE
broke and tore away my side OF the snRlne,
II had not been back of the tire.box
would be dead man. When the cub was
torn away It was thrown into tho air and
| the pieces were scattered over the tops oil
this cars and all along the side Of tho tracks
The train jumped the track and the cars
rolled town an pmbAnkmsnt. T'hon came
| the iight 10 rescue those who wore caught
| IN the wreck"
This train ran a quarter OF q mills attei
the rods broke, tho Two large bars OF ltse
| thrGshlnR about with evefY revolution o.
tho driving whesls. II Was NOT until II wat
Within 50 iHet Of the station that the sleep
| Ing carp left the track. pne coupling he
tween them and the day coaches wal
wrnuchrd apart and ths first part OF tins
train kept AheHd, Ths momentum oil
the trHin VIA 10 great that the hsnyl
sleepers plow6d ahead over the ties, cut
ting them nearly ia two. This dsraied car
had swung outward and crashed into thu
Athtiou platform, which extends fully q
fest on each side Of the station.
Tha two-lnch yellow pine planRing wa
smashed glOng It's length for depth o
eight feet. This tore the trucks iron
under tho Cur Lebanon. TINS body OF thi
car, IN Wilton all the Injured were, kept on
IL was the ono that went over the hridR
spanning tho Blue Balls road. Tho ca
struck tho heavy granite wall upon whicl
the bridge rests, tearing out Two Erea
blocks of stOns.
L. rolled over aud stopped. with lis for
ward cad resting on All tmbnnk Uont ur
the north side OF the roHd and iLl rear enc
resting on hiliOrk on ms south side, II
this pDGltion II spannsd the road and brok
ia two, rs stated Tha passengers crawlet
from tho brock.
The other car, FaRwood loft ita track
aud went uyar the bank BJulh OF tho bridge
A. - q IL. d
II slld iewn tbs a,da 81 the steep hill an
brought up thin 10 feet OF the resideIc
Of Mr. rer5ou Matthew'S whsra Ii
wounded passengers were taken. II wa
estimated thai this damage to the rallroa
amounts TO 9J000O