Evening journal., 1910-02-07
TWO DEAD AT
R. R. BRIDGE
Grew Of Disabled Train Found
Three Men Who Had Fallen
Through TreStle
ACCIDENT OCCURRED
AT EDDYSTONE

When the crew OF tho p. b. and w.
Railroad train from Philadelphia, due
ut French street station at 1918 o'clock
last night alighted from the train at
Eddystone. after the locomotives
boiler tubes had blown out, an accident
that resulted IN the death of two men
and injuries to a third that may cause
death was discovered.
The men either fell through trestla
or were struck by another train and
hun led from the trestle. One theory
Is that the men were passengers on the
train due here at 1913. and when 1t
became disabled at Hddystone about
9.i5 o'clock It IS thought they alightad.
thinking they were at Chester, end fell
80 feet from the trestle over Ridley
Creek. One man is believed to have
been a passenger on the train, but
I whether tho two other victims were has
not been determined. The dead are.
Benjamin Mcdowell a middle year
man at crozier Seminary; died two
| hours after being admitted To Chester
4 Hospital
Unknown man, believed 20 DO an
Austrian. Back OF head cruuhed ana
| internal injuries
The injured is an unknown man. bs-
lieved to be an Austrian. who sustzined
severe lacerations of the head. internal
injuries and general contusiona Of the
body. Condition critical.
For n time the successive Incidents
followed each other so fast that the
Chester police we're Of the opinion that
there had been some sory of a general
hold-np and murder.
The trouble was caused by the breaking
down Of tho engine drawing train NO lss
, TO Iruk and
} put ont the hre OF the engine Engineer
stevenson discovered the tAonbIe while
rounding the curve a short distance above
Eddystone and stopped near fsdaSgstone
station, within short distance OF ty@N
bridge over Ridley creek. It was necessary
to stop there for some time and relief was
/, asked FOR and another engine was dis
patched to the place TO pun the disabled
train to Wilmington.
Discovered by Trainmen.
The train had been running on vched-
ue time and when tho breakdown oc-
= Cured Il laid SO long that the passenger
\ train that lett Phiiadelphis at 1929 o'clock
y for Wilmington Was also held up at Ed-
dystone.
Il was while the two trains were stand
!" ing there that Conductor Chambers and
, brakeman an tho frst train heard groana
and traced the sounds TO a point near the
abutmeuts under the bridge. on investiea-
tion two men were found lying ia the
mud BY the bank OF the creek. There was
y excitement at once ana the men were
\ picked up and placed on board the train.
4 and removed 20 Chester.
Chester Hospital had been notified ana
fuf
,e when tho train arrived about 10.45 o'clock
e. one Of the foreigners was found 20 be
II dead--the top and back of his head was
l. crushed in. Tho other foreigner was un-
conscious and bleeding from the nose and
:, also had severe iaceration OF the SCALP
This morning it was reported that he was
I, slightly improved, although stu in SER
ious condition, the possibilities being that
L. he viii die.
The two foreigners were found nrst and
re about the time the bodies had been placed
rs on board the train for Chester there was
m another man found lying under tho
s- bridge. who proved TO be Mcdowell the
T. theological student. A policeman found
ns him.
Dying he was carried to the patrol and
ndHtcneu 10 GHtsNtE AADeHit1@ 1Ao Nho
al suffering with a severe cash In the throat
en- as the result Of hitting against some sharp
object during the course Of his fall from
de the bridge
yn Absolutely nothing Is known as to the
" identity of the dead foreigner or his COM
II panion There were no papers on the body
IVY of either TO show who they wore. but II
e- Is expected that they viii be identined
nu sometime during the day.
Rev. Benjamin Mcdowell. the crOziei
~ Seminary man. was married and lives
with his wife in Hill street, Upland I'm
mediately after no was admitted to ches
ter Hospital DR.. Milton G. Evans, presi
dent Of crizier Theological Seminary. wa
@ notified and at once FASTENED to the hos
- pital and remained there until the deaf
az the unfortunate man occurred. Mr.. Mo
no Dowen was a resident Of New York stat