Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-18

Chsator. IA, Nov. 10. "A fatal acct
dent occurred near Lamokin station,
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington g.
Baltimore railroad, this evenings by
which two OF the leading business mon
OF this city were killed. They were
Charles A. Weed, president OF the Tide
water Stesl Co., and Charles Roberto,
treasurer of the South Chester Manu-.
featuring Co. Mr.. Roherts was killed
instantly, but Mr.. Weed fingered half
hour, dying on a car in LamoEin.
Those gentleman had been in West
| Chester to-day, whero they bad bean
| called as expert witnesses in the land
damage suit of Yarnall rs the Reading
Railroad Go. In company with Judge
Thomas j. Clayton, NJ. II. Buckley, Fl.
j. Riley and Thomas b. Taylor, who
were also interested in the suit, they
reached IIamokin station, via the Ches-
ter Crock railroad. at Cos Judge
| Clayton stopped 10 chat with the other
gentlemen before they separated for
their homes and did not cross the
tracks, but MesssrH. Weed and Roberts,
accompanied hy Nathan Jones,a grocer,
said good night and started up the
| northbound track rs u near cut for
their residences, which we're on kerlin
STREET. AS the Wilmington express
train, duo at Chester at 7.03 O'Clock.
rushed past Lamokin station. one of the
gentlemen with Judge Clayton made
uome remark about its speed without a
thought for Messrs. Weed and Roberts,
who, by that time, were nearing Penne
street overhead bridge.
Mr.. Weed said they did not hear the
express coming, FIR the Chester Greek
train. which had brought them t.
Lamokin. was blowing off steam. ant
the noise it made drowned the roar o
the fast approaching express. just be
fore the engine struck Messrs. Robert
and Weed, Mr.. Jones left his two com
panions and ran up the embankment
Aa he rea ched his own home, and a
he disappeared, the heavy engine strucl
= the men, catching Mr.. Roberts AM
9 sending his body some % yards distant
!, He was dead when he touched tn
= ground.
+ Mr.. Weed, who was on the inner sid
y OF the track, was struck between tn
shoulders. The gentlemen who wer
p standing On the station platform sa
u there was no warning, and from this
looks as though the engineer did no
u sec the men on the track or saw ihei
! too late to sound the whistle, as tn
" train was running about 40 miles a
a hour and the accident occurred abor
e 80 yards from Lamokin station. Judp
II Clayton and his friends ran to th
scene, and seeing that Mr.. Roberts WI
IS past all help carried Mr.. Wesd to Il
. station, where he was marie comforts
/ BILE. He said he was badly hurt b
.. tween the arms and that the locomoti'
10 struck him sideways. He wanted to {
10 home, but his life was fast ebbing, ar
he died surrounded by his sorroS
stricken friends.
!, Mr.. Weed was about 65 years of al
% and leaves two grown-u up children.
40 Mr.. Roberts was about the same al
=, 90 and had a grown.up family of fou
% Both have besn prominently identifi
- with the social, political and busine
y life of Chester, and thsir death is
~ tremendous shock to their friends. NJ
II Weed, before coming to Chester, W
\, editor of the New Orleans Picayun
Tie Underwater Steel Co. g plant is
l. important industry of this city.
bv Mr.. Roberts had been a member
~ tine Chester School Board and Ci
- Councils. Both gentlemen we're acti
. Republicans.