The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-21
sERIOUSACCIDENTO TONTHE,s. 80.
Bishop Keane Among the Ipjured-Names
OF the Killed.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 2O.-The Bal.
timore and Ohio Express train which left
Washington at lO:3O o'clock last night.
composed of two Pullman sleepers and sew
eral passenger coaches, left the track ut
Child's station, near Singerly. Md, at
O'Clock this morning. The train had just
entered on bridge across a gully when the
piston rod on the engine broke
The fireman was Knocked off Of his seat
in the engine and precipitated into the
gully, breaking every bone in his body.
and killing him instantly. The coaches
left the track, but the smoker and day
coach did not leave the bridge. The for
ward sleeper rolled over and over down the
embankment. while the second sleeper
rolled down the hill on its wheels. The last
car remained on the track. The people in
the second sleeper escaped serious injuries.
but the forward sleeper was completely
wrecked. one man, whose name could
not be learned, was taken out Of
the forward sleeper in dying
condition. lie bad sustained fracture of
nearly every rib and internal injuries. The
others had received very serious injuries.
and were taken into a farmhouse whose
inmates had been aroused. A wreckng
train arrived at the scene at ) o'clock this
morning from Philadelphia, and a special
train brought those who were in condition
to move to this city, whence they departed
FOR their several destinations. The killed
are: Engineer \. Menheil. Fireman Nc
Namarra.
BISHOP kEANE INJURED
Among those seriously hurt are: Bishop
Keane, of the Roman Catholic Uni
yersity at Washington, and Harry T.. Kelly,
.nn If 4 ON al nf Ia
others injured are: Miss Grace Darle,
head cut: John &. Richards. East Orange,
y. j., leg cut: Bertha Richards. his daugh-
ter, head cut; Albert Pierce, Montclair, n.
j., arm broken; Mrs. Pierce, injured about
the head. These two are an old couple, and
they suffered greatly from the shock. Mrs.
II. l.. Kelly, slightly hurt; J. j. Newman,
New Haven, Conn, slightly hurt: +. W.
Page. New York city. foot hurt Charles l..
l.dall, jacksonville. Fla, leg- hurt ,IobD
the head; William Reed, sleeping-car CON
ductor, back injured.
ENGINEER FIrZGERALDs STORY.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 2O.-Engincer
FITZGERALD. who was running engine No.
81 when the wreck occurred. tells the fl
lowing story Of the accident: 1--WE were a
few miles past Child's. when all Of a sud
den | heard great noise, and looking III
the fireman's side of the box | saw it had
been carried away. | Immediately jumped
down behind the iire-bOX out of
danger. | had hardly done so, when
the box on my side Of the cab
was torn away and thrown into the
air. The engine came to a dead stop and
the ears were thrown down an embank-
ment. The passengers screamed and shout
ed with fright. knew the canse of the ac-
dent rs soon as 1t occurred. got out, and
saw tlrit the main rods on both driving
wheels had broken. This is the bar that
connects the wheels on each side. Ii had
broken first on the hreman's side
Of the engine, near the front wheel.
The wheel continued in motion and
swung the broken end around with
it. 1t smashed through Fireman Nc
Namara's side and killed him instantly.
Then my bar broke and tore away my side
OF the engine. II had not been behind the
boiler head. would have been killed,
When the cab was tOrmaway it was thrown
into the air, and the pieces were scattered
over the tops Of the cars and along the
track. The train jumped the track and
rolled down an embankment. Then COM
menced the rescue Of the passengers caught
In the wreck.