Evening journal., 1891-12-05
TRACKS BLOCKED FOUR HOURS.
A Collision Causes Tranlc.to Cease All
the Evening-The Oldest Resident

a Collision Causes Tramo.to SoAse 90
the Evening-The Oldest Resident
Dead.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. Ga serious
freight wreck occurred on the Delaware
division of the P, w a =, railroad 81
this city last night Fortunately nobody
was injured. but two passenger trains
| we're detained for over three hours and
six freight trains were strung along the
northbound track for nearly four hours,
besides the damage done to the cars
The early part of the evening was
| very dark after the heavy rain and 1t was
a night that trsinmen dread. Way freight
train No 4 from Delmar, was backing
train of the main track at 8 55 o'clock, to
| allow passenger train No 76, from Har-
rington to Philadelphia, and which Is
due here at 8 81, to pass. No 26 was
coming up on the northbound track just
RheGd Of No. 76 and running at twelve
mile rate. 1t Is said that had the flag
man Of No. been a little more alert
he could have given the signal to 20 In
time to avoid the crash which followed.
All Of train No had backed of the
track except two gondola cars, loaded with
lumber, and the engine
| Engine No %, which drew the way
/ freight train, struck the two gondolss at
| the coupling. These were lifted high into
the air and held there by the locomotive
which was badly damaged. This blocked
the tracks completely and traffic was
stepped until TO- l5 o'clock, when south
bound accommodation train No. 81, which
had been in waiting at the station where
she was due at 10 was run through.
The passengers on the northbound track
were transferred to the New Castle ac-
commodation train No, 54 and taken TO
Wilmington st 30 o'clock.
About 45 o'clock Assistant Train
master ]. B. Book arrived here from
Clayton with the wreck train and gang
of forty men. The men worked with
jacks, sledges and torches for more than
two hours, when they succeeded in sepa-
rating the pile Of cars, lumber and loco
motive and the trains were soon made up
again and sent to their respective
destinations. A large crowd of people
congregated at the scene of the wreck
and watched the workman clear the
tracks.
Candies made fresh every day at Trnitt's
Does Net Act Like a Murderer.
Walter w. Blackburn, who is confined
in the county all awaiting trial at this
term of court for the fou
murder of little Eddie Gardiner
in Wilmington, is either innocent
or the most remarkable man ever con
fined in the New Castle jail. Notwith
stsnding the fact that his trial is so near
Blackburn Is as unconcerned as If he wa
, employed to remain in Jail, and at inter
, walls be even seems light-heafted. HI
, feels confident that he will not be con
gicted and thinks that 1t is only matte
Of few days when be will be free.
? The Oldest Resident Dead.
! Mrs Elizabeth Murphy. widow o
Bernard Murphy and the oldes
resident of New Castle,
! dead She breathed her las
s this morning at her home on Marke
street, after a short illness. Mrs
/ | Murphy was born in Ireland and leave
5 several daughters and sons, all Of whor
+ are grown and have families. Mrs. Muir
ply owned number OF house
in different sections Of the city
and has also money invested. &c
, funeral will take place on Tuesday al
, high mass will be celebrated in st. Peter
z Church at 8 o'clock.
other News.
J. Thompson has cans Of corn for 25c
S Teas, coffees and pure spices at Boyle
= The following officers have been chose
i for the ensuing year by FTiendsbi
d Lodge No 3, A. O.. y. "
o NJ. W., Charles a. CleWell; foremal
+ John Thompson; oversser, Frank
> Weggenmsn recorder, w. G. WorthinI
ton financisr, James F. Cannon receive
David Boulder; guard. S. AtwoC
Stewart; Q. W., w. Hescock; o. W
David Mccoy; trustee. E l.. Wilson
Representative to the Grand Lodg
James Yanarsdslen.
Sweet cider, creamery butter at B oyl
Largest and finest assortment Of cent
10 draft lamps at Stoop's.
{. The schoouers Mollie Rhodes al
r. Edward w. Young are anchored Of th
It city. They were perceptibly tosSed al
g shaken in yesterdays gale.
o For caps and gloves 60 to Biggss.
2 English Cromarty Blosters, Thompson
= The members of the Hushebeck Q
&, chestra hRYe accepted an invitation fro
Grace Orchestra of Wilmington 10 attei
its grand musical on Wednesday evenil
and they will 60 in body.
Truitt has a full line Of holiday goo'
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