Daily Republican., 1890-06-21
Library Of Congress

ply sicIana they rendered vesalcs az
sitting the facts and closing ''ths Jury
further declare that they have found
nothing 70 incriminate the said Dalti-
more and Ohio Railroad"
The loss to the rolling stock Of The road
is said TO be about oi4,tO0
Cha.les Acksnhell, the engineer, was
put upon the rss ular New York train
th at got to Philadelphia At 7.3O o'clock
yesterday morning. Be was barely alive
when placed upon the train, and died
shortly after crossing the line from
Delaware 10 Pennsylvania. In conss-
quence an inquest was held over the
bSdy yesterday and his remains sent on
the .2o train last night from Philadel.
phia TO Pitt.burs for interment, several
there He was born In Baden Baden.
his important achievements a. an eugi-
neer is the construction Of the Arthur
XIII Bridge, connecting the Staten
Island Railroad system with the Balti-
more and Ohio. His name will always
be known a. the builder OF the bridge OF
tho Pittsburg aud Wheeling Railroad
over the Monongahela River. He was o
Widower and leaves 0ve chi dren.
The body Of the dead fireman, John
MacNamara, reached PhIladslphia yea
terday at 1880 O'Clock. He had been
killed instantly, end the body was badly
mutilated. The body was turned over
to West Philadelphia undertaken and
was taken 10 his lats home.
Congressman Kelley's son, who was
IL the wreck, arrived In Washington with
his vile yesterday morning. He was
severely injured, his back sustaining tho
principal part OF the shock. II 10 not be.
lieved that bis injuries are serious, how
ever. He brought to Senator lnsalls
news from the latter's con, Ralph, whose
only hurt was to one OF his toes. He
was abe to assist the passengers who
were injured or in peril, aud TO continue
his journey to New York.
Without knowing that be he had been
Informed Of his sous peril, Senator
Plumb conveyed to his colleague (Sens-
tor Ingalls) the Information contained In
press despatch, which stated that his
son, Ralph Ingalls,. had been injured In
the wreck. Speaking of the matter,
Senator lnpalls eaid tie accidents, or ca.
lamities, like other m!sfortunes, never
came siugly. lie had this morning re-
ceived = telegram from bis other son. In
Kansas, announcing that . flood had
hitsUh aCSt A2DubhN0ob Neta ytbk VA BVuAV
buildiugs belonging to the Senator.
Among the passengers on the Inflated
train were three, at least, from thIs city,
John McKenncy OF the Highlands, aud
William r. jackson aud = lady OF No.
l715 kodney street.. They had been on
the Rodney Street Presby teriaa Church
Sunday School excursion to Bay Ridge,
aud on the return got loft by the regular
excursion train In Baltimore, the train
leaving . few minutes In advance of the
time advertised. They then did the best
thing they could, and took the unlucky
train from Camden station.
Fortunately they were in the car thai
did not 90 over the embankment. bul
| the rear trucks were thrown from the
| tracks. Mr.. Mokonuey got home yester-
day forenoon at 10 O'Clock aud brought
| with him several pieces OF broken cal
that few In through the window and
struck color ed man on tho other side
OF the car. Mr.. AcKenney looks upoE
his escape as provdential.
Mr.. JAckson got home At an earllel
hour, glad at havIag sscaped tlireate
3G6uo1. nvSUyg
car In which he was . passenger WA
thrown from the track. The wheel brok'
| of . piece of the sill that lay along th'
track aud the piece broken OF threw ID,
trucks back on top of the iii on whicl
The car ran until Il passed the two wreck
cd cars, and got over The bridge. 90,
Tho car in which he was was the fift
aud was next to the Pullman sleepe
"Fernwood" that Slid down tue bAnl
but did not roll over. Mr.. Jackson ap
the lady with him were very muc
Isrred but rot seriously hurt He say
lie knew that terrible accident ha
ba ppened and no expected every secon
that the car iu which he was woul
plunge down the embankment. Tn
platform Mt Cbild's station was entire'
demolished by the rapid revolutions
the broken bar. After the car stops
: Mr.. Jackson aided In resculng the pa
sengers from the wrecked cars that wei
: over the embankment. Mr.. jackson
an smploye OF the Pullman car work
this city, but after the shaking up be 3
/; he did not feel like going 10 work yests
day.