Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-22

c. Kelly, Catoctn, laborer.
]. M. Snuff, Catoctin, laborer.
James Grushon, Cstoctin, laborer.
Joseph Stitely, Catoctin, laborer.
Daniel Meyers, Highfeld, laborer.
George B Covell, Baltimore, engineman.
]. j. 81. Leger, Baltimore, fireman.
L. d. Rice, Hagerstown, engineman.
]. G. Grouse, Hsgerstown, engineman.
E. r. Stott, Hagerstown, learner.
James Benner, Catoctin, 'aborer.
LIST OF INJURED.
A revised list of the injured at the City
Hospital, in Baltimors, il as follows:
John Whitmore, laborer, of near Thur.
mont, spine fractured; his condition is regard
cd as critical.
Guy Lynn, laborer, of Middleburg; man
gled right foot and cut head; he is.danger-
ously Ill.
Hahn, of near Thurmont, badl y in
jured. doing well
A. NJ. Williar, laborer, of Sabillasville;
burns about the head and collarbone broken.
William Shut, OF Catoctin Furnace; right
leg broken and severe scalp wounds.
Milton Stambaugh, laborer, Of Double Pipe
Creek; broken leg,
Caggett D. Miller, 4S Broadway, Hagers-
town, postal clerk; both legs broken.
Frank Tierney, express messenger, OF Hag.
erslown; one leg and one arm are broken.
Emanuel Fuss, three fingers mashed, get
ting along very we'll
John W. Davis, son of Mcclellan DAVIS,
near Thurmont, right leg cut and bruised
about body, doing well.
VIM. Sweeney, brother of Mcclellan Swee.
ney, Catoctin, several scalp wounds and in
jured side resulting in pleurisy, doing well.
The last three named were not taken to
the hospital.
FLAGMAN'S WARNING.
All that is really known of the wrecks
cause is that the drivers Of the two engines
of the freight train, both OF whom are now
dead, knowing that they had to wait for the
passing of three trains, pulled out of the
siding at Gorsuch after two trains had gone
by and ran four and three quarter miles be-
fore coliding with the third train at Ransom,
half a mile above Patapsco Station. Of the
crew of nine men aboard the freight train
but three escaped with their lives. These
are George T. Lynch, flagman, o. r. Nyman,
brakeman, and II. W, Berger, who was on
the train as learner" The testimony OF
all three men as to the manner in which they
came to leave the siding before No. 5, the
regular passenger train, was due, is practl-
cally the same.
Flagman Lynn, said by the officials to be
reliable man. tells the following story:
1--WE got into the siding at Gorsuch about
425 p. NJ. and waited there considerably
more than an hour While we were waiting
we all got down from the train and sat on a
pile of ties near the track The two engin-
GERS and the conductors had their time cards
and schedules and we talked for while
about the time we were making, how long we
had to wait for No. 5 and where we would
run to after she passed. No. II, the Union
Bridge Accommodation, came past on time
and then No. 1. the Blue Mountain Express
which was making ner first trip of the sea.
son. followed. We talked about what fine
train she was, and, so far as know, there
wasn't any misunderstanding about No. g.
We had seen the other two trains pass and
and were waiting for the regular
,rnr
by to get some water. When got back &c
the track the engineer was in his cab and the
train was just pulling out They called te
me to jump aboard if I was going, and did
Then looked at my watch and saw thai
No. S was not due for few minutes.
yelled out TO the fireman ahead: Where art
you fellows gong to pass No. 5Y He yelled
back as near as could catch 1t, AT Lawns
dale
again looked at my watch, saw thu
time and shouted, For Gods sake, look at
your watch" He waved his hand at mt
and Icould only think my watch was wrong
There were the two engineers, the two con-
ductors and the fremal-fye men, all o
whom had the time and knew the schedule
as we'll as did.
"For minute Or so l thought of putting
down The airbrakes, but thought again tina
must be wrong and that five men could
not be mistaken
CLEARING wRECKAG
All night Saturday and all day Sunday Sup
clintenlent Ennes, with rs men and tn
wrecking apparatus of both the Western
Maryland and the Northern Central roads
labored at the work of clearing away tb
wreckage. With two great steam cranes tn
three engines were righted aud placed upol