The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-18
HEAD-ON CRASH
Enqineer Killed And Two Railroad
Employees Injured

II. q head-on collision on the Central
Division of the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad at Nothing
ham, Pa, Il few miles from Port Deposit
on Monday night, an engineer was killed,
two other persons injured and n number
severely shaken up. One train-the Bal
timOre and Oxford odatiOn-left
Baltimore at 425 O'Clock, Monday after
noon, crowded with passengers for all
points between that city and Oxford, Pa,
while the other left Pelryville where con-
nection is made for Baltimore known MS
the Perryville express, containing sew
eral passengers bound for Baltimore.
The man killed was Wesley Beattie
aged 40 years, engineer of the accOmmo-
dation, who was Baltimorean, until
recently. when he took up his residence
in Oxford. The unfortunate man was
crushed at the throttle, his legs being
cut from his body. He did not die i'm
mediately, but before medical aid could
be secured he had expired. He leaves
widow and two children.
Two other trainmen were injured, both
having jumped just before the two loco
motives crashed together. Engineer Ell
wood Lindsay, aged 80 years. of Perry
vile, and Edward Lloyd, aged 80 years.
of West Grove. fireman on the express
are both in the University Hospital
Philadelphia. Both men have dislocated
shoulders and injured ankles Their con-
dition is serious. Walter Weaver. of
Oxford, fireman on the accommodation,
Hls" jumped and he managed to escape
without injury.
The collision is supposed to have hap
Dered about CAT o'clock. The accommo-
dation is due to Hr'I'vc mt Nottingham Mt
G.3i O'Clock and so into n siding to allow
the express to pass the latter being due
there about CAT o'clock. When Engineer
Reattie arrived Mt Nottingham siding he
found two fiat cars loaded with telephone
poles. lying just mt the mouth of the
siding. He realized that he could not
get in that way and thought he would
ho able to back in from the other end.
He pulled up the track slowly and was
just about to back into the siding when
the express bore down upon his train.
With his back towards the express the
unfortunate engineer watched for the
signal Of his rear-end brakeman to guide
him into the siding. He knew nothing of
the impending danger and even when
Fireman Weaver called to warn him it
was too late. The fireman jumped and
cleared the cab in safety. but the engi-
llt, W., "i'1 caught hke u rat III Trap
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