Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-02
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE
One Passenger Dead and
Fifty Others Injured.
ON ELECTRIC ROAD
RESPONSIBILITY FOR Tat ACCT
DENT UNDETERMINED.
Crash Followed by Scene of Great Con-
fusion-Both Trains Running
at Rapid Speed.


Schneider of Marietta, Pa, received
fatal injuries, and forty Or fifty other
passengers were injured more or
less seriously. Schneider was crush
ed betweet the motor and the trailer
on the north-bound train. Both
legs were broken, his-head was ter
ribly mashed and he received inter-
nal injuries. His death occurred at
all early hour this morning at the
Alexandria Hospital.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 2. 1905.
The following is list of those injured in
the collision:
Miss Bessie Nolan, 321 Commerce street.
suffering from shock and numerous bruises
and cuts. 1t was feared that her condition
would prove serious.
Conductor A. A. Davis, 615 Prince street,
severely injured in the left leg.
Motorman John Sutton, 1G6 Wolfe street,
severe confusion Of head, with symptoms of
conclusion.
Miss Annie Brown, 1916 Duke street, bad
ly cut in the face and bruised over the
body.
Miss Annie Nugent, residing on Duke
street, cuts and bruises over the body.
J.. F. Myers, 319 South Washington
street, bruised and shaken up
Harry B. Cation, residing on North Column
bus street, both legs injured and body
bruises.
Miss Mary Baiars, residing North
Fayette street, cut and bruised in the face.
Miss Ethel Poland, 1419 Prince street,
severely cut in the face. a.
birIa f1,s nh
bruised about the shoulder and hip.
TroIleyman Craig, cut about the face and
arm. M .iay.
street. face badly mashed and cut.
Miss Mamie Murtaugh, 1923 Duke street,
face badly confused. rtai
Miss Amelia Wolberg, 5c9 Cameron
street, bruised on limbs and suffering from
nervous shock. -,-.s-
Edmund Burke of Washington, one leg
| badly bruised.
Miss Kate Murtaugh. 2623 Duke street
| sustained several bruises and suffering
Frank Lucas, COL South, Lee street, leg
and hand cut sit.-.-,4t
Motorman Harry Hudson, bruised in
| jumping and suffering from shock.
Miss Mary Creegan, 217 South Royal
street. suffering from bruises and shock.
Joseph L. Crupper, postmaster or Alex
| andria, legs badly bruised
Miss Emma Doniphan. Alb New Jersey
| avenue southeast, Washington, badly
bruised and knee injured.
Miss Corrie Halves. residing In 81 Elmo
Alexandria county, bruised ABOUT the chesl
and suffering from shock.
Mrs. Nettie Elsom, 1915 King street paoiy
bruised about the back and neck.
Miss Ola Lyles, residing on North WASH
ington street, bruised and suHerlng from
nervous shock. -
Miss Villa Me Hammersey, residing on
Cameron street, suffering from SHOCK anu
Tnocb Davis an employe of the road,
injured in jumping from the motor CAB.
William F, Brookes, injured in the legs.
George Hough, suffering from oao'S
Wellington Crockett, an empioye OF tne
road. injured in falling while assisting IN
the rescue of passengers. ,,.,
Many more passengers sustained Slight
injuries and nearly every one on the Two
trains was severely shaken up.
Point Where Accident Occurred.
The crash occurred at point just at the
southern entrance of the railroad arch
which spans the electric road at Spring
Park Both trains were travelling at
rand rate At that point the track curves
sharply to the east, SO that the we" III
both directions is INSTRUCTED by the ma
sonry The southbound tram mao palelS
cleared the culvert when the olher hiotot
sned across the treStle work on the curve
nd a moment later the collision occurred
Though the period in which the apPIoaeh
ing motors were in view was pllei ~ SOY
the motormen sufficient time 10 escape; -, 10y
iumping both motormen saved their IVES
a g did also Enoch Davis, for the CAPS were
crushed into splinters by the ierfiiT I,a IN,
pact The tremendous force or the colii s
was transmitted throughout the nio'oi eiS
and into both trallers. .,,oo5
A scene of the widest CONFUSION lolloweu;
Cries of fear mingled with the sroahs aito
shrieks of the injured, WHINE men ana froU
men struggled to eXtricate themselves ron
the mass of wreckage. Those free 10 move
made a rush for the doors and pliea oyer over
each other in the attempt 10 &c. ou., no
the exits were closed by the impact
from the other cars. Meanwhile, others
sought escape through the windows ana,
despite great difficulty in getting these
opened, most of the passengers maHaseo 70
get out this way, the uninjured taxing care
of themselves and pulling and hauling tne
others after them. On the northpounu
train however, most of the passengers III
the trailer made their escape through
door.
The interior of both motor cars imme-
diately after the accident presented a Ter
rifying scene The force Of the Shock had
driven the heavy work Of the, CABS INTO
the front parts of the motors, where seats
were ripped up and the floor torn asunder
Through the openings passengers were let
down in the midst of the wheels and ma
chinery of the cars. The seats were demoi-
ished. and the heavy parts were scattered
in every direction. AT first it appeared that
many people must have been killed out
right or fatally injured but when the train
men and passengers had sufficient time to
recover their shattered faculties an exami-
nation showed that, for the extent and Sc
verify of the wreck, the escape of so many
passengers from death ori frfghtful MAIN
ing had been most remarkable.
Rescue Of the Injured.
Trainmen set to work 10 the srescuing of
the injured with haste and ensfgy. 1t was
found that Schneider was fastened between
the platforms of the mort boupd motor and
trailer. and crowd of men working to-
gether forced the cars apart while the un-
fortunate man was removed.
The opening of the floor In the motor of
the southbound train had let down several
ladies upon the machinery below Those in
this perilous position were rapidly removed.
Among them was Miss Bessie Nolan. whose
injuries were of a severe nature
Within short time after the collision a
train went out from this city and brought
many of the wounded to the King street
station, from which place they were con-
veyed to their respective homes. Schneider
was carried to the Alexandria Hospital In