Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-03-10
NARROW ESCAPE FOR HAYES.
Fatal Collision on the b. & o. X. r.

BALTIMORE. March 5.-A collision oc-
CURED about o'clock this afternoon at
Severn Station, four miles south of this
city on the Baltimore and Potomac road
between the end section of the last train
north which left Washington at 10 p. NJ.
and train of empty passenger cars
drawn by two engines going south to
Washington. The train from Washing
ton was made up of four Pullman Sleep
ing cars next to the engine and tender
the first of which was a special car char
tered by j. w. Young, of fShamokin, Pa,
containing friends of Young and citizens
of Shamokin and vicinity. The next
three contained 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. family and
friends. The sixth coach was a special
car of James Mason, counsel of the Lake
Shore road, and G. Armstrong, an officer
of the same road from Cleveland. 1t con-
tanned the families of these gentlemen
and their friends and was followed by
baggage car. Next came the special car
of Daniel p. Eells, president of the Ohio
Central road and president of the Com
mercial bank of Cleveland, in which were
his family and friends. This coach was
followed by a car containing 12 horses of
the Cleveland troops and made up the
train.
At the time of the collision the north
bound train was going at a rapid speed.
The first Pullman car, which was q spe.
cial car chartered by Young, of Shamokin
received the shock of the collision and
was partially telescoped into the second
Car. containing members of the Cleveland
troop. Young was instantly killed
and the following persons injured:
Edward Williams, right ankle fractured;
J. \. Weaver, badly cut over the left
eye and ear: j. w. Simmonds, cut on the
left side of the head; d. d. Dormer, scalp
wound; w. Z. Morall, back of the head
cut: ID. D. Gerger fingers and head cut;
J. johnson, conductor of the Pullman
car leg broken.
Nine of the passengers were hurt. OF
the employees of the road, John Oliver,
baggage master, was killed; Fl. Free
burn, engineer, skull fractured; John
Unglaugh, engineer, head cut and badly
bruised on legs and side: Robert Oliver,
Z. NJ. Akeen. G. Freze, Jacob Rider,
Ravert Everhard and Wm. Foltett, train
hands, more or less cut and bruised, but
not serioufly.
As soon as information of the collision
was received here q wrecking train was
sent out with surgeons to attend the
wounded, which returned to Baltimore
with all the passengers and wounded.
reaching the union depot between and
4 O'clock.
The wounded arc being properly cared
for and most of the passengers are at the
hotels. Ex-Prcsident Hayes and family
are at Samuel NJ. Shoemaker's. The pas
sengers and such of the wounded as are
able will leave for their respective desti-
nations tonight. Mason and Armstrong
state that none of the Cleveland citizens
are injured. None Of the cars We're dam
aged except the first and second Pullman
cars. as previously stated. All three
engines were badly wrecked. Thr Off
GERS of the Baltimore and Potomac road
state that the empty train, drawn by two
engines, was started for Washington
with express Instructions to lie over on a
siding at Severn Station until the second
section Of the train from Washington
had passed. That order was disobeyed
and the collision resulted.