Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-19
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One Of tho Delaware Trucks Team
Killed by a CoiiisiOn. Whtie Re-
spoudiug 90 au Alarm Of Fire.
While the Delaware truck was respond

One OF tho Delaware Fruck'n Heam
Killed by a CoiiisiOn. Whtio Res
spOudiuE 90 au Alarm of Fire.
whilo the Delaware truck was respond
ing to the alarm of FIRE sent in from box
AZ at Head md Lobdell streets about z
O'clock Sunday evening, its off horse col
lided with the office OF Jones Cru hrie'a
carriage factory, while turning into
Townssnd's road rom the csussway be.
yond the Market street bridge. The
horse was terribly cut aud bruised and
had to be killed at once.
Officer Peoples struck the alarm and
the strokes OF the city hall boil mingled
with those OF the church bells ringing at
O'Clock The department found no
| fire, but it was afterwards learned that
the chimney of house just beyond
Third street bridge had been on fro.
The usual charge o. reckless driving
has been brought against Charley Evanp,
driver of tho Delaware truck, but IL is
hard to ascertain the true story of the
accident. The charge Of reckless
driving was secuted and the blame put
on tina Washington engine, which one Of
the Delaware men declared was pur'
posely slow in starting, SO as to crowd
and annoy the driver Of the truck. The
Delaware truck house is on French street
above Fifth and the Washington engine
house on French street above Third.
There has always been rivalry between
the companies.
The Delaware truck bad reached and
crossed Fourth street when the Washing
ton engine left its house. They raced
down French street to Front, which the
Washington engine reached first, and
turned into. The truck was So close
behind that its poles endangered the lives
OF John w. Grow, William i. Smith and
Frank Hyland, who were on the engine't
bunker. To avert an accident the truck
kept on to the railroad and took it from
French to Market streets. The engine
crossed the Market street bridge FIRST,
then the two machines raced to Town
sends road. When they arrived at the
corner the danger of collision was &c
great that the driver of the engine made
way and did not attempt 10 turn ahead
or with the truck. The truck attempted
to turn, but for some reason did mol
safely make il, and Ben, the splendid iror
gray off horse, coilldi I'd with the offioe.
The horse plugged into the large bull
window and tore 1t completely out, theI
dashed through door into the ware
room OF the factory. The of pole of thu
truck struck the corner of the windoy
and broke, saving the other horses from
, iuiary. The middle horse was slightl,
scratched and cut about the head bu
: the other horse was uninjuted. Ben wa
/ horribly cut by glass and torn by spin
ters and had some ribs broken. He wa
: carried into the street and DR.. Fl. T
Ewes sent for. DIR. Ewes killed the hors
by shooting it in the head. 1t was after
, wards buried in neighboring field. Til
/ horse was valued at about $500. II ha
been in the service OF the company TO
8 several years and was remarkably vel
:. trained and intelligent.
l. A north bound express train was du
: when the truck dashed on the rsilroa
= track, and its being few minutes lei
a was probably all that averted fsartI
!, accident. Evans, the driver of the Deli
:. ware truck, is conceded to be about th
I. only man in the city who can handle Ii
: truck, but he is looked upon as meet
. lessly reckless at times.