Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-13
A WOMAN'S AWFUL FATE.

,tation on the p, w. ~ j.. rhllroau,
'ew minutes after 8 o'clock sunday
,ight, which was horrible to behold. MISS
A nnle Cleayes, aged "a years, OF THIS
,ity was struck by an express Tram
Joinr al full speed, and after her pohy
ma been hurled against freight shed
h was thrown back under the train ana
,ut nm 40 that II took several hours 10
gather up the pieces, which we're scat,
tered for quarter al a mile. Inc Skull
was crushed, the body was cut In TWO
and mangled, the right leg aud lett arm
were cut off and the remaining HEADS
were cut up.
Miss Cleayes, who lived with her
Mrs, Caroline Cleaves,
and her aunt aud UNCLE, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Drear, at No. 622 Walnut street, |
in this city, on Saturday went'o WISH
another uncle, John Ii. CleaVes, AZ
Christiaus. 1t was her intention TO re-
turn home on an accommodation tram
leaving Stanton at o'clock Sunday
night. She was driven To the station IN
carriage by TWO of her cousins, John H.
Cleaves, ,fr., of Christiana and Frank
Drcar Of Wilmington, the latter having
been visiting at Christlana with her.
Miss Cleaves companions were both
little fellows.
When the party reached the station 1t
was not yet time for the train ana tne
young lady told the boys to drive on 70
the town of Stanton, saying they would
return in time for the train. when
they reached the station, after
having driven to the town, the accom-
modatlon train had passed, hut just as
they came up to the safety gales, whlch
were down, an express train came thuh'
dering up the road,
RAN ACROSS THE TRACKS.
Miss Clcaves did not know that
she had missed the accommodation,
and thinking the express was the train
she wanted to catch, and supposlng II
would stop at the station, she jumped
out Of the carriage and rushed across
the tracks, to reach tho platform, where
she expected to get ON the train. She
was caught by the locomotive and
hurled against the freight shed, after
which the body was thrown back under
the train and was caught In the trucks,
carried for about 25 ya"ds, where the
major portion of the remains were
afterward found. But pieces Of the
body were carried along some distance
further, and, as stated, one of the arms
was found u quarter OF u mile up the
track.
The train did not stop. The men on
the locomotive evidently did not know
that they had struck anybody, or surely
they would have stopped.
pu,y, ,nTE.tpn An uEsnuR
AS soon as Miss Cleaves jumped from
the carriage young john Cleaves jumped
out after hor and tried to prevent hel
| from attempting to cross In front oil
the engine. He was unsuccessful, how
ever, and if the Drear boy had not sue
ceeded in catching the other little fellow
and holding him, the three would have
been hurled to death. The Drear boy
was the larger of the two and his pres
ence Of mind saved his own life anC
that Of his little cousin.
AS soon as tho accident happened thu
relatives of the young girl at Christians
were notified and they hurried to tn,
scene. IL took until nearly midnight Il
gather up the pieces of the body, the.
were scattered 30 far. After the remain
were collected they were put in the sta
ton and kept there until the expires
came along, which is due in Whining
ton at l.57, and on that train they wer
brought to this city and given over t
Deputy Coroner Chandler, who re
moved the mangled body to the morgpC
RELATIVES ALMOST DISTRACTED.
The sad affair has almost distracte
the relatives, with whom the youu
lady resided in this city. When she lei
them on Saturday she was well an
healthy and in the best Of spirits. Sh
was great favorite with them all. Sh
was very well liked by the youn
people who knew her, and many friend
called at her late home on Monday
: make anxious inquiry. She was COZ
nected with several religious societie
and was an ardent worker in churc
, affairs generally.
Miss Cleayes was daughter Of BENZ
min Cleaves, who now makes his hon
. with his second wife in Camden, N.
: lie is employed with dredging con
: puny, and il is not known just where |
is, SO ii will be rather difficult to motif
him of the sad accident. Howeve
! word was sent to Camden on Monda
: and II is thought that his employers VI
4 make an effort to inform him Of Il
, misfortune. The relatives believe he
: engaged in work at Firms Point, b
they are not certain.
. Hiss Cleaves was born IN Christian
Z and ever since she was an infant she h
q made her home with her grandmotht
y Twelve years ago she and her gran
u mother moved to Wilmington, whe
= they have resided ever since.
J. The arrangements for the funeI
r. have not yet been made,
Il THE LOCOMOTIVE EXAMINED.
n The locomotive that killed the you
: girl passed through Wilmington at ~.
n o'clock Monday afternoon ON a Washir
Is ton express train. Detective William
10 Jones and several railroad men made
70 examination while the train was stopp
81 at the station, but they could discover
= evidences of the accident.
Y Engineer Ward, who was on the lot
1, motive Sunday night, says he knew no
ing of striking the girl. Just as the trl
n was passing Stanton tho signal wills
ia in the engine cab blew once. This p,
Zled the engineer, as IL meant nothil
,g He waited for another blow, and o.
~ did not come, he was at a loss to accol
"A for the single whistle. After the tn
" had passed Wilmington it was {
covered that there was something wrf
10 and when the train pulled into Brt
Vi street station an examination was mi
'e- and the pipe under the tender \
u found 10 be broken.
u When the engineer heard OF the az
e. dent on Monday he said he belle
that the body must have caught un
the tender and deranged the mechanI
connected with tho signal, but as
80 from that there were no traces of