Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20
DEATHBY ATRAIN
Fatal Sunday Accident at a
Railroad Crossing.
AYOUNG man INSTANTLY KILLED
His Companion, a Woman,
Seriously Injured.
While Crossing the T.. & %. Railroad. in a
Carriage, at Concord station, They We're
Run Down by tine Royal Blue Tx
press.

An accident occurred at the Concord
crossing Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad
at $50 o clock Sunday night resulting in
the instant death Of Edward Lytle pi
Seventh and Bennett streets in this city
and tine perhaps fatal injury 81 Miss Ida
Carpenter Of No. 500 French street. Inc
couple were driving across the track al
that point when their carriage was struck
by south-bound express No ~ Of the
Royal Blue due TO leave Wilmington t0r
Baltimore at 9.4l O'Clock. The express
was about 10 minutes late on sunday and
was stunning at the rate OF ~ miles Al AuaE
when the accident occurred.
The occupants Of the carriage were
hurled % feet from the south bound traces
to the side Of the Concord turnpike. Lyle
was killed outright, his neck being
broken BY the fall. Miss Carpenter
escaped with her life although She was
fearfully injured about the body II j?
thought the woman sustained Internal
injuries,
The couple started sunday afternoon
for the home Of Lyt.e's mother near
Greenyille. The ANNA! they were driving
was somewhat fractions. Tie ylstt over
the couple Started nome about 500. clock,
They encountered d0QBlc team On the
way home contain!n. Mrs sarah l.rgg,
Miss Emma CLARK ~ Philadelphia George
Garrett and -lMGes peaHy. Inc two
teams projected down the ,oal together.
At the railroad crossing IN the Concord
pike the team Garrett was t.!vlg Wns
ahead He declares that a. s1lfi H. nc G9t
on the track the wat8 amAE came aG' with
his lantern and gave the danger signal
His carriage cleared the track and I !rHtNi
instant the stegt kytle wIs driving Wa
upon the rails AZ tAis moment the sN'
press came Numbering along striking TIT
carriage, and hUg.lHE il from the track
Garrett stopped his horses aud hBr-twi pa'
M "a 4 b
in which IytIC ana His riaaFsaHJa4 4tAG
been riding was literally demolished Nls
Carpenter was found near tic Ctrf.4s,
wreck. Lvtlc wg. tggHI lE.ac net- tA'
fence along the TEe 4Hte dead !le lseH
of the express which -ts4Gk the Clrriag
were ignorant NJ the asr,jeat uni "a
engineer did not know be lad struck TIL
carriage Uuti! tbs train reached Baltimore
when notified BY telegraph III the CYtisIQ!
and death Of Lyle.
An accommodation train from tins cit
reached Concord station shortly after
o'clock, when the body II Lgts Wa
placed on b0ara and brought q th.s GUY
Miss Carpenter was also Brought 10 ia
Delaware avenue station aUdraEUeI 10 81
UPPER waiting room At the lepa,. D#
Shortlidge ami Palmer were Summoned p
George Garrett, vito drove To tEs city au
notified them u the accident. NeAuuHl
the Delaware Hospital ambulance wa
summoned and Miss CArpegtlr taken /
her home No go French street lu4lr
al the house oil Monday ELECTED tie ia
that Miss Carpenter was suffering isnI
painful injuries Fine NUTuIl Vas IUapi
TO move herself ii bed ana I wa- tmMu-l
her spine was injured. Dr.. 4aA J.. Wal
Is the family physician
Deputy Coroner Fox heard tg-tmnU
bearing on the case Monday and then ~
journed the inquest una next ~.a4a
when II is probable q Eerllgt WEI