The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-19
A MARYLAND WRECK
Twenty-three Killed In West
ern Road Collision.
EXPRESS HIT A DOUBLE HEADER.
three EnEinss nsaased o. SCRAP
teen -tHFs ssRfaiainE RAILWAY
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BALTIMORE. June in 49, fnf ihe
worst wrork lee ihe history OF ihr
Western Maryland railroad orrnn'si
ni i.niui ni,uui a quarter ~ O. mile
from ininpsrn. small station h''
fNrrn Westminster and finkshnrs
Twenty ihner wrno killed and a soorr
nf mnns injured
Passenger train So. e. wesihound.
wns running nt q very high rate ~
siH.si when ni iho point named u
crashed inin De- double header fright
running rnsi 40 ihr.o ~ ihe engines
WerV nsiuo,i a. scrap lnnn. ihr express
and baggage cars ~ the passenger
wrn smashed nni number ~ ihe
fright rirs Wrr. sni.ui"rri Tie nHs'
srnF,r n,irlrs susinlnrvl little injury.
ani HlHusi without exception their n's
rupauis rsapf-i with nothing wuIre
Than n had shaking az
Thr fatalities and injuries wDrr a.
ihr crews of ihe engines and o. work
mrn rmplnyssi hy ihe railroad
iu filc ur.shiinrhonal uf i'niapsro STA.
ilon. al.nui eight miles from Mesimln'
.irr. ihr Western Maryland has many
CURVES. nnd that just west ~ TIE
hr'lg. crossing ihc rninpsco river la a
,hnrp nur
Au rAir freight made up ~ heavy
cual and provision ears. was running
ra.t % .huuid have taken O. siding 10
ailoW Nn. 2 fu pn.. Surh we're the or.
drn Wis ihry were dlsrrfarlei will
newer be- known. ior 200 iho.e who
-huuid have socn that ihoy were ohey.
90 afs dead
Tie passenger train WIS running nt
o. siHsd nf thirty miles nn hour and the
freight was making good time. us IL
was drawn hy two engines Just west
uf iir bridge they rnme together with
i.rrInr fnrce. ihr ihre' engine. hclng
p.I,sl ole upun another fortunately in
such o. manner that sufficient steam
connections were broken 90 relieve the
l,nilrr- nnd thus lsc,-ni the further
horror ~ one or more explosions.
The fearful impact drove the pnssen.
ger tender into the baggage ear and
demolished II and the mail car In an
instant The peaceful country scene was
changed into the likeness ~ sham.
bles Along the tracks on both sides
were scattered dead aud frighifully
maugl,d men. these latter more for
tuuafe thnn those who had been In the
baggage ear aud on the engines. FOR
most ~ them were stu plidone'l IN the
wreckago out 81 the lmms-llate reach
" helping hands. By what seems
we'll nigh miracle the damage Ia the
other cars ~ the passenger train was
confined almost entirely Ia broken win
dows and doors and the injuries 10
their occupants 10 bruises from the
shaking up aud minor cuts from lying
glass.
There was an instant rush TO escape.
and FOR moment none seemed able 10
think what % DO IN the presence of the
carnage into the midst Of which they
stepped upon leaving the coaches.
Hcnrtrcnding shrieks from the injured
quickly brought 10 the scene the in
habitants OF all the farmhouses within
considerable radius and these imme-
dlatcly set 10 work 10 do what they
could 20 ease the suffering. Farmers
wives aud daughters made bandages
Of their clothing and household linen
and worked heroicnlly amidst the blood
and CRIME. one or two physicians who
had been passengers on the wrecked
passenger train directed their efforts.
All the dead We're employees OF the
railroad. returning TO their homes I'm
the small towns along the railroad.