The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-07
FRED MAIERS' DEATH
Was instantly Killed in Wreck
Near PuShaw, Ind.
CONDUCTOR OF THE TRAIN
Held Responsible by Inquest
for Death of Wichitan.

The remains of Frederick z. Maier
who was killed in a wreck on the Chesa
peake Beach railroad near Pushaw
Maryland, last Monday. arrived in III,
city yesterday over the Santa Fe road
The body was at once taken to his home
142 Ida avenue. Mrs. Maier was very
much affected and she is almost prostrat.
ed with grief. The deceased had only
left Wichita one month ago. He had re-
sided here for number of years, work
ing on the Santa Fe and Midland rail-
roads. de was very popular among the
railroad people. He was a member of the
A o. L. w. lodge in this city and car
RED $1,000 insurance. He was also a men,
Der Of the 3. Of L. E. in this city. The
funeral wiz be held tomorrow afternoon
at the First Presbyterian church, CON
Quoted by Rev. Bradt. It will be under
the auspices Of the A. o. U. w. lodge.
The Washington Star gives a complete
write up of the head-end collision of
which the following are extracts:
Engineer Frederick L. Maier and Fire
man Charles Zier were almost instantly
killed in head-end collision on the
Chesapeake Beach railroad near -Pushaw
station yesterday afternoon Two en-
gines were wrecked and a freight car
was slightly damaged. Several of the
passengers on one train were thrown
from their seats and shaken up, but no
serious injuries were sustained by anv-
Inc accident, it is alleged, was due to
the disregard Of orders on the part of
Conductor w. c. Shuster and Engineer
L. H. Hayden, and the coroner's jury held
them responsible for the results soon
after the bodies of the dead men were
taken from the wreck. Collins were i'm
provised and they were brought to this
city to be prepared for burial by Under
1aker r. w. Barker.
Engineer Maier came here a short time
ago from Wichita, Kan His family lives
IN that city, at 1l2 Ida avenue. Fireman
Zler was married two weeks ago to Miss
Mary Saeger of Nottingham, Prince
Georges county, Nd, and had Just re-
turned from his wedding trip. The
widows Of the victims were notified of
the fatal accident last night. Tiers body
was taken to Marlboro today. Wills
Maier's body may be shipped TO Kansas
for burial.
The accident occurred shortly after y
O'Clock on sharp curve about ere mile
from Chesapeake Beach. A the point
where the local train on its way 10 Tie
bay resort and the west-bound express
met there is a deep fill, and only ne roll
idfty of the roadbed prevented the trains
from being hurled down the embanlkment
a distance of perhaps fifty feet.
Justice of the Peace L c. Pepper went
to the scene Of the disaster on the relief
train and held an inquest. The first wit
ness examined was William Beerbower.
superintendent OF the railroad. He told
the jury that the express train had the
right to leave Chesapeake Beach at y
o'clock and it was the duty Of the men
on the local to hold their train on the
siding If they knew they could not reach
the terminus before the departure of the
IL O'Clock express. Finding they could
not reach the Beach before the hour men
toned, they should have side-tracked
their train, which they did not do.
Harry Buck, d resident of Calvert
county, testified that he ran to the rail
road track when he heard the noise of
the COLLISION All he could see for a few
minutes. he said. was steam When the
steam died away he saw the dead men.
lie said there was not many passengers
on the train. lady ana the baggage
man, he said, We're the only ones who
seemed TO have been hurt.
Harry Behrend explained that he was
on the express train on his way to this
city when he felt the air brakes applied.
lie looked out of the window Just as the
trains came together. Then he Jumped
OFF and rendered what assistance he
could. He said the fireman was at his
post but ne was dead, while the body OF
the engineer was at the bottom of the
eTnbanilnent Witness said that no one
on the train seemed to have sustained
serious injury. He told of the removal
of the bodies
This closed the testimony. and the Jury
retired 10 the hillside TO consider the
case. In few minutes a verdict was
reached. The jury returned a verdict as
follows:
We. The jury. find that the collision
was owing to carelessness on the part of
Conductor Shuster and Engineer HAYDEN
of the lcal train
Conductor Shuster and Engineer Hay
den, who were held responsible for the
fatal accident failed to attend the in
quest. They left the scene of the acct
dent shortly after the collision occurred.
as already stated, and went in the direc-
ton of Marlboro. This morning the rail
road officials stated that they had No.
heard from either man. but were trying
10 locate them. In view Of the findings
OF the oo+oner's jury the men may be ar
rested and charged with manslaushter.