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The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], Death of a venerable Creole. (search)
tly, as well as the fireman. The noise made by the breaking of the cars soon attracted the citizens of that vicinity and persons engaged upon the canal, and a dispatch was sent to Wilmington and New Castle for assistance. The citizens assembled rendered every assistance in their power to rescue the unfortunate men that were still alive amid the wreck, and also to secure the remains of those who had been killed. In a short time the bodies of the engineer, firemen, and the following were got out: Wm. McEiwee, Wm. Menam, Joseph Dolan, Nathaniel Shay, and Joseph Griffins. The remains of these unfortunate men were taken to New Castle, where most of them resided. The citizens worked with a will, and soon fifteen of the sufferers were rescued, some with slight wounds, notwithstanding the fearful character of the accident, and others were very dangerously injured. These were taken to Wilmington, and immediately placed under the care of a numerous corps of physicians and nurses.