The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-17
EIETH EDITION,
DEATH ENDED THEIR DRIvR.

Edward Lyttls Was Killed and Mia
1 Ida Carpenter Seriously Injured b.
Being Struck by n Royal Biss Line
Flyer.
!. The Concord crossing of the BaltI-
more a. Ohio Railroad was the scene
OF SAD accident lust night. when Ed
waro Lyttie 81 Seventh and Bennett
streets, and Miss Ida Carpenter, OF 500
French street, were struck BY a .Balti.
more u Ohio express train, No. b85.
In the crash Mr.. Lyttle was killed and
his companion seriously injured.
MIR. Lyttle had hired horse and car-
riage about 1.30 O'Clock In the after.
noon, with the Intention OF taking 4
drive through the country and also
visiting his widowed mother who re.
sides vt Greenville. They arrived AZ
the home about 3 O'Clock, and at d
O'Clock the return journey was com,
menced. They drove on the Concord
pike, when they met u party composed
81 Mrs. Sarah LegR, Mrs. Emma
clark, Geo. Garrett and Samuel Den.
ney, who were riding In double.
They chatted together until within
one hundred yards Of tho railroad.
when the party OF four drove ahead,
leaving Mr.. Lyttle and his companion
In the rear about twenty yards.
| 1t was then ten minutes to ton
O'Clock.
The Royal Blue Line express drawn
by locomotive No. $50 and In charge
OF engineer Towney was due at Della
ware avenue station at 9.4l O'Clock.
put II had not passed the crossing, be-
Ing ten minutes behind time. When
she party 81 four were on the track
the whistle Of the fast approaching
locomotive was heard but short dis.
lance on. The crossing Waterman dis
played the red signal lantern and Just
ae the team containing Mr.. Lyttle and
his friend reached the track the fivinr
train met them. striking the carriage
and hurting Its occupants fully one
hundred feet In the air and to the side
OF the track. Unconscious of the fatal
accident. Engineer Towney ran hla
train to this city and then to Newark
before he was informed OF it,
| When the crash occurred the leading
party alightod from their carriage to
take care of their friends. Mrs, Emma
Clark was attracted by the moaning Of
Miss Carpenter In an adjoining field,
and she was made as comfortable al
possible until aid arrived. The body
OF Lyttle was found by the fence to
eh0 niuo "a Lio tlachb. his n6ck na0
been broken by the fall but there was
q faint palpltatlon of the heart. There
were no bruises nor cuts on the body,
The horse was injured by the fall and
the carriage smashed into smither.
leens.
AT l0.O5 O'Clock accommodation train
No, 81, pulled into the Concord eta.
tion, and on this the dead and injured
were placed and the train run back to
the Delaware Avenue station. They
were then taken to the hospital room.
Drs. Palmer and Shortlidge were in
readiness. and they worked with Lyt-
Ito, but at II o'clock the palpItatIon
ceased. They then made an examina.
ton OF Miss Carpenter, and found one
of her arms broken and both hips
probably fractured. She suffered ex.
circulating palm and complained of Sc
we're internal pains which led to the be.
lief that she was injured internally,
The death of her friend was unknown
to her. and when being removed to hef
home asked that he might accompany
her.
There are no safety gates at this
crossing, but Waterman Is constant.
ly on guard. He Gays he displayed
the signal In plenty time to stop the
team. but 1t Is supposed that Mr.. Lyt
tie could not SEQ 1t. Miss Carpenter
wns sitting nearest the train, when
the crash come and her escape from
instant death is miraculous. MIR. Lyt.
tie WAS a mlddle.aged man, and was
employed as a wood worker by tho
jackson and Sharp Company.
\ Coroner Kirk has empaneled Jury
(which will hold an inquest. at \ o'clock
at the Coroners Office. The body was
removed to the home Of his mother ut
Greenvllls, Del.