, 1869-06-14
THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION.

The fast express train through to New York,
which left the depot In this city at O'Clock last
evening Tith spec, sar containing President
accident near Annapolis Junction: The uain,
while passing through the deep cutting Just BE-
yond Annapo 51nstten at aep9s esd sg sg Th,a an
from the track b. the coT-eatcher attached TO
the locomotive; but The nangIed body
] passage Of the engine, tender, and mall ca, and
ien across the tEack between the trucks Of TIE
baggage car. The sudden shock tipped up TIE
track, and breaking the connection with the mail
cur, TN charge OF Colonel Armltase, route nEentl
which, With the locomotive. ran for some distance
fciurn to the scene d the disaster. As soon as
was checked By the obstruction, and ~ +
Tns .nssnR 1nT2Mn sr run S@ nso 1t ana ns w es ee tS
smashed. The largest piece Of The wreeS & oi his rs
car, VAS fragment Of the door, Thtca conld be be
s vas passenscr % caI which vas thrown diasonail1
across the track, ana partly up the cmbankmeal,
completely blocking the further progress Of the
somevhat some; damaged; but lie two sleeping carsand
the special car, With the Presidential party: es,
capcd damage. The darkncas OF the night added
to the horror OF the Ht0atioD as It prevented the
urlniurcd passengers from seeing the full extent
OF tho disaster, ind left 1t to the imagination TO
pe ne M
twenty feet high
Local Conductor DuyaN at once tclegsaphed
in little more than Ut hour after the accident en-
glnes, with men to clear the wreck and surgeons
10 attend to the wounded, arrived q the junction
from Baltimore. Captain John Collins also start
ed out from this city with an engine. carrying
men TO help clear the wreck, md the combined
forces soon succeeded In removing the wounded
and clearing one track OF the debris
The work Of clearing the uacI Was finished
about O'Clock this morning, aud at4 O'Clock me
uunjnEed PASSENGER, portion g. the woanasu, IT,
last pIghts train from New York came through on
time thts morning, bringing some Of the wounded
The trsi reports received here IS to the extent
Of the disaster were much exaggerated, the mum
bcr Of kilcd and wounded being estimated In large
| Later and more reliable accouats show that the
| large majority Of the passengers we're almosl
| Killed, and but twelve or 1fseen wounded; Mos
| Of them received slight Injuries. MI. We'll, O.
Atlantis, Ga. e the ony PASSENGER y seriously M r. T.
skull Is fractured. He Was emigration agent o
GrorgIa, and was on hts way to Europe. he !!
stl Il the junction, it not being considered saf'
Iii. c, y. Weeks, CT Albany, n. +, Vas some
what injured, but was able TO Keep on his Journey
| home. Mr. Evans, Of Alexandria, Wos brough
badly b. Injured, @ Tho szain alsa h7cnent r neTe tal
morning one uan,frcm Georgetown signify Ia
jured; one co.orcd woman, head badly cut; an
wound Jun = ii: Hn{p i4sgo!t intsins! RsSenue On
ST. ST. L. ne 4. na, Of ~ Washington, f! 7eeeted sgh
scalp wound and MIS-. Es1ne-l Of Washington,
wound IN tho shoulder.
soon as The t1ack wns cienret arriving there abou
O'Clock this morning. Being Ii the rear car non
| OF the party were Injured
was felt rs to the safety Of the Presidential part
nnd on some Of the passengers proceeding 70 II
rear caI, they found the President piacialy s1to!
III: Necann, brakesuan on the train, had b
The trains are all running on time this mon
Ing.
To-day Mt. j. l. Wilson, master Of transport
ton, with a la1ge number Of hands, vas engage
In clearing away the wreck.
The pmpkin9.car was shiyered into atoms, an
tue adjoining cars were also badly broken.
Tie names given above do not embrace all VI
! others slightly injured, whose wounds dld NJ
| prey ent them walking od. Some Of them hclpt
10 e1tricate their felloW-passengefa 1fom Il
: | wreck. .....
. Tue surgeons from Baltimore we're Eept buA
! engaged u dressing the INJURIES q me woundt
! who, By this 1norntng, Tncn tne tIaln pIoGeeas
6 to baltimore, were ali able to resume thetr 1ou
ny, with he exception oi Nj: We'll, rho fet,ail
at La,chiorls s Howard Hotel q the Junction. q
r sSout 1T tic to.cneaa and injured IN The back. II
Z Mccain, the hrakesman, mad hisleg badly brutse
u mot broken) and will soon be our-
CAPTAIN John Collins, Of Washington, arrived
e the scene OF the accident at midnight, and aid
: IN clearing nway the wreck The roa1 Is entire
u clear This afternoon.
y 1 gentleman from Charleston. 8. G., On his =
It to Maine, received splinter in bis breast, and
g said to he quite seriously INJURED but proceed
y to Baltimore.
ls The railroad company sent ont on the trat
10 bedding for the wounded, and did au they cou
for theun sending those who returned TO this
g. to their homes free Of expense. A number Of t
u passengers we're cared for At Latchforus 40
during the night, md also at Fitzsimmons'
j., Kelly 3, near hy.