Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-06-16
Railroad Disaster.

A Disastrous Collision occurred Tuesday
morning on the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
at point short distance east Of the Junction
OF tie Metropolitan Branch aud the Main
Stem. where there is a curve, near place
called the Calico rock. An excursion train OF
thirteen coaches from Frederick City. Nd,
bound to Washington City, with excursioniSts
lOr Mount Vernon, having GA board over six
hundred passengers, collidcd with the Vim
chester Accommodation train due in Baltimore
at 1880 A. NJ. The two engines were wreck
ed. some Of the forward cars were tclescoped,
aud the track was for time blocka,cd Four
persons were killed outright, one died in a few
hours afterwards, and eighteen OF twenty were
wounded. The killed and wounded were all
on the excursion train, except one lady, Mrs.
lie. ON the Winchester train, one Of whose
shoulders was injured The disaster causes
much gloom aud distress in Frederick, where
the sufferers mostly belonged The whole eX-
cursion. which bad started out joyously, though
behind the appointed time, had 10 be abandon
cd. The accident seems 10 be attributed, in tho
immcdatc vicinity Of It's scene says the Bal
timore Sun, 90 culpability in connection with
the excursion train, but rs il has yet 20 be in
Quirei into il is proper 70 withhold Judgment
in the premises at present.
TIE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Those killed outright were Charles II. Keef-
er, the head Of the firm Of kcefer x knautt,
editors Of the Frederick Examiner, and gen.
tlenan widely known and highly esteemed /;
r. p. L. Dutrow, one Of tho must prominent
farmers ia the lower section Of our county, and
n one time member of tho Maryland House
of Delegates, who had joiued the cxoursionists
at Adamstowu, and had not probably been on
the train more than five miuutes-hi neck
was broken; Howard T. Dixon, Of Mount
Carmel, near Frederick. and Dorsey Walker,
Of this city. Some Of these, especially Messrs
Dixon aud Dulrow, were horribly crushed and
mOug,cd.
Louis Schlcy, a son Of DR.. Fairfax Schlcy,
q mos! popular nnl promising young man.
had his logs broken, crushed and foaTfully
laceralcl, and also received internal Injuries,
which have since resulted 10 his death. Col.
Chas T. Trail, one Of oGr most prominent
citizens, also received serious injuries which Il
Is feared will prove mortal. Among Others In
iurcd wero Leonard Mulllnix, leg broken /;
VIM Dartgis, leg broken; Henry Drashears.
leg broken; Enoch Groon, leg broken and So
IlNua lutCtuoA JulltNg oNIH'NSA " 10 tos"' >
Engineer Buckley, nTm badly hurt; fireman u
engine No. Il, head badly cut; son Of Col.
George r. Dennis, arm broken Col. Dennis.
Nho Is a director Of the road, was In mo bag
gage car when the accident occurred. but c.
capped unhurt; NJ. s. knodlc. baiig cui about
the head Isaac Ely. Internal injuries; John
&. Thomas, llcury DAdisnan, Peter Lugen-
bcel, L. Clinton Mobberly, w. n. Young,
Vim. Harrison, 4. Notnaslo, II. y. EtchisOn,
g. Fcuton SnoutIer and his SOD, VIM. SnoufTcr,
oil badly cut OF bruised.
Mr. Jno. L. lIooh and Mr.. Geo II. lIasley,
merchants of this place, were on the Winches-
ter Accommodation, but escaped injuries.
\ correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun, writ
| ing from Frederick City on Wednesday, says
Frederick has been slroulcd in gloom and
sadness to-day. From every flagstaff and up
on nearly every public building wcro displayed
the sable dmpcry % mourning The pro
| chmatjou Of the mayor requesting that all
I places II business DO closed from - O'Clock
/ to-day until t0-morr. W morning as a mark Of
/ sympathy with the fricuds Of those who were
killed 90 MANNED by the terrible collision on
/ The Baltimore aud Ohio railroad, near the
} Point Of Rocks, yesterday, has been strictly
/ complied with, aud in fact labor Of al kinds
las been entirely suspended.
The funerals Of the victims were attended
by two OF three thousand persons. With 40
exception OF two the wounded arc doing well
The Suns correspondent continues:
a GREAT DISASTER AVOIDED.
Great anxiety Is manifested by people to
k know upon whom the blame for the terrible
accident should attach IL is generally be-
/ licycd that had Captain Burton not brought
/ his train from Winchester 10 nearly a stand
still before tic collision the loss Of life would
have been probably hundreds. Capt Burton
on approaching the curve, had directed bis
engineer 20 run cautiously. as perhaps the cx-
curSiou train might be waiting, and when the
collision occurred his train was scarcely NOV
ing.
The excursion train was running al the rate
of about twelve miles au hour oUly, and not
/ twenty-five, as reported by Souo sensational
lists. nor were the coaches composing the Win
chester train demolished on the contrary they
were scarcely injured.
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