Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-23
WERE COMING TO GREET THE FLEET
Immediately After Trains Came To.
gethcr Wrecka.-e Took Fire--Res
cue Of Those Imprisoned lmpoesi
bie-Besides human Beings. "Trix.
ie." Famous Trick Horse, Killed.
NV Associated press.)

| WILMINGTON. DEL, Feb. 2e--
Seven men were killed or burned to-
| death early to-day i'm a head-On col.
'ssion between an express train ana
two locomotives on the Delaware d.
cision of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at nelmar. one hundred miles south
OF this city. Two passengers werc
| injured. The dead are:
| Oliver Perry-Adams Express mes
scnger, Philadelphia.
J. d. McCreary-Baggase master,
Wilmington. Del
George Davis-Engineman, Seaford,
Del.
w. r. Corkman-Mail clerk, Phila-
delrhia
J. w. Wood, Mail clerk-Wilming-
ton.
II. NJ. Davis-Mail clerk. Newcastle,
Del.
Wlhelm-Mail weighman Newcas.
tie. Del.
| The injured:
Miss ansopilos--Memphis. Tenn.
left shoulder bruised.
| Lewis Brockway--ln charge Of the
pony OF Princess Trixie Company, In.
ternal injuries, taken to hospital at
Salisbury. Md.
! The train was the regular express
leaving Philadelphia at 1892 p. m.
land carrying passengers 10 Norfolk
via the Cape Charles route. The
Pennsylvania advertised reduced rates
on this train on account Of the home
coming of the battleship fleet and the
train was crowded with passengers
bound for Hampton Roads TO see the
great spectacle. The train wrecked
was the first section. Beyond those
already mentioned no one was ser.
ously hurt.
The collision occurred at $50 a. m,
ainut. 800 yards north Of the station
at Delmar. which Is on the boundary
line between Delaware and Maryland.
The two locomotives were standing
Gu the main track. What they were
doing OH the track at the time the
night express was due there has yet
to re explained. The engineer of the
express did not see the engines until
too late. and the heavy train crash
| rified force.
Fortunately the sleeping passengers
were two cars removed from the point
of the collision. Immediately behind
the locomotive was the combined bag
| q
! Philadelphia ard Norfolk baggage car.
These two cars stood the brunt OF
the collision and all of the men In
Dy tie collision.
Nrecksge Took Fire.
| The wreck Immediately took fire,
and 1t was impossible to rescue those
under the wrecSage The sudden i'm
| h.,
passengers and there was much ex-
element for time. Some Of the
women became hysterical. but were
soon Gained when they were assured
that al! danger was over.
| Dclmar is a small railroad center
and all railroad men with the as
siatance Of the local fire company
wer,a summoned to rescue the impris-
oned men and extinguish the flames
The fire. however. had gained such
iheaIway that nothing could be done
for the unfort innate men under the
burning cars. The four mail men
were riding in the mail section Of the
first when the accident occurred.
while Express Messenger Perry. Bag
gsgemaster McCready and Engineman
Davis were in the second baggage
car Davis was "dcad-heading" to
itake a train north.
Bodies eadlr Chsrrsd.
| The flames burned until O'Clock
this morning when the last body wes
| taken from the ruins The bodies
were badly charred ard the only one
Identified mp TO 10 A. m. was that Of
Engineer Davis. He vas identified
1 ny a finger ring.
All the passenger coaches remained
one the tracks. tsIt u was daylight BE-
| fore the road was opened for travel.
II; is possible that many Of those who
| we're on the trains round fos Hamp-
ton Roads missed the review. The
| two locomotives which caused tho
wreck. were waiting to take the two
sections from the Yards at Deimar.
the terminus Of the Delaware divisica.
10 Cape Charles. over the New York.
Philadeiphia & Norfolk Railroad.
Ordinarily these two locomotives
void have waited on q side track
until the arrival ~ the Norfolk ex-
press. and Why they should have oeen