Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-04-04
UNTIMELY DEATH OF JAMES c. CORBIT
Former Resident OF Odessa Killed BY Jumping
oil Train 10 Philadelphia Last Satur-
day MOrning-0dessa Shocked at News.


James @. Corbit, a prominent resi-
dent of Norristown, and son of Mr..
John W. Corbit, of Odessa. met
a horrible death Saturday morn
ing under the wheels of a passenger
train at the Spring Garden Street Sta
ton OF the Reading Railway. Mr.. Cor
bit, who was superintendent of the
Norristown works of Haines, Jones & |
Cadbury, the plumbing supply firm of
Twelfth and Buttonwood Streets, Phila- |
delphia, was accustomed to make fire.
quent visits to the office of his employers
there. He left his home in Norristown
early Saturday morning, boarding a
train which was due at the Reading
Terminal at SIT o'clock, but which
does not stop at Spring Garden Street.
On the car he met friend, LIB. Boyer,
a Norristown lawyer, who was also
coming to the city, with whom he con-
versed until the train arrived near
Spring Garden street station. There
it slowed down and seemed about to
stop, and Mr.. Corbit observed to his
friend that as the station was much
nearer to the Haines, Jones & Cad
bury Office, he would try to get off
there. He walked out to the front
platform, and as the train seemed to be
moving slowly, stepped off. The plat
form was very wet and slippery from
the rain, and Mr.. Corbit's feet slid
from under him as he swung off the
car. Before he could cry out or at
tempt to save himself, he was under
the wheels of the coach in which he
had been riding. The wheels passed
over his body, cutting him IN two,
and killed him instantly. 1t was all
over so quickly that the horror stricken
spectators could not even cry out be-
fore the train had passed and the
mangled body lay on the tracks before
them. The train was at once stopped,
and Mr.. Boyer, alighting, discovered
the remains of the friend with whom
he had been in conversation but min
ute before. He Immediately notified
Haines, Jones & Csdbury, who took
charge of the body until it was claimed
by the relatives. The members of the
firm were greatly shocked to hear OF
the death of their superintendent, who
had been in their employ many years.
and whose sudden taking off came as
a severe blow to them.
Mr.. Corbit, who was 40 years old,
was the son of John G. Corbit, presi-
dent of the National Bank of Odessa,
prominent families. He was a gradu.
ate of Haverford College and was 6
member of several clubs in Philadel
phia, and prominent socially in Norris
town. Two years ago he married Miss
Anna Gibson, daughter of Cashier
: Gibson. of Odessa, by whom b,
: had one child. The wife is Frustrated
: by the shock of her husbands terribl,
= death. Funeral services were held a
Norristown yesterday morning anC
the remains were taken to Odessa oil
the 10. 16 train for interment.
Peter 0. Robinson Dies Of Paralysis.
@ Peter @. Robinson, brother of ex
l. Sheriff James G. Robinson of thi
, town, died on Sunday after a linger
d ing illness in his 6Sth year. About
e year ago he was stricken with paralysis
n He apparently got better of this bu
n about month ago he was taken i
If and had since been confined to his bed
n The deceased was farmer in his earl
ID life and spent many years III the vic
,e unity of Bay View Schoolhouse. II
w married Miss Ruth Chapman daughte
IN of the late Samuel Chapman of thi
~ town who survives him with eigh
a. children: Mrs. James Wise, Robert {
Robinson, Dover; Mrs. George Eve
EFT, Mrs. Amos Everett, Miss Rebect
lr. Robinson and Miss Edith Robinson
al Philadelphia; Mrs. Louis White, Ma
ma Gus Hook, Pa; and William Robin
q. son, Smyrna. Funeral services too
II. place at his late residence on Mt. We
oh non street yesterday afternoon and
Il terment was made at Glenwood Gem
nv terry, Rev. Robert Watt officiating.
a Death of Mrs George B.Eyans of Newark.
nd Mrs. Mary Jane Evans, widow
er- the late George b. Evans, died at h
og home in Newark, Saturday night aft
20, a short illness. She was in her n
lie year and was well-known througho
10 the county. Mrs. Evans was an au
d. of DIR. John J. Black of New Cast
Try and Mrs. George Gray of Wilmir
m ton. Her husband died about t.
years ago. She was daughter of
late DIR. Samuel Henri Black. She
survived by three daughters and 8
;. as follows: Mrs John Nields of Heller
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