Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-20
A DRIVE-BAR BROKE.
The B. and O. Night Express Dashed
to Pieces.
BISHOP KEANE BADLY HURT.
Two Lives Lost and Many Pas
sengers Injured.
CONGRESSMAN kELLeYS SON HURT.
BISHOP KEANE BADLY HUR'
CONGRESSMAN KELLeYs SON HURT.
DOWN FIFTY FEET.
Accident to the Baltimore and Ohio's
Fast New York Express.

ELKroN, Nd, June 20.-Two Pullman sleep
press, No. sS4, that left Washington at 1890
last night went over 50-foot embankment at
Childs' Station on the Philadelphia extension
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at 2
O'Clock this morning. The train was few
minutes late and running from 30 TO 55 miles
an hour. The parallel or side bar on the left
of the engine broke and partly demolished the
cab. Fireman John Mcnamara of Philadel-
phia was struck by the broken rod and in
stantly killed. The rod, it is thought, spread
the rails and threw the cars Off When the
engine was brought to a standstil Engineer
Fitzgerald found that two cars had left the
track and plunged over the embankment. The
Pullman vestibule sleeper Lebanon" fell off
the bridge into the roadway below and was
split in two. There were II passengers in the
car, most OF whom were injured. Charles
Auckenheil of New York. civil engineer for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad Was found lying
in pool Of blood. He suffered from concus-
sion of the brain and had an arm injured. besides
cuts. He died before he could be removed to
Philadelphia. He was chief engineer of the
Staten Island rapid transit road of the Baltimore
and Ohio. Bishop Keane of the Catholic
University, who was Oh his way to New York
to sail for Europe, suffered from shock and
cuts. He returned to Washington. A Mr..
Richards, wife and child of Philadelphia
were all bruised and cut. An aged Philadel-
phian had his arm broken. An old lady was
fastened in her berth and was gotten out with
difficulty. The car was also blockaded SO the
conductor could not get out for some time.
The passengers were taken to Philadelphia
about o'clock on a special train and it is
impossible to get a full list of the injured
here. A coroner's Jury over the remains of
Mcnamara found that the railroad company
was not responsible. ChIlds is six
miles from North East. Nd, where the Phila-
delphis, Wilmington and Baltimore express
accident occurred last Octobe..
LIST OF HURT.
The injured are Bishop J. J. Keane, rector of
the Catholic University, Washington, ID. C.: Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce, Mount Clair, Nj; John c.
Richards, Miss Bertha Richards, Miss Grace
Daily Of East Orange. NJ; Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Kelley, Kansas; j. J. Newman, New Haven,
Conn; Edw. Page, IS 5th avenue, New York;
Chas. Z. Adall, Jacksonville, Fla; Ralph In
gals, son of Senator Ingalls,; John Runl of
Clarksburg, VIVA. No one seriously hurt. Mr..
Kelly is a son of Hon. Harrison Kelley, member
of Congress from Kansas
Another Account.
The train, No. la, consisting o. an express
car. baggage car, smoker two
coaches and the Pullman sleepers Le-
banon and Fanwood, in charge of Con-
ductor Thos. Robertson and drawn by en-
gine No. S24, VIM. Wynkeep, engineer. and John
Mcnamara, fireman, left Camden Station at
II so o'clock last night for New York About
l:3O O'Clock this morning, when at about so
miles from Baltimore and near Childs Cecil
county. the main rods on both sides of the
locomotive broke
The broken rods revolved at lightning speed
with the flying driving wheels beating the
sides CT the engine like giant hammers. One
of the rods was forced through the cab of the
engine, striking Fireman John Mcnamara with
such force as to kill him instantly. The acci-
dent also caused the sleepers to leave the track
and roll over an embankment, resulting in the
fatal injury of Chas. Ackenheil. chief engineer
of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company,
who died before reaching Philadelphia. and
the severe wOunding of the others mentioned
above.
Conductor Robertson telegraphed a report
OF the disaster to Superintendent j. Vane smith
at Philadelphia and a special train with sur
geons was at once sent to the scene
The distractions to the track were soon
cleared away and by daylight all trains were
running regularly.
The train was running at a high rate of
speed at the time of the accident The broken
driving rod badly wrecked the engine. part
of the rod got under the last two sleepers. over
turning them and hurting them down an en-
bankment, with the consequences already
stated. relief train from Philadelphia car
ried the injured and uninjured passengers to
that city. The accident occurred near Elkton.
DOCTORS ON THE SCENE.
The train ran / 500 feet after the rod broke.
The Washington car left the roadbed at the
west abutment of the bridge east of the station
and was thrown down the embankment, but the
only serious damage to it was the tearing out
train did not leave the track, but the engine
was badly damaged. The three sleepers were
ON the rear of the train. The first was hurled
over the bridge and broken in twain in the
road below. The second was hurled of the |
track and partially down the bank. The third |
on the track.
DIR. Whitker of Cherry Hill, Del, and Dr. /
Ellis of Elkton, Nd, arrived at the scene of |
accident at $50 am. and Drs. Robin and Pal /
mer of Wilmington, Del, about 4:30 am. The /
wounds OF the injured passengers were !,
dressed at a farm house and they !
were taken to Philadelphia and New
York. The damage 70 rolling stock is placed /
At $4,000. The Washington sleeper is total !
wreck.
HE'S ALL RIGHT NOW.
BALTIMORE June 20.-Cardinal Gibbons was
irst informed Of the accident to Bishop Keane
through the Associated Press Office here. His
,minence at once telegraphed to New York,
and Washington for information
Is to the nature and extent of the bishops
INJURIES. But up to L 80 IN no responses had
been received
As Told by MIR. Kelley.
Congressman Kelley's son, who was in the
vreck of the Baltimore and Ohio New York
'xpress last night, arrived in Washington with
,is wife this morning. He was severely in
ured his back sustaining the princinal mart of