Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-20
DISASTER 70 An EXCURSION TRAM.
Five Person. KlllsA-EleAteea wounded

A Disastrous Collision occurred
June 18th, on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at point . short distance
east OF the junction of the Metro
politan Branch and the MAN Stem,
where there Is curve, near place
called the Calico rock. An excursion
train of thirteen coaches from Frederick
City, Nd, bonnd to Washington city,
with excursionists for Mount Vernon,
having on board over six hundred pas
sengers, collided with the Winchester
accommodation train due in Baltimore
at 1880 A. M. The two engines
were wrecked, some of the forward
cars were telescoped, aud the track
was for time blockaded. Four per.
sons were killed outright, one died in
a few hours afterwards, and eighteen,
OF twenty were wounded. The killed
and wounded were all on the excur~
sion train, except one lady on the
Winchester train, one of whose Shout
ders was injured. This occurrenc e
created intense excitement in Fred
erick, Baltimore, Winchester and
Washington, until detailed information
was received showing the actual ex.
tent of the injury of individuals. The
disaster causes much gloom and dis
tress in Frederick, where the sufferers
mostly belonged. The whole ex.
cursion, which had started out joyous
ly, though behind the appointed time.
had to be abandoned. The accident
seems to be attributed. in the vicinity
of its scene, to culpability in cons
nection with the excursion train, but
as it has yet to be inquired into it is
proper to withhold judgment in the
premises at present.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Those killed outright were Charles
II. Keefer, the head of the firm of
Keefer & Knauff, editors of the Fred
erick Examiner, and gentleman wide.
ly known and highly esteemed R.
P. E. Dutrow, one of the most promi-
nent farmers in the lower section of
our country, and at one time member
of the Maryland House of Delegates,
who had joined the excursionists at
Adamstown, and had not probably
been on the train more than five min
utes-his neck was broken Howard
E. Dixon, of Mount Carmel, near
Frederick, and Dorsey Walker. Some
of these, especially Messrs. Dixon and
Dutrow. were horribly crushed and
mangled.
Louis Schley, a son of DR.. Fairfax
Schley, a most popular and promising
young man, had his legs broken,
crushed and fearfully lacerated, and
also received Internal injuries, which
have since resulted in his death. Col.
Chas. 4. Trail, one of our most prom
inent citizens, also received serious
injuriec, which it is feared will prove
mortal. Among others injured were
Leonard Mullinix, leg broken Henry
Brashears, leg broken Enock Green,
leg broken and serious internal iniur-
les, supposed to be fatal Engineer
Buckley, arm badly hurt fireman of
engine No. IA, head badly Gu: son
of Col. George 3. Dennis, arm bro
ken Col. Dennis, who is a director
of the road, was in the baggage car
when the accident occurred, but escaped
unhurt M. S. Knodle, badly cut
about the head Isaac Ely, internal
injuries John B. Thomas. Henry
Dadisman, Peter Lugenbeel, L. Gin
ton Mobberly, w. N. Young, VIM,
Harrison, A. Notnagle, H. N. Etchi-
son, 6. Fenton Snuffer and his son,
VIM. Snoufer, all badly cut or
bruised.