Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-05
R. R. WRECK
NEAR QUEPONC0
Northbound Train Last Saturday
Left the Track. Passengers
Badly Shaken Up


Last Saturday the northbound pas
senger train on the ID. NJ. & V. X. r..
which leaves here Mt IL q jumped the
track just this side of Newark, and the
cars fell over against hill which very
fortunately happened to be at the right
spot to prevent serious disaster. The
engine tender. the baggage car, mail
car and three passenger cars were de-
rallied. A number Of people in this Sec
ton are claiming that the track spread
because of rotten ties, and that serious
loss of life was spared by the most fortu-
nate circumstance of the embankment
being near the spot where the train left
the track.
When the accident occurred the train
was running at rate of about thirty
miles. There was suddenly a jolt, a
jar. swaying of the cars, terrific
upheavel, and then the cries of men,
women and children thrown about the
car. Those on the right side of the
cars were thrown into the aisles and in
to the seats on the opposite side. One
young lady who was asked if she was
injured, said she did not know. but she
knew she was shot up to the ceiling of
the car and when she came down in
front of an open window. she jumped
through it with all her might and landed
in ditch. One man said he thought
his leg was broken, but he soon found
out that he was only little bruised.
Another told the brakeman, who was
taking down the names of the passen-
gers, that he was all right. had no inju-
ries, had no claim against the Railroad
Company, but thanked God that he was
alive to tell his story. Everybody on
board the train realized they had close
shave. and while no one was apparently
seriously injured, all were badly shaken
up and nervous. None of the train crew
was injured. The conductor of the train
was Truston l.. Davis. of Philadelphia.
As near as we can ascertain the
injured were:
w. E. Bratten, wife and son, Snow
Hill.
r. G. Jones, Newark.
r. NJ. Bell. Berlin.
Emory Mumford. Snow Hill.
John A. Lillebridge, Laurel.
A. ID. Stanton, Baltimore.
w. E. Tunnel, Lewes, Del.
Miss J. b. Dryden. Snow Hill.
Mrs. j. r. Laws. Salisbury.
c. l.. Boehm. Snow Hill.
z. P. Wharton, Stockton.
Charles Harmon, Snow Hill
w. Z. Selby, Snow Hill.
Elola Holland, Snow Hill.
James Mason. Snow Hill.
Helen Henry, Snow Hill.
w. II. Jones. Snow Hill.
Miss Amelia Ingle. Philadelphia.
Mrs. Lucy Walston, Girdletree.
II. A. Clifford. Harrisburg, Pa.
All the injuries were slight and the
victims continued on their journey with
out a surgeon being sent for. Their
injuries consisted mainly of bruises and
cuts from being thrown about the cars.
All Saturday afternoon and highland
ON Sunday, crowds from Snow Hill.
Newark and surrounding country flocked
IN the scene of the accident TO watch
the railroad employees build a track
around the wrecked train and witness
the powerful cranes lift cars bodily and
place them on the track.
On Monday representative of the
Railroad came to Snow Hill and offered
to pay damages to all who received in
juries. He was most liberal, and seemed
willing to pay all who were injured to
the full extent. Nearly all made set
Element.