Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-19
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Car Inspector sincOck Horribly
Crushed Between TWO Freight

Car Inspector sincOcK Horribly
Crushed Between Two Freight
Cars.
Edward J. Sincock night car inspector
for the p, W, d Is. railroad, OF the west
yard, was crushed between the bumpers
Of two cars at 0.53 O'Clock Tuesd ~ s.uight,
aud almost instantly killed.
He was experimenting repairs to the
brakes of freight car on siding in the
yard. Two assistants, A. A. Outen OF
No. ZIG Chestnut street, and Theodore
Il. Tatem OF No. 1006 Elm street, were ct
work on the car. Sincock stepped be-
tween the cars and leaned down to look
beneath at the men. While in that posi-
tion shifting engine No. % switched a
car on the track aud let It 20. 1t ran
down on the standing oars and sent the N
together. Siucock was caught between
the bumpers of the cars between which
he was standing.
His head was horribly crushed and his
body was also squeezed. His watch was
crushed and stopped at 9,53 O'Clock. A
steel gauge in another pocket, an eighth
of an inch thick ard three inches long,
was bent to crescent He died almost
instantly. Outen was hurt at the right
shoulder and injured internally. Tatem
was slightly bruised, but WAS able to
walk home.
Sincock's body was taken to the hos.
pital room at The French street station
and about midnight removed to his home,
No. 1408 West Fourth street. He leaves
a sick wife and three small children. He
WAS a brother OF Thomas Sineock, an
employe OF the Harlan i Uollingsworth
Company, and also of William Sincock,
formerly merchant on Market street.
Outen was taken to the Grand Union
Hotel and attended BY DR.. J. A. Draper.
He ID slightly improved this morning.
William Brown was engineer OF the
shifting engine aud William O'Neal, con-
d1otor. 1t Is stated that the blue danger
lights Of the Cur inspector were set, and
that the engine ran over them. This
statement is questioned and the official
investigation will decide 1t.
Coroner Gamble summoned Jury on
1u Stay afternoon to hold an Inquest on tho
body OF Edward ]. SlncOck, the car inspsc-
Tor who was killed at the west yard on
Monday night. Tie body was viewed at
the late residence OF the deceased, No. 1903
West Fourth street, and the testimony OF
this following witnesses heard at the
corcner's office;
Theodore Tatum testified that he was
car inspector ami with another man was
repairing car on track No. "a ut the west
yard. MIR. Slncock was looking under the
car when shlfter No. ~ sent Il car in on the
track. 1t came down and crushed Mr..
Slnc0ck. A signal. a blue lamp, was set on
the sill of the car. That was the proper
place to put IL. Witness did not think that
tho engineer OF the shifting engine could
see the light, but there were other men IN
the crew who could, and whose duty 1t was
look out for signals. Witness did not think
that the crew knew that this signal was
there.
| william H. Neal, conductor OF the crew
OF engine No. az. testified that he had been
working on track "a for two hours previous
to the accident. 1t was his duty to look out
for signal, but ho saw none. On account
OF having been working on the track for
two hours previous to the accident, he did
not think 1t was necessary to LOOK out for
any signals, except from his own crew. He
put the broken car Ia on tue track and wes
ordered not TO shift II. II was going into
town to be unloaded and sent to the repair
shops. When the accident occurred wit
ness WAS standing on the ground giving
signals to the engine. He did not know
whether there was man on the car sent In
last, the ons which struck Sincock. or nor.
the cars and the fiagman was supposed to
go down on them all. Witness did not
know how fast the car sent In last was
going. Five or 10 minutes elapsed after he
threw the car in on the track, before he
heard Of the accident.
Harrison Bullen, fiagman OF the shifting
crew, testified that when the car which
struck blncock WAS sent In on track No. "a
another car was sent In on another track.
He caught the latter, because the FIRST was
| going very moderately. After more cars
mad been put Ia he was told that II man had
been Killed. 1t vas witnesses duty to look
out for signals, but he never knew blue
signal to be displayed unless the crew had
been notified that the car was to be re-
paired. Such notification was the duty oil
the car inspector. He never knew any one
to go to work on car unless there had
been notification. Witness did not know
that the car was being repaired. The car
which struck Mr.. Sncock was not gazing
fast enough to do amy harm.
bilas Il. Kelly, conductor OF engine No.
IL, testified that he was talking to Mr.
Neal, conductor OF engine No. 27, just be,
fore the accident. The car Inspector
| (Sincock) came up and sked Neai how
many cars he had TO put In track "a. He
WAS told two. Ba then asked how long II
would take and was told 10 or Is minutes
Witness thon went about his work. and
heard OF tia accident about 10 minutes
after.
A. W. Gam, middleman OF the crew o.
engine No. ~, testified that lantern on g
car on track "a could not De seen because an
other car was headed In there. No word Wal
received about tho nen workinl; on n cal
on track "a, Notice ia customary. Wher
witness saw tho lantern after the accident
1t was sitting right side up beneath the Cur
and was out. He did not think that 1t haC
been on the car.
No a. did not know Of the accident Until
notified by the ard master not to move hi
engine until man had bsen removed
Notification is usually given OF a car need
| ing repairs and the engine is told to stop
After hearing this evidence, the jury ad
burned to meet at 2 o'clock to-morroV
rnoOn, when 1t il expected that A. A
Outen, who WIS Injured, will be wei
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