Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-09-09
so-,ou. v.ilrond Accident.

IY INJURED, &C
Reported for the Baltimore SUM-
ssrous railroad accident occurred
cnndov morning on the main stem of
tIe Baltimore and Ohio road, three
miles east of Harpers Ferry, by which
a passenger train was wrecked, the eE-
GINGER killed and number Of persons
wounded The passenger train from
the West due AT Baltimore at $50 a.
Nj. lett MartInsburg, West Va, at 40
n. NJ. with seven cars, including bag
gage, express and smoking cars, one
passenger coach and three Pullman
sleeping cars. As the train was passing
a sharp curve quarter OF mile west
of the Hagerstown Junction,thrse miles
east Of Harper's Ferry, it met convoy
OF freight trains going W est Inc n!s'
train Of the convoy, consisting ol 'Li'
ty.eight empty coal hoppcrs, bad stopped
Tor soms purpose on the north 'raGA'
and WAS shortly followed by a freight
train which had left Locust Point, Bal
,inore. at $50 o'clock ON Saturday
night , :. ;.on
,os.d..was not sIgnalled 10 stop by the
rain men in front, and the consequence
WAS that the freight ran into the coal
tram. the collision throwing some
OF the freight cars on the south
rack, upon which the passenger tram
was approaching. This occurred just
As the passenger train was rounding
the curve, and resulted ill the engine OF
the passenger train running into the
freight cars that had been thrown on
It's track, and precipitatIng nearly the
whole passenger tram into the CheSa-
peake and ONO canal, which from the
Point OF Rocks to lIarpers Ferry runs
alongside OF the railroad. The bag
gage, express and postal and smoking
cars, the ladies car, and ono Pullman
sleeping car were badly wrecked. The
engine went into the canal, turned upon
It's side, was completely wrecked ana
almost entirely submerged IN the mld
and water. The engineer, Joshua w.
Shipley, OF Baltimore, went down win
the engine and was killed. Ihc bag
gage, express and postal, smoking ana
Fades cars followed the engine aud
fender down the bank. The baggage
aud express cars were piled upon and
around the engine The smoking car
and the ladies coach werc also preclpIta-
ted down the bank Of the canal and
partly submerged in the water. The
the ladies car was full Of people, and 10
all there were about srYentY-hre pass
engers Oh the train, the most OF whom
were wet with water, but fortunately
none were drowned. A number OF
ladies' and children were on board.
Many Of the passengers were bruised
and cut with glass, and all were severely
shaken up, but none seriously hur''
Two Pullman cars remained on the TRACK
The greatest CONSERVATION and ex-
citement prevailed for some nluues al
ter the accident. Some OF the cars had
roue into the canal end formos!: with
the other end out of the water, while
others had tumblcd over on the side,
leaving chance for the passengers 10
save themselves through the windows
in the canal, which contained about i've
feet of water. Nearly ali the passengers.
except the ladies and children, made
their way out Of the cars without aS'is
lance. Al were shortly safely gotten
out by the passengers
The conductor, Peddicord. was IN
the forward end Of the ladies' car, and
was pilloricd between the water cooler
and the door, with his head through
the glass portion of the door. He was
the last person removed from the wreck.
Enough he was not severely injared. A
baby belonging 70 one OF the passen-
gers was found in pcrilous position,
covered with debris, bat wac taken out
uuhurt.
The news of the accident was quick
~ teiegraphed to Baltimore and Wash
ington, and assistance promptly sent to
the scene by the officers of the railroad
company. Nearly all the passengers
were able 10 walk away at once, and
all were sent back to Harper's Ferry,
where the company ordered breakfast
Tor them. BY neon the track was
cleared, and at l.2 o'clock train ar
rived at Camden Station bringing most
of the passengers to Baltimore.
The following is a list Of the casual
ties as far AS could be ascertained:
Joshua 0. Shipley, engineer of the
passenger train, aged So, killed. His
body was brought to Baltimore at $50
j. NJ, and taken to his late home, No.
l62 South Paca street.
Stephen T. Reynolds, fireman, No.
Psi Leo street, Baltimore, injured Sc
verely in the head aud arms. Brought
to his home.
i. 4. Peddicord, conductor, 236 n.
Howard street, Baltimore, cut 10 the
face and hands and bruised.
Wm. Martin, bagga re master, of Bal
timore, ankle sprained and bruised
Clifton Roby, of Ohio, passenger,eye
cut out with a piece OF glass; returned
home.
G. w. Waite, postal clerk, serious
internal injuries. Left at Washington.
A. T. Rittcuhouse, postal clerk, slight
" cut and bruised. Brought to Balti
more.
Geo. d. Evans, salesman, Baltimore,
hurt in the head; not serious.
Wesley Beale, fireman on the freight
engine, injured in the ankle.
William De la Roche, Adams Ex-
press messenger, lief: leg injured.