The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-28
KILLED BY
J. AN EXPRESS.
Awful Death Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Weber on the B.
& O. Railroad.

Mr.. Elizabeth Weber was killed on the
b s. o. Railroad track AT Concord. Mrs.
Weber is the wife of Frederick Weber who
Is an upholsterer at the Jackson u Sharp
works iii this city.
Mrs. Weber was In milk wagon and
Yves returning from the Elliot farm when
the Chicago express struck the team. The
horse was thrown about sixty feet. the wa
gon demolished and when the train crew
came back to the scene Of the accident they
twenty feet away with tho neck broken.
The only witness to tho accident was
Engineer Fitzpatrick Of the train. who
saw the wjman on the track as hts train
rounded the curve near the scene of the
accident. When he first saw the wagon
the train was almost on top Of IL, aud 1t
was too late to stop. The pilot Of the en-
CINE struck the wagon squa ely, and, with
asound Of cracking timbers, tho woman,
horse and broken wood were hurled from
the track.
While Mr.. Weber was at work in this
city his wife and children attended to the
dairy.
For some time they have been consider.
ably the advisability Of moving to another
farm Knowing her husband would be
cold and tired when he returned from his
days work, Mrs. Weber yesterday alter
noon hitched q horse to the wagon and
started to the.farm Of Iaaac s. Elliot near
tho Concord turnpike, whore the land -she
wished to view was located. She desired
to save her husband that work. She in.
spected the place, and then started home,
so as to have tiiue to prepare her husbands
supper before he arrived.
On the Elliot farm there Is q small pri-
vate road leading from the Concord turn
pike. 1t is crossed by the tracks Of the
main line of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. 1t was cold drive. and Mrs, Weber
lad her coat collar turned up over her ears
Her view of the railroad track for more
than hundred feet was obscured by a
curve in the road.
1t is supposed she did not see the train
coming until it vas upon her, and drove
on the track immediately in front OF IT..
Tho train was No. 5)7 due here at 4.57
o'clock 1t was in charge OF Conductor
Gray and Engineer Fitzpatrick was at the
throttle. Its usual speed is mile Il min
ute, and 1t was running at this rate yes
terday.
1.-THE wag on was literally torn into fire.
woo;l The woman WAS uos found in the
wreck but lay in q field several yards from
tho track She had evidently struck on
her bead, as her neck was broken. There
were several small cuts ann bruises on 9TH
| erparts of her body As soon as the train
came to standstill the train crew began
to hunt for the occupant of the carriage.
Passengers rushed from the cars and, not
knowing tho woman was dead asked if
they could do any thing for her. A part of
the seat of the wagon was found near the
dead woman, and she was placed OH 1t and
tenderly carried to the baggage car She
was brought TO tho Delaware avenue sta
ton in this city. Her husband was noti-
fed. and went to the station where he iden.
titled the body He was nearly pi ostrated
by the shock. Aftdr the Identification she
was taken to her home When the dead
mother was brought in the five children
we're almost frantic.
There Is q fence OH one side Of the rail-
road, and into this tho horse was hurled
with terrific force. Every bone in his body
! was broken.