The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-09
The Accident Mt Narrow Passage
Bridge-Eurrher Particulars.
From the Baltimore American, sun

From the Baltimore Rlnerlcdu, CtiLl
TIE SCENE AT THE CAMDEN STATION.
A special train was made up at Winches.
ter. on which were placed the bodies Of
Baldwin, and Bower, as well as Mr.. Baker,
who was made as comfortable as the circum>
Stances would permit. He was accompanied
by DR.. D. D. Carter, of Woodstock, who had
been interchangeable in his attentions to him
and the others who were wounded. The
train arrived at Camden station few min.
utcs before II O'Clock last night. The
knowledge that this train would reach Cam.
den station at the hour named attracted
some two or three hundred persons to the
dcEo'.
In one Of the passenger cars was Mr.. Il.
o. Baker, lying in half.unconscious state
on litter. He was suffering intense agony,
although believed to he somewhat more I'M
proved in his condition than earlier in the
dav. His brothers, Messrs. William and
Louis Baker, were at the depo:, and re-
moved him to his residence.
The scene at the house Of Mr.. Baker, on
his arrival, was heart-rending in the eX-
trcme. His mother threw herself on him,
weeping bitterly, while his brothers and
sisters stood around in the deepest distress.
Dr.. Ciaggett, the surgeon Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, accompanied Mr.. Baker
to his home, and relieved DR.. Carter Of his
charge Mr.. Baker is about thirty-three
years of age, and is brother to Dir. Louis
Baker, of Flsmm, Baker & Co., wholesale
candy.dcalers, No. south Liberty street,
for which firm he was travelling. He is also
a brother of Mr.. William Baker, member of
the Second Branch Of the City Council from
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards, and re-
sides with bis family at No. 23S Barre street.
THE BALTIMORE BEAD.
John A. Baldwin, who was killed, was q
young salesman recently employed by the
firm of Marcus Wolfe & Co., stationers, Nos.
:, 8, and IL south Sharp street. He was
about twenty-three years of age, and un-
married. He has iu Washington sister and
widowed mother, both of whom were de-
pendent upon him for support. He had en-
gagged with Messrs. Wolfe Il Co. about seven
months ago, and was making his first bust
ness trip for them, having been absent just
two weeks.
He had Obtained permission from his en-
ployers 10 stop over at Washington to visit
his mother and sister before returning to
Baltimore, and was on his journey hither
when the accident occurred. He was in
company with the young man A. c. Bower,
also a salesman from this city, and who was
killed at his side. Baldwin boarded with bis
uncle, Mr.. Thomas p. Baldwin, of the firm
Of Baldwin, Cugle s. Co., at his residence on
Mosher street. g..
A. c. Bower was twenty.four years of age,
unmarried, and resided with bis mother and
sister at No. 95 north Calvert street. His
father, who had been keeping boot. and
shoe-store at the locality indicated for TWEEN
ty-eight years, died five weeks ago of con-
sumption. The young man was in the employ
of Messrs. Samuel N. Webb & Brother,
dealers in smokers articles, at No. 27S west
Baltimore street, with whom he had been
for about five years, acting as salesman. He
was sent off to West Virginia q few weeks
ago, had completed his trip, and was return
ing home when killed. He was held in high
esteem by bis employers as an active, ener-
getic business-mau, whose place they VIII
find it difficult to fill. He was of very genial
and had large circle of aequalnt-
ances, who greatly regret his untimeiy END.
At the time his body was found his identity
was established by q check of Webb d 60.
found in bis pocket. a.
Mr.. r. L. Wood, one Of the killed, sup
posed to have been from Richmond, had on
bis person Masonic jewel indicating taas
be was q member OF the Alexandrla ana
Washington Lodge, No. 80. The Masonic
Lodge at Edinburg took charge OF his body
and forwarded it to Washington.