Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02
bH At DELAWARE AVENUE
bked Car Plunges Into the
Logan House Yard.
L PEOPLE RUDELY SHAKEN

EL PEOPLE RUDELY SHAKEN |
|dent the Result of a Slight
Collision.
locomotive, While Backing, Ccilided
the Cars, Which Were Running
\ the tracks, the brakes Having
ed-Eugtneer aud Fireman Some
Injured. -..,
freight wreck occurred at Della.
avenue station of the Baltimore &
railroad early on Monday, which
damaged the Logan House and
large coal cars, injured Engineer
Gosnall and Fireman William
andiford, both of Philadelphia,
way part of a telegraph pole a
Bet from the west wall OF the
House and also the railing Oh
st side of the elevated railroad
damaged the east wall support
bic tracks and deposited 81 tons
"a coal in the hotel yard. Fortu-
u, the telegraph polo was strong
h TO prevent one of the cars from
through the hotel wall into the
occupied by Proprietor John p.
and his family. Mr.. Kelley's
= Andrew Kelleher, occupied a
bn the east side Of the building,
harms way. SO long as the
bid not tumble down.
her Engineer Gosnall nor Fire
landlord are seriously hurt, but
tier will probably be compelled
pff duty for a short time, as his
$ sprainetl by being iolted from
eomotiye. Engineer Gosnall was
shaken up in the cab OF the
and injured one of his feet, but
lliciently to cause him any serious
enience.
about $50 O'Clock a through
/ train, drawn by engine No.
irrived from Baltimore and was
facked at Delaware avenue station
er to allow the northbound pas
train scheduled to leave at 5. 40
to pass. The passenger train
bout on time, and Immediately
he last car had passed the freight
the latter, which had cut loose
he train, started ahead for the
10 Of reaching the main track,
which it was to run backward to
ter station to take on u supply
Ter.
locomotive had scarcely reached
bin track when the freight train
to move slowly toward it, the
having slipped. 1t was moi
h, however, that the train was
z until the engine was on its
buth on the main track, but as
as the engineer saw the train
e toward him he reversed his
and made every effort to avoid
|sion, but on the cars came, and,
engine had not time to get out
way it oollided with two large
coal cars. Both were derailed,
be was thrown toward the Logar
BE-, which was only few fee
y,M 1t was prevented from running
Hfly into the hotel wall by stou
rnph pole, which, although badl,
tered, caused the car to run aloni
t distance before tumbling dow
bill. 1t fell to the yard just as j
ed the northwest corner of tn
Ing. The kitchen, washhouse AM
big alley, which is probably 5
Ing, were wrecked and the portiol
F e bowling alley building vhicl
BIT standing was knocked out o
y; and moved north about fou
}, notwithstanding the fact tina
brick structure.
refrigerator, washing utensil
many other things used in tn
en and washing room were de
he'd, and AS the coal from the ca
d out into the yard many othe
away from the building wer
adly damaged. Fortunately, how
nobody was in the yard or kitche
time and the result was not q
IS as it might have been.
hotel was shaken, the sensatio
similar to that produced by u
quake, and cracks were noticed !
boms along the west wall. Prt
br Kelley, when asked about tn
b, was unable to estimate h
but he said he felt very fortunat
cine member of his family W;
lied.
the time of the accident, s..
X, Mr.. Kelley and his famil
sleeping in the front room ne,
ilroad. In addition to Mr.. Kellt
is wife, there were two children
whom is sick and had require
ht deal of attention during il
When the crash came all we
awakened, and, not KNOWN
had happened, Mr.. Kell'
bd out of bed, and, picking up
Ter, ran about tho house in h
clothes to see what was u
b, thinking, possibly, the moi
have been caused by burglars.
pmet his clerk, Mr.. Kelleher, WI
hlso been awakened and h;
on u tour of investigation
Boon ascertained the cause of t
g, and, although Mrs. Kell
The children had been had
ened, they were soon paciti
they received assurance that t
was intact. Mr.. Kelley has ma
animation and has no fear of a
3n of the wall of his house comi
at present. He will have Bull
hspector Cassidy look at it, a
s found to have been weaken
ave it strengthened at once.
Kelley said he expected seve
TO spend the night at the hot
+ been informed that they w
g from Philadelphia, but
pit of the bad weather they 3
rive.
wrecked Car which did not
the wall was thrown across [
and the contents strewn abo
ing travel both ways for about
Soon after the accident, he
wrecking crew went TO WI
hs the tracks and moving
rom the hotel yard.
cer Mcbride was soon on
and rendered assistance in Ike,
pectators from dangerous pla
ut of the way of the railroad II
zero at work. The engineer 9
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