Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-05
TERRIBLEE EXCITEMENT IN BALTIMORE
THIRTY PERSONS KILLED -!
FORTY PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED!
.fBoUT FIFTY BADLY WOUNDED.

BALTIMORE, July 5th.-lo O'Clock, A. r.
Our city, te-day, IL literally city of grief,
mourning, and the widest CONSERVATION. A
day Of rejoicing has literally terminated in
day which will long be remembered in Balti
more for one of the most fearful disasters which
has ever occurred in this or any other country.
Amid the greatest excitement, and with the
usual drawback Of the most contradictory re-
ports, hasten to give you IS correct IN out
line of yesterdays tragedy as circumstances
will permit. s'I" 3at -la+' t.sz5f ...Es H.
According to previous announcement, the
Native Americans of Baltimore held theircel
ebrasien in honor of the day, in Ryder's grove,
about nine miles from the city, and on the line
Of the susquehanna railroad Everything
passed of in pleasant and highly satisfac
tory way to the excursioDists, and soon after
Eve o'clock in the afternoon the whole COM
pany took q special train of fourteen cars
which had been provided for them, to return
to the city. -r- o. sz.--. 49,. ..-...fa... ~.
There were upwards Of two thousand per-
sons in the train-men, women and children,
Of all ages and conditions in life, all in the
highest spirits, and all looking to the reunion
with friends and relatives ut homo with that
keenness of anticipation which is usually felt
by those with whom relaxation from business
is no ordinary occurrence. As the train swept
along with accelerating speed, the shouts, the
huzzas, and the merry Laughter of the excur-
sionists were heard far above the Earring noise
Of the rapidly moving train, and the wild,
shrill Shrek Of the locomotive But the scene
was soon changed-changed to the moaning
cries, the agonising shrieks, and frightful yells
Of agony, from the wounded and the dying.
About half-past Eve o'clock, in the neigh
borhood Of the Relay House, the excursion
train eame into collision with the five clock
regular passenger train from Baltimore to
York, Pa, both trains at the time going at
full speed The scene which ensued beggars
all description. -t.1. f's "'
The three front cars of tho excursion train,
with the locomotive and tender, were literally
crushed to pieces, hurting the dead and dying
with portions of the wreck, on each side Of the
track. From the most reliable information
which can be gathered up to this time, it is
believed that about thirty persons have been
killed forty badly, and many of them fatally
wounded; and about fifty more or less injured
The killed already recognized are as fol-
lows: ...
LIST OF THE KILLED.
Henry Reynolds, limbs broken and head
terribly crushed. Henry Clay letters, ten
years old, son Of Madison JeHsrs, who is
among the wounded. Benjamin Merryman,
baggage-msster of the train. VIM. Scott head
crushed. Mrs Robertson, widow lady: A
boy named Summers, twelve years old. Mar
tin Boyd. A colored man-unknown. Also
young man from w ashington, named Corco
ran. Twelve deao bodies could not be recoe.
nized.
LIST OF THE WOUNDED
Some of those enumerated are injured to
such an extent that in many instances their
recovery is almost hopeless. Indeed several
Of the wounded died during the night.
Michael Krsiss, leg broken. Michael Coch-
ran, badly crushed. J. R. Billups, legs broken
and head cut J. Lewis Wampler, leg broken
Henry Brigler, leg broken and bruised Jos
T. Norris, leg cut. Joseph Bell, arm broken
and scalded James Reynolds, leg broken and
breast injured. Patrick Fitzgerald, bruised
severely. Mr.. Parsons, both legs broken
Thomas Lee, ankle spraIned and confusion Of
the head. Michael ]. Graham, badly injured
Thomas Horsey, both legs crushed. Mr. Rose
legs crushed. Samuel j. somers, leg broken
Edward O'Neile, leg injured and head OUT
Isaac johnson, both legs crushed. Mr. John
son, Janitor of the male High School; thigh
crushed. William Steinhagen, both legs
broken. John McNeir, leg crushed Jacob
A. RutheroA, leg cut. John Scott, conductor
right leg and left ANGLE broken. Franklin S
Billups, legs badly cut Daniel Wolfe, leg
broken. John Hassen, breast injured and leg
cut. James Haigee, crushed badly. An infanl
child badly Injured John Sellman, son of Mr.
sellman, grocer, both legs badly broken
Madison Jefe,s, legs broken.
John Scott, the conductor, died this morning
Several others Of the wounded are dead. 1t
is impossible as yet to ascertain the whole
number of the wounded sr.. .,F
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