New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27
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RAILWAY COLLISION.


TWO PASSENGER TRAINS WRECKED.
THE NEw-yogK EMPRESS TRAIN AND The EVENING
TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON ON TIN pALTA0RR
AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COME IN COLLISION
SEVEN PERSONS SERIOUSLY TSJUEED-NARR0w
ESCAPE or ALL ON BOsRD-NE6Lrcr oF DC1Y
BY AN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NY 4 NHw-Y0Rk
PASSENGER.
WASHINGTON April 26.-A collision occurred
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad about o'clock
this afternoon, just outside Of the tunnel the eas
ern branch between tho t53 train from ts city and tho
New-York train due here OF 5:l3 D. Eight or ten
persons wers severely injured, and both trains wsre
badly wrecked. visit TO the scene u the accident
tonight shows that the catastrophe wos OF mo~t
serious character Laborers by the light 81 torches we're
engaged In removing tho wreck from the road AND s1-
pected TO have the track cleared before morning The
trains departing and arriving transferred passengers and
baggage 10 either end Of the wreck thus causing only
slight detention to travel between Washington and
the North. 1t remarked generally fortunate
that the cars did not run OF the track, a. IN
such they would have beeh precipated tho
embankment, which Is Is 20 feet high at this place
Tho accident occurred short dstonce from the northern
end OF the tunnel and not than 600 900 yards
from the bridge crossing the eastern branch of tho Poty
Had the collision occurred one minute earlier, SD
the bridge the loss of life would have been frishfu
From information obtained at the Of the dsatsr,
appears that the engineer tho northern bound aiB
did not stop sufficiently long the switch near the
north OF the tunnel 10 allow the southern bound train tO
pass but proceeded his way aud met The latter train
just around curve, coming full speed that train beiDg
entitled to the right Of way.
The crash caused by the collision fearful both
gines and four being completely demolished. Tho
tender Of Of the engines thrown on tie top Of tho
wreck and the bsggogc Of the bouDi train on
the top is engine. Three Of the wrecked
attached to the norhbound train, and the fourth TO
the south bound train. The following named persons
were injured:
George McA:ee, engineer OF the northSound train, chin
cut open and otherwise injured about the fuec-
Jacob Fry, engineer Of the s,uthbVund trs:o, lee
broken by jumping from the troln.
Henry Bechtll, fireman, injured internally
George W. Baker OF Wilmington, Del. passenger, In
jured internally.
Thomas Collins Of Baltimore. Nd. severely brlj~.L
George Duritz, Weslern Union Tcls.y.pi operator,
cut and bruised.
Albert Redmcycr, passenger, wrist bgpken.
Buchanan, conductor, cut a3ont tho bead aiio fa.s
Charles Mccarthy OF Washington, u. C., parseugtr,
slightly bruised.
several other passengers whose eoalJ not I've
csrtainsd slightly injured, but were able 10 pro-
ceeI their Journey or return o. their homes In THE
city. McAfee, Baker Collins, Fry Bechitl AMI DuIttz
wero taken to the Providence Hospital and received
proper medical all Jacob Fry, the engineer of
the incoming train, says tho north bound umh
sOud have remained on the switch at he u"uh Of tho
tunnel at least II minutes II be had been bohnd
time but he WIS on time ard looked 20 bis watch just
after crossing tho Eastern branch bridge WHEN he fonDd
no had one minute 10 reach the switch. Just then he
sighted the northbouni rain coming around the e'uvs
BE immediately put the ali bra1ss reyerset biz en-
gne and jumped, breaking his lss
The Company viii immediately make an exauhai.sn
into the circumstance attending the disaster with vS
OF ascertainpg where the responsibility rcsi-.
Mfr w H. King. Customs at Gr'sIpNf,
New-York, who was . pass.a,ssr Oh The New
Express Iaft thot city $40 this morning MAKES
the following statement:
The train left NewYork time. When arrived q
think must have been from 10 to 10 minutos behind
tine until we, loft baltimore, when the train
aud this fast Ta s evidently wi for the o.
depbis. The frat Indications L had Of collision
Oft Gf c Hps lsT % Of vac The 'ofis ooss ss ns
entering Washington aud in full! view OF tie dome Of tho
Sp sg e ss % the oS
/ travelling and the engine of the BALTIMORE
OF one engnc being run completely into the other The
baggage car Of the express train moving south was ra
upon Sp the t rear Truck the other trucks being upon
engine end the car, thus forming an snge OF
occupied which the rear car the Only injuries NJ
sutins rcm very heavy jar There were four posscn,
passengers all Immediately left the cars 10 asSrtin tho
amount Of damage, aud the first objects that met my
view were two men Imprisoned between the
floor OF tho baggagecar OF the outgoing
train and the first pass niger car OF the train, tho
former having completely moved down the pas
seuger The IN spaGs of about III ineIca,
and the great wonder Is that they not crushed 10
death They wcre however released In the course 81
hnlf hour ard found to be injured though the
one who was underneath tho other WAS able H. walk
No ladies' were injured. One OF the engineers,
Lhonph 10 which engine he belonged do not know,
was hauled OF the rubbish IN frtghtfui coDdtiou
b.,ng terribly cut about tho head. There was not
q great deal OF outery, and GENERALLY tbs
passengers seemed 10 be- colnl Tile ladies' on The
train frightened The majority " the injured
were on the outgoing train. II had becn seconds
further back when the trains came bito collision, We
should probably have gone Into c l1fer We lad 1vst
reached dry hand WHEN the crash caWe
Conductor Buchanan Of ibe Balrimcrs ard Potons7
Railroad who Was severely injured this evening" was
slrepng ar midnight under tho influence OF mild parcot-
les His ply-caus unable az present TO state The
extent Of his injuries