Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-14
CRASHES INTO A BIG ROCK.
Accident to a Train on the metropolitan
Branch Yesterday.

Accident 70 1rain on the metropolitan
Branch Yesterday.
An accident, which came near ending in the
slaughter OF many passengers, happened in
what is known as Rock Cut. on the Metropoli-
tan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
about 3:45 O'Clock yesterday afternoon The
place where the accident occurred is between
Forest Glen and Kensington, where there
is solid bank of rock on either side and for
that reason it is known as Rock Cut.
A heavy stone which had no doubt been
loosened by the recent rains and had rolled
down on the west-bound track ca used the acct
dent.
The train was the Cincinnati express which
left Camden station at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and one hour later it left the depot
in this city for Cincinnati. Engineer John r.
Stevens who was III the cab at the time saw
the stone across the track. The train was
going at fast rate of speed and approached
| the boulder from sharp curve.
THE BEAvE ENGINEER.
The brave engineer instead Of jumping from
the cab reversed his engine. applied the air
brakes and remained with his hand on the
| lever until the crash came. Fireman
J. L. Reson also remained at his post
When the train struck the boulder the en-
giueer was thrown through the window and the
| fireman was also thrown violently to the ground.
| The engine jumped the track and the tender
| followed it. The baggage and postal cars broke
| their couplings and left the track in opposite
directions. As soon as the badly shaken up
eral of them lett the cars and hastened forward
with Conductor George Peddicord to look for
| the engineer and fireman.
/ Engineer Stevens was lying on the ground I'm
conscious and bleeding from several wounds
| and DIR. W. A. Crow of Jenkinstown Pa who
| bannpnpH In ha a mn an he frai,
| what he could to make the sufferer as comfort
| able possible. His head was badly cut and il
was thought his skull was fractured. There
were also injuries to his chest and abdomen.
| The fireman was not 80 badly hurt. Both
men were brought to this city later in the
afternoon, and sent to th.ir homes in Balti-
more.
| The road was blockaded 30 that the passenger
trains were delayed until late last night.
THE ENGINEER COMMENDED.
The passengers On the train passed resoiu.
ton concerning the bravery of the engineer as
| follows:
| I'VE, the passengers train No. of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which was wrecked
twelve miles from Washington on the afternoon
| of March IL, 1891, desire to express our graft
tude to Engineer John ii. Stevens for his heroic
/ conduct III saving our lives at the risk of hi.
| own."
! Among the passengers on the train we're Con-
trOller BaugEman of Mary land; John G.. Roach
Louisville, Ky; John ID. Miles, Oklahoma; T.
+. Randall. Chicago: c. II. Shattuck, Psrkers-
burg, ". Va; Col. Hayden, Father Wilson and
Charles Barber. Jersey City; W. Il. Isaacs
| Richmond; L. b. Pendleton, west
Virginia; Charles H. Miller. Berkeley county,
Nd; J. G. Tabler. Jefferson county, VIVA.
James ID. Ennston. Cincinnati: Clarence Moore
and Prank h. Carter. West Virginia; John s.
Gordon and wife, Indianapolis; Parker L.
Cleveland and T. ID. I.annas, st. Louis: DR.. w.
A. Crow. Jenkinstown. Pa; Mrs. W. II. Nor
gan. Cincinnati, and T. 5. Tabler, Bedinston
/ WA.