The national Republican., 1869-06-16
1'he Accident on the Washington
RnIIFaah

In view Of the statements that have been
published In relation to the accident on the
Washington Branch Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and believing 1t but fair and Just
that the other side should now have hear.
Ing, we publish the following statement
which we find In the Baltimore American
OF yesterday evening;
The Editor Of the dmericdn: SIR: without
supposing for a moment that you had the
slightest intention OF presenting Incorrect
views Of tho accident near Annapolis June.
on on ,ns p,s Dd ,n.t am Of opinion ,hst ne
not warranted BY the facts. hope, therefore,
that II will not be considered inappropriAts
,or mo TO ask that the following may be given
With respect to the statement tha, "tho dis
aster was Kept perfectly quiet, so far as the
pres, o. Baltimore was concerned" can only
who could speak authoritatively concerning
u, lett Camden station Immediately after in.
telligence OF was received, for the purpose
o. anording relief to the injured and clearing
the tracks OF the obstructions. Mr. Wilson.
tho master Of transportation, had q train
ready, with physicians, track hands and work.
ing implements, In half an hour after receiving
intelligence OF the accident, and, by CATHERINE
up the rosd hands ss he went along, reached
the point with force considerably more than
1ns nsi.,an naaGfsd men, who were put to work i'm
4.
MI w. I. smith, general manager Of the
Through Line" who was on the train, the
mastef oftransportation, OF the assistant master
OF oftransportation and other officers spent the
entire night IN rendering every possible assist.
ance and comfort to the injured and other pas.
senger,, and BY vigorously prosecuting the
worn noiremoving obstructionss so IS to forward
Your remarks that one passenger had tone
side Of his face torn of, including one eve
noekea .Ins ~ Gnf and that "it is reported he has
ersl cuts and bruises on the head and face, but
the eye was not injured. Neither had "one of
ne erakemen his leg broken" The only one
t Camden Station, with the writer OF this,
on the arrival of the train. '
You state that "the wounded received but
night" and 10 smother part OF your srtieie
say that I'm little more than an hour after
the accident engines with men TO clear the
wreck, and physieians to attend the wound.
ed, arrived at tie Junction, from Bsitimore,u
NOW, a. the accident happened at p:39 D. M,
you viii see thst the frst statement is inoor'
thoroughly and carefully at the earliest pr.c.
ticable moment.
Again, II is stated tha, the wounded laid on
,ne roaS S al night. The fact that every pas.
the ears that were. not damaged, or In the
house Of Mr.. Fitzslmmous, the oompany's
nt,who,with the Kindness and good feeling
them. w
So far from many OF the passengers being &c.
riously hurt, the fact 10 that with the excep-
tion OF Mr.. Well every one Of them was able 10
and did walk to the train, which left the scene
OF the accident before I y. m, and Mr. We'll
himself walked to the train In which he came
to Bait more, at ga the next afternoon.
The charge OF cArelessness on the part Of the
employees Of the road In connection with this
accident is not sustained by the facts of the
case. The tracks OF the Baltinorc and Ohio
railroad are as carefully and thoroughly
watched as those Of any road In the country,
as 10 evidenced by the very few accidents that
have happened, and the almost complete ex.
emptiOn from loss OF life or serious injury 10
passengers during the long series OF years thai
have elaptcd since Its operations began
The rigidity OF tta discipline in enforcing
every practicable caution iG so well known,
and the skill and GATcfulness Of its employees
so well established, that they can ALWAYS oh.
tain employment from other lines, even after
having been discharged from its service
There 10 no foundation for the report that
the same COW had boen ettuck BY a south.
bound train shortly before the accident The
train men have beer closely questioned on the
subject, and they aver thatno such occurrence
took place. The statement that the DELAYED
train struck second COW near the Relay
House 10 also entirely erroneous.
The foregoing comments upon your article
are made In no spirit OF unkindness, but are
intended to correct the unjust effect which the
errors 1t contains are calculated 10 produce
on tho public mind.
Yours, respectfully, JoHs Z. TooLg,
Assistant Master OF Transportation Baltt.
more and Ohio Railroad.