Evening journal., 1896-09-02
NEVS OF NEW CASTLE.
TWO GROUND TO DEATH
Shocking Accident on the
Government Fortihcations.
DETACHED CABLE CAR RAN AWAY

WlLbiA Am III AN AMI JObN lhl LOh
WE'RE cur TO PIECES. WHILE
lO.EPH saoRrER OF DELAWARE
CITY NARROWLY ESCAPED WITH
ais LIFE-THE SALEM COUNTY
CORONER AT WORK.
Two men we're killed outright and
epoii er nfsrowly escaped the horrible
death OF hls ompaDieng at the Barbette
battery. nitustsd three miles abovs
Saiem Greek and directly opposite the
ola gray granite Fort Deia ~sre
40 thar point be eovrinment hes the
CO siructlos Of battery, which up'l
ita completion. viii hs weil-nl4h TN
pFerua able Tho battery viii commend
tho narrow ohcnuel hing between Pes
Patch leland sud thu jersey shore rto
guns are TO be OF the most modern
pattern, wounted on The latest I'm
proved diaspp.arinE csrriego Tbs
range OF tie arntmsnt win b. fifean
mi } end as The channel Is situste only
three -foariba OF ulls, the efsot OF
Pre- aoii.es from such guns may easily
b conceived
These guns are 70 CO operate with the
aleotiic torpedo station en- Pea Patch
IsiAed in sn ilvasior b hostile nset
Ia constructing tne fo-iiic iiione,
huld itds OF tons OF concrete are being
used Tue broken stone is brought from
Bfatdy ~ine quarrles on lighters suc
thence fIarsffrred 20 damp CARS on =
Temporary cable railway This railway
runs ffom the wharf up dscldsd IN.
cline, vhsre tle cafs are stopped b. s
buffer juat over the crest
The att0chuenu Of a wire cable le
made to tbs cars by hook Inserted itt to
ring Tho conclusion OF cars sgsinst
tho buffer often disengsges the hook and
the rsccil sends the l0adsd car down
grade ageiu, with lightIiag rApldity
Men standing within four feet OF the
track have had th-ir hats blown away.
The O'Clock ehlft hsd iast gone 70
work aud The osr', loaded with concrete
msterisl, had started up The grade. The
men who at 81 d d to the dur pirg we're
a. their respective posts. Tness men
gera John Tsy lor, OF Pennsville. VII
liam R7,n OF near Salem, Jcieph
Shorter, colored. Of Delaware City, and
Hsary Norris. $50 near Salem
When the cars struck the buffer TIE
man zero following close J. Tho reooii
/ liberated The cable hooB, and the c, I
started back aard aud was upo the men
90 ga ckly that bui one Of the four es-
c'p-d unrnr5
William Ran aud John Taylor were
ground TO cestb beneath tue wheels
shorter had turned aud Was In the act
OF jnwpinR wben the cars struck him
ano k ocksd him clear OF the wheels
/ shorter war hrst picked up and taken to
Drlsware City on ihe steam lSunoh
Cadet, where he received medical attsn-
I tlon
A messsngir was Immediately dis
Pc cb,d 20 Salem Go no ~ the coro g OF
Salem c,un'y Coroner Wsrd phy siclsns
and Rn und. riaker were soon upon The
/ ground etd su invts lgAtion Way pro
ca ded wi A test OF tbs cable ep-
/ psra'us was made a. the request oi the
coroner ami ph5siclsns, Why a partial
r petition Of iha aeci ent TIE csr was
libsrated and descended Inc grade with
feiriui violence
| Msngled remains Of the two men werS
tuff ed over Co The undertaken and t. ken
20 salem on route 10 their bomee, Tbs
ooronsr's Jury will meet again to day
sDd much interest is manifested In tbs
verdict
Boih the dead MN were youDg snC
stroug fellows and Taylor leaves uif'
aud three cnildren.