Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-02


~ tHe ear, which penetrated his stomach,
dtsembowelin4 him.
he Siekcning work proceeded rapidly
AMI the ambulanCuS and patrol wagons
maze many trips TO aud from the railroad
conveying the wounded passengers to the
crowded surgical wards OF the two hospi-
talS. Those occupying seats in the middle
Of the car were fuunl to have sustained
the seycrest injuries, while Il few at either
end escaped with only II terrible shaking
up. Many of the slightly injured left the
scene unal'led or removed by their friends
and their names will probably never be
known.
ApASGGaaus EAtLRnAp CROSSING.
The scene % the fatal collision has long
been recognized us II point of great danger,
OWING to the peculiar iutliGaGy Of the
tracks and the unusually heavy traffic.
On the Philadelphia Wilmington e Bulti-
more road oyer 100 trains are run every
"a hours, and On the West Chester IL Media
road, known as the Philadelphia, Will
mlngtOn " Baltimore Central Division
there are so trains daily.
Just north of SuIth street station trains
| on the Central division are Obliged to cross
the main line tracks in order to reach the
tracks leading to the depot at rhirty-first
| and Chestnut streets, which is being tenn
porarIy used. The two lines run nearly
| parallel Tor II considerable distance south
| OF the Junction, and engineers on one line
have clear view Of trains on the other.
| The block system signal tower is located
at the east OF the Junction.
Signalmen and operators at the place re-
| fused to talk about the responsibility for
| the accident. Passengers say that the local
train was live minutes late in leaving Wal
lingiord. Conflicting statements are made
| regarding which tram had the right OF
| way at the junction. The local was NOV
| ing slowly and the special was running
| about 30 miles an hour. The engineer of
| the latter seeing that crash was ineyita-
| bic applied the air brake, but owing to the
| slippery condition Of the tracks, was un-
able to check its terrific speed. An invcs-
| legation into the cause of the accident will
be instituted by the Pennsylvania officials
| this morning.
A ClIlLD's MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
Ten.years-old Edward Mint2er, son of
| Mr. and Mrs. Mintler. who were Instantly
| killed, Mr.. Minlzcr having been decapi-
tatcd, told at the University Hospital,
| whittier he mad been taken, in childish
simplicity, how he escaped uninjured.
Mamma and | were sitting by each
other in the same seat was talking to
her. She had a book, but wasn't reading.
1t was lying III her lap. And then all 1T
| once the locomotive came through the
window. | wasn't hurt a bit. | found
| myself Iying right out Oh the ground and
| mamma and papa were nowhere to be seen.
don't know where they are now, but
| guess they II he here pretty soon"
The CHILD had not the slightest suspicion
at the time OF the terrible fate of his
parents.
John ). lnirk, engrnver, of Gil Chestnut
| street, one Ot the passengers on the Media
train, told a narrowing tale Of the wreck.
Mr.. tiuirk said 'lt is impossible to
| imagine such an experience as have gone
through with. The express train drove
through the car in which | was sitting.
| For an instant / was daLrd. don't know
how did 1t, but ! succeeded in crawling
from the ruins through a hole in the bot
| tom OF the coach.
Il assisted in helping from the wreck a
| woman who had been sitting near me
| Her arm was almost severed from her
! body, aud hung by mere muscle of flesh
intended taking seat in the smoker, hut
| something seemed to tell me not to. The
only injury sustained was slight cut on
the head. ! can't for the life Of me tell
how received it. You can imagine how
close the dead and injured were to me-
when my clothing was despatched with
blood. II WAS terrible experience and
never want to 30 through it again"
INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE WRECK.
Among the scattered sutchels, wraps and
effects of the passengers picked IN ON the
scene was found Il purse containing q nor
mai school certificate, bearing the name of
| Miss Lillian Briggs, together with con.
siderable amount of money and commu-
tatlon uckN to l3lrmont station. Beside
| the purse was found a bOOd-stained seal
skin wrap supposed to nave belonged to
Miss Briggs. Neither article was claimed
yesterday
The GOODNESS and bravery OF l6.years-
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