Evening journal., 1890-08-23
LAST EDITION
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Wilmington People Recovering-Who i
Mrs. Byron Smith +?

Wilmington People Recovering-Who is
Mrs. Byron Smith
The news of the awful accident on the
Mount Penn gravity railroad yesterday
morning was received in this city yestef
day afternoon, and graphic account
viii be found in another column. The
following people were injured
MISS sALLIE G. BYE. daughter of Benia-
min n. Eye of NO. 70f jackson street.
severeg bruised about the head and sus-
tanned Internal injuries.
MISS N sBY A. GUTHRIE. daughter Of
Jones shrie, of New Castle hundred, head
and fac cut, body bruised.
MRS. By RON SMITH, skull fractured and
abrasion above left eye, expected TO die.
As socu as the news was received here.
w. T. Guthrie, brother of Miss Mary
Guthrie, went to Reading and tele-
graphed 20 George Guthrie here last
night that the young women were not
dangerously hurt, although they were
badly shaken up. They were being well
cared for
Charles @. Bye, brother of Miss Sallie
@. Bye, also went to Reading and in a
letter to his father this morning said
they were doing very well, but that
their hostess, Mrs W. A. II. Schmel,
was still unconscious. A despatch from
Mr.. Bye at 10 o'clock stated that the
young women were much improved.
Miss Bye is principal of public school
No 10, and Miss Guthrie is principal Of
school No. 6. They went to Reading last
week and were the guests of Mrs Schmel,
who was native of this city.
Her father was Jacob Showalter.
who was an employee of the 2. w. &B.
railroad car shops, living on Third street,
hat Do. 4
was very well known. Harry Showalter
of No. 617 Adams street is her brother.
Mr. Showalter went to Reading at 9 30
this morning. and at noon he telegraphed
for his wife. Mrs. Showalter left on the
$40 train this afternoon. Mrs. Schmel
is still unconscious and her condition is
critical
The two Wilmington young women
were tenderly cared for at st. Joseph's
hospital Miss Bye was reported
fatally injured but later reports denied
this.
According to the Reading papers a
Mrs. Byron Smith of this city was fatally
injured. She was taken to the residence
of O. B Meller and Drs. Schultz
and Lands attended her
George w. Kershner, who assisted in
getting her from the wreck, took charge
of her jewelry until relatives should call.
Her gold watch and chain, bracelet and
charm with diamond setting, are in his
keeping The Wilmington directory
contains the following information:
SMITH, BYRON ", conductor on the B. s.
a Q. railroad, house, No. lilo Elm street.
A reporter called at this address this
morning. Mrs Byron V. Smith came to
the door. She said that she had seen the
account of the accident but she was
not at Reading yesterday. Her husband
is suff sring with malarial fever now. and
is worried lest the report reach their
relatives in New York, their native
place. Mrs. Smith did not know anyone
else in this city named Byron Smith.
Conductor John Workman OF the Will
mington and Northern railroad left
Reading at s 80 o'clock this morning
He had seen the body of Charles Rettew,
the unfortunate conductor. The head
was almost severed from the body.
Master Mechanic George Rommell
Of the Wilmington and Northern railroad
was an intimate friend of the dead CON
ductor. Mr. Rettew was the first con
ductor on the old Wilmington and
Reading line. now the w. & N. road, and
left its employ in 1875 or 1875 Jacob
Rettew, who runs w. g. N. trains Nos.
and 2, is brother of the dead man.
The Wilmington and Northern Rail.
road Company has no ownership interest
IN the Mount Penn Gravity railroad.