| Show v FORTY ARE KILLED IN WRECK ON B. B 0 O. JUST OUTSIDE W Y Worst Railroad Disaster in Recent Years Caused by Rear- Rear End Collision of Excursion Train in S r w Dense Fog TWO To HEAVILY LOADED CARS ARE TELESCOPED Two Score Bodies Removed F From rom Tangled Mass of Splintered Wood and Steel Steel Drizzling Drizzling Rain Adds to Hor Honors ors of Rescue f V J c UI Washington Dec 30 O. Probably 10 w wiLe Ie killed au and nearly injured some fa fatally la II In a dl wreck c at this evening o on the Metropolitan litan branch o of the Baltimore te Ohio ra railroad II rom al nt Terra Cotta Colla tuition four our 4 miles this city It Il will probably be several se days lIas beJ before be be- J fore fOlo the exact exael number of or dead dea Is known and owing to tu the fact act acl that thai so many bodies were horribly mangled and scattered It II ma may be he impossible ever CI to determine the exact number V who lost host their lives hives The wrecked train was was- No 66 from rom Frederick l Md bound boun for Washing Washington 1 tot ton tol and loaded with Sunday excursionists excursion excursion- i and Washington people returning return return- III lug ing from froni rom brief visits to the country country- rhe The train was standing al at the lie station at Terra Cotta Colta when front from the rear came Caine a u train rain of or empty passenger I coaches which crashed into the walling wall wait S. S III lug ing train t telescoping l the lie three rear real j coaches hued with passengers i The engineer of oC the waiting pass pas train taken lalen threw I open his throttle and the shattered train was pulled lulled some seine distance U up the track Among the thc wreckage many unfortunates unfortunate who amid screams IJ of agony were dragged along the rails r It L. L many to iii their death off There were many passengers l standing stand stand- r ing lug In the aisles of ot the wrecked j cars i. i and the victims were caught Jt without u J jw i r tho rs t ll t 6 1 I I J I UrIc corris n tiC I and na wo wounded un 11 Cd t tJ J IOn th for Cor an c Ung a sight l rd ath T o r to n b rem tt I t J t 4 l III I J If A 3 J nOt rt otta q ir f Brookland 4 rd J amon dr t If n n. n tl tb tb- tb cen JI rO c 1 t the e. e mun monastery terYL tery kJ L j t dit h a. la r of th wo r r r i ti ne Jable abe b c to to o or r to i road road- 1 l lJ J i r sya o L p tho ilie way war but il l cre J r 1 In great re agony By I lime lime- me L J I 1 tile the pr t administered th the e 1 t nt nt to 9 Jr of t r l O of uC the first out of tho One O men mell VJ V J wr w is p. p D. D W W. ills tiler Y V r. r tc yf Wu Washington who although f r lil h hurt rt mid made hlll his way to lo drook- drook j f. f Ill land dJ w heie he lie in t t call 4 4 C for kr lr aid N if The hie te s Ue with th lIw t ou- ou 1 tt K 1 worked ked like Trojans to have avo the null and t the he dead w were re quickly li J Jd d u allt Ile v f J For O the lQ first hour so so insistently did r t p. th v attention ion that Chat I Yb ji a ie h l as was w-as made to get e tho the r or dead t of thu 1 oj Vl l I 11 Y t oMiS cM tM S 5 P orUI t I D mC G i I 1 r 1 T. T J J. J i R hi I In n Aid Mi 7 r 1 I A Ai L Le bl Phonograph coin- coin i lun tOlI 4 i VC V t v fri i i f C l lJ iJ J Kling KUng l ild Md Md j 1 al d' d 1 f t I 4 f v. v r I i M Miss c iD C C. c. c f J Jj Dr F. F Gaither w Uy U- U f f 4 Jn J p J J John Carr l li n ll HI t lw iaM licit Belt t 7 y oJ ar-oJ JoJI Dr tf t l. L B EQ EO O. O ton y J Commo I t. t Brown J II L' L Rodgers M trion lid t JJ The lh O Q P. P v 4 J T A A. A Bond Dond S I I. I Bond T. T Miss it May George Washington a Mrs Moore und r old year bH baby buby b t j 1 Mm Mrs Mc 1 I X t I r. 75 i Lilly billy J Th Thomas mt Mel Metz Now v. Q York Yurko v D E trott Dc-trott- ir h t HI r t t Jl of r lh the j i Ohio OhIO Operator j t tI I jr Milton V. W. l' l lal at al fac Tacima That Chat the lie extra train tIT alit passed before crashing r. r l Into passenger Todd would wO make no ini f positive o charge put ut ti lid lid- intimated tie tw I t.- t. 4 burden hurden f blam f fall U 7 JJ upon nH fwd and crew o of Jh tho t F i extra if men were I t t by police all in of extra t trains train's I 2 c i v. lt evv 7 i l I of ot the the i which f i I yd d d hero heie on OTI th the fh tt tr I packed so o tha I to for the Iho doctors and anu and Ju f o A jl and other a assistants to lo con c convey Z- Z to u the Twenty dead have havu ah already r been sent to the morgue and more moio mo iao b being bellig brought hl in Many n of or 1 the thc bodie bodrey aVe are e so frightfully mangled id identification Is almos L Imp imps imps- s- s 1 sible C Cornelius Eckhart auditor or ortho the tho a hh Ston Star was waif amon among the ther r One worst f features of the the- 1 ollI i wait mUlcted at the ihn s. s tI n. n at l l Cotta Colta hero Theio rl clo a n. n rI I I of jias m urs wore Were walling waiting tp Q talu tha rain Into the lie fl WhO when tie the colU 01 X Jar Jargo m numbU 4 t 1 wily only two escaped l tr the tha 1 c. c PI lug ing killed under W. W t r JI in by Ahe e. e fi flying Hying Q t tl t trains came tc together y i i t. t Th Tin TIll Hr t i lt c lv very to the ti-ic crr t that i I 1 f. f w j V i t b I c.- c. 1 I. I i L i t vi i f 1 4 l i W 14 L I t I was vos leaving loo Va Washington and that if Hi were killed At l Vor word was t ie- ie e- e that the death list hint would reach 30 and anti an all hour hom later when further in information information In- In formation was received tho the number was placed at 50 killed and In- In Holier Sent ell The occident accident occurred at al 6 6 30 o'clock and relief and wrecking trains were rushed rushell to the thc scene immediately The Thero I ro rescuers cuers among whom was a n large number of physicians from rom this city found the injured lying for or a distance I of ur three city blocks along the right of or way and amI the dead were being extricated extricated caled from Crom the splintered coaches and of four foul wreckage o cars The The- engine of oC the empty train crashed entirely through the tho two rear coaches telescoping them completely complete complete- ly iy and reducing them to a mass mass' of oC splintered wood and steel Not Nol a single poison in the l two to 0 coaches was uninjured and nearly half of the passengers passengers pas pas- were Ie killed outright More than two score bodies were found in the wreckage crushed al almost al- al most he beyond ond recognition and the tho scenes Immediately following the wreck were frightful beyond compre hension Groans from rom the tho wounded and dying lying drove the thc survivors and rescuers almost to distraction but bul the passengers who were uninjured did dill heroic work In rescuing the tho unfortunate nato nate ones and calls caUs for Cor aid brought man many citizens from Brookland a nearbY near near- b by suburb led by six surgeons Kitin dds Adds to w Honor When lien hen the thc rescuers reached the Jc scene n of or the awful disaster the they were ere confronted cOI with a mangled line Une of dead and anti Injured extending for Cor three I 1 a upon th h li victims Win Jl om winn n and n riI children n pl d d beneath wreckage am alL and prayed fur tin death h to 10 l' l lU re relieve U lieve Ue e their heir rr It vas vaa- vaa a Q steni horror beyond Ui iC oC ot vot vord s tp Jj J. 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I I iu nIt n- n v It It If injured buL It Jt J 1 luil 1 V W t t d Vill In tU na 01 I LJ lia yei wes t lek from tile life a soon 1000 after nh l o of at th tl I fl lit 1 lh Is Jf K Injured rl ll f tc pars Hrc p re ent entertained f t hi recovery 1 OV l' l lJ J b Ml Dh lre Wy ruy K l roLt a ChU aft ic rl-al' rl Q oC on of lf r jogs i b but JI 1 tL fl a tu to h he lie Jn t J In aiding the w work ric f the pi-H pi bv- bv directing rM to be beto saul to iu friends wic sent lles at url l 0 l ino to the tho sC no by hy- sc special laL m mt- mt B- B ItOI in OIL horses I II I On tbt ground are arc many wan ari I dering In about Luu half l Th They Thoy y arc arc- th thO f few w who c Cro from n th the tho wreck pal ave bI to m l 10 a tf fICO Jo to th the r rescuing Uhl d lU l d hi ve vf ob- ob b- b to tu the ip work ha c havo 8 shi He Joked out our 1 ami t L 10 tho thoi-e thoi e Vho al' al aio I wreckage nd Iuie c i tl lit I 11 ui tu-ui-h vat z s t. t I iThe i- i J Th The The- h new VS tm ticking wr Pf or ir the h train rul j I ind nd d within 41 to ur o from run 1 4 J t jH i- i t two f 7 t j r 1 J c f f r- r s ri r fi L i- i wp i v. v 1 j. j i T I. I X f 1 I v C J 6 J f fI r I I 10 g Jt lr if L t t. t i h 1 11 l L FORTY ARE KILLED IN N B. B 0 o. WRECK Continued from flom vomit l st l t fa page e. e lanc and d other nearby by sett settlements settle settle- ments meats rushed to the ho scene bringing with wih them such materials us could be gathered hastily They hc brought bandages bandages band band- ages and amid clothing and amid upon their ar arrival ax a rival acted as litter bearers beam ami umi nurses for tor thos those placed In their care by the physicians Heroic I Work of mif Surgeons lan Many ph physicians Icam an and surgeons hearing hear hear- ing of the tho wreck hastily hasty wont welt to the lie scene with their instruments and amul sup sup- plies lilies They have given great assistance to 0 the staff staf of physicians and amid anc their thell services have been beon leon given without price Citizens near leuI here hele are aro loud hi In their Praise of their great cat sacrifices nn and efforts In behalf of or the tue unfortunate unfortunate victims of ur the terrible ce wreck rech A late hate report received from m the Hie scene of or tho wreck In Iii a special I dispatch dis dIs patch to the Washington Herald places the thu I IM list of or dead deac at fifty anti and the Injured at one hundred Subordinate of tho ho 13 U 0 O. have ha begun an investigation on omu 01 behalf of ot the tho railroad company and amid at al this time Hmo are unable to lo place tho thu responsibility for the wreck neck There are arc some sonic who are aro of or the opinion that lint it was caused b by the failure of or the he telegraph tele ole graph to block the train Iraln in the signal lower This liSts his not been brought blought out by any definite findings and amid the i could bo be lu traced no CUther fur fur- CU timer ther Tho Tue ther opinion mOlt general gen gemi- lI- lI eral Is that hint iho Ut engineer was unable to see ce thu ho approaching train trait on oil account account ac ac- ac- ac count of or the con dome c f fW g which pre pre- railed The Tho he passengers were made mace up In great part of or families famie who had been spend spending Ins the da tiny day with relatives Icen In Maryland and amid who were vera returning to their homes on 01 the evening train trin TIme The party was wu a Jolly one uno and ninny many fain Cam tiles were together which laid had hac not before buforo bo- bo fore foro be n together In a w week week- ck Many children havo have he been n b bereft of their parents and man many young couples couple havo catastrophe lost lot their only children in n Ito tho awful |
