Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09
WRECK on TRE BALTIMORE
AND POT0NAC RAILROAD.
the TRAIN BEARING HAYES AND PARTi
coLLlpEs WITH TWO ESGINEs-
Two LIVES LOST AND TwEs-
TY PERSONS INJURED

w NV - iNNl AMI ~ LNr
TY PERSONS INJURED
BALTIMORE, March "a collision
occurred about two O'Clock this after.
noon ut Severn Station, fourteen miles
south Of this city, on the Baltimore
and Potomac road, between tho second
section OF the fast train north, which
left Washington at IL z. 81, and d
train Of empty passenger cars drawn
by two locomotives going south to
Washington. The tram from Wash,
inglon was made up Of four Pullman
sleeping cars next TO the locomotive
and tender, The frsts which was a
special car chartered by J. Wyanan
Young, Of Shamokin, Pa, containing
friends of Young and citizens of Sha.
mokin and vicinity. The next three
contained the Cleveland City Troops,
which was special escort to Presl-
dent Garfield from Cleveland to
Washington, and was returning as
special escort 20 ex.President Hayes.
The fifth coach contained ex President
Hayes and family and friends. Tho
sixth coach was u special car of Jas,
Mason, counsel of the Lake Shore
road, and A. c, Armstrong, AN officer
Of the same road from Cleveland. It
contained the families OF these gentle
men and their friends, and was siollowed
by the baggage car Next came the
special car Of Daniel p. Ecells, Presi.
dent of the Ohio Central road, aud
President Of the Commercial Bank of
Cleveland, in which were his family
and his friends, THIS coach was fol.
lowed by a 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 car, which was the special
car chartered by Young, OF Shamokin,
received the shock of the collision and
was partially telescoped into the second
car containing members of the Cleve-
land troop. Young was instantly
killed aud the following persons in.
iured; Edward Williams, right ankle
fractured ]. A. Weaver, badly cut
over the left eye and ear; J. W. Sim.
onds, on left side Of head D. d. Dor,
mer, scalp wound; W. P. Moral,
back of head cut; d. d. Geiger, fin
gers and head cut J. johnson, con
ductor Pullman car, right ankle cut
porter Of Pullman car, leg broken,
None OF the other passengers were
hurt. Of the employees Of the road j.
Oliver, baggage master, was killed
ii. Freeburn, engineer skull fractured
John Unglaub, engineer, head cut and
badly bruised on limbs and side r.
Oliver, L. NJ Skeen, G. Frese, Jacob
Riders, Robert Eyerbart and William
Talbot, train hands, more or less cut
aud bruised, bat not seriously.
As soon as information Of the collis.
ion was received here, a wrecking
train was sent out with surgeons to
attend the wounded, which returned
to Baltimore with all the passengers
and wounded, reaching Union depot
between five and six o'clock. The
wounded are being properly cared ior
and most Of the passengers are at ho.
tells EX.President Hayes and family
are at Samuel NJ. Shoemakor's. The
\ passengers and such of the wounded
as are able, will leave for their respect.
i've destinations to night. Mason and
Armstrong state none of the Cleve,
land citizens are at all injured. None
Of the cars were damaged except the
first and second Pullman cars, as pre-
viously stated. All three locomotives
were badly wrecked. The officers oi
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
state an empty train drawn by two
locomotives was started for Washing
ton with express instructonsto lie on
a siding at Severn Station until the
second section Of the fast train from
Washington had passed. That order
was disobOyed and the collisionresulted
THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION.
BALTIMORE, March 6.-The Bati
more and Potomac railroad wreck was
cleared from the track and up to noon
o.day twelve trains, composing l37
cars, mostly filled with troops and Wis
itors to Washington, passed through
the city en- route for the East and West
Henry Freeburn, engineer ofthe empty
train, and whose skull was fractured
in the collision, was so much improved
this morning that he was removed tC
Washington, where he resides. Ht
had written order to run regardless
to Severn Station and there wait
the arrival of tram No. 10, the fast
train, which had the right of way, ant
John Unglaub, engineer of No. 10
had written orders to run TO Severr
and there wait for Freeburn's train
Freeburn disobeyed by passing The
siding at Severn, and tho collision
could not be avoided by the north
bound train. All the wounded who
remain in the city are reported doing
well. The damage by the wreckinl
of the locomotives and cars is abou'
$4,000.
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