Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-19
Terrible Railroad Disaster.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED EIGHTEEN
WOUNDED

FIVE PERSONS KILLED EIGHTEEN
| WOUNDED.
| A terrible railroad collision occurred
on last Tuesday morning, on the Balti
more and Ohio railroad at point short
distance east of the junction of the
Metropolitan Branch and the Main
Stem, where there is a curve, near a place
called the Calico rock. An Excursion
train of thirteen coaches from Frederick
City, Md, bound 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 1850 A. M. The two engines were
wrecked, some of the forward cars were
telescoped, and the track was for time
blockaded. Four persons were killed
outright, one died in few hours after
wlrds, and eighteen or twenty were
wounded. The killed and wounded were
all on the excursion train. except one
lady on the Winchester train, one of
whose shoulders was injured. This oc-
currence created intense excitement in
Frederick, Baltimore, Winchester and
Washington, until detailed information
was received showing the actual extent
of the injury of individuals. The dis
aster causes much gloom and distress in
Frederick, where the sufferers mostly
belonged. The whole excursion, which
had started out joyously, though behind
the appointed time, had to be abandon
ed. The accident seems to be attribut-
ed, in the vicinity of its scene, to culpa-
bility in connection with the excursion
train, but as it has yet to be inquired in
to it is proper to withhold judgment in
the premises at present.
The list OF killed is as follows Charles
FL. Keefer, editor and proprietor of the
Frederick Examiner.
Richard p. II. Dutrow of Dutrow &
Cole, grocers, of Frederick. Mr.. Dutrow
was formerly engaged in business in
Baltimore.
III. Eugene Dixon, engineer in the
employ of L. McMurray & Co., picking
establishment at Frederick.
Dorsey Walker, of the firm of Walker
& Freaner, of Frederick.
Louis H. Schley, son of D. Fairfax
Schley, of Frederick, died after ampu-
tation of leg.
THE WOUNDED.
The following were badly wounded !:
George III. Kussmaul, badly SCARED; J.
Ell. Brashears, leg broken; VIM. Bart
gis, leg broken; Enoch Green, leg
mashed badly; Adam Notnagle, hip out
of place; Nash Young, badly hurt Col.
Charles Trail, internally injured; Leo.
Mullinix, leg broken; Warren Tyson,
badly injured; VIM. Harrison, badly
injured; John Ellis, badly wounded in
the leg. A lady on the Winchester
train, Miss Becky, was badly wounded;
George Buckley, of Baltimore, engineer
of the excursion train, left arm broken !;
Clinton Moberly, both legs badly
crushed; Frank Rhodes, severe nervous
prostration Luther Knodle, clerk at
city hall, very badly injured; Master
John Dennis, arm broken and SHOULDER
out of place; George Fenten Snouffer
and son, badly injured Jas. Dali, bag
gagemaster of the Winchester train, hip
badly injured Mrs. Amos Thomas, Mrs.
pr. J. T. Thomas, both badly injured;
ISAAC Ely, internally injured; Edward
FILLER, ankle crushed Robert Melchor,
Ehomas Y. Burns, VIM. Young, Joseph
n. Murdock, Frank Ellis anu Thomas
Pagan and a few others were slightly
injured.
The wounded are all reported doing
well except Mr.. Green Ely and the little
son of Col. Dennis, who is suffering
very much. Mr.. Green will, it is
thought, hardly survive the amputation
of his leg.
Suit has been instituted by j. r. Wood,
counsel for Mrs. Howard e. Dixon, for
$50, 900 damages on account of the kill
ing of her husband. A large number of
other suits will be entered.