The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
DEATHS HAND.
Railroad Claims ViCtims-Death Ry
Fall From Load OF Hay.
DR.. FRANK GILLESPIE KILLED.

excursion train shortly after twelve
O'Clock Tuesday night at Barnsley
crossing. He was driving across
the track totally unconscious of
danger at that hour when the At.
lantic City excursion special which
was returning from Octoraro juno.
tion, with the engine running back
ward, drawing the empty coaches,
bore down upon him. The tender
struck the buggy and DR.. Gillespie
was hurled twenty feet, his head
striking wire fence in front of
Mrs. Caroline Browns residence,
east of the railroad. The buggy
was entirely demolished and scat
tered along the track. The horse
escaped serious injury and ran to
neighboring farm. The trainmen
knew nothing of the accident and
continued their run to Media.
Bleeding and fatally injured
about the hips DR.. Gillespie lay on
the ground helpless until Chester
Kirk and John Murphy drove along
and were attracted by his means.
They procured assistance as soon as
possible and three physicians work
ed over the stricken man for two
hours, he remaining conscious for
nearly an hour after the accident.
The couch upon which he had been
placed was put in wagon and the
journey to the patients home was
begun, but DR.. Gillespie breathed
his last just before home was reach
ed, his death resulting from nerv-
GUS shock, about>three O'Clock.
His funeral will be held today at
two o'clock, from his late home on
Pine Street, Oxford, with private
interment at Oxford cemetery.
DR.. Franklin Gillespie, SON of
George and Mary Gillespie, was
born at Principle, Maryland, 80
years ago. He was graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania.
For about a year he was a physician
in Farnhurst Hospital, Whining
ton. He practiced in New London
for some time and about Id years
ago located in Oxford, where his
extensive practice extended for
miles around.
He leaves a wife and little daugh-
ter; also these sisters and brothers:
Miss Elizabeth Gillespie, Norfolk,
Virginia; Miss Mary F. Gillespie,
Nottingham; Miss Elenore B. Gil.
lespie, Philadelphia; Edward A.
Gillespie, Nottingham; Mrs. Rebec.
ca Peale, China; Horace Gillespie,
Camden, N. j.; the latter two half
sister and brother.
Mrs. Rebecca Peale was married
a few weeks ago and is now enroute
for China with her husband to
enter the foreign mission field.
The body of a neatly dressed
white man was found early Satur-
day morning by trackwalker George
Foreacre, lying along the p, B. &
w. railroad track at Fosters Cut,
two miles west of Elkton. The
dead mans right leg was nearly
severed at the hip and he was
otherwise horribly mangled. He
was 5 feet, 8 inches in height,
weighed about 40 pounds and was
apparently about 80 years of age.
A number of cards and scraps of
paper upon which various names
were written, and two pawn tickets
were found in the pockets of the
clothing and may lead to the iden-
tity of the unfortunate victim of a
passing train. A coroner's jury
viewed the remains and rendered
verdict that the said unknown man
came to his death on the p, B. &
w. Railroad, early Saturday MORN
ing, August 10Th, 1905, near what
is known as Fosters Cut, two miles
south of Elkton, but in just what
manner is not known to the jury.
Peter Tyrrell, of Wilmington,
Del, employed by the p, B. &. w.
r. r. Company, fell from freight
train, at Perryville, ON Wednesday
of last week, and had both arms cut
off, and was hurt about the head
and body. He was removed to
Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
where he died LATER
Harvey Graves who operates
strawbOard mill between Chrome
and Nottingham, in Chester county,
fell from a load of hay Wednesday
afternoon and broke his neck, death
resulting before medical aid could
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