The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-05
moREPnEcAuTros NEEDED.

This 10 What the Jury TO Investigat
tine Death oil Miss Collins Recon
mends.
The jury empanelled by Deput.
Coroner Palmer to inquire into tn
cause Of the death OF Miss Ella Ger
trude Collins, who died on Thursda!
frcm injuries received by being rul
down on the Baltimore IL Ohio Rail
road the preceding Wednesday, lin
ished Its work last alghL. when Yer
dict was reached. The verdict. al
though not directly one consuming
the company, was one which Will il
all probability lead to the placing O
safety gates at the Newlin crossing.
Albert b. Vernon was tho first wit
ness called. dc was aboard the trail
which ran down the couple. Just be
fore the accident he heard the whistle
blown, but he did not know at thu
time that 1t was u warning signal. HI
could not positively state whether 4
was beyond the signal tower that til,
whistle was blown or not, but 1t wal
only short time afterward that tLt
train was stopped. The train had ruI
not quite twice Its length. Mr.. East
burn was lying on the bauk and Miss
Collins In the trench. She scemeo
conscious the time he saw her.
DR.. L. III. Ball was one OF the physl
clans who attended Mr.. Eastburn AND
Mas Collins lie found them at Chas
III. Newlin's house about half an houI
after they had bsen run down. The
doctor then described the Injuries re-
ceived. Her condition was critical,
and to him she made no statements
regarding the accident.
The doctor thought the fact OF Misc
Collins not being removed to place
OF shelter Immediately aftor tho acei
dent In ho way hastened her deatl.
The Injuries received alone wore SUI.
ficient to cause death.
The shock produced GOODNESS
Throughout the body and us long as u
body lay exposed to the air iS had a
tenuency to weaken vitality ard had
Mliss Collins been removed to place
OF shelter. It would only have mau,
her more comfortable.
Henry q. Ii. kollock, of Newark,
was tie last witness called. lie Is H.
the employ of the railroad as an az.
MIR. Newlin's house he found Miss
Collins in u semi-3onscious conditiCi.
She made no statement cuneeruin
the accident.
He arrived at the scene Of the acct
dent about q. 10 O'Clock, ono hour uI.
ten minutes after The accident. al d
then MIR. Eastburn had not bsen :
moved to a place OF shelter. Beiuh
perso nally acquainted with Mr.. East
burn the witness inquired VIII ,ther. he
heard the train. and the patient reph,
YES. but lie thought 1t was at Vast
Junction, half mile below the sig dui
tower.
When his horse was en- the track il
baked. 10 the witness Knowledge
there had been no orders Issued ly tbs
railroad company to tlainnen to al
low Injured persons to be kept on th'
scene OF the accident until the arriyn
OF physicians. His testimony bearing
on the subject OF the danger likely tC
result from the exposing OF any In
jured person was similar to that ..
DIR. Ball. If tue patient had been re-
moved to Mr.. Newlin's home sooner Il
would not have made any improve
ment in her condition. 1t was deut
blow.
| On further examination the doctor
said that the morning was not foggy
He based his statement on the fac
that 1t was not when no arrived at TIL
scene OF the accident, but whether II,
was at 6 O'Clock LIE could not say
THIS finished the examination of wit
nesscs, and after celebrating about
ten minutes this verdict was return 81
I'VE lind from the evidence that the
engine OF train No. SIS. of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company.
struck the wagon in which Ella Ger.
Itrude Collins was riding on the morn
ing of April 49, 1894. at Newlin's cross
ing. Christiana Hundred, New Castle
County, Delaware, causing her to be
violently thrown to the ground and
pr Producing Injuries which resulted IL
her death.
The jury, after viewing the scene OIL
the accident, are convinced that ethel
a ilngman or safety gates should bt
placed at Newlin's crossing, to lnsur,
safety to the travelling public and pre-
vent loss of life.
"And further, this jury deems II
their duty to direct the attention Of
the Levy Court Commissioners OF New
Castle County to this crossing, hopin!
that body will take action regarding
the matter.