New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-28
THE RAILROAD COLLJSIOH.
The DISASTER on THE BALTIMORE AND
POTOMAC RAILROAD.

The DISASTER on TIE BALTIMORE AND
POTOMAC RAILROAD.
ADDITIONAL DFrAus-MoRR NAAfEs oFTHgw0rNngD
-sCENi.s AND IScIDRNTs-CAUsE or III ooL-
LIsIoN As GIVEN b TIE CONDUCTOR oF iE
PHILADELPHIA EXPEEss-1HK EJURED PERSONS
Doing WELL.
WAsmNGroN, April 27.-Hundreds OF per-
onsrcnnnoI nj the scene u yesterdays railroad das
ter until DAYLIGHT rhs morning watching the operations
of the wreckers in removing the shattered cars ana ocO
motive aud spposing that there were bodies VI victims
in the ruins yet to be discovered All who we're seriously
wounded however. had been carried 10 their homes or
the Providence Hospital after the accident In
addition the Of thcinlurd persons given IN lat
nights Dispatch are the following;
Hugh kernan Of Baltimore, formerly proprietor of tho
&" Comioue" In this city, both ankles badly mashed
r Everett city Treasurer Of Cleveland, Ohio, severe
cut on the forehead.
n r. Stevens OF Ohio slight cHt tho back OF tho et
hand.
O. r. Needham Of tho Sixth Auditors Office both legs
bruised below the knees.
Crittenden CrOnc, brakeman Oh the fmlahoPi"a t""'
ri ght knee slightly injured; and
J. H. Robinson Of this city, badly bruised about tho
legs
Among the passengers on the incoming train was
lady I'm COMPANY with her two daughters 5he happ"he"
TO be looking out at a window and the other tram
the collision took place was, with her two children
thrown to the ground but luckily not injured 10 any ex
tent An old gentleman, who was On The Same Tram
when the collision took place. was knocked rom MS
seat and after he recovered himself made cYe for
window and reached the ground with 10 other injrry
than "A few cuts caused by his through tho glass
A gentleman, who proceeding north had
with him q little girl and when the train came In con
tact she was thrown TO side and injured about tho
head and face The old gentleman not minding hs ""n
shock picked up the child and ran Oot Win th' pooh
streaming from h.s nose, excaimns, my poor cAlih'
cannot something be done fer herl y physician
came to his assistance, and after telling the schue-
man that 10 serious damage had been done to the emil
h. with his companion proceeded toward Washington.
In the uorth-bound train was GENT sitting fh'y
smoking cigar with his legs crossed and nc dd not
know ANYTHING OF the collision until inc picked himself mp
on the outside and looking around exclaimed: "Wnere
bas my cigar gomez Christopher Buchanan, the con-
tor IN charge of the outgoing train, known as 10
PHILADELPHIA express received cut on the night side Oh
the bead syerng the temporal artery second cut on
The left side Of tho mock, and several c1l'ona Oh 'o
head his left hand considerably bruised ana ID" oeh
ON the little finger stripped or leaving the bone naked
His situation is comfortable this morning ie has
recovered from the primary shock TO his nerves Hshand
will be ga ed the pora artery which was partauy
cut has been scwed up by surgeon He II in no danger
except Of secondary bemorrhase Of which there
is no indication. He bed very freely before surgical
the following account OF the accident:
He left the depot with his train at i53 p m, on ilme
George McAee engineer being ~ caaige OIL rne ~ tb
Nayy-,ard station, the west end OF the unhe u
was Stacked down ana stopped 10 Iahf on a. rgS pe
Of the double tracks, and continued t. gain h@ay unH
1t moving at the rate ~ ID ine' ah nh nh,
"A hich was about the rate ~ speed When me
collision occurred. II f. customary f'r the ont
9i up tram end az tho double rack Which crnnat@d
short distance of the tunnel and wait 10 minutes
h i here A. 81 g. m II At the expiration Of
that time fails to appear or signal 5 approach III nc
distance, then the train moving noF6l II ehIltrd 10 le
right way, aud the down express from on must
be watchfn and give n clear track To- IT, hi Bhchhah
noticed that the travelling along prety sharp
~ for The short distance 1t hld to go ana WIZ PgS h
rack pulled the berope for the engineer 10 down
brakes" and stop. Tie signal was not hrele' ahy uie
train and again not properly responded To- Al tbs ime
Buchanan in the passenger ear looking a1e ho
noticed nor obeyed and that his train was incrcas-
ng its speed. and getting OF tho double track, nc De
sTe If the engine was not Immediately checked.
Thinking the rope, in passing through the car OK
bell on the engine from sounding he started To go ior
ward and give verbal order Tor the retHInns ., e
sound or engineer 10 hear and obey caused the ae
cidsnt. Before Mr. Buchanan could iea'e vac ear sg
the car door an about opening 1t when the Johnston
wounds. lie feels satisfied mat II us aie. ~ ~
been properly and promptV aLs"fbrcI ~ ~ yyo-, sup
an.
The time between leaving the double track ana Inc cc
drnt was scarcely minute and II the road had been
straight instead OF curved at that point the down expires
wonLi have been in time for the northern bound
train 10 get back OF hcr way. Tie wondered that tho
nrr if MS bel failed ring did MT take the rrspon-
eiity on himself Ia AT and wa TIE usual hnla KNOW
M n was orders that train to wait fifteen minutes at
that switch II this had been done the disaster would NOT
ha happened.
A wonderful escape made by Norris LungTen bet
ter known amoLs railroad men a. Mp" lie haS Leon
raiIoading for the past IL years and has experienced
many accidents and mishaps but alSays got OF without
injury. This time he was bas5aSomaster on tho ineom-
Ing New York Express and at tho time % the collision
was among the trunks and boxes preparing for their
discharge reaching the depot In this city The INST
he had of the accident was Sudden Jar tho
rolling tumblng Of the boxes and baggage tho ral'
ing and breaking of his carn the middle aud the dry ng
Of the truck its socket THIS was quickly sue
ceeled by the telescope process In tina midst ol te
crash over came the stove. Notwithstanding all These
penis Nip succeeded in d. gug his ont from unrf
The debris aud escaped with other INJURY than II"
si. hi Scrai chr-.
Engineers MeAfee and Fry, fireman Bechtel aud pas
sengeis George W. Baker Thomas Collins ana Gc0rso
DuIity, who taken 10 the Providence Hospital lts
terlay slowly improving, but all access 10 them -
prohibited by the physicians.
THE FREE TRAINING SCHOOL FAIR