Daily Republican., 1889-10-14
\ SERIOUS ACCIDENT
A SMASH UP ON TIE p. w. &
q. RAILROAD
Near North East, MD, Caused in a
Peculiar Manner - The Engineer,
Conductor and a Passenger Bad
Iy Injured Others Slight
ly Injured.

serious than was at frat reported. II oc.
CURED about one mile below North East,
Md, and express train No. 9l, which
left Washington at 3. 10 O'Clock was com.
pletely wrecked. After leaving Balti.
more this train does not stop until 1t
reaches this city at 10. q. M, and runs
on echedule time of about 45 miles an
hour. At the point where the ac.lcent
occurred there 10 o curve with hish
banks on either side, aud o heavy door
from freight train which passed south
few minutes previous became detached
from its fastenings and fell On the North
bound track.
This door was large and heavy, strongly
made and we'll braced with iron bars.
consequently 1t formed al obstruction
sufficient 10 derail any train. AS before
stated there Is q curve at this point, which
prevented the engineer and'fireman from
seeing any distance ahead, and as no one
on the freight traiL saw the door when IL
fell oil, 1t lay roady for its deadly work.
THE CRASH.
Tho express train consisted of the large
and powerful Baltimore and Potomac
engine, No. 322, one OF those recently
built for fast passenger service, drawing
4 combination baggage car, the Pullman
parlor car Somerset and three passenger
coaches. William ii. Beckley OF this
city was engineer. John J.. Shields, also OF
this city, fireman, Monroe lizard OF Phil
adelphia conductor and q. A. Lawson OF
Phil iadelphiA conductor o! the Pullman
Car.
There were about 150 passengers en-
board, nearly all the seats ln the passen-
ger coaches being occupied, while u mum
Der were In the Pullman car. On came
the train, on time, the engineer and con-
ductor intent on reaching this city In
compliance with the schedule. Every
stroke OF the powerful pistons lessened
the distance, and everything was going
on well. The engineer and fireman,
both experienced and trusted men, were
at their posts attending to their duty and
on the lookout. Suddenly just as the
curve was rounded, Engihter Beckley
for the frat time saw the obstruction,
but before he was able to- do anything
the engine struck It, and Jumping from
the track plunged across the road. rear
Ing up cn the bank, tearing of the cal
and falling on Its side. The tender, which
was also derailed, run for over hundred
yards on the ties, tearing up the trach
and destroying everything In its way.
The baggage and passenger cars also
left The track and plunged along fol
fully 100 feet. As they came 10 n stand
still the baggage car, the Pullman ant
one OF the passenger coaches turned ovel
on their sides. The greatest excitement
and confusion eusued. Women screamed
and men rushed 10 their rescue. To adj
TO their danger one OF the cara caught iir
from the stove but the flames were ex
tlugulshed before any material damag
was done. Axes were searched for bu
! the only ones found were in the Pullmai
coach, and these were vigorously plie'
until the passengers were released. En-
gineer Beckley was found alongside o
his engine, under part Of the cab. badl
injured, while Fireman Shields wa
almost buried under the debris.
seems almost miracle that he was no
killed outright, but fortunately he es
capped with comparatively slight injurie.
end when he was helped out llmpe
away.
} THE INJURED.
An examination showed that quite
, number were Injured, and the cushion
! from the cars were used TO make beds ft
them along the side of the bank unit
assistance could be procured.
The names oi those injured are as fol
I lows:
John J. Shields, fireman, Sixth 40
Adams streets, Wilmington, braise
about the hips.
9 DIR. A. L. stocker, No. 22i9 Fltzwat'
I street, Philadelphia, slightly cut
. broken glass.
Robert vandyke. Philadelphia, sid
slightly bruised.
Monroe Lizard, conductor, No. 2027 Ca
Isle street, Philadelphia, hand slight
|, cut by broken glass.
N. "A. Humphrey, No. 1872 Lassl
!. street, Chicago, ILL.,, eyeball cut by broke
glass.
jesse Kelley Pullman CIR porter, Ch
cago, badly cut on the head by broke
tglass.
. M. Gregory, Chicago, Ill. badly brais'
Q about the body.
/. Mrs. William B. Guild, Evansville, VI
+ right side seriously bruised.
n Il. w. Chillis, Harrisburg, Pa, slight
8 cut by broken glass.
d j. NJ. Reno, Youngstown, Ohio, bruist
@ on the body and cut by broken glass.
K Miss Belle dinghy, Madilia, N. T., c.
k on tho head by broken glass.
: }. B. Bartolette, Fleetwood, Ps., bad
e bruised.
d Mrs. W. f. Jayne, Jordan, N. Y
slightly bruised.
Mis-. L. NJ. Tracy, Bethlehem, Pa
slightly bruised.
"A Y, cut about the head and face by hsii
l. glass.
r. J. d. Campbell, Binghamton, hti
,i badly bruised and cut OH the wrist
10 broken glass.
\. Mrs. Gibson Keys, BlnghamtoD, cut I
r. the head and wrists by broken glass.
7 W. l.. spalding, BiDghamton, slight
bruised.
q. A. Lawson, Pullman car condueto
right shoulder broken and badly brulse
, ASSISTANCE RENDERED.
The fact Of the accident was sent
= = this city, ard also to North East at ono
=. and physicians from the latter place a
:. rived within half an hour afterwards.
:, wr.ckipg train was sent down from Il
:" city shortly before IL O'Clock, conyeyl
DR.. Draper, the company's physicia
Dr. L. Strickler, OF Philadelphia, a pi
senger on tho Inflated train, who "
y slightly injured, soon recovered and d
q, everything In his power for his iellC
ID sufferers. A relief train was also SC
sc down from this city and urned short
70 before 4 O'Clock Saturday aiternoo
81 bringing all these that were injured,
addition to the other passengers.
Engineer Beckley aud Fireman shiel
D. were tsken to their homes, Mrs. Gu
8, was removed 10 the Merritt House, al
Is N. A. Humphrey, of Chicago, was TAX
II to the Central Hotel, en- French str'
above Sixth, where he remained un
late In the evening when he took ira
tt for Philadelphia. He was suffer-