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The Wilmington Daily Republican
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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Two local freight trains collided at New Castle on the Delaware Road last evening, wrecking cars, blocking tracks, and damaging an engine. No injuries occurred; passengers were delayed 30 minutes and transferred. Track cleared in two hours by 40 men.
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About 6.30 o'clock last evening, the local freight train No. 4, from Delmar, and local freight train No. 2, from Oxford, Md., collided at New Castle, wrecking several freight cars and blocking the tracks. When the passenger train arrived the passengers were transferred to the New Castle accommodation No. 54, and were brought to this city, after having been delayed about half an hour. It took forty men two hours to clear the track. There was no one hurt, but one of the engines was badly damaged.
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New Castle
Event Date
Last Evening
Outcome
no one hurt, but one of the engines was badly damaged. tracks blocked; cleared in two hours by forty men. passengers delayed half an hour.
Event Details
Local freight train No. 4 from Delmar and local freight train No. 2 from Oxford, Md., collided at 6.30 o'clock at New Castle, wrecking several freight cars and blocking the tracks. Passenger train passengers transferred to New Castle accommodation No. 54 and brought to this city.