Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-11
A COLLISION ON THE ssBRANCH.''
Another Accident On the d. and Q,
Single Track Road.
COLLISION TO-DAY NEAR LINDEN STATION
FOUR PERSONS INJURED-A PASSENGER
TRAIN AND A FREIGHT TRAIN COLLIDE.

COLLISION TO-DAY NEAR LINDEN STATION
FOUR PERSONS INyURED-A PASSENGER
TRAIN AND A FREIGHT TRAIN COLLIDE.
The passenger train known as the Gathers
burg local, which left here at 1905 this morn
ing to go up the Metropolitan branch, collided
near Linden station with q freight train. The
engine and several cars were wrecked. The
collision occurred Immediately under culvert
or viaduct. One of the freight cars rising up
demolished the bridge, which helped increase
the wreckage. Four persons were injured. two
at least quite seriously. The engineer OF the
man, Chas Shelton, jumped from their engine
when they saw q collision inevitable. Vermill-
ION had his arm broken, and Shelton had his
nip dislocated and his back badly twisted.
MR.. wENTZELL SERIOUSLY INJURED.
MI. w. w. Wentzell, of the firm Of Wentzell
Brothers, confectioners, at sos 7th street north
west, was severely injured about his head by
striking against the seat In front Of him. He
was removed to farmers house near Linden.
too i'll to be brought in the first train. Shortly
after being removed to the house he began spit
ting blood, and his condition Is thought to be
serious.
Another passenger had his wrist broken.
Iher r was but one lady on the PASSENGER train
or nine passengers on the train.
IMPORTATION HARD TO GET.
Although the accident occurred at IL o'clock,
nothing could be feared Of its extent at the sta
ton In this city until after o'clock. when q
train arrived bringing back the passengers and
railroad employees. wreckng train and
passenger train to bring back passengers was
sent out from here soon after the accident oc-
CURED.
ALARMING REPoRTa
Reports were circulated here that the accident
was very disastrous one, and that one OF the
western express trains had been wrecked. This
report brought many people to the station, who
made anxious inquiries as they were eA-
pecting friends had friends on trains
going sS out or coming In ,, over e the ne
usual, gave little satisfaction to those making
inquiries.
TRAVEL DEMoRALIzED.
The wreck completely demoralized travel
over the Metropolitan branch, no trains being
able to get past the point of the wreck. The
went out over the main stem by way OF the
Relay house. The local travel was OF course
suspended. Wreckers were at work this alter
noon, and 1t Was hoped by Superintendent
Chesiey 10 have the road clear in q short time.
When a few minues alter two O'Clock the
train bringing in the wounded arrived, the rail-
road men and others were at once pesieged
with inquiries, but little Information was
given by the railroad men.
WHAT RAILROAD MEN SAY.
STAR reporter was told briefly that the
passenger train going west over a single track
coliided with a freight coming this way.
Neither of the trains the railroad
men said were going at high rate OF speed.
There Is u curve at the point of collision and
the engineers could not see the tram coming In
the opposite direction until they were
very near each other. The engineer and
fireman OF the freight train were
not nurt Four OF the ireix ut cars Were wrecked.
None of the passenger cars were seriously In
Jured. Que OF them uad the bumpers broken
Linden station is about eight mi.es and u hait
from the city.