Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-03-07

Accident on the Bal timoFo and Pc-
tomac RaiiR0sa-Narrow Hscape
OF Presidant Mayes and salt
Ewo Persons IMatSutly Killed
and q Large NaMabeR WouDde0'

Two Persons IMatSutly Killed
and q Large Nasnber wounded
BALTlMo BIZ, Md, March "a coils
sin occurred about two O'Clock this after
noon At Severn Station, fourteen miles
south Of this city, ON the Baltimore and
Potomac road, between the second SEQ
tion Of the fast train north, which lef'
Washington at LILO p. m. and train
Of empty passenger oars drawn by t~C
engines going south to Washington
The train from Washington was made
up Of four Pullman sleeping oars next
to the engine and tender, the first Of
which was chartered by Wyman Young
OF shamokin, Pa, containing friends OF
Mr.. Young and citizens Of Shamokin,
and vinoinity. The nextthree contained
the Cleveland City Troop, which was
special escort TO President Garfield from
Cleveland to Washington, and was re-
turning as a special escort to ex-Presi-
dent Hayes. The fifth coach contained
ex- President Hayes, family and friends.
The sixth coach was special car OF
Jane, Mason. counsel OF the Lake Shore
road, and A. c. Armstrong. an ON ,er
of the same road, from Cleveland. II
contained the families Of these gentle
men and their friends, and was follow
I'd by baggage car. Next came
special car Of Daniel p. Ellis. president
Of the Ohio Central road and president
OF the Commercial Bank of Cleveland in
which were his family and friends.
His coach was followed by q car con-
tanning twelve horses OF the Cleveland
Troop, and made up the train. Al the
collision the north bound train was go
ing at rapid speed. The first Pull
man car, which was the special car
chartered by MIR. Young, of Shamokin,
received the shock Of the collision and
was partially telesooped into the second
car containing members Of the Cle'e'
land Troop. MIR. Young was instantly
killed, and the following persons injur-
ed: Edward Williams, right ankle
fractured; J. A. Weaver, badly cut
over the LEFT eye and ear J. W. Sim
onds, ont on the left side of the head
D. D. Dormsn, scalp wound ; W. ?.
Morall, back OF head cut D. D. Geigh'
er, fingers and head cut J. Johnson,
conductor Pullman car, right ankle
cat; porter OF Pullman car, leg broken.
None OF the other passengers were
hurt. OF the employees OF the road,
John Oliver, baggage master, killed
Il. Freeburn, engineer. skull fractured
Johu Unglaub, engineer, head cut and
badly bruised Oh legs and side; Robert
Oliver, Z. M. Skeen, G. Freese, Jacob
Rider, Robert Everhart, and William
Talbot, train hands, more or less out
and bruised, but not seriously.
As soon ss information OF the oollis
ion was received here wrecking train
was sent out, with surgeons OF the
company, to attend the wounded,
which returned to Baltimore with all
the passengers and wounded, reaching
Union Depot between 5 and + O'Clock.
The wounded are being properly cared
for, and most OF the passengers are 81
the hotels. Ex-President Hayes aud
family are at Samuel NJ. Shoemaker's.
The passengers and such of the wound
I'd as are aple will leave for their re-
spective destinations tonight.
Mr.. Mason and Mr.. Armstrong state
that none OF the Cleveland citizens arr
at all injured. None of the oars were
damaged except the first and second
Pullman oars, as previously stated
All three engines were badly wrecked
officers Of the Baltimore and Potomac
road state that the empty train drawn
by two engines was started for Wash
ingtou with express instructions to liz
over on the siding at Severn station un
til the second section Of the fast trair
from Washington had passed. The or
der was disobeysd and the collision re-
suited.
Alater despatch from Baltimore dated
March 9th gives the following addition
al particulars:
In Mr.. Hayes car, before the acol
dent, the incidents Of President Gar
fields Inauguration were under dis
cussion, and the party generally wer'
chatting and laughing gayly. Thos'
| in the car we're Mr.. Hayes, his wife
and two sons Mrs. Heron, Of Cincin
natl, Mrs. Noble, Of Columbus, Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 4. Rolf, Of Toledo
Ohio ;MrA Bullock, Of Cincinnati, and
Id. V. Manly, Of Toledo. They wer'
all thrown from their seats by tn
shock. and Mrs. Heron was slightly
bruised. "Minnie." the colsred ser
want Of Mrs. Hayes, was asleep on th'
sofa in the forward compartment. sh'
was thrown through the doorway int
the centre Of the main saloon. AM
somevhst bruised. Mr.. Hayes ohsi
shot forward q few feet, while Mrs
Rels, of Toledo, who was also i'll the ca
was thrown against q table and slight
lily injured. As soon as the shock ha'
passed, Mr.. Hayes sprang up and ate
ascertaining that rons OF hls part.
was injured, got OFT the train and raj
to the front, where, with his sons, h
WAS active in assisting the wounded
John Unglaub, Of Baltimore, tn
engineer Of the passenger train, state
that he saw the other engine rs h
/ rounded the curve, and at once reverf
ed his engine. He could have jumpe
of, hut decided at the last moment
stick to his post. When the shoc
came he wac rendered partially unoor
soious. Afterward found himself ha
buried In the debris. He crawled fro,
, under the sngine and then lost col
soiousness. Unglaub was badly bruise
and cut, but, strange to say, escape
serious injury. Although sufferin
intense pain, the engineer expresse
great anxiety for the safety of b
: passengers, and made several attemp
10 10 to their assistance. He was unab
!. to stand, however, and, being remove
a short distance, was kindly cared ft
Iby q number of ladies. among whol
was Mrs. Hayes. As the latter was ,
: last compelled to leave the scene 81
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