Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-02-11
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
TERRIBLE DEATH OF DANIEL
M. SHEPPARD.

He Drives Upon The Track At
BowentOwn and is Struck by
A Locomotive
Daniel M. Sheppard, the well known
Greenwich resident, left his home Fri
day afternoon, bright and happy
for the purpose of driving TO Bridge
ton to bring his daughter Miss Sarah,
home from Ivy Hall.
That night both were returned home.
Mr.. Sheppard dead, terribly cut and
bruised about the head, and the young
lady grief stricken with the terrible
calamity that had befallen her father.
Death came without any warning.
Mr.. Sheppard had been quietly driv-
ing along the Bowentown road. At
the New Jersey railroad crossing at
that point a freight train from Green
wich collided with his wagon and an
instant later the unfortunate man
was lying unconscious In ditch near
the road. How it happened can scar
cely be ascertained until all the infor-
nation is given at the inquest. The
freight train from Buena Vista Is due
in this city about three o'clock. The
engine was in charge of engineer John
Manion. 1t arrived at the crossing
about the usual time. The engineer
said to reporter yesterday that he
did not notice the man himself coming
down the road, but shortly before
he reached the crossing, his fireman
called his attention to the man and he
i Igave unusual danger signals, but SEEM
ingly the driver paid no attention to
the whistle. Another m moment and the
engineer saw the wagon upon the
track, but it was impossible Co avert
the accident. The wagon was struck
and carried some distance, while Mr.
Sheppard was hurled headlong from
the.road into the ditch and was tangled
up in the top of the wagon which was
broken up In pieces swall enough for
kindling wood,
The train was Immediately backed
down. By the time Engineer Manion
and Conductor VIM. Ross had dis
mounted from the train, there had
gathered about the body Calvin Wat
son. who lives on the Knight place, his
brother Leonard Watson, Thomas M.
Ware and Charles Lore, of the Cohan-
sey dairy farm, aud others who were
on the train.
The body lay about fifty feet west of
the driveway in ditch. The head
was down aud the feet upward, toward
the track. From terrible wounds in
the head and from the right ear, blood
| flowed profusely. A Tar from the
wagon was noticed protruding from
the body near the abdomen, and 1t
was impossible to remove it until after
the clothing had been cut away. 1t
was found that It had strnck large
truss, which saved Mr.. Sheppard from
Instant death.
The unfortunate man was lifted
upon the train and carried to the sta
tion in Bridgeton. He was removed
to the freight house and made COM
Portable upon the floor. Physicians
were telephoned for and soon after
DR.. T. ]. Smith put in an appearance.
He Immediately began the dressing of
the wounds about the head, and made
an examination of the body. The
doctor did all that medical skill could
to relieve the unfortunate man. There
were no bones found to be broken,
and no scars upon any part of the
body excepting the head. Mr.. Shep-
pard remained unconscious, and his
heavy breathing showed great pres
sure upon the the brain. There were
internal hemorrhages, blood pouring
from the ear.
After the head was carefully dressed
the injured man was laid upon a cot,
and carried to the baggage room of
the passenger station.
Immediately after the accident, a
telephone dispatch was sent to Green
wich notifying Maskell w. Ewing Of
the sad accident. He without delay
went with Mr.. Samuel Lawrence to
the home of Mr.. Sheppard, to notify
his wife. She was calling upon some
neighbors and was sent for. As she
reached her home and saw the gentle
men at the house, she realized that
some calamity had befallen her, and
Immediately she asked what had hap
pened. She was told her husband
was injured. and she hurriedly pre-
pared to come to Bridgeton, being
driven here by Capt Charles Miller.
She arrived at the depot about fifteen
minutes of Ave o'clock, and was i'm
mediately conducted to the side Of her
unconscious husband.
Shortly afterward, Miss Sarah, Mr..
Sheppard's only child, was notified.
and she joined her mother by the side
of her dying father.