Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-30
ANOTHER ONE ADDED
The Deadly Grade Crossing Increases Its
Casualty LIST.
A Ii. and 0. Train Crushes Vehicle
on an Unprotected Passage Across
It's Tracks In lexington.

Another grade crossing collision. which
nearly resulted III terminating the lives of
two persons, and which did instantly kill a
valuable horse and demolish a vehicle, oc-
Cured at 9:35 o'clock this morning at the
r street. crossing of the metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore ard Ohio railroad
in lexington.
One Of the delivery wagons of the Boston
Variety Store, iE charge Of Driver George
Momberger. who had with him an errand
boy, named Jesse Anderson, was moving
eastward along r street at a trot. The
horse had crossed one railroad track and
was about to cross the other when Nom
berger discovered an engine, drawing a
train of cars, at full speed, almost upon
him With great presence of mind the
driver pulled hard on the left rein and
succeeded in turning the horses head
northward and up the track.
1t was too late, however. fer the engine
struck the hrse with such force that the
animal, together with the shafts, was
cut loose from the wagon and hurled fully
tw enty feet 1t was miraculous that the
wagon itself was not struck.
After proceeding several hundred yards
the train was brought to a standstill. and
one of the passengers humanely ended the
SufferingS of the unfortunate horse by
severing its jugular vein with a penknife.
Both hind legs of the animal We're broken
and a large hole had been gouged in its
flesh.
No Gates and No Flngman.
There are no safety gates at the r street
crossing, and no flagman is stationed there.
In fact, absolutely protection is afforded
pedestrians or vehicles from danger of be-
ing struck By the many trains that pass
daily. This morning train of empty
freight cars had beer backed onto q siding
lirectfV a1iDOip. lexington
of James H. McGill.
The end car of this train stood some
feet beyond the building line and lush with
the sidewalk, so that it was absolutely
impossible to observe the approach of a
train from the direction of the depot unless
one was standing on the tracks. The train
that collided with the wagon this morning
was No. 81, draws by engine sol, and was
known as the Chicago express. 1t left the
DEPOT in this city at $50 o'clock Il. C.
Moore is the conductor, bus the engineer
and tiremen refused 10 give their names.
No Warming Given.
According to eye witnesses, the train
| rounded the bend at New York avenue and
ircreased its speed in order to meet the
slight grade at lexington. When it struck
the horse it was running, so declare the
persons VINO were present fully twenty
" lies an hour The whistle was Tot sound
ed, FOR was any warning of its approach
gwen.
Mr.. Em.nons s. Smith. the owner of the
horse and wagon, reported the matter to
the railroad officials and recaive ii assur-
ances that the damage would be paid for
by the company. MomberSer ana Ander-
son were not injured to ans extent, the
driver sustaining bruised hand when he
jerked the rein in an effort to prevent the
collision. Momherger resides at i1n1 az
street southwest. and Anderson'S home is
az ISL IL street northwest.
Liable to Re Repeated Any Time.
An accident of a similar nature occurred
n the same vicinity a few weeks ago, when
two mules We're killed. \ Star reporter was
Informed by several persons who are in a po-
s:t:on to know that ii is rarely if ever that
the trains whistle on approaching the r
street crossing, and il is frequently the case
that freight cars are allowed to stand on the
SIDE tracks, rendering it impo ss:b,e to dis
Germ the approach of trains.