Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-07
SPLENDOR'S SAD SEQUEL.
TERRIFIC CRASH ON THE BAL,
TlMORE AND POTOMAC.
a Crowded and an Empty Train Coli
nde-One MAN Killed and Seven-
teen FnJured-Ex-Presidenf Hayes
and Family on the Train, but I'm.
hurt.

BALrIMoRE, March "a collision oc-
Cured about two O'Clock this afternoon at
Severn station, fourteen miles south of this
city. on the Baltimore aud Potomac Road,
between the second section Of the fast train
North. which left Washington at 11:10p. M,
and train with empty passenger cars
drawn by two engines, going South to
Washington. The train from Washington
was made up of four Pullman sleeping
cars next to the engine and tender, the
first of " hich was special car chartered by
J. Wyman Young, of Shamokin, Pa, con-
tanning friends of Mr.. Young and citizens of
Shamoktn and vicinity. The next contain
ed the Cleveland City Troop, which was the
special escort to President Garfield from
Cleveland TO Washington, and was returning
as special escort to ex-P President Hayes. The
fifth coach contained ex-President Hayes
and family and friends. The sixth coach
was the special car Of James Mason, eoun-
sci Of the Lake Shore Road, and A. C. Arm
strong, an officer OF the same road, from
Cleveland. It contained the families
OF these gentlemen and their friends
and was followed by a baggage
car. Next came the special car of Daniel
Pelle, President of the Ohio Central Road
and President OF the Commercial Bank Of
Cleveland, ia which were his family and
friends. This coach was followed by car
containing twelve horses of the Cleveland
Troop, and made up the train at the time
of the collision.
The north bound train was going at 8
rapid speed. The first Pullman car, which
was the special car chartered by Mr.. Young,
received the shock OF the collision and was
partially telescoped into the second car con-
tanning the members OF the Cleveland
Troop. Mr.. Young was instantly killed,
and six passengers were injured. Eleven
railroad men were also wounded.
As soon as Information of the collision
was received here, o wrecklng train was
sent out with the surgeons of the company
to attend the wounded, which returned to
Baltimore with all the passengers and
wounded, reaching Union depot between
i've and six O'Clock. The wounded are be-
ing properly cared for, and most of the
passengers are at the hotels. R
Ex-Preeident Hayes and family are at
Samuel M. Shoemaker's. The passengers
and such OF the wounded as are able will
leave for their respective destinations to-
night. Messrs. Mason and Armstrong state
that none of the Cleveland citizens
are at all injured. None of the
cars were damaged, except the first and
second Pullman cars, as previously stated.
All three engines were badly wrecked.
The officers of the Baltimore and
Potomac Road state that the empty
train, drawn by two engines,
was started for Washington with the ex-
press instruction 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
resulted.
BALTIMORE, March 6.-The wreck of the
collision on the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad has all been cleared from the
track, and up to noon to-day twelve trains,
comprising one hundred and thirty-seVen
cars, mostly filed with troops and visitors
to Washington, passed through the city, en-
route for the East and West. Henry Free
burn, the engineer of the empty train, and
whose skull was fractured in the collision,
was so much improved this morning
that he was removed to Washington,
where he resides. He had written
orders to run regardless to Severn station
and there wait the arrival of train No. 10,
fast train which had the right of way.
John Urglaub, engineer Of No. 10, had
written orders to run to Severn and there
wait for Freeburn's train. Freeburn dis
obeyed by passing the siding at Severn, and
the collision could not be avoided by the
north bound train. All the wounded who
remain In this city are reported By the rail-
road officers to be doing well.