The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-11-27
ELECTRIC RAILWAY WRECK.
Two Cars Run Together Near Pikes-
vile.
BOTH MoroRMEN KILLED.

Because the crew of an extra" car ON
the Pikesville, Beisterstown and Emory
Grove Division Of the Baltimore and North
ern Railway disobeyed orders Sunday morn
ing, there was frightful head on collision
on the line, in which Motorman Theodore
f Merrick, Of the car was almost in
stantly killed and William +. Horner.
motorman on the car which was gcing in
,she opposite direction, received injuries
from which he died about half an hour
later
The Two conductors and the three pas
sensers who were on both cars were all
moIe or less injured, although the injuries
Of none Of them are supposed to be dan
gerous
Merick was twenty y-four years Of age
and lived at 1862 Clifton street, Balti-
more lie leaves widow and two chill
dren. one Of which is but two weeks old
Horners home was at Reisterstown
He was about thirty five years old and had
wife aud two children He had previ-
ously been engaged as a commercial trav-
eler for wholesale shoe establishment.
For about two years Horner had been in
the employ of the Baltimore and Northern
Company, and he was considered trust
worthy official Merrick had worked for
the road only since the Mount Washington
branch was opened, about six weeks ago,
and had not taken car out by himself on
many occasions before making his last trip
Sunday. Previously, however, he had
been both a motorman and lineman on
the City and Suburban Railway
IN COUNCILMAN S HOLLOW.
The accident happened on the Reisters-
town road, about one mile north of Pixies
vile. The cars came together in little
valley known as Councilman Hollow, fifty
yards south Of the junction Of the turnpike
and Woodholme avenue. The place is
about ten and half miles from the rail
road southern terminus at Baltimore and
| Calvert streets
1t was exactly S.07 ii n when the cars
collided Merrick car was number 81
1t was a small, closed single truck We
hicle, which was going south to run as an
extra car between Mount Washington and
Arlington Horner was in charge of the
motor OF car number u, large open ear,
resting upon double trucks and yestibuied
at each end.
FAILED TO FOLLOW ORDERS.
When Merrick left the northern terminus
of the road he had orders to wait for GER
tain cars at certain switches, the railroad
north of Pikesville having but single
track and being furnished with switches at
frequent intervals. He was expected to
pass car number .21 at McDonogh switch,
about half mile north of the scene of the
collision
1t is stated that when Merrick reached
that switch he was about four minutes
ahead of schedule time, and it is believed
that he thought he could reach the next
switch before car number p would have
passed it. Therefore, the supposition is,
he passed McDonogh switch and went
tearing down the road at full speed
Meanwhile, number p, which was on
time, passed the succeeding switch on the
south, according to orders, and was max
ing its way at good rate of speed toward
McDonogh. The cars were then on the
same track and going in opposite directions.
TRIED TO AVOID THE CRASH.
1t was so foggy in the hollows between
the hills that it was difficult to see objects
fifty feet away. Its believed that Motor
man Horner did, however, have some
warning of what was about to occur and
that his car was we'll under control when
his life was crushed out When the wreck
Of his car was examined it was discovered
that his controller was turned fully off and
his brake was hard down. Merrick $ con-
troller, on the contrary, was turned on at
full speed and the brake is said to have
been wide OPEN