Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-02
THE ACCIDENT
On the A. & B. Short Line
Nineteen Persons Injured-List OF the
Wounded.
NARROW EscAPE FROM DEATH.

anu hinS y SioCk over the report OF a ter
rlble accident on the 800 train of the An.
napoils and Baltimore Short Line Rail-
road, near Revells station about seven
miles from Annapolis. The road makes
sharp curve here and the grade de
sends. Whirling around this curve the
passengers In the first coach were startled
by several thumps, apparently along the
bottom of the car, and turning. beheld
the rear coach leaping. bounding and
swaying as If trying to break from its
couplings; then falling at the furthest.
As the rear trucks left it, it dragged along
upon the ties and tracks until careening,
1t gave final jerk and fell over on its
side near the left of the road.
The first news of the accident was
received here by Mr. Joseph S. NJ.
Basil, one of the wounded, who was
brought to the city by private conveyance
and taken 10 his residence on Prince
George street, and his family physician
summoned to dress his wounds. A repre-
sentative of the CAPITAL called on Mr..
Basil about o'clock and found him in
the ball of his residence with his head all
bandaged up, freely conyersing with
friends who had called to learn the nature
of his injury and the extent of the acct
dent. TO the CAPITAL representative Mr..
Basil said: 1.-THE first sensation / had of
the accident was heavy thud of the car,
as though it was running over heavy
rocks and the Car began to go over TO
about an angle of 40 degrees. The car
was the smoker-one half of which was
the freight and baggage car; as soon as
the car began to go over the sudden jar
caused the bulk head of the baggage car
to give way letting about 50, 900 barrelled
herring and all the freight fall upon the
penned up passengers. / was unconscious
for some time and when | regained my
consciousness / was literally covered up
with herring and debris of the broken
cars, and so were everyone around me-
The great wonder is how some escaped
being killed / received a severe cut on
the left temple, my arm and back were
very much hurt, but l am thankful / es-
capped so fortunately. The train was run
ming about fifty miles an hour at the time
of the accident"
Mr. Basil was much better this morning
and able to be at his place of business,
although somewhat sore from his wounds
and bruises,
About 10 o'clock Capt Louis Green,
another of the victims of the accident was
conveyed to his residence in this city.
dreadfully cut and bruised and it is feared
internally injured. He suffered severely
Saturday night and yesterday from his
wounds, but was apparently easier this
morning. He is attended by his brother,
DR.. II. III. Green, who pronounces his in
juries severe but not necessarily danger
GUS
We are indebted to the Baltimore Sun
dan Neps, whose editor, JAS. r. Brewer,
Esqr., was passenger on the train aud
an eve witness of the accident for the fol-
lowing particulars
The first to arrive at the scene of the
disaster were Messrs. John G. Bannon, of
Annapolis; JAS. Doyle, agent OF the Uni
ted Press, Baltimore; the Rev. w. c.
Maloy, and James II. Brewer, of the
Neacs, who at once set about breaking the
glass and assisting those crying for holr
from within. One by one the injured
were reached and assisted TO the front of
the wrecked car and then lifted out by
tender; willing and sympathetic hands,
Nearly every one of the passengers in the
derailed car were injured, some seriously
and some slightly, but the wonder is that
any escaped alive. Had the weather been
cooler a fire would have been in the stove
and frightful stery of death and suffer
ing would have been told.
LIST OF THE WOUNDED.
j. S. nj. Basil, merchant, Annapolis;
severe cut on temple and scalp WOUNDS;
left arm and back sprained.
Capt. Lewis Green, locating engineer of
the Drum Point Railroad Company, An.
napolis; face and head cut and left side
badly bruised; supposed to have received
internal injuries.
Frank BRYAN. conductor of the train,
right eye badly cut. right side injured
and left hip strained: improving
Thomas Machin, of Annapolis; left side
of head and temple lacerated, and breast
crushed and badly bruised.
II. b Smith, Annapolis; newsboy OF
train, slightly bruised and cut with brok
en- glass.
William Baker, newsboy, Annapolis;
confusion of right temple.
r. M. Betz. clerk in the comptroller
office at Annapolis; right hand and arm
badly cut and sprained.
Charles Savoy. (colored), of Annapolis;
lips cut and head bruised.
William Woodward of Cooksville,
Howard county; one Of the Senate COM
mittee clerks; head and neck badly cut,
left side injured and ribs broken
w. l.. Dorsey, S41 West Franklin-st.,
Baltimore, ugly scalp wound.
The Hon Grayson Bramble, member
of the House of Delegates from the First
District of Baltimore scity, terrible front
scalp wound, back of neck sprained and
left eye and upper left cheek badly cut
and bruised. The eye Is covered by q
lump as large as good sized apple
II A Stump, of 1880 North Calvert ST.,
Baltimore, shoulders bruised
Walter A. Raleigh. of 62S North ave-;
head and left arm cut.
Miles A. yarian, salesman, 333 Federal
st. Baltimore: left ear nearly severed from
The head, left leg hurt and breast slightly
crushed. -
J. S. Sheppard. Of Cambridge, Nd,
clerk in the land Office at Annapolis nesh
wound on the right hip.
Hon. i. r. Green. member OF tue
House of Delegates from Caroline county;
hands and head badly cut