The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-21
DRIVING RODS RUN WILD
a TRAIN WRECKED IN MARYLAND
AND TWO LIvESsLoST.

The Fireman of the Engine Pounded
to Death In His Cab-The Ohief En-
gineer OF Another Railroad Killed by
the Overturning of a Sleeping Gar.
BALTIMORE, June 20-A bad accident
happened early this morning near Childs,
Md, on the Philadelphia division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, by which two
mon were killed and several persons more
or less injured.
The killed are:
CHARLES ACKENHEIL of New York.
JOHN MCNAMARA of Philadelphia.
The injured are:
Bishop j. J. KEAN, rector Of tho Catholic
University at Washington, u. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. PIERCE of Montclair, N. j.
J. C. RICHARDS
Miss BEBTHA RICHARDS.
Miss GRACE IDEALLY of East Orange,
N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. KEELEY of Fort
Smith, Ark
]. J. NEWMAN of New Haven. Conn.
EDWARD PAGE of No. IS Fifth avenue,
New York.
CHARLES E. ADALL Of Jacksonville, Fla.
JOSEPH INGALLS,, son of Senator ingalls,.
JOHN RUHL of Clarksburg. w. Va.
None of the injured are seriously hurt.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
Train No. ia, consisting of an express
car, baggage car, smoker, two coaches aud
the Pullman sleepers, Lebanon and Fem
wood, in charge Of Conductor Thomas Rob
ertson and drawn by engine No. S24. Will
lam Wynkoop engineer, and John Mona
mara fireman, left Camden station at 1850
o'clock last night for New York. About
1:30 o'clock this morning, when about fifty
miles from Baltimore, near Childs,
Cecil county, Maryland, the driving rods
on both sides of the locomotive broke.
They revolved at lightning speed with the
flying driving wheel, beating the side of the
engine like giant hammers. One of the rods
forced hole through the cab Of the engine
striking Fireman John Mcnamara with
such force as to kill him instantly.
sLEBPERs DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
The accident also caused the sleepers to
leave the track and roll over an embank-
ment, resulting in the fatal injury of
Charles 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 report
of the disaster to Supt- J. Vausmith at
Philadelphia, and a special train with
surgeons was at once sent to the scene.
The distractions to the track were soon
cleared away. and by daylight all trains
were running regularly.
Bishop Keane was on his way to Eur ope.
He returned to Washington.
ENGINEER FITzGERALD's STORY.
Engineer Fitzgerald of the wrecked en-
gine came to this city after the accident.
He said this afternoon: "We were Just
few minutes past Childs when the accident
occurred. Fireman Mcnamara was sitting
IN his box, looking out of the window.
was not paying much attention TO him,
but was busy watching the engine and look
ing ahead. All of a sudden heard racket
looked and saw that his side of the box
had been carried away. As quick as a fash
j leaped down behind the fire box out of
danger. Hardly was in crouching posi-
tion when the box on. my side OF the engine
was torn of and thrown high in the air.
The engine stopped dead and the cars were
thrown off the track and down the embank-
ment, amid the shouts and screams of the
passengers.
KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
81 knew what had caused the accident
as soon as the freman's side Of the engine
was carried away. l got out and made an
examination, and saw that the main rods
on both fy-wheels had broken. The main
rod is the bar that connects
the driving wheels on each side. 1t
had broken first on the fireman's
side of the engine near the front wheel.
The wheel continued in motion and swung
the broken bar around with it. 1t smashed
through poor McNamara's side and imme-
dsately killed him. Then my bar broke and
tore away my side OF the engine. If had
not been back of the fire box would not be
talking to you now but would be dead man.
When the cab was torn away it was thrown
in the air, and pieces were scattered over
the tops of the cars and all along the side Of
the tracks. The train jumped the track
and rolled down an embankment. Then
came the fight to rescue those who were
caught in the wreck"