Evening journal., 1891-10-31
DEATHS RICH HARVEST.
THE p. W. & g. RAiLAoAD SUED
FOR THREE DEATHS.

Sixty Thousand Dollars the Amount
That Is Asked-Twenty Thousand L ol-
lars In Each Case-The PIeadings
FILED.
Levi c. Bird, attorney, has filed all tie
pleadings in three damage suits against
the P !, w & B. railroad. These suits
are ali for men killed In Wilmington and
at Edge Moor, aud the plaintiffs demand
$40, COO in each case They will come up
at the November term.
The first case is that of Mrs Regina D.
Jones VS.. the railroad company for the
killing Of her husband, Robert Il. Jones'
&C Edgemoor on April rs, 1890
Jones was freight conductor on the
p, w & B. railroad. de was engaged
in uncoupling lame car" on a siding
at Edge Moor, on April Is, 1890 but the
chain could not be unfastened until 1t
was too late to avoid his being crush ID.
bis head was caught between the iron
plates OF the cars, and he fell back un-
conscious He was taken to the hospital
room az the station, and died at o'clock
in the evening.
The body was removed to the morgae
and afterwards shipped to Philadelphia,
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on April 90, the Jury returned q
verdict Of accidental death. he was one
Of the oldest freight conductors on the
p, w. & B railroad and left wife and
three children.
The ground for action is that the rail
road did not give him proper protect IN
in the performance of his duty.
The Fatal Seventh Street IrossiDg.
The next case is that of Catharlne r
Tulley, VS.. the p, w. & b Railroad
Company, for the death Of James j.
Tulley, her son, at the Seventh street
crossing on May 90, 1890
Tully was % years old, and lived at No.
SO Stroud street. He was unmarried and
by occupation freight brakeman on the
railroad His death was caused by being
crushed between the bumpers of two
freight cars, which he was coupling at
tae time. His death was instantaneous.
He was removed to the n orgue and sub
ssquently to his home.
The car which caused his death was
loaded with heavy lumber, which pro-
jeeted beyond the bulkheads eight-anj a.
half inches on one end and ten
inches on the other, by actual
measurement. This rendered the work
OF coupling dangerous Besides this, the
car had no iron bumpers or dead heads,
as they are called, to keep it at certain
distance from the adjoining car. The draw
heads which contained the coupling was
unprotected, and a short link made it
still more dangerous. The fat Ger was
attached to the shifter, and Tully's duty
was to arrange the coupling tttw zen II
and box car.
AS they went together the projecting
lumber caught Tully and penned him
against the box car, squeezing him to
death. Next morning the railroad men
put deadheads on the fat car aud large
link to decrease the danger
The coroners jury rendered verdict
of accidental death, but the relatives
will fight this finding, claiming that II
was impossible for Tnlly to do the work
assigned him and escape death.
$4,000 for y broken Neck.
The third and last case is that 0
James d, Dougherty, who sues for th
death of John @. Dougherty, who ha
his neck broken on the evening
Of July 10, 1890 at the foot OF Seventh
street.
Dougherty was q ship carpenter He
was employed by the Jackson aud SHARP
Company. he and Ia number of friend
had been sitting at the foot of Church
lane. He left them few minutes befori
the accident and walked up TOWARD
Seventh street. One of TIN
men who was with hin
warned him to be careful O.
he might be struck by train Doughertr
said in reply that he had been going VI
and down there long enough to
be able to take care of himself
He had gone but a short distance whe
he was struck by freight car, attache
to a southbound train, and his nee
broken. He was about So years old
and native of Baltimore. He bearde
with family on Eighth street, uear thu
railroad.
The inquest was held next day, an
after hearing evidence a verdict of acct
dental death was rendered.
The ground for suit is said to be tina
no signal of the approach of the trail
was given, and that there was proiec
ton on the car which struck him.
The outcome of these suits will b.
watched with interest,