The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-13

TWO MORE VICTIMS.

A brakeman on the Delaware Rail-
road Killed at sudiersviIIe, Md, and
an Aged Gentleman Killed at Bishop
Vile. Md.
The railroad victims on the Peninsula
yesterday were II. j. Satterfieid, a
brakeman on tho Delaware Railroad al
Nd, and Geo. Davidson,
an, aged gentleman Of Bishopville,
Md.
The first named was but % years old
and resided ut No. $40 Church street.
this city, where he leaves a wife and
three children. He was brakeman on
the Delaware Railroad, and at the time
lof the accident was riding on the top
lof the riding car of u freight train.
AGAR in the rear of the riding car had
been cut OF and was to be run on a
siding while the train continued on the
main track. The train was pulled out
rapidly TO pass the switch In time to
change 1t and shoot the rear cur on the
Siding. Satteriield, who had Just Sig
nailed that the car had been cut OF,
somehow stumbled and fell from the
riding cur to tho track, when the car
which was being shifted ran over him,
the wheels passing dlagonally across
his breast causing instant DEATH
Inc accident caused the greatest ex-
,citement, rs Satterileld was one OF the
best and most intelligent brakemen ON
lhe road ana was a general favorite
with all who knew him.
The train men gathered up the body
and had 1t removed to Sudlersyille,
where an Inquest was held. and yer.
dict OF accidental death was rendered,
| lie body was then sent to this city,
ARRIVING here ut Ills o'clock last even-
ling where 1t was taken charge OF by
ilundertaker L. w. Palmer, who kept It
in his morgue all night and this morn
ing he took 1t down to the bereft home
OF the afflicted wife and children who
had been apprised OF the sad affair.
Before the remains left Sudlersvllle,
Rev. y. q. Macnicoi Of the NJ. Il.
Church OF that town. with number
Iof ladies' literally covered the body
with ilowers the deceased having been
well known there and was held in high
Iesteem.
Deceased was q native of Milford,
pei where his parents still reside.
Previous to his employment by tho
railroad company he had been travel
ing salesman for mercantile house
I'm Milford. He wus an active worker
IN Division No. 1913, Order Of Railway
= Tiralnmen; also member of Minqua
lrlDe, l. .. r. Nj. and of the Shield OF
ltonor. A brother of Sattertield's, who
lives IN Philadelphia and IL an employe
of the F., W. " b. railroad, had one Of
his logs broken in two places in the
accldent which occurred at Charlestown
Nd, on Wednesday, July 20, as the re-
ssulJ OF Tho big Washout at that place.
Satterlield was an important witness
lDelore the cofonor'S inquest on Tues
; day last, held over the body OF Goot-
, tee 5. Dean,a brakeman killed at Farm
hurst station, on Monday morning.
ION that occasion he explained. in
very Intelligent manner, the intricate
ldutles OF the respective trainm on,
something the jury had never known
before, and also showed that he had a
strong feeling Of compassion for his
wounded and dying conrade. In his
, evidence he said: II heard some one
hollow got down and walked down to
the engine saw Dean lying ON the
lgrouni helped engineer Clavery to
lroll him over on board, and helped
him to carry him towards Farnhur5t
lstationi got cushion aud put 1t I'M.
der him. He called TO me and said:
Doc, have one request to make OF
i you, this hurts me, set me down, taxa
hold OF my legs pull them out and LEI
.lHie uio Justly. lSului i nope you are
not hurt bad He replied, L cannot
live long. asked him il he had any
word he wanted to send to his poop "a
he replied, No, l only want to de
easy l then went TO the Delaware
Hospital closely for a doctor. The doc
tor said he could not go to the station.
yIbut instructed me to have the man car
Tried to the almshouse and then notify
him when no would attend TO his In.
juriesi before 1 got back Dean waa
dead"
Thus testified the man who In "a
e hours afterwards was himself dead
olvictim.
The other victim was George David
/, son about 90 years OF age. living near
], ljishopyille, Md. lie drove over Bishops
]. station, to meet The noon train, on
which he expected his son from Phila.
/ IIelpllia. While waiting for tho train
he was standing on the track looking
"nIup the road, expecting the train from
D he north. AT that time an extra from
J. he south came dashlng up to the sta
. tlon. This WAS SO unexpected that he
y tried to run Deyond the end OF the
! lplatform, but was oyertaken and
!. jstruci by the engine and received in
J. Jurles from Which he died in short
5 ltime.
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