The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-06-21
A DERAILED TRAIN.
Serious Accident on the Is. ~ q.
at Childs Station.


Two pullman sleeping cars on Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Washington and
New York express plunged over an en-
bankment between forty and fifty feet
high, near Chld's station, about two
O'Clock Oh Friday morning.
The cause of the accident was the
breaking of the parallel or side bars on
the engine No. Ssh which drew The train.
The train was somewhat late at the Ime,
and running at the rate OF from 90 to %
miles an hour. 1t is scheduled 10 pass
Childs at A A. NJ, but 1t wanted i've
minutes of two when the tram arrived
there. Shortly before reaching tho sta
ton the parallel bar broke. Engineer
FITZGERALD at once reversed his engine.
The bar partly demolished the cab, and
when the train came to a standSNli FltZ-
gerald found that his fireman, John Mac
Namara, of Philadelphia, was missing.
He concluded that he had been Knocked
out of the cab by the bar, aud started
with lantern to find him. Ii Was not
until then that he discovered that two Of
the six cars composing the train had lett
the track and plunged down the embAnk-
ment. He first went to his fireman, and
found him lying on the wesJ-O bound track
dead. He then went to the assistance OF
the passengers in the sleepers.
Lying in a pool of blood in the pnbljc
road below the bridge was found Charles
Auckenheil, of New York, civil eDgineer
of the Baltimore & OIio Ii .lroad. 1t is
supposed that he jumped from window
of the Car as it was going over. lie was
suffering from conclusion of the brain,
and fracture of one Of his arms. He was
removed to the house OF Pierce NJ i thews
only few feet from the car. Tne vaSti-
bule sleeper fell across the road, and was
broke in two in the center.
There were seventeen persons in the
car most of whom were more or less in
jured. Bishop keeue, of the CatAohc
University, of Washington, ID. G., who
was on his way to New York where he
intended to sail for Europe on a Cnnar-
der, suffered from the shock and cuts On
his face. A family of the name OF Rich
ards, husband wife and little girl, of
were bruised and cut. An
aged man and wife from Philadelphia
were injured. THe former having trac
tured arm Their condition IS serious
oyvinu tn advanced are
Messengers were sent to D., GAas. NJ.
Ellis, of Eikton. and Dr. Whitaker, of
Cherry Hail. who soon reached the scene
and dress the wounds Of the injured
persons.
Core or Perry Ljtzenberg held az in
quest at riuo o'clock. Daniel Harvey, ST.,
was foreman Of the jury and Judge Me-
Cauley member. After bearing TAG
evidence OF tie cu&Iu,,r aGd physicians
they rendered q verdict reoiying tEe facts
aud closing ''the jury fnrthor declare
Chat they have found uo,hiuE 10 i"cr'mi-
SDate the said B .ltim 70 and Ohio Il NJ
road"
Many people gathered at the scene.
Only fifty yards from who're the cars
went off was even worse place for "a
accident, the bridge over the Li''la Elk,
between 60 and 20 feet high. Saperin
tendept FonSmith, Engineer MatuJeaapce
OF Way Pratt, Trainma,ter opurrlar and
j. F. Clayton, supervisor of engines, we're
soon on the GENE. The weso. bound track
was not blockaded and trains moved in
both directions on this track.