The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-04-13
a Train Through a Bridge,

"A Train Through n Bridge.
The Baltimore special of the Chicago
Times gives these additional details of the
terrible railroad wreck on the Baltimore
& OHIO line near there; Last night about
l / o'clock a horrible railroad accident re-
sulting in the death of Il persons and the
manning of several more, occurred on the
Harper's Ferry branch of the Baltimore Il
Ohio railroad, about sixty miles from this
city. A ay-frieght with passenger car
attached was on its way north, and when
crossing the bridge over the Shenandoah
valley, at narrow passage, the bridge
gave way. the whole train rushing into
the river below. The bridge was a wood
en- structure, built since the war, and which
the company had intended to replace with
an iron one during this spring The fol-
lowing isa
LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED:
Killed.. Donovan, engineer, Sandy
Hook; W. Chapman and F. jefferson
brakemen, Winchester; W. A. Wrightman
Edinburgh; Z. l.. Noel and r. L. liam
mond, Mount jackson; r. L, Wood, Alex
andria, VT; T. H. Hodgson, Berkeley
Springs, member Of the West Virginia
legislature; }. A. Baldwin, Baltimore;
William Gaus, Winchester, Vt; A G..
Bowers, Baltimore. The wounded, as
far as learned, are }. Seloert, New Mark
ct; j. IIoun, Woodstock NJ Bled, Mount
Jackson; H. G.. Baker, Baltimore; Ber-
nard Hughes, Wisconsin j Russell and
/ Cumming.
| PHYSICIANS AND NURSES WERE SUMMONED
to the scene of the accident bv the author
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! in their power to relieve the suffering.
Such an accident has not occurred on the
Baltimore 4 Ohio for some time, and the
! greatest excitement prevails in the city.
The lists Of the dead and wounded are
| posted from the newspaper offices, and
friends of the untortunates are gathered
i'll crowds about them Those living in the
city were all OF them drummers for large
houses, on their way home. The scene Of
the accident has been visited by crowds
to-day. a number of the cars had tele-
scoped in the disaster, and were piled up
together at the bottom Of the valley. Tne
bodies of those living here were brought
| to Camden station this morning. The
others were taken 20 Winchester Vt, to
await the arrival OF friends. The social
ed bridge was a trestie- work over a branch
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was through deep raync, the structure
! being l32 feet in height and about 200
feet long. 1t is said that it was condemn
ed about two Years since, and at the time
! OF the accident was undergoing repairs.
The location was about 63 miles south of
Ilarper's Ferry. When the accident oc-
curred the passengers We're all asleep,
Mr.. Henry G. Baker, the only Baltimorean
who escaped with his life, was q brother
| of William Baker, and City Councilman
from the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Wards
OF this city. lie was brought to the city,
arriving at 10 40 to night. lie says the
first sensations were those OF horrible
nightmare ; the sensation Of falling, awak
| ing from a deep sleep seemed rs hours to
him. Then u terrible shock. and a long
! period OF Inconsistencies then
AMAZING TO THE TERRIBLE l:EALIrl
with broken thigh and disIocated
shoulder. DIR. Carter Of Washington,
was detailed by the railroad company to
accompany the remains to Baltimore. As
soon as the information was received that
! the bodies Of Mr. Baldwin and BOYER. of
this city, were to be brought on crowds
of curiosity seekers and relations of the
deceased tlocled to the depot, and when
the train arrived the crowd was So great
and excitement 50 intense that it was
with difficulty that the injured man could
be removed from the train. The bodies
of Baldwin and Boyer were taken charge
Of by their friends. and removed to their
late residences Mr. Baker was remov-
cd to his home, No. 22S Barre street, aud
attended NY two physicians, who were
/ T.At., ltrt hn oIS I,J-f "a
panys physician, Dr Claggett. Of this
city. The eager populace thronged the
street within a square Of the residence OF
the injured man, and many gained access
to the house, which had to be cleared by
most impressive The family. who had
only Il partial knowledge of the injuries,
were affected to tears, and the agony of
the injured man became SO great that the
physicians ordered their removal
GREAT ISpIGSATIoN PREVAILS
among members of the press At the GIN
gerly manner in which the account of the
accident was dealt out to them by the
railroad officials. When the information
reached the reporters they repaired to
Camden station and, greatly to their sur
prise, found what they called the facts Of
the ease prepared in manifold form, for
each Of the city papers; but it was mpos-
sible to procure any particulars, and when
the train bearing the dead and wounded
arrived an official authorized a police Of
Gcer to allow no reporters to enter the car
containing Mr. Baker, the injured man
The news of the accident caused intense
excitement throughout the city, and free
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