The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-11
TRAIN WRECK
AT LANDLI1H.

IN q rear clu Johnston Oh lHc L., W. ~
B. railroad at Landlilh station about
TBS O'Clock last night between passenger
trains No. 96 and So, northbound, several
of the crews Of the two trains and Il
number Of passengers We're injured.
Engine No. 1l9 attached to train No. SO
and the baggage coach, which was the
rear car On train No. G., were badly
damaged. The wreck delayed traffic IN
both tracks for about two hours.
The injured as far as could be learned
last night are as follows:
Engineer Henry Il. Schreevcs of train
No. 9S, No. 9o6 Pine street, left leg brnis-
ed and other slight injuries, sent to his
home.
Fireman Ernest Drscoll Of train No.
96, ankle spraned and arm bruised. He
was removed to the Delaware Hospital
in the Phoenix Ambulance, but later
went to his home, No. 233 North Frank
lin street.
Conductor Amos Rilc of train M. SO
was slightly injured but went On to
Philadelphia with his train.
The baggAgen'aster on train No. " was
also slightly injured.
Mrs. Il. Il. Claggctt of Baltimore, 4
passenger on train No. 81, shoulder blade
injured and severe shock, removed to the
Delaware Hospital. Mrs. Claggctt was
going to New York.
Several other passengers on train No.
60 were slightly injured by being thrown
from their seats and by broken glass.
They went on to their destinations.
The accident was caused by train No.
90 crashed into train No. 50, the latter
train being almost at standstll n short
distance south of Landlith station. Train
No. 96 is Delaware railroad train and is
due to leave French street station at
7O1 o'clock. Train No. 50 is what is
known as the Federal express due TO
leave at III. The Delaware road train
was Is minutes late and therefore did
not arrive at French street station until
10 o'clock. its regular schedule time to
arrive being SIS O'Clock. As the Federal
express is a much faster train than No.
96, the latter was held ut the station and
the Federal express pulled out ahead OF
it. At Landlith the Federal express was
given the red signal on account Of II
freight train being on the track at Edge
Moor. Train No. 96 was but n few min
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