The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-09
4 serious Railroad Coiiision-Ths Fx
President ON the Train.

BALTIMORE. Nd. March "a collision occurred
about o'clock this afternoon at severn station,
fourteen miles south oi this city, on the baltimore
and Potomac Railroad, between the second sec,
ton of the last train north which left Washington
at 40 =. M, aud one OF the empty passenger
cars, drawn 10y two engines, going south TO Wash.
ington. The train IRON Washington was
made up of four Pullman sleeping cars,
next TO the engine aud tender, the
mt, wnlch was special Cnr, chartered by j. wv.
man Young, Of Shamolin, Pa. containing friends
OF Mr.. Young and citizens OF Shamokin and vi
ciniiy The next three contained Cleveland city
troops, which was u special Cscort % President
Garfield from Cleveland % Washington and was
returning special escort 20 Ex-President Hayes.
The nth coach contained Ex-Iresident Hayes
and family and friends. The sixth coach
was special car Of James Mason,
Counsel OF the Lake shore Road. and
e; Armstrong an officer OF the same road from
gentlemen and their friends and was followed by
baggage car. Next came the special ear Of Dan
isI Il e 81 sidsnS OF the nsSp Central al Eo&d and
on which were his family aud friends. This coach
was followed by car containing twelve horses,
of the Cleveland troops, and made up the train.
At the time of the collision the north
bound train was going at rapid speed.
The first Pullman ear. which was a special car,
chartered by Noung. OF Shsmokin, received tina
shock OF the collision, ana was partially tele-
Scoped into the second car containing members Of
the Cleveland troops. Young was instantly killed,
and the following persons injured: Edward Viii
lainS, right ankle irctured; j. \. Nearner, badly
cut over left eye and ear; J. W. Simonds, cut OH
left side OF head ID. ID. Dormer scalp
wound; W. u. Merrill. back of head cut:
ID. u. Geger fingers and head cut: ]. J. johnson,
conductor Of the Pullman ear. right ankle cut
the porter of the Pullman ear. leg broken. None
OF the other passengers were hurt OF the EN-
ployes of the road, John Oliver, baggagemaster,
was killed; III. Freeburn, enginenmn, skull frac-
tured; John Cnglaub. engineman, head cut and
badly bruised on legs and side; Robert Oliver, r.
VI. Skeen, g.. Frese, Jacob Rider, Robert Everhard
and Vim. Talbot, train hands more or less cut
and bruised, but not seriously. As soon as in
formation OF the collision was received here, a
wrecking train was sent out nth surgeons TO at
tend the wounded, which returned 10 baltimore
with all the passengers and the wounded reach
ing the Union Depot between = and 6 o'clock,
The wounded are being properly cared tor, and
most of the passengers are at the hotels.
Ex-President Hayes anc family are
at samuel NJ. Shoemaker's. The passengers
and such OF the wounded as are able VIII leave
for their respective destinations tonight. Mason
and Armstrong state that none f-om Cleveland
at all injured. None of the cars were
damaged, except the first and second Pullman
ears, previously stated All three engines
were badly wrecked. The officers of the Balti-
more and Potomac Road state that the empty
tain drawn by the two engines was started Tor
Washington with express instructions to lie over
on the siding at Severn station until the second
section of the fast train from Washington had
passed. That order was disobeyed, and the
collision occurred