Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-22

on Cornhill street, Annapolis She re
ceived internal injuries. scalp wounds
and bruises, from which she died At J
o'clock Sunday morning at the Maryland
University Hospital. Coroner Davis
viii investigate her death tonight
The other killed was an unknown col
ored woman. who with an unknown col
ored man were picking up coal near the
fatal spot and were struck bv the falling
car and the woman instantly killed the
man received fracture of the right side
of the skull and internal injuries. He
was taken TO the Maryland University
Hospital, and is still In critical condi-
ton.
Conductor B. It. Gooderidge was on
the derailed car, but was not hurt. He
took the train TO Baltimore after the &C
cident
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
According to Mr.. Charles A. Coombs,
general manager of the road, who visi-
ted the scene on Sunday, the accident
was caused by the door of the freight
car breaking off and falling under the
wheels of the passenger car. When the
wheels OF the passenger car struck the
door the car jumped the track and ran
along on the cross-ties just as the train
got on the trestle bridge the car broke
loose and went over the embankment.
The car contained about thirty passen-
gers, including many women and chill
dren. Fortunately no infants were on
the train No blame IL attached TO the
trainmen.
SIMILAR ACCIDENT IN 1888
The FIRST and only other serious acct
dent that has occurred on the Anna polls
and Baltimore Short Line Railroad was
on March 80, 1888 at Revell Station, eight
miles from Annapolis One of the two
passenger cars then went down bank
Fifteen or sixteen persons were more or
less injured Among them was State
Senator Charles +. Adams, who never
fully recovered from the effects of the
accident, and who died year or so
ago.
INCIDENTS OF THE ACCIDENT.
There were some incidents of heroism
connected with the disaster In which the
bravery of the occupants OF the derailed
car was thoroughly tested. Miss Lizzie
Jewell, bleeding profusely from the
| wounds she had received and suffering
| the most excruciating agony, bravely
helped those who were more seriously
| hurt. Miss Sarah r. Taylor, sprained
her arm and was otherwise bruised In
extricating her aged mother from the
wreck. As she was being lifted from the
debris the horrible spectacle was presen-
ted of q mangled body lying few feet
from where Mrs Taylor and her daugh-
ter had fallen. The sight was sickening
and made the occupants of the car shud-
der. Messrs. Shipley. Acton and Has
tings, with the railroad officials, render
ed excellent service In attending to the
wants of the suffering. When the train
reached Baltimore some of the injured
passengers were conveyed to private
residences and others to the hospitals.
Mrs. Taylor and daughter were driven
at once to the home of Mrs. Taylor's SON
on jefferson street, near Aisquith, where
kind hearts and willing hands are doing
everything In their power for them. DR..
d s. G. Ireland. relative of the family,
is in attendance.
The Curtis Bay train that was follow
ing in the wake of the Annapolis train.
would have run into the wrecked train,
but for the timely signaling of the same
by William Barber, the newsbOy, who
was on the combination car, and hearing
the the whistle blow on the approaching
train ran back about two hundred yards
and signaled the train to stop. This was
commendable act on the part of Young
Barber and worthy of emulation.