Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-12-17
HENRY URION KILLED.

RlS WAGON WAS STRUCK AT
CAKLL'S CORNER.
His Body Carried liz Feet and
the Wagon Over One Thousand
Feet From Where it Was
Struck.
1t was just thirty minutes past one
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, when
Henry Urion, who runs a miller's
wagon, met horrible death, engine
No. 25 of the train due from Philadel-
phia here at lao, striking his wagon
and causing him to be thrown from
his seat to the ground, where his
skull was crushed and death instantly
ensued.
A PIONEER reporter heard of the
terrible accident directly it had hap
pened and he Immediately hurried to
the depot in coach, and was admitted
into the check room, where upon tn
floor, weltering in his own blood, lay
the body Of Henry Urion, a man
probably fifty-five years of age. In
the room were County Physician
Thompson and Justice of the Peace
E. Milford Appelgate, acting in the
capacity of coroner in the absence of
Charles E. Bellows, who had been
elected to that position. Justice Ap-
plegate was making special inquiry
into the case, obtaining the facts of
the case, and the names of all the
available witnesses. County Physi-
clan Thompson was engaged in MAX
ing anllinvestigation as to the cause
Of death that he may give testimony
before the coroner's jury to-day.
The reporter assisted the physician
and it was found that the entire
right side Of the skull from the cheek
bona to the base was q crushed mass,
and directly over the right eye was .
Jagged cut, and the skull there was
also severely fractured. From the
nose and mouth protruded great clots
Of blood and the right side and back
of the coat was drenched with blood.
1t was evident from what could be
learned the unf6ftunate man had been
thrown upon his head and death was
instantaneous. -. Se
Henry Urion drives to Bridgeton
with delivery wagon for @. P. s. T..
@. Fox, proprietors of the Daretown
RollerMills. He is usually accompanied
in his travels by Geo. F. Dubois, who
drives another wagon. Mr.. Urion
came to this city Tuesday morning
as usual, and delivered his feed and
flour, and made some collections. He
started home some few minutes of one
O'Clock, going out Pearl street. Mr..
Dubois, with his wagon, was some
two hours behind him. The horses
were jogging easily along out Pearl
street, and at 1.35 had nearly reached
the West Jersey railroad crossing at
Carll's Corner.
At the road just above this crossing,
the engine whistle is blown to warn
people to keep off the crossing at
Carll's Corner.
From Investigations made by the re-
porter after the accident, it ia evident
the horses attached to Mr.. Urion's
wagon, became frightened, for on the
roadway are q confusion of imprints
of horses hoofs. Then the horses
must have jumped ahead, and becom-
ing unmanageable, sheered directly to
the right, and crossing the track just
twelve feet from the wooden bridge
crossing.
The engineer, William 9. Scott, for
the first time now saw tho horses and
realized the danger of the occupant,
and gave sharp, warning blasts of his
engine whistle, and applied the air
brakes. The horses had, by this time,
become entirely clear of the track, the
wagon remaining directly on the
rails. The grade is quite steep on the
road at this point and the engine
struck the wagon a terrible blow just
between the rear and front wheels.
The horses and wagon seemed picked
up entirely from the ground and car
ried forward. The unfortunate Urion
was carried one hundred and seven
teen feet from the point the wagon
was first struck, when he was thrown
head first and very violently to the
ground, sustaining the injuries which
caused instant death. The horses be-
came detached from the wagon at
about this point, through the break
ing of the harness, and strange to say,
were uninjured, and remained stand-
ing perfectly still until the train hands
ran back.
The wagon was carried ON a dis
tance of a little over one thousand
feet, before the train could be brought
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