The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-21
TREcx ON THE BALTIMORE and ONO.
Chief Engineer Ackenhel and n Fireman
KiIled-EInhop Keane Injured.

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Kiiied-Bi.hop Keano Injured.
BALTIMORE. June 20.-Two men we're killed
and mnny persons were injured by IN accident
to n Baltimore and Ohio train this morning.
the train, No. ia. from Washington for New
York consisting OF engine S24 a Jersey Cen
trail baggage car two coaches and the sleep
ing cars Lebanon. Fanwood. and De Soto, eft
Camden station at 1859 o'clock last night.
At2H A. NJ, when the train was near Childs.
Md. and running Mt n high rate OF speed, the
main rods on both sides OF the locomotive
broke The broken rods revolved at lightning
speed with the flying driving wheels, boat
ing tho sides OF the engine like giant hammers.
One OF the rods was forced through the cab
of the engine. killing Fireman John Mcnamara.
The rod fell under the train. and tho sleepers
Lebanon and Fanwool left the track. Tho
train ran 800 feet after the rods broke. The
Washington car left tho roadbed at the
west abutment OF the bridge east OF the station
Mt Childs. and was thrown down the EN- bank
msnt. but the only serious damage to It was
the tearing out of both trucks. The rest OF the
train did not leave the track, but the engine
was badly damaged. The three sleepers were
over the bridge and broken in two in the road
below; Tho second was hurled off the track
and down the embaukment The third re-
Charles Ackenho. chief engineer OF the
the wrecked sleener. He received injuries
from which he died before reaching Philadel-
phia. The injured are:
WsshnFo1 head cut and badly bruised about re BODY
head Mrs Albert Pierce Injured about the head G
Aa Of E Of a. IE sss ReharR
Kelley q EoT smith Arf HPSl. hurt; MTs XII
GE Tdlll OF ,JncssOnylo fla, log hqTt. John KuGi
Reed sIreping car conductor. back Injured ''''''
,Itnlrh ingalls,, son Of Senator ingalls,. was
York. Ii. T. Kelley, one of The Injured, is son
Of Congressman Kelley. Bishop Keane, who
was on his way TO E%4rope returned e Wash.
bones we're broken. but he was badly
shaken up. The tnluries were not serious
clair. n. j.. whose condition is precarious on
account OF his age Conductor Robertson tee.
tenient j. Van Smith at Philadelphia and a
special train with surgeons was sent TO the
to se TeTe top "nd s
away. by daylight all trains were running
This is Engineer FItzgeralds account of the
I'VE were Just few miles pnst Chllds when
was sitting in his box, looking out OF the win
dow. was not paving much attention TO him.
bur was bns watching the engine and Looking
looked and saw that his side Of the box had
been carried away. Quick as a flash Ieaped
hardly done so when the box on my side OF the
engine was torn off and thrown high in the air.
The engine stopped dead and the cars were
thrown of the track and down the emtans- |
mont. amid the shouts and screams OF the pas |
SenRers. got out and made an examination |
and found that the main rods connecting the |
driving wheels on both sides had broken. |
When the cab was torn away 1t was thrown !
into the air and the pieces were scattered over |
the tops OF the cars and all along the side Of |
the tracks,"
Charles Ackenheil. chief engineer OF the |
Staten Island Rapid Transit and the Baiti-
more and Ohio's New York division. was n
leading mont er OF the American society Of !
Civil Engineers. He had been associated with |
the b. and o. for twenty years. ever since he |
came to this country from Germany. He was |
born in Baden Baden and graduated Mt the |
University OF Heidelberg. The only break in |
his service with the l3. and o. was brief time |
during which he was employed by the Roches- |
ter and Pittsburgh Railroad. He was put on !
tho New York division OF the b. and O. to SUI
perintend the contemplated improvements on |
Staten Island The first work he accomplished |
there was the Arthur XIII Bridge. which has |
one Of the longest single spans in the world. |
Had he lived he would have planned the big |
elevators. wharves. and basins with which 1t Is |
intended 10 fringe Staten. Island. He built the |
bridge OF the ttSburgh and Wheeling road |
over the Monongahe!a River. He was q wild
over. AZ years old. and leaves five small chill
dren.