Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-21
Wagon Damaged and Horse Killed
by Railway Train.
NARROW ESCAPE OF Two YOUNG MEN
Each Sustains Painful Injuries, but
Neither Will Die.
GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT

The Cincinnati express train, due at the
Baltimore and Ohio depot about o'clock
this morning, struck milk wagon on the
+ street crossing, killed horse, partly
demolished the wagon and injured two
young men who were in the wagon. At the
time the accident occurred the gates were
up and there was nothing to warn the pass
ers-by that the dangerous grade crossing
was not properly protected. Charles Con-
nor was driving the horse and Harry A.
Peck was serving as his assistant. The
team belonged to Corbin Thompson, pro-
plietor of the Sharon dairy, at No. 324 B
street southwest.
Soon after the accident occurred the sixth
precinct police were notified and the in
jured men We're taken to the Casualty Hos
pital, where DR.. Reeves dressed their
numerous injuries. Peck was able to go
home after his wounds had been attended
to, but Connor was obliged to remain il the
hospital. While his injuries are severe and
painful, DR.. Reeves anticipates no fatal
results. He has an ugly scalp wound, and
his hip was hurt, besides possible interna,
injuries. Peek received a number of cuts
about his head, arm and shoulder. Both
young men are from Virginia, Connor's
mother living near HarriSville, Shenandoah
county.
COnnOr's Statement.
Connor was seen a the hospital by Star
reporter and he related the circumstances
attending the accident. He said he had de-
livered milk in Northeast Washington and
was on his way to the northwest section.
Before reaching the crossing. he said, he
saw that the gates were up. Then he look
ed up and down the track for a moving
train, but saw none. AS soon as his team
had started over the several tracks at this
crossing. however he and
fearing trouble, he whipped up his horse to
get over as soon possible. He said he
remembered nothing more until he was
crawling off the track looking for his friend
Peck. He does not remember how he was
thrown from the wagon. Had he not hur-
ried his horse over the tracks, he said, the
result would probably have been more seri-
Gus.
Patrick McC'larny, the gateman who was
on duty at the time, told the police that
the gates were up at the time of the acci-
dent.
An occurrence somewhat similar to that
OF this morning was reported at this cross
Ing early in the morning of the 22d of last
month David Marcy. driver of a coupe
was demolished. That accident it is said
was the result of the failure of the gate
man to nave the gates down. Marcy
could have prevented the accident it is
SAID had 1t not been for the parking of
cars on the tracks
A Dangerous Crossing
The f street crossing Is represented to he
one of the most dangerous ones in North
east Washington. With the exception of
II street, the street is probably travelled
more than any other which crosses the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Members Of the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association have discussed the
dangers of this particular crossing a num-
her of times. In conversation with a Star
reporter today a member of the association
SAID ne thought these accidents should re-
mind members of Congress of the necessitv
1of prompt action on the bill intended to
abolish grade crossings