Evening star., 1869-06-10
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Washington Train or the Track.
President Grant and Family on
the Train.
Cars Smashed 10 Atems,
Twelve or Fifteen Persons
Wounded.
One or More Seriously.
Names OF WaShingt0nianSW ounded
One Washington Lady Injured.
The President and Party Safe.
One or More Seriously.
Names OF fWashingtoniansW " ounde,
One Washington Lady Injured.
The President and Party Safe.

last evening, with a special car containing
President Grant and family attached. met with
| terrible accident near Annapolis junction.
The tram, while passing through the deep cut
ting Just beyond Annapolis Junction. al about
$40 p m, ran into COW, which was killed
and thrown from the track by the coweatcher
attached to the locomotive; but the mangled
body rolled down the emban kment JUS, after the
passage OF the engine, tender, and mail car and
feil across the track between the trucks of the
baggage car. The sudden shock tipped mn
the front part OF the baggage car, throwing n
on the track, and b eaking the connection with
the mail car, (lI charge Of Col. Armitage, route
agent,) which, with the locomotive, ran for
some distance before the speed csuid be slack
ened sufficiently to return 70 the scene OF the
disaster. As soon as the forward motion of the
baggage car was checked by the obstruc.
uon, and IL was thrown from the track the
smoking car ran into il and was completely
smashed. The largest piece OF the wreck of
'nis car, was a fragment of the floor,
which could be lifted by two men.
Next TO the smoking car was a passenger car
which was thrown diagonally across the track.
and partly mp the emban kment. completely
blocking the further progress OF the tram The
TWO succeeding passenger cars We're some what
damaged; but the two sleeping cars and the
special car, with the Presidential party es-
capped damage. The darkness of the night
added TO the horror Of the situation, as il pre
vented the uninjured passengers from seeing
the full extent OF the disaster, and LETT II TO The
imaginauon to picture, while the cries and
groans OF the wounded We're frightful to hear
Inc emoankment, at the point where the acci.
dent occurred, is about twenty feet high.
Local Conductor Duvall at once telegraphed
from the junction to Baltimore aud this CITY,
IN q No.,
dent, engines with men to clear the wreck and
surgeons to attend 10 the wounded arrived a,
the junction from Baltimore. Cant John
Collins also started out from this city with an
engine, carrying men TO help clear the wrecs,
And the combined forces soon succeeded in re-
moving the wounded and clearing one track of
the debris.
The work Of clearing one track was finished
about three O'Clock this morning and at four
O'Clock the unlnjured passengers, a portion Of
the wounded, and the mail were taken on TO
baIumore. The last nights train from New
YORK came through on time this morning.
bringing some Of the wounded to this city.
The first reports received here as to the extsnt
OF the disaster were much exaggerated, tie
number OF killed and wounded being estimated
in Large figures.
Later and more reliable accounts show that
the large majority Of the passengers were
almost miraculously saved from injury There
were none killed and but II or Is wounded
Most OF them received slight injuries. MIR.
We'll, OF Atlanta, Ga, is the only passenger
seriously injured. His head is badly cut, and
IL Is feared hIs skull is fractured. He was emi
giafion agent OF Georgia and was on his way
10 Europe. He Is still at the junction, It NOT
being considered safe 10 remove him.
Mr.. CIV Weeks. OF Albany, N. Y. was some.
what injured, but was able TO keep on his
journey home. Mr.. EvaIs, Of Alexandra,
was brought on here and carried TO his home
In Alexandria, badly in Iured. The traiu also
brought in here this morning one man from
Georgetown slightly injured; one colered
woman, head badly cut; and three colored men
bruised.
Mr.. q. w. Clapp, OF this city, received a
scalp wound: Mr. X. J. Piggou, Internal Rev.
enue officer, New York, was slightly wounded
in the head; Mr.. H. A. Hall, OF Washington,
received slight scalp wound, and Mrs Is
mer, OF Washington. a wound in the shoulder.
The Presidential party went on to Baltimore
as soon as the track was cleared. arriving there
about hve O'Clock this morning Being in the
rear car none Of the party Were in iured
As soon as the accident occurred much So
licitude was felt as to the safety Of the Presi-
Dental party, and on SONS OF the passengers
proceeding to the rear car they found the Presi.
dent placidly smoking on the platform and not
aware Of the extent OF the disaster.
Mr. McCann. brakeman on the train. had his
left leg broken.
ing.
LATER.
To-day Mr.. ]. L. Wilson, master OF trans.
portation, with large number Of hands, was
engaged In clearing away the wreck.
The smoking car was shivered into atoms,
and the adjoining ears were also badly broken.
The names given above DO not embrace all
who were injured for there were some six or
eight others slightly injured whose wounds
did not prevent them walking OF. Some OF
them helped to extricate their fellow passen-
gers from the wreck.
The surgeons from Baltimore were kept
busily engaged in dressing the injuries OF the
wounded who, BY this morning, when the train
proceeded TO Baltimore, were all able to resume
their journey, with the exception OF Mr.. Well,
who remains at Latchford's Howard Hotel,
~ the junction, under the care OF DIR. Scott.
We'll is quite badly cut about the forehead and
injured IN the back. Mr.. McCann, the brakes
man, had his leg badly bruised, met broken,)
and will soon be out
Capt. John Collins, Of Washington, arrived
at the scene Of the accident at midnight, aud
aided in clearing away the wreck. The road
- eutiIeiy ctoSI tole dlterDoon.
A gentleman from Charleston, S. e., ON hi
way to Maine. received q splinter in his breast,
and is SAID to be quite seriously injured, but
proceeded TO baltimore.
The Railroad Company sent out ON the trains
bedding for the wounded, and did All they
could Tor them, sending those who returned 10
this city to their homes free of expense. A
number of the passengers were cared for nj
Latchford's Hotel during the night, and also AZ
FitzsImmons' and kelly's, near oy.
THE RAILROAD ACCuDRN1.
tThs Associated Press Account
BALriMoex, June l0.-Mr. King, Vice Pres
ident OF the baltimore and Ohlo Railroad Oom-
pany. and VIM. Toole, Assistanf S7psrintead-
ent OF transportation. give the folio wing state
meht In regard 70 the accident which occurred
to me through express tram from Washington
70 New York last night:-The train was pro-
ceeong a. the usual speed, when Just alter pass
ine annapolis Juuction, on en- tering the cut a
lev hundred yards from the Junction north,
near the point where the carriage road crosses
tne railroad, the engine struck COW. The