Evening journal., 1897-09-28
Party From Mr.. Addiclks'
Farm Dashed 10 Death
TWO NEVER MOVED AGAIN.
Through B. & 0. Train Hurled
Them High.
PASSENGERS TRY TO REVIVE THEM

TON FOR PHlLADELPHlA,C CRASH
ED INTO MIR. BALDWIN's CAR
RAGE, KILLING THE DRIVER
AND TWO CHILDREN-PAssEN-
GER TRAIN STOPPED A HALF
HOUR WHILE CREW AND PAS
sENGERs ADMINISTRATIVE THE
PARTY-YoUNG WOMAN LIVED
FIFTEEN MINUTES BOY AND
DRIVER DIED INSTANTLY.
Three lives were snuffed outalmost in
a twinkling this morning.
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train
No. 40, struck a one-horse trap, kill
ing Miss Maud Baldwin, George Bald
win and Mytro Dopriski
The girl lived for fifteen minutes af-
ter the accident, writhing in pain, but
the two last-named victims never
breathed again after being struck.
AN UNACCOUNTABLE ACCIDENT.
Passenger train No 40, of the Balti-
more and Chic railroad, left Whining
ton at 7.15 this morning on time. This
side of Carrcroft is grade crossing
known as Cars read, and past this the
trains make fast time. on a down
grade.
J. Edward Addicks fine farm
at Carrcroft is carried on by
r. J. Baldwin, an epxeri-
enced farmer and stock-raiser. Mr..
Baldwin has had employed Russian
? foreman, Mytro Doprisld.
The latter started away from the
Carrcroft farm this morning shortly
after o'clock with Mr.. Baldwin's
daughter, Maud and his little son,
George. They were in one-horse
trap and the animal was spirited
enc and maintained a rapid gait.
TRAIN HURLED THEM TO PIECES.
Engineer Krigbaum, at the throttle Of
the Baltimore and Ohio train, saw the
trap coming down the Carr's road hill
z at lively rate Of speed. He blew the
E whistle. but did not put on brakes in
- stantly. it is alleged, because the driver
had plenty of time TO get his horse un-
der control.
II is claimed that the horse, too, saw
the train and took the bit in his teeth.
as Dopriski labored hard to bring him
5 down after It was too late.
- The outfit was struck fair by the loco
motive and the violent contact with the
q pllot hurled all three OF The party
r across the road killed the horse and
completely demolished tine cart.
Just why Doprisk did not slacken
. down the Carrs read seems unac-
Z countable He was an experienced man
e in the care and handling Of horses and
very fond ofthe children.
o There are no Instructions ofview just
there to prevent drivers from seeing an
> approaching train, and there is no sid
ing upon which cars might have been
standing to hide the Philadelphia pas
senger train.
y RUSHED TO VICTIMS RELIEF.
g The train was stopped within its own
length, and Conductor Fitzgerald call
o ed all the crew off to the relief Of the
victims. Meantime an exciting scene
began on the train, and in a moment
the bravest Of the passengers were fol-
lowing the train crew on the rush to
. the rescue.
:, For half an hour the train stood
= there. Il was seen that, while young
: George Baldwin and Dopfiski were
{ dead, there was still some signs Of life
u about Maud Baldwin.
DOCTORS ON A SPECIAL.
Dr. Day was summoned from Talley.
vile and was brought to the seen;
!, with horses on a dead run.
- DR.. John Palmer was called from BED
at his home No. 900 Delaware avenue
a and was put on board the fastest B.
~ o. engine in Wilmington, and a record
= run was made TO Carr's road.
- Maud Baldwin was dead, however
fifteen minutes after the awful crash
Her last moments seemed agonizing
but it is thought that the girl was no
n conscious Of The pain, the writhing be-
V ing bodily commissions.
s MR.. ADDICKS MUCH TROUBLED.
a Mr. Addicks came to Wilmington a
is 10 o'clock this morning, directly aftel
,e leaving the stricken home of his far
mer. He was sorely troubled at the ac
cident. but had little to say.
Dopriski was a Russian farmer, 81
,e years old, and had only been in thii
n country a few years. Maud Baldwin
was 13 years old and little George wal
6.
pit Immediately after the accident worl
ie was sent to Deputy Coroner Chandler
ID of this city, and he, with his men, made
all possible haste to the scene Of th