The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
MANY HURT IN ACOLLISION
Electric Trains Crash Together
Near Addison Heights.

A Serious Accident on the Line OF
the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount vernon RnIirond This Morn
inE-Au the Injured VIII Recover
Two persons were seriously injured and
between twenty-five and thirty were pain
fully cut and bruised in head-on-col-
Iisfon between two heavily laden electric
trains on the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railroad early
this morning The accident occurred !
about halt d mile south Of the Addison
Heights station, about five miles from
Washington between train No 209 which
left Washington at $50 q. m, and train
No. 2o6 which left Alexandria at 6:25 a. m,
Both trains, while running at a high rate
OF speed. came together with terrific
force at the point named, just before
clock. and only the instinct of self
preservation displayed by NIotormen Ed
ward Atyyen and Walter Batey, who
jumped from their cars, prevented them
from being instantly killed.
The seriously injured are:
William Simpson, forty years old, of $40
Franklin Street, Alexandria, spine injur-
ed and hurt about his body.
William Jones, an Englishman, forty
years Of age. of this city, who was on his
way to Fort Washington, bruised about
the body and badly shaken up
Those painfully. but not seriously in
jured, are:
Mr.. Hurst, 409 South Alfred Street, Al
erlac
Edwin A Riley. 1O9 South Lee Street. Al
exandria, hand injured; Harry Smith
Fayette Street, Alexandria, shoulder
bruised: Sidney Smith, 1925 Prince Street,
Alexandria, body bruised; Edward Camp
bell, Io9 South Fayette Street, Alexandria
bruised about the head and cut by glass;
Bernard Rudd. Washington, D. c., knee
cut and hand injured by broken glass;
Sylvester Breen. Alexandria, thigh injur-
ed: Ernest Dreifus. Alexandria, face cut
by broken glass; John Mcfarland. AleXan-
dria. face cut by broken glass; William
Hall. Alexandria head bruised and face
cut: Frank Church, back injured: Fred
erici Roat. Alexandria, face cut by brok-
en- glass: Thomas Spinks. Alexandria, face
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about the body and head; Andrew Artchi-
son. of Alexandria, d machinist in the
Navy Yard. bruised about The face; nose
badly injured.
Several other passengers were slightly
hurt Those named above. William Sinp-
son excepted, were taken TO Alexandria
and their injuries were dressed by Dr. II.
n Smith, the surgeon for the railroad.
William Simpson. however. was taken
from the car to his home. where his
wounds were dressed by his family physi-
clan
Among those injured We're several
workmen employed at Fort Washington
who were on their way TO that place
when the accident occurred.
The officials of the railroad were very
reucent. and would say little or moth
ing concerning the collision. particular!
II reference to the placing of the re
sponsTbiIity. Railroad men about tn
scene soon after II occurred, however
were inclined To place the blame on thu
crew IL charge Of the south-bound train
From what could be learned the north
bound train had the right Of way AM
was in time when It arrived at the switch
little south of Addison Heights Boil
trains left their respective starting point
on time, it is said, and the south-boun
train should have been waiting in III
siding TO allow the north-bound train 1
pass From the point where the collision
occurred it seems that the south-bCun,
train must have been about half a rninut
behind its schedule time CT the acciden
would not have taken place.
II IS also said that the reason for tn
accident was that a heavy fog prevafIe,
AT that time Because of this. it va.
stated It was impossible for the motor
man in charge Of either train TO hay,
stopped his train in time 70 avoid tn
collision
The railroad officials acted with re
nlarkable Dromptness after they were in
formed Of the collision, and in aI,o1
twenty minutes the track was cleare,
and traffic resumed between Washington
and Alexandria.
The two trains which met in the col
lision were almost completely wrecked
The motormen's boxes on each was fiat
tened back 10 the body Of the cars, an,
had not the rnotormen jumped from In
trains they would have been killed.
Train No 2es from Washington was il
charge Of ]. A Brawner. conductor; Ed
ward AtwelI, motorman, and W. 4
SInoot. trolley-man- 1t was composed o
Two cars. the motor car and a trafle,
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