Evening journal., 1909-02-22
SEVEN DEAD IN
RAILROAD WRECK
contInued From FIrst PAGE.

to identify the bodies only by the ef-
fects Of the dead men and their jewelry
The passengers were severely shaken
up, many being tossed from their seats
and slightly hurt
Engineer Remains at Post.
Ewing. engineer OF the Norfolk ex-
press. made his official report of the
accident TO the Delaware railroad Of
ficials here this morning. 1t was sub
stantially as already outlined. Ewing
who came 10 Wilmington on the 1915
train. told an EVENING JOURNAL
representative that he was running his
train through the Delmar yards at the
rate OF five miles AN hour when the
collision occurred. Aheavy fog hung
over the yards. preventing him from
seeing the two engines waiting ahead
to take the train to Cape Charles
Ewing said the impact Of the engines
while not severe. was sufficient to
partly demolish the locomotives. The
fire from the boilers set fire to the ex-
press car, and the car occupants be-
ing caught under the falling baggage,
were burned 10 death. Ewing and his
fireman. Esham. remained in the cab #
/ their engine until their train had come
TO stop and then aided in the at
tempt at the rescue Of the men wh9
were imprisoned in the burning express
car.
Delawareans Aboard the Train.
The Norfork train was run in two
sections. That which collided with the
light engines was made up Of ten cars
and was drawn by engine No. 50l4.
Among the passengers were Joseph c.
Jolls and John II. Scott. who were Oh
/ -. Ill 70 fQIr 10 In
the welcome being given the American
fleet. Many other Delawareans were
aboard the train, but they. with all the
passengers, escaped injury.
Delaware railroad officials said 1t was
customary for the n. Y. p. and n. en-
gines to wait on the south-bound track
for the trains which they haul from
Delmar to Cape Charles. The engines
which were waiting there this morning
for that purpose were further up the
ward than usual, however. because CT
a shifting engine which was at work
in the yard.
The mail car was an old one and was
cleaned of its double force of mail
clerks. The tremendous amount %
mail for the battleship fleet at Hamp-
ton Roads and Washington Birthday
mail necessitated the putting on of the
double force.
Files Claim For Damages.
In the car back of the mail car was
the famous trained horse, 'STrixie
, which had been exhibited on the Keith
. vaudeville circuit and was being ship
ped to Norfolk from Philadelphia,
, Within an hour the owner Of the horse
had filed a claim against the railroad
for 100000 The animal was insured
, at $1,000.
The mail and express cars were piled
four feet high and burned until a late
hour this morning. Firemen from
J Delmar and Salisbury extinguished the
J flames.
Mccready a Veteran RaIroader.
, John d. McCready a baggagemaster,
! who lost his life in the wreck. lived at
No. 609 French street. this city. He was
6t years old He leaves a widow, three
daughters and one son. The daughters
are Mrs. Jefferson King. of Camden, n,
, j.. and Mrs. Robert Wadsley, OF No
500 French street. and Miss Georgia Nc
Cready. Willard X. McCready Of Sar
, Antonio, Texas, is the son.
The dead man was a native Of POGO.
- moke City. Nd but had lived In thi'
Q city nearly all his life. He had been II
e the railroad service since young man
hood He was a Mason. The last hi'
family saw Of him was when he lef
home at Z o'clock iast night.
Two brothers and two sisters are lef
in addition to the widow and children
The brothers are Rober. Mccready. o
, New York. and Harvey McCready. o.
Baltimore. Both sisters live at Stock
ton. Va.
John w. Wood, the other Wilmington
ian who lost his life in the wreck, wa
one Of the mail clerks He was a sol
- of the late Captain Thomas d. Wood
dock master for the Harlan and Hollings
= worth Corporation. He lived with MI
= and Mrs. H. N. Reyburn. at No. lsl
1 Lancaster avenue. Mr.. Reyburn himsel
T. being a mail clerk
: Mr. Wood was about 80 years old H
: leaves a stepmother who lives at No. p
: Van Buren, street. and a son and sister
= in Washington and Philadelphia HI
S sisters are Mrs. C w johnson. OF Nc
$50 r street. Washington and Mis-
: Norma Wood. Of No. 1908 South street
4 Philadelphia. His son, is John T. Wood
Z years old, who is with Mrs. Johnson.
Mr.. Wood was a Mason and a membe
d of the Bedford Club. He was also a mem
d Der Of the Mail Clerks Mutual Benef
h Association and the Mail Clerks Acci
dent Association.
: lie had gone to work last night fror
5 Philadelphia. the train having left ther
q at l1.2O o'clock. ehe last time he ha