Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-07
MISHAPS AND MISDEEDS.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Narrow Escape Of Ex.President Hayes

NdTTOW Escape Oh T.AsETestOeut hayes
BALTIMORE, Nd, March ). The second
section of the fast line north, which left
Washington at lilo p. NJ, on the Baltimore
4 Potomac railroad. and an extra train
southwark with empty passenger cars drawn
by two locomotives, collided - miles from
Baltimore. One passenger and one train
hand were killed and /. are reported wounded,
All three engines were wrecked. A special
car with ex- President HAYES was attached to
the north-bound train. but was uninjured.
LATER.-The collision occurred at this
afternoon, at Severn station, II miles south
of this city on the Baltimore & Potomac rail
road, between the second section of the fast
train north which left Washington at lilo i.
NJ, and train of empty passengers cars
drawn by two engines going south to Wash
ington. The train from Washington was
made up of four Pullman sleeping ears next
to the engine and tender, first of which was
special car chartered by J. Wyman Young of
Shamokin, Pa, containing friends of
Mr.. Young and citizens of Shamokin
and vicinity. The next three con-
tanned the Cleveland city troops which was a
special escort TO President Garfield from
Cleveland to Washington, and was returning
as a special escort to eX-President HAYES.
The fifth coach contained ex-President Hayes
and family and friends. The sixth coach was
a special car of James Mason, counsel of the
Lake Shore road and A. c. Armstrong, an
officer of the same road, from Cleveland. 1t
contained the families of these gentlemen and
their friends. Also a special car of Daniel =.
Eels. President of the Ohio Central railroad,
and President of the Commercial Bank of
Cleveland, in which were his friends. Mr..
Young was instantly killed. The following
were injured Edward Williams, right ankle
fractured; J. a. Weaver. badly cut over the
left eve and ear: j. W. Simonds, cut on the
head; ID. ID. Dormer, scalp wound; Nj. i.
Maral, head cut: ID. ID. Gciger, fingers and
head cut; j. Johnson conductor of the
Pullman car, right ankle cut tine porter of
the Pullman car, leg broken. None of the
other passengers were hurt. OF the employees
of the road who were killed and injured
John Oliver, baggage master, killed; ii.
Freeburn, engine man, skull fractured; John
Unglub, engine man. head cut and badly
bruised on legs and sides; Robert Oliver, +.
NJ. ;. Keen. G.. Frese, Jacob Rider, Robert
Eyerhart and VIM. Talbot, train hands. were
more or less cut and bruised but not seriously.
As soon as information of the collision was
received here wrecking train sent out
with surgeons to attend to the wounded,
which returned to Baltimore with all the
passengers and wounded, reaching Union
depot between ) and o'clock. The wounded
are being properly cared for and most of the
passengers are at the hotels. Ex-President
Hayes and family are at Samuel Shoemakers.
The passengers and such of the wounded as
are able will leave for their respective des-
tinations tonight Mr. Mason and Mr..
Armstrong state that none IF 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. Officers
of the Baltimore and Potomac road state that
the empty train drawn by two engines, was
started for Washington with express instruc-
tons to lie over on the siding at Severn
station until the second section of the first
train from Washington had passed. That
order was disobeyed and a collision resulted
Verdict Rendered.
New PHiLADELPHIt, o, March &. The
jury, Saturday, returned a verdict of murder
in the second degree against Mrs. Ellen
Athey, who some months ago from jealousy,
chopped to pieces young woman named
Mary Seneff, and hid the body in an ash pile,
which the defendant confessed on the witnes SIS
stand at the close of the trial. The verdict
means Imprisonment for life.