Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-03

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Ohio railroad at West junction crossing
yesterday morning week in which
Miss Ella G. Collins, the 19-yccrs.old
girl lost her life, and Samuel Easthurn,
her uncle, sustained permanentiniuries,
was investigated last Tuesday by Deputy
Coroner Palmer and jury of Six men.
The jury left Market street station of
the b. & o., at $50 O'Clock and went by
special train to the scene Of the accident
which is over mile beyond the juno
ton of the Wilmington d Northern
railroad. The following composed the
jury: Foreman, w. H. Walker; score
tary, James f. Mclyer; William lIatton,
Harry James, Alfred d. Edwards and
l.. w. Nchr.
The jury made a thorough inspection
of the crossing and were fully informed
as to the circumstances of the accident
and the position of the vehicle which
was wrecked by the fast flying express.
The place where the casualty occurred is
known as Newlin's crossing, and is d.
rectly opposite the farm house Of eX.
United States Marshal Charles NJ. New
lin. The crossing is not at grade but its
peculiar location and approximate near
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branch Of the b. & o. railroad, mike it
necessary for the travelling public TO ex.
ercise careful watchfulncss in crossing
the tracks for fear of being run down
/ by the Royal Blue flyers which pass
along day and night at rate Of 40 miles
| an hour.
There is watch tower about 600
yards east of Newlin's crossing and
near this tower the tracks Of the branch
/ railroad leave the main line and stretch
/ along at an angle. When the two lines
| reach the crossing they are forked TO
such an extent that about 80 yards in
teryene, which fact renders the crossing
more dangerous than ii there were
only one track instead Of three, the
main line being laid with double track.
In crossing over the branch one is able
to see far enough down the track te
avoid being run into by ordinary &C,
commodatiou trains, but after the
branch is crossed and the vehicle APP
proaches the main Inc, it is with diff,
Guilty that the occupants of carriage
can clearly see the express coming west
ward on account Of an elevation which
partially obstructs the view between
Newlin's crossing and the watch tower
With train running at the rate of A
miles an hour it would require about q
seconds for it to run the distance be
tween the watch tower and the cross
. ing. This would not allow much tim
in which to avoid the impending danger
, In his deposition at the Dslawar
Hospital before the coroner and til
: foreman of the jury, Mr.. Eastburn, VIII
escaped from the accident with broke
leg and forearm, stated that he and hi
1 niece had crossed tae tracks of til
a branch road and were approaching Il,
, main line when they heard u shol
5 whistle of an engine which sounded .
!, in the distance. He thought it was u
4 somewhere on the branch, and NJ
e on the main track, it sounded so indi;
i, tinctly. The horse had gotten on III
n west-bound main line track, when thel
came terrible rumbling sound, whic
i caused the animal to jump up in ii
n air instead of sprlnging forward. N
$ Eastburn stated that his niece caugl
d him by the arm, and with exclamation
D. of "0h, oh" chung frantically to hit
10 The next minute the engine came roa
Is ing down upon the vehicle, caught it {
10 on the fender Of the locomotive, and hui
d ing it 20 yards in the distance and cleI
( over the east-bcund track, wrecked it
badly that there wasn't piece b
n enough left to tell the story of the acc
n dent.
1t The injured couple were found by t
l. crew of the express which came to
Of stand still within two train length
10 The young woman was lying in I
re gutter along the side of the track VIII
in her uncle was on the embankment. Il
of young woman was thrown distance
c. 40 feet by the force Of the accident. 4
2, crew of the train made them as comic
d. able as possible by placing pillo'
lie under their heads and blanket unJ
zee the girl, and there they remained III
of ex-Marshal Newlin arrived on the see
ID. fully 40 minutes after the accident a
10. ordered their removal to his hou
in, where everything possible was done
Dtt their comfort. A special train arriN
oil. from Wilmington with DIR. Pain
or, aboard shortly after o'clock, VIII
so. another special came from Newark W
mt DR.. Kollock, and nm employee of Mars
on Newlin brought DIR. j. II. Ball.
the The crew Of the express train w
On, not aware of their right to remove
ate bodies of the injured couple until
the arrival of persons in authority or
for case of death the arrival Of the corol
This impression seems to prevail in {
tain communities, and the sooner I
co. mistake is disclosed the better 1t will
nv for wounded and bleeding human
Its needing a physicians care. In
case there was no need OF coro
attltnr Of tbo nnt1tNla Ii uaH
nm with prompt medical assistance an
his comfortable resting place the cou
nos might have Jared much better. In {
,rn. Of Il wreck or accident Of this charac
iay even if one of the victims should
the killed outright and the other lay BIZ
an ing, anyone has right to take a h
run in removing the injured one to a p
Ria Of comfort in order that injuries cal
mas dressed and suffering alleyiated,
nd. cording to the evidence of the bagg
ON. master the girl lay upon her back in
gutter with both thighs broken, fat
any injured and piteously begged hin
G If raise her up and case her suffer
lese Ignorant Of his duty the man allo
mr. the girl to lie there suffering the I
ieye eXcrutiating torture until 40 min
! is after the accident when eX- Mar
act Newlin ordered their removal ~
are house, which was done.
hose Meantime several members of
crew were busily at work telegraph
lake for medical assistance and taking
is that approaching trains were proE
4 or signalled. AT $40 o'clock the co
were placed on train and brougl
INC. the Delaware avenue station, and
, on sent TO the hospital The acct
re. occurred a few minutes before 5 o'cl
nv's After viewing the scene of the
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