Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-05-05
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4NNi NH'
AN AWFUL CRASH ON THE RAIL-Two
TRAINS SOUTHWARK BOUND WRECKED
ON rHE OUTSKIRTS OF WARRINGTON
REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM A DEPIoR-
ABLE DIsAsTER-TnE BLAME NOT
PLACED
WASHINGTON, April ga collision
occurred on the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad about five o'clock this
afternoon, just outside the tunnel near
the eastern branch, between the 4:53
train for this city and the New York
train due here at 5:l3 p. m. A visit
to the scene of the accident tonight
shows that the catastrophe was Of a
most serious character. Laborerr,
the light Of torches, were engaged in
removing the wreck from the road
aud expected TO have the track cleared
before morning. The trains departing
and arriving transferred the passengers
and baggage to either end Of the
wreck, thus causing but slight delay to
travel between Washington and the
North. 1t was remarked generally
as fortunate that the collidcd cars did
not run off the track, as in such case
they would have been precipitated
over the embankment, which is fifteen
or twenty feet in height at that place.
The accident occurred not more than
200 or 300 yards from the bridge cross
ing the eastern branch OK the POTOMAC,
| Had the collision occurred one minute
L.. - IL L..;I..e ~ - oc Iico
c"rhe. oh tho priuSe' wy 'v,' VI NV
would nave been FEARFUL FROM IN
formation obtained at the scene of dis
go, !, on,,oa,.s ,Lat ,bo on,;neer N,
n.
the northern-bound train did not stop
sufficiently long on the switch near the
mouth of the tunnel TO allow the south.
ern.bound train to pass, but proceeded
on his way and met the latter train
first around curve coming at full
speed, that train being entitled to the
right of way. The crash caused by
the collision was fearful, both engines
and four cars being completely dcmol-
ished, the tender OF one engine being
thrown on top of its engine. Three Of
the cars wrecked were attached to the
nortb-bound train. and the fourth one
10 the soutb.bound train. The follow.
inc named persons were injured.
,,.,.
ueo d., nen sus,s,s ",ss,w.a injured about n,
face.
Jacob Frye, engineer Of the southern bound
'rpn, es S.stsn a. yu%hS 9arOa rO Io,sraaily @
Thomas Collins, Of Baltimore, severely bruised.
George Duhty, Western Union telegraph OP'
'ra'Sf, cut .aaaa ana BRUISED n..0,. w,,., hrol,n
Buchanan, co1daetor, cut about the head and
face.
Charlie. Mecarty, ofWa'h'ns'on' p'o'a pass
'ss Sn,",ai n,hor nosse,cers wbosc
,omes conld not he asceriained were
sl;ah,Iv ,;n;ured but were able TO pro.
cd '"esd N ;ha;r ;onrnev or rctnrp to
,he;r homes in his citv McAfee
RoLer Collins FRYE Bechtel and
Dnr;ty wera taken "a Providence Hos.
n;,al and received proper medical aid
facoh Frye engineer Of the incoming
train saws tbc nortb. .boun9 train
shonjd have remained on the switch
a, the month of tho tunnel al least
Gooen m;nutes even II bc had been
lhebind time hui he was on time. and
Licked a. n;s ,~..sL i~s. 49,. s..essi- !,
the eastern branch bridge, when he
found one minute TO reach the switch.
Just then he sighted the north-bound
train coming around the curve. He
Immediately put on the air-brakes, re-
yersed his engine, and jumped off,
broaking his leg. The company will
Immediately make an examination into
the circumstances attending this dis
aster, with the view of asccrtaining
where the responsibility rests.
NJ w y K;ng survevor of customs
ot Creennort New York who WINS n
nossenaer on tho New York express
which Ian that c;tv at $40 This morn
ing makes the fnlIowinc statement
re- ,,a;n lel, Nav York on time.
When ~e arrived at pbiladolnbia the
,ra;n ,,os Jo,o;nod from some cause I
th;nL wa mnst have been from fen TO
Sf,ecn minutes behind time when we
iea ,hore thouab we arrived at that
c;,v on ,;me do not think wo made
my n.nn Of tho, time until we left Balti.
,no' ~ ~y 49, ~ tha train ran at n very
and ra,c 40 ssst in fact rs to occasion
p";,,, ."p,s az ~ ,,s.;aass ~, ,ho nav, q,
pa,s w. ,'asaa,,,,.ra ma his fast travel;no "a
',as v % nr;dap,Iv Gar tho nurnose of max
;n'. a rn no ,'mc los, hv tbe detention
",s ,spI;,ad.,,h;a ~; I Thn frst indication
~ IA T "s P" an,i;s;an or oe anvthing
,r.a~.. a " ,r.s ;ns, os,er wo lef, tbo cast
VILE h,sn"S mb' - 3I ,ho po,omsc river enter.
;a,, % Wash;,,,on ~ anJ IN fnli wow ot
Tho doma ~ tho ranitol when there
was suddon and terrific crash. occa.