Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-30
ANOTHER ONE ADDED
The Deadly Grade Crossing Increases It's
Casualty List
A d. and O. Train Crushes a Vehicle
ON nm Unprotected Passnge Across
Its Tracks i'm lexington.

Another grade crossing collision, which
nearly resulted IL terminating the lives of
two persons and which did instantly kill a
valuable horse and demolish vehicle, &C.
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, in 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
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,
It was too late. however, for the engine
struck the horse with such force that the
animal. together with the shafts, was
cut loose from the wagon and hurled fully
tM enty feet. 1t was miraculous that the
wagon itself was not struck.
After proceeding several hundred yards
the train was brought to standstill, and
one of the passengers humanely ended the
sufferings Of the unfortunate horse by
severins it's jugular vein with penknlfe.
Both hind legs of the animal were broken
and a large hole had been gouged in its
flesh.
No Gates and No Flagman.
There are no safety gates at the r street
crossing, and no fagman is stationed there
In fact. absolutely no protection is afforded
pedestrians or vehicles from danger of be-
ing struck by the many trains that pass
daily. This morning a train Of empty
freight cars had been backed onto siding
directly adjoining the lexington warehouse
of James H. McGill.
The end car of this train stood some
feet beyond the building line and flush with
the sidewalk, SO that 1t was absolutely
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, drawn by engine SO6, and was
depot in this city at $50 o'clock. r. c.
Moore is the conductor, but the engineer
and firemen refused to give their names
No Warning 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 1t was running, so declare the
persons VINO were present, fully twenty
m lies an hour. The whistle was not sound
ed. nor was any warning of it's approach
gwen.
Mr.. Emmons s. Smith, the owner of the
horse and wagon, reported the matter tc
| the railroad officials, and receives assur.
ances that the damage would be paid fol
| by the company. Momberger and Ander
| son were not injured to any extent. the
driver sustaining bruised hand when he
| jerked the rein in an effort to prevent the
| collision. Momberger resides at 1907 Al:
street southwest, and Anderson's home 1:
| at 42S1a II street northwest.
i Liable to Be Repeated Any Time.
An accident of similar nature occurred
in the same vicinity few weeks ago, wher
| two mules were killed. A Star reporter wa
| informed by several persons who are in a pc
| sition to know that it is rarely If ever tina
| the trains whistle on approaching the
| street crossing and 1t is frequently the cas-,
| that freight cars are allowed to stand on tn,
| side tracks, rendering it impossible to dis
| Germ the approach of trains