Evening journal., 1901-09-11
ELEVEN HURT
IN COLLISION
Two Trains Come Together
al LandIith Station
PASSENGERS TOSSED ABOUT
Delaware Division Express Crashed
Into Rear End Of NOrthbOund
Washington Express

Shortly before 7sO O'Clock last night
rear end collision occurred M Landlth
station ON the r., W. & B. railroad be-
tween two passenger trains, which result
ed IN the injury of eleven persons and the
shaking up of many more.
The list Of injured is as follows:
Ernest Driscoll, of No. 233 Franklin
street, fireman on No. 90, ankle sprained
and bruised Taken 10 the Delaware Hos
piial and later TO his home.
H. r. Shreeves. of No. 9lG Pine street.
engineer of Delaware road train, bruised
hy jumping just as the collision occurred.
George A. Riley. of Philadelphia. con-
ductor ON train g. bruised by being
thrown against ear seat
q. ). Collision. baggagemaster ON No.
G2, bruised by being iostled in the ear
into which the locomotive plunged.
Mrs H. B. Claggcrt, of fremont ave-
nue., Baltimore, arm and shoulder bruised
and suffering from shock.
Samuel j. Rush, of Reading, head la
coratcd.
Jacob Levy travelling salesman Of
New York, internal injuries by being
thrown against a seat.
Mrs. &. l.. Gordon, OF Harrington. snf-
fering from shock.
A. G.. Wood, of Philadelphia, head con-
fused
Horace Warren, lad Of No 625 South
Fourth street, Camden. ~ j., head cut
Miss Hattie Scarborough. OF Girdle
Tree, Md, bruised and suffering with
shock.
Walter Ford, aged 10 years, of Clayton.
Del, head lacerated.
The trains IN collision We're the Della
ware division express northbound,
J known as No. DC, and the Washington
ard Boston express. No. 62, also north
hound. The Delaware division train was
dne nt French street station at o'clock.
but heing ~ minutes late, the Washing
ton express. which is due at III o'clock.
was allowed 10 go round it upon its ar
rival here, the Delaware express follow
ing. Upon It's arrival at Landlth station
the train was held by the hlaek signal
which Indicated that the tracks were not
clear IL being known that the Delaware
division train was following, Brakeman
II. l.. Berry, of Washington. was sent
back with a red lantern to flag it. After
having performed his duty. Berry return
ed 10 his train and boarded IL as the sig
nal had been raised. The train started to
pull out. but scarcely had t begun to
move when the Delaware train crashed
into il. Why Il was that II. n. Shreeves
the engineer, came ON after being Sig
nailed, is not known unless he failed to
observe the red light from the lantern.
AT the time the Washington express ar
rived at the station southbound train
was discharging passengers and a north
bound freight was on the main line
ahead
As soon as the collision occurred.
Shreeve sprang from the caboose and
was badly bruised The fireman, Ernest
nrlscoll, remained ON the engine and WAS
bruised about the legs ana one of his
ankles fractured
On the rear of the Washington express
was a baggage ear and il was this that
the Delaware division engine. No l1g.
ran into. The end of the ear was crush
ed and the engine badly twisted and
/ broken. Raggagemasier Collision. who
was at work in the wrecked car. was
thrown nearly the length of the ear and
was bruised about the body. Passengers
In the coaches ahead were tossed about
! by the crash and several were slightly
/ bruised. Mrs. Calggett, who was in the
i NlliiuR Cur ul the time OF lnt COLLISION.
was thrown violently to the floor and COW
cred by a pile of crockefy ware For a
while il was thought her right shoulder
/ was disc0cated and after being exam
ined by Drs. James A. Draper James A.
/ Draper. Jr.. and John Palmer, Jr.. who
went To the scene MS soon as possible, she
/ expressed desire TO he taken TO a hos
ptal. She is the wife Of Professor Il. B.
Z Claggett, of fremont avenue, Baltimore,
a well-known resident of that city At
/ the Delaware Hospital il was found thar
/ Mrs. Claggett was severely shocked. but
not otherwise hurt.
PHYSICIANS WENT OUT
As soon as word of the wreck was re-
ceived in tins city. Trainmaster Hyland.
! Train Dispatcher Wallace Reynolds and
/ Supervisor LatrObe. accompanied by sew
eral physicians. went 10 I.andlith and had
the passengers transferred from the Della
ware train TO the Boston express, which
pulled out for Philadelphia at $50 o'clock.
The wreck train followed with large
force of men and by 10 o'clock the tracks
We're cleared. Superintendent Barnard
] personally superintended the work Of the
wrecking crew.