The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-24
DEATH aBBS CHls1Ils
or IT'S HAPPINESS
Thomas Wesley rlcBrlas and vie nssss1
to Death. 81
THE DAUGHTER MAY DIE


| Wesley Mcbride and bis wife Jennie
were killed by an express train at Stan Ton
station on the p, w. g. B. Railroad at S
| o'clock this morning Mr., Mcbride occu-
pied large farm near Ogleton about two
| miles east OF Stanton. Accompanied By
his wife, and daughter Carrie he left home
shortly after four o'clock to attend the
market In this city with wagon load Of
poultry and produce. NJ
The second section OF express train No.
7s struck his team at the place mentioned
above. hurled the occupants OF the wagon
into the air, killed the horse and mashed
the wagon to spllnters.
The express was running at Its usual
rate Of speed, and whether Mcbride failed
to hear the whistle OF the train, or did not
heed the warning, will never be known.
AS soon as the engineer saw that he had
stauck the team he put on the brakes and
brought the train to standstlll. Then
he backed the train to the scene Of the ac-
cident.
An investigation showed that MIRA. Mo.
Bride must have been hurled at least
thirty feet. Her head. struck the edge Of
Of q rail on the opposite track and her
forehead was split open for about four in
ches, She was dead when picked up BY
the train crew.
Mcbride was found about six feet away
from the wagon with one arm broken and
part Of the top of his head gone. This was
done by his head striking the end Of q
cross tie. He was unconscious when pick.
cd up.
The little, girl who Is between and 8
years of age. had been sitting toward the
struck the team. The part in which she
had been sitting was hurled toward the
fence.
Tho train crew picked up the persons
and brought them to this city. Mcbride
died shortly after his arrival at the railroad
hospital room. A telephone message
brought the ambulance Of the Delaware
Hospital to tho station and the child was
removed to the hospital.
Upon an examination by Dr.. Howard
Il. Ogle 1t was found that her injuries con.
sisted of broken leg above the knee and
somv slight internal injuries. The at
tending physicians are of the opinion tina.
the child will recover.
1t Is pitlable to see her on the cot at the
hospital crying for her mother.
Deputy Coroner Chandler. took charge
of the bodies and removed them to his un-
derteking establishment whore prepar ed
them for removal to their former home
near Ogleton. Tho following jury was
empanelled to investigate the case: John
u. Woodward, John G Jackson, Alexan.
der Barnie, Warren @. Martin, Harry W.
Murphy. William Wiley, J. Frank Carey:
and Jane, Il. McIvor. Tho jury organized
by the selection of John D. Woodward as
foreman. Inquest will be held In few
days.
Crowds of people gathered Mt tho scene
Of the accident To- day. Some parts Of the
brains of Mrs. Mcbride were scattered
about the tracks. Why Mcbride drove on
the track ahead of tho express train will
never BIO known. Some years ago after
several accidents happened at the Stanton
crossing, safety gates were placed there.
m. Mcbride probably was not aware Of
that fact and seeing the gates were up
drove upon the crossing. The advance OF
IL northbound train cannot BIZ seen from
the Ogleton road, owing to tho depot at
Stanton. As the engineer of the express
train that killed the couple did not stop
only minute or so In this city nothing
could be learned from him.
Hu will be u witness ut the inquest.
James e. Vernon, q clerk in the W. Il N.
office ia brother-inlaw of Mcbride aud
looked after tho bodies, Mr.. Mcbride was
about 81 years of age. Mrs Mcbride was
ten years his junior. They had been mar
ricd three years. MIR. Mcbride was the son
of William Mcbride and was born az
Christiana. Twenty years ago he Left
Christian for the West He finally locas.
ed ut Silverton, Colalal'. where he work.
ed In the gold mine, for iitceen years, shv-
ing sufficient money to buy half the 90
acre farm he tenanted.
Three years ago he came here aud mar
rioa Mrs. Jennie Bradley, who WAS then
living with Edward Donahoe mt Riverview
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcbride went to house.
keeping Immediately.
They attended, King street market regu-
larry and were we'll known. Their tragic
death was discussed by everybody during
tho morning and overy remark was m ex-
PRESTON of heartfelt sympathy.
The only other relations hers Is Mrs. Su.
san Mcbride of No 8O7 Orange street She
Is an aunt of Mrs. Mcbride. She appear.
ed very much affected by the death of her
nephew and his wife when REPUBLICAN
reporter visited the home shortly after the
unfortunates had been hurled into eter.
nifty. Mrs. Mcbride talked Of the child,
Of her pleasant disposition and expressed
the hope that tho little one might survivs
her n In raa