National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-25
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Man and I've Horses Killed by Locomotive

A Man and I've Horses Killed BY Locomotive
Accident on the Southern Branch Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Oae Of those terrible accidents that occasionally
startle the community occurred yesterday evening
in Uniontown, D. O., and the fatal result is an
other evidence Of the criminal carelessness Of
railroad companies in not placing sufficient safe
guards on public thoroughfares, where their
tracks cross, to prevent such awful calamities.
The facts Of the case are as rollows: Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Florence Frederick came over to
the city from Uniontown with q load OF sand
drawn by two-horse team. As he was return
ing across the Anacostia bridge with his empty
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, due in Union
town at Gal p. m, sounded. At this time Mr..
Frederick and hi: team were near the END OF the
distance ofabout one hundred and ffty yards
from the railroad track. 1t Is supposed that, one
Frederick wished to cross the track before the
train came along. He laid whip to the animals,
and they dashed on towards the locomotive, and
Just as the wagon was crossing the track II was
caught by the COW. catcher, and in almost an In
slant the driver and horses were killed.
the railroad. distance of seventy.fye feet. He
fell On his left shoulder on the north side of the
track, and death was instantaneous. He gasped
rather than breathed for a few minutes. One OF
the horses, a gray, was carried q distance Of $50
feet by the engine and pitched on the south side
the track The right fore leg 81 this animal
carried distance of sixty feet and thrown on the
same side of the track as its companion. The
wagon was pitched q distance Of fifteen or twenty
feet on the same side as the driver. Immediately
after the train passed the corpse Of Mr.. Frederick
was picked up and carried to his late residence,
which is the hrst house on the left side as you
cross the bridge to Uniontown, and Drs Little,
Bird and Fisher called in. DR.. Little was the
first to arrive, but upon viewing the body pro-
nounced life extinct.
AN examination developed the fact that the col
bone and two or three ribs on the LEFT side
were broker, and that the head was cut in several
places; but the physicians stated, from present
knowledge, that dealh was caused by the concus-
sion.
The deceased was o German by birth, was fifty
two years Of age, and leaves q wife and i've chill
dren, and was supposed to be In comfortable cir
cumstances. There is no one to blame for the
accident but himself, as he rode right into the
jaws Of death, having been warned of the risk he
at the crossing, who waved his lantern at him
and got in the middle of the road and tried stop
the team, only leaving there when his own life
was in danger by being run over. One Of his own
children also called to Frederick to stop.
However reckless the act Of the deceased may
pany from the charge OF utter want Of regard for
The lives and welfare of citizens by running their
trains fast in approaching this crossing, and in
failing to comply with the order issued over O
month ago by Lieut. Hoxie, the engineer Of the
District, to either lower their track or put up
gates, which were to be closed when o train was
passing. If this order had been complied with
the accident Of yesterday would not have 90
Cured as the rise over the railroad track at that
point retarded the progress Of the team and caused
would have been brought to O standstill when It
reached them. Coroner Patterson was notified Of
the accident last evening and will hold an inquest
to-day.