Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-06-16
ed had been crushed in the wreck, e.
pecially excited sympathy.
AID TO THE VICTIMS

But the distress and gloom was uni
versal. Drs. Wootten and Jacob Thorn
as were among the excursionists, and
promptly rendered all the aid in their
power for the alienation of the suffer
ing, and were untiring in their efforts
TO relieve them. The physicians of the
neighborhood were also notified at once,
and were promptly On hand, rendering
all the assistance they could. The peo-
pie of the surrounding country focked
to the scene Of the disaster, ready and
willing to render any aid or furnish any
desired comforts. Their Kindness will
long be remembered.
THE EXCITEMENT IN FREDERICK.
The extent of the calamity being un-
known at the time the first news reach
ed Frederick the entire population were
overwhelmed with grief. Women
thronged the streets and fastened to
the depot, crying and wringing their
hands. a general gloom pervadei the
whole community, and business was yir-
tually suspended. Where few hours
before all had been so happy, now there
was only sorrow and morning. The
telegraph Office was besieged by the
anxious friends of the excursionists, and
as news began 40 arrive OF the death OF
some and the injury that had befallen
others it was feared that the entire train
had been wrecked and the whole party
more or less injured. A special car was
Immediately provided and six or Ell ght
of the physicians, with their surgical
instruments, &c, promptly forwarded
to the scene of the calamity, arriving
there at $50 A. NJ, There were prob
ably twenty physicians and surgeons on
hand at this time.
The railroad hands and officials were
most diligent and active in their efforts
to relieve the sufferers, and deserve spe-
cial commentator for their indetatiga.
bic exertions in extricating the wounded
from the wreck, but the accident which
happened is attributed here to the neg
ligence or want of forethought OF local
railroad officials. Mr.. Charles IL. keet-
er, one of the killed, was the secretary
of the Frederick County Agricultural
Society, and was on his way, it is un-
derstood, with other members OF com
mi:tee, consisting of Col. Charles +.
Trail, Col. George r. Dennis, himself
and others, to visit Washington and ex,
tend formal invitation to President
Hayes to attend its next exhibition
The sad intelligence of this disaster
seems to have caused much solicitude
in neighboring cities, and numerous tel,
egrams are being received from Baitl-
more, Washington and elsewhere In
curing as to the fate of friends.
RETURN OF THE EXCURSION TRAIN.
About one o'clock the entire excur,
sion train returned to this city, where a
large concourse of anxious friends
awaited them. All along the entire
route to this city the greatest SOHO.
itude was manifested about them, and
large crowds had assembled at the various
stations along the road. Mayor Pro Tenn,
e.. C. Smith has issued proclamation re-
uuestng citizens to close their places OF
business from II NJ. tomorrow until the
following morning, and also during the
progress of the funerals.
STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER on THE WIN
CHESTER TRAIN.
4 Baltimorean who was on the Win
chester accommodation at the time OF the
collision, and who arrived at the Rennert
House, Baltimore, last evening, made
statement substantially rs follows:
The conductor Of the Winchester ac-
commodation was running on book time,
and had no orders i'm regard to the excur-
sion train. He said the only knowledge
he had of the excursion train being on
the tracks at all was from seeing the ex-
cursion advertisement in the newspapers.
1t Is supposed no orders were given, on
the expectation that the excursion train
would have passed down the Washington
Branch before the arrival of the Winches-
ter train.
The excursion train was behind time,
and the Winchester train was six minutes
behind time on arriving at Washington
Junction Station, according to the con-
ductor's watch. The conductor went to
the telegraph office for orders. lie was
told that the excursion train had not been
heard from, anu to 90 Oh. After starting
the train he sent the brakeman to tell the
engineer to be cautious about curves and
switches.
The brakeman had no sooner reached
the locomotive than the excursion train
was seen coming around the curve. The
curve is so sharp that the scene Of the ac-
cident is not observable from the station
only four hundred yards distant. Our
train had but one regular passenger car,
containing fifteen to twenty persons.
Both trains were on the north track.
There is "a switch at this point; but our
train had not reached it, think.
The collision of the locomotives did not
make a loud noise as would be imagined.
The cylinders were badly broken. The
locomotive of the Winchester train, a
small sized engine, was badly wrecked.
The cars of this train became separated
from the engine. and in the rebound OF
the collision were driven back some fifty
wards on the track. a few of the seats
were broken about the centre of our pas
senCer car, and the only person injured
was Mrs. Ide, who had her shoulder quite
badly bruised. Her little child, who was
with her, escaped injury.
FREDERICK, ND, June 13.-Frederick
has been shrouded in gloom and sadness
to-day. From every flagstaff and upon
nearly every public building were dis
PLAYED the sable drapery of mourning.
The proclamation of the mayor request
ing that all business places be closed from
II O'Clock to-day until tomorrow MORN
ing, was strictly complied with.
THE FUNERALS.
The funerals of the victims took place
in the following order this afternoon:
Dorsey Walker, at Mt. Carmel, at one
o'clock; Richard n. L. Dutrow, at two
o'clock; III. +. Dixon, at three o'clock {;