Evening journal., 1897-07-30
A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Car on the New Castle Road
Smashes a Wagon.
FOUR WERE PAINFULLY INJURED
SUPERINTENDENT SAMUEL FILE,
OF The c. & J. PYLE COMPANY,
SEVERELY INJURED -- HORSES
RUN AWAY AND DRAG THE
DRIvER-TWO BOYS HURT.

There was an accident on the Will
mington and New Castle Electric Rail-
way about o'clock last nighl at the
lane of c. & ]. Pyle and the New Castle
road beyond Eden Park. -Four per-
sons and horse We're injured, wagon
was smashed and an electric car was
badly damaged
The injured are:
Samuel File. superintendent of the
c. & J. Pyle Co., of No. COZ Jackson
street.
John Mckay, son of Harry c. Nc
Kay, No. 49 Montgomery street.
William II. Stevenson, colored,
driver for Belts & Watson, No. 12i1
Wilson street.
Reginald E. Pattey. son of Powell
Pattey, No. 6O1 West Third street.
The four above named were riding in
a wagon of Belts & Watson, driven by
Stevenson, from the factory of c. & J.
Pyle Co., in South Wilmington. There
were four big cases of leas her on the
wagon and the driver was hurrying to
the B. & o. freight station to ship the
cases. The boys Pattey and Mckay had
gone over to the south side for a ride.
Superintendent File usually rides in on
The lane out of which the team was be-
ing driven is hidden on either side by
hedge. When the team was about to
cross the track Pattey cried out that
car was coming. It was bound for New
Castle. Stevenson saw that he could
not hold back and gave the horses a cut
with the reins. They jumped forward
but did not get across. The car struck
fbp rpor Of fbn tvooou ou1 on, oalod Tho
body and a rear wheel The wagon was
dragged forward for some distance.
The horses were torn loose from the
wagon and startled to run away. The
driver was entangled in the reins and
was dragged for some distance. He had
the presence of mind to unbuckle the
reins and released himself. He sustain
ed some scratches and was badly
shaken up. The horses ran into a
hedge about 100 yards down the road
Patey, who first saw the car jumped
and was struck in falling. He was
scratched about the face. but was other
wise uninjured. Superintendent File
was thrown off the wagon and fell on
his right side. He was knocked un-
conscious and sustained a severe in
jury to the right hip an6 a cash above
the right eve. He was also injured in
ternally DR.. H. w. Bryan was sent fOl
and Mr.. File was taken to a house near
by. where he was cared for until Dr.rJ
p. Pyle arrived who dressed the wounds
and ordered him sent to his home.
The Mckay boy was caught under the
| wagon and its freight. Some time
elapsed in the excitement before he
called out murder" He was then re-
leased and cared for. His injuries con
sist of bruises about the body and head
He was severely shaken up. The bov:
were taken home by Mr.. Crumbaugh
Both Drs. Pyle and Bryan attended Nc
Kay at his home last night. All the
patients are sore this morning, but
otherwise are improving.
The car was damaged in front. i
was in charge of MOtorman William
Mccoy and Conductor Marvin Truss
Superintendent Miller, of the railway
company. happened TO be on the from
of the car at the time of the accident
He did all that was possible for th'
comfort of the injured persons.
superintendent File SAYS that he anf
the driver were watching on either side
for cars. but did not see any. He alst
saws that the gong was not sounded b!
the motorman.
Mr. Miller says That the gong wa
sounded bv the mOtorman. and that n,
fault can he assigned To him for reek
lessness. He also saws the car was no
going faster than twelve miles an hour