Evening journal., 1909-05-26
.SMASH-UP BAD
AT FRUITLAND
One Killed, Several Hurt, Re-
suit of Passenger and
Fright Collision
VICTIMS HAD GONE
THROUGH DELMAR WRECK

SALISBURY, Md, May 26.-Engi-
neer Edward 7. West was instantly
killed and three train employees were
injured in the wreck on the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad,
shortly after noon yesterday. of which
announcement was made in yesterdays
EVENING JOURNAL. Passenger
train No. As northbound, due in viii
mington about four o'clock, running at
the rate of 40 miles an hour, crashed
into freight train No 9, also north
bound. which was slowly pulling out Of
a siding on to the main track a mile
north of Fruitland. The wreck is sai
to have been caused by a confusion Of
train orders.
The injured are Lee H. Cox fireman.
slightly injured and bruised; William
w. Guthrie, baggagemaster. hand and
arm badly lacerated and internal in
juries; w w. Wright. of No. 612 West
Fifth street, Wilmington, express mes
senger. injured about the head The
crew of the freight train escaped with
out injury by jumping before the
crash. Engineer West was with the
passenger train.
Train No. IS is the regular New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk ex-
press. and at this season Of the year,
owing to the extremely heavy traffic
due to the shipment of Strawberries
from this section. carries several ex-
press cars coupled between the engine
and the coaches, and 1t was this fact
alone that saved the lives Of the pas
4 sengers.
Running Forty Miles an Hour.
According to the statement of Albert
A. Waller. conductor of the passenger
train, he and West. his engineer, re-
ceived orders at Princess Anne, !;
miles south of Salisbury. to the effect
that freight train No. would pre-
cede the passenger train to Delmar
the northern terminal of the New York
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Running on these orders the train pro.
ceeded on its regular fast run from
Princess Anne to Salisbury, the mex
stop. In the meantime the freight haC
passed Fruitland Station and was OF
a side track starting out on the maiI
track. following out its orders to pre-.
cede the passenger train when the en-.
gines collided at the intersection o.
the two tracks. Engine No. 80, pulling
the passenger train, was demolished
With several express cars. It was hurl
ed from the tracks and turned on it
side i'm the ditch. The freight enginl
was not badly damaged.
An of the passenger coaches on tral
No. As stayed on the tracks i'm the col
lision, and none of the passengers wer
| hurt except a few who were slight.
bruised, being jostled about at tn
| quick stop of the train and som
slightly cut by flying glass from IN
| coach windows.
I Doctors Rush in Autos.
I The injured were cared for by Dr,
\ Dick, Todd. Tun. Norris and Potter
\ who were taken TO the scene of the ac
\ cident from Salisbury in automobile,
\ Several nurses from the Peninsul
\ General Hospital. in charge OF Super
intendent Helen V. Wise, responde
promptly and We're at the wreck i'm
few minutes.
Just how Engineer West met hi
death Is not known. but it is though
from the position where they foun
him buried under one of the baggag
cars that after setting his airbrakes n
jumped, but was caught under fall