Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02

The wreck of freight cars on the Della
Esre railroad cutoff opposite Fourteenth
ptreet, Thursday was the most serious
hat has occurred in Wilmington for sew
raj years, in the matter of damage sus-
lined. Fortunately, however, no lives
ere. lost, and the only person injured,
Conductor q. NJ. Dunn, is not seriously
urt.
The accident occurred shortly before .
y clock, when one of the cars was deraied
" broken wheel, and after it had run
long for about five car-lengths ON the ties
h became checked and II other cars crashed
ITO 1t and in an instant, almost, ID cars
ere piled about in promiscuous heap,
al some of them were mashed into
plinters. Union Line car No. al Ill,
which was near the engine, was the first
~ the IL to leave the rails and is thought
have been the sole cause of the trouble.
ONLY SIX CARS CAN BE SAVED.
x The wreck was an odd sight Some of the
ars were turned upside down, while
theirs lie across the tracks at right angles,
nd one or two were thrown into the
bitches OH either side. About six of the
Bars can be saved and repaired, but the
theirs were burned Thursday night
In one place eight sets OF trucks were
Poticed piled in heap, and broken wheels
nd twisted aXles anu iron rods could be
zen all about, some driven deep into the
ound and some inside and alongside the
Frs. All of the 10 are box cars, and those
lat were not thrown to one side before
ne Others came up are splintered or
twisted all out of shape.
At the time OF the accident the train was
unning at rate of about 20 miles al
hour, and the momentum caused by the
cars in the rear of the ones which wert
Frecked made sorry looking pile of the
Onward cars on the train.
NE SHEEP KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED
The train was bound for Philadelphia
nd had come up from the New York
Philadelphia Il Norfolk railroad, and eacl
the cars was heavily laden, principally
"a fifth farm produce for the market in the
orthern cities. One car was loaded will
otton and another with eggs and oysters
ta1 i've sheep were also i'll one of the wreCket
ars and one of them was killed outright
while another had its front feet badl,
nangled and was suffering terribly wheI
taken from the debris.
CLEARING UP THE WRECK.
A wrecking train was sent from the cit,
as soon as the accident was reported an(
the work of clearing the tracks was begul
a short time after the wreck occurred
The crew on the wreck train turned thei
attention when they first arrived on tn
scene toward eXtricating the merchand.s
from the debris. Everything that cou
be reached in the cars was taken out an
piled up in the adjacent fields. Their
were barrels, boxes and crates Of ever
description. Some were found in GOO
shape and some were broken ana mashe
and the contents were spilled all over til
ground A crowd of people collected a
the scene as soon as the accident becam
known, and many of them carried off al
ticles which had come out OF the car
although the railroad men kept the peopl
from getting away with any great amour
That which was taken was mostly perishi
n BILE produce that fell out of the broke
barrels and boxes.
One crowd of young fellows collecte
Aeround the car that had been loaded wit
oysters and they had little feed off Il
yiYalves Which they found scattered abou
WHEELS BURIED IN THE GROUND.
Yardmaster Charles H. Cantwell was i
rye of the force of men who were sci
lear away the wreck, and under his
ion the ralroaders made good hea
!. The track was torn up like matt
rs for q distance of about three Gu
tbs. The worst difficulty in repairil
etrack-or rather putting down ne
e-was encountered where the roa
had been dug up and where hea'
Ks and loose wheels have been burr
Nral feet III the ground. One place W
aced where there was no semblance
I'm me rams Ildu Dttll uTlNel III
ground clear out Vi sight
LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER ESCAPED.
ale locomotive and tender escan
cage, and as soon us the wreck
led came to the rOundhuuse in d
Il The rear cars of the train did /
or from the accident. They vi
On back to the main line and sent
s,adelphia in that way. All Otl
bits over the Delaware railroad us
M pP., w. e. u. main line until the tra
arelaid.
b CONDUCTOR puSN's INJURY.
vhductor T. NJ. Dunn, who was
imam hurt. was IN the cabin car at
etOf the accident and was thrown '
r. "a, against some woodwork. He S
ilki some bruises about the hip.
Is place where the accident orcurrct
TO oint opposite Fourteenth street
'ut half a mile from Landlith staff
p, w. & b. railroad. There is
&c view froEu the lower end Of
ieh ward, and during the afternoon
ok was visited by thousands Of PEG
.ty who heard of the accident UP t.
X the East Eighth street cars to 1--WE
! Claymont streets and walked &C
fields.
he damage has been estimated at al
1000.