Show DREADFUL by a collision and fire on a virginia railroad Eail road by ily western Weel As asael S d press to ahe I herald ferald 11 feb lo 19 news of a serious collision on the virginia midland railway has just r reached cached this city it is reported that the northbound mail due here at 10 1025 25 p m ran into a freight train about four miles aboe above alexandria and several persons were killed the cars of the passenger vas train took fire after the coill and aro are still burning A wreck wrecking ine trim train has just been dispatched to the tile scene ot of the accident the wrecking train has not yet returned from th escene of the accident on the richmond fredericksburg A potomac railroad between thin this city and alexandria and the details which can be obtained are arc meager the collision occurred in or near the short tunnel at four mile run the tile colliding trains being t tho lie new orleans mail over tho tile virginia midland which should have r reached ached c washington at 11 p in and a freight tram train going south both trains are badly wrecked and shattered the cars ears took fire the flames llames being fed by petroleum from two oil cars in the tile freight train thirty three cars were burned including baggage and contents andrew auger conductor of the freight train was killed kille dand and several train men are missing beven seven or eight persons were injured some of them seriously the wounded were taken to a farmhouse in the vicinity LATER the killed are george freer engineer of the freight train tom dailey darley fireman of the passenger andrew auger conductor of the passenger and brace bruce engineer of the passenger the nameon name of the mail ag gent who was injured could not bo be learned none of the passengers ers were seriously injured all were taken back to alexandria after the collision |