Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-20
TWO men LOSE LIVES
Railway Accident on "" in
: Northeast Washington.
INQUEST TO BE HELD
ONE VICTIMS HEAD SEVERED
FROM THE BODY.
Fireman Of Engine the Only Witness
Dead Men Had Been Employed
on Terminal.
INQUEST TO BE HELD


inquest at the morgue at II o'clock tomor-
row morning over the remains Of Patrick
Hewett and j. B. Blackburn, bridge and
structural ironworkers, who were killed by
Baltimore and Ohio train on the ''Y'' just
north of II street northeast yesterday aft
ternoon. The men were employed on the
| terminal station. They were on the tracks
of the ''Y'' and engine 1913. In charge of
Engineer J. Tabler and Conductor A. Z.
Rutter, ran them down.
Hewett was decapitated and his right arm
was cut off below the elbow. Blackburn
received severe bruises, one hand was
mashed. several of his ribs were fractured.
and he was severely injured internally. His
death occurred at the Casualty Hospital
about 10 o'clock last night.
The accident occurred shortly before 8
o'clock and Policemen Hunt and Skinner
of the sixth precinct who were summoned
rendered immediate assistance. Lieut..
Moore of the sixth precinct detailed Pre-
clnct Detective Mullen upon the case and
visited the scene of the accident himself to
assist in the investigation.
Police Learn but Little.
The police were able to learn but little
of the accident, as there were no witnesses
to the affair other than the fireman of en-
CINE 1873 He saw the men before the en-
CINE struck them, but they were SO near the
locomotive, he said. that he could do moth
Ing to save them. He shouted the police
were told. and assisted in bringing the en-
CINE to stop only to find one man dead
and the other dying When the firemen
in the direction of the engine with their
eyes on the ground as If they were uncon-
scious of the danger.
The men were upon the north track where
| q In he nd
where the high entertainments on either
side of the tracks are almost perpendicular
over the tracks at that point is a bridge
over which the work trains pass 1t is
stated that the bell on the engine was
sounded after the ''Y was reached and
that under ordinary circumstances men
upon the tracks would have been attrac ted
70 the moving engine, but in this instance
the unfortunate men evidently did not hea r
the engine approaching.
Witness Horrible Sight.
When the engine was STONED and tho
trainmen went back to make an investi1a-
ton they witnessed a horrible sight The
head of Hewett had been severed from the
body and was resting upon the earth near
the north track. while his arm was between
the rails. His companion had been thrown
10 one SIDE of the tracks and was uncon-
sclous. Blackburn was hurried to the hos
pltal and the body of Rewett was removed
to the morgue.
There was nobody about who knew the
men, but their union cards furnished their
names, and w. i. McGarrah business agent
OF the local union, was notified. He started
an investigation and succeeded in ascertain
Ing that Hewett, who was familiarly known
as PADDY Hewett was from New Bed
ford, Mass. His mother, who lives at *
Social street. IN that city. was notified Of
her son S death and she asked that his body
be sent there for burial. Her request will
be compiled with as soon as the coroner will
permit the representative of the local union
to take the remains from the morgue
Hewett was about thirty-three years old
and single He boarded In this city at 40 K
street northwest
blackburn came here from Philadelphia
where he had been employed. presenting
transfer card from the union In that city
Business Agent McGarrah stated to a Star
reporter this morning that he had not sue
ceeded In locating Blackburn's relatives
While he had come here from Philadelphia
only because he had found employment
there: He was about thirty years old and,
IL is thought. was unmarried.
Regarded as Dangerous Point.
1t is stated that the place where the ac-
cident occurred is regarded as being one of
the most dangerous points on the Baltimore
and Ohio road. The curve Is an exceeding
ly short one. and 1t is impossible for an en-
gineer or fireman to see many feet ahead
OF his train along the tracks. Had the
TWO victims of yesterdays accident seen
the engine when IT got in sight of them
they could hardly have escaped. Several
years ago disastrous collision occurred on
the ''Y" which resulted in the demolition
OF tower, two engines and a number of
cars.
The engine that caused the death of the
men has frequently attracted attention be-
cause of Its unlucky number, 1913. 1t is
recalled that a number of years ago sew
eral passengers stopped in the depot and
the number of the engine came under dis
cussion. 1t was on a Friday morning the
18th day of the month, and one of the men
who had been passenger on the train the
engine had brought in declared he would
never have taken passage had he known of
the unlucky combination Of thirteens. He
was informed. however, that the engine
had done some remarkably fine work for
the company. and that 1t had drawn a train
bearing President of the United States
The death of Maj. Daniel ODriscoll an
attorney of this city was caused by engine
1913. While driving across the railroad
tracks at Lamonds station at 1910 o'clock
the afternoon of Monday, September s,
1902, Major O'Driscoll. as stated, was
struck and instantly killed by the engine
in question