National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-28
THE RAILROAD sMAsM-UP.
Condition Of the Vietims-statements Of the
Engineers.

Condition Of the Observation-Disclosures OF the
Engineers.
The excitement over the railroad accident on
the Baltimore and Potomac road on Monday
night was undated yesterday, and all during
the day large numbers of persons visited the
scene. As was stated in yesterdays REPuBLI-
CAN, the debris from the collision had all been
moved from the track and thrown to one side, SO
that travel was not interrupted. The many re-
ports that were in circulation Monday night as TO
The cause of the collision and on whom the blame
rested were still afioat yesterday and as yet the
who were taken to Providence hospital, as we'll
as those taken to ether places, are in FAVORABLE
condition. and the indications are t9SL hSne C oi
hospital the good Sisters are unttring in their
efforts to alleviate the suferings Of the untortu:
where their services have been required, the trst
being about one year ago, when an accident oc-
CURED on this road, and three men were injured
and died within q few hours after the collision.
The condition Of Christopher Buchanan, the con-
ductOr, who was badly Injured, and who is still
lying at Willard's hotel, is much improved, as is
The injured ones az the hospital were visited
during yesterday by their friends and relations,
as we'll as others who were interested in them.
DIS Ford and Bracket have set the broken arm
of Mr.. NcAfee and dressed his other injuries. A
representative Of TIE REPUBLIcAH visited the
hospital yesterday, and in conversation with Mr..
NcAfee CLEANED the following:
STATEMENT OF Mr. M'AFEE.
When he left the depot he received no special
orders, and that having on this train frequently
passed the New York train in the tunnel, and
thereby being able to proceed without stopping
the end of the double track, he on this occasion
allowed this train to slip his memory, his mind
being directed to meeting the train due here at
O'Clock at SeabroOk, and he was doing his best
to make that point He states that the bell was
not pulled on him, and had it been it would have
reminded him Of his Guty in stopping at the end
OF the double track. While he is willing to take
his portion Of the responsibility for the action, he
claims that ii was the duty of the conductor to
have given him orders or 10 have signaled him,
and that he should share the responsibility with
him.
Mr.. FRYEs VERSION.
M FRYE engineer Of the South. bound train,
who had his leg broken by the collision thinks it
was done not by jumping, but by something fall
ing from the tender. His limb has also been set
by the doctors. He says in connection with the
gether he looked at his watch, and found that ne
mad one minute to make the double track where
he WAS to pass the Philadelphia express. He
had lust put his watch in his pocket when he saw
the other train coming around the bend, and
knowing that his engine could not be checked in
time, ne shouted to his fireman to put on the air
brakes and then jump or die The fireman did
as commanded, and both jumped from the engine
a short distance from the scene of the disaster,
the engineer breaking his leg, and the fireman,
cuts the hand. Mr.. Frye also stated that
Engineer McAfee was looked upon as one Of the
best engineers in the employ Of the company,
and that. McAfee told him that he forgot all
about the New York express train.
Mr.. Bechtel is in such condition that the.
physicians dc not allow any conversation with
him. and therefore his side of the story cannot be
ascertRined at present
The loss to the company by the collision in the
smashing Up of the two engines and cars is esti-
mated at about $50. 600.