Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
PATHETIC INCIDENTS
DISTRESSING DETAILS OF THE
.DIREFUL DISASTER.

Probably the most pathetic incident at
the scene of the accident was when Harry
Higbee whose legs had been broken and
who was terribly battered about his head
and body. crawled long distance and
picked up the body of his son, George l..
Higbee seven years OF age, who had been
killed An instant before the father had
held the boy up to the train to kiss his
aunt. Miss Mary Lippold, who was about
to return to her home, 1925 Otis street
Brookland. She was also killed The two
bodies were taken to the house Of Mr.. Hig-
bee almost in front Of where the accident
occurred, and kept there until about noon
today, when they were removed to the Otis
street house by Geiers Sons, undertakers.
1t is likely that the double funeral will
occur Thursday. The bodies will be in
tered In Prospect Hill cemetery.
Miss Lippold, who was employed In the
bureau of engraving and printing, visited
her sister, Mrs. Higbee. yesterday, and was
about to return to her home, only one sta
ton south of Terra Gotta, when her life
was sacrificed
Lets go down to the train with Aunt
Mary?" was the request the boy made Of
his father when it was near train time
In Act of Kissing Aunt.
Taking hold of the hands of his father
and aunt the little fellow tripped down
the grade to the railroad station intend
Ing 10 return nome as SOON DIS inc duHl
had boarded the train. Miss Lippcld was
upon the steps of the car and the boy
was being held up by his father in order
that he might kiss his aunt. At that mo-
ment the crash occurred.
where's my boy?' Mr.. Hlgbee was
heard to ask
Without waiting for assistance he
crawled to where the body lay and picked
he was hardly able to realize that the boy
was dead He held to the body, however,
until assistance arrived Then the body
was removed to the house with that or
the boys aunt. The father was cared for,
but he was not placed in the hospital until
about $50 o'clock. Mrs. Charles Meyers
Mrs George II. Jones OF 63S Park road ana
Mrs. Hgbee are sisters
Mother Killed; Child Injured.
About noon today Undertaken Sergeon
removed the remains of Mrs. Mary E.
Barnes. thrty-five years of age, fror, the
home of Mr.. Wilt erger, at Terra Gotta,
to the home of her mother, at Woodbury.,
only short distance from Stott station.
At the time the remains We're taken from
the house in willow casket Mr.. John l..
Barnes. husband of the victim, and her
three brothers. stood upon the porch and
gave evidence of their grief, while in the
house was Estelle Barnes. the only child of
the carpenter and his wife, whose home
was at IA 9TH street northeast. Little Es-
telle is eight years of age, and her condl-
ton is critical.
Baby las fighting onance only" her
father sobbed. That's what Dr. Parsons
told me this morning. She seems con-
scious but does not talk. about the only
thing she has to say being to call for her
mother.
John Barnes. the husband and father,
would have been with his wife anu child
yesterday had it not been that he had a
toothache yesterday morning.
I'VE usually spent Sundays at the home
OF my wife's people Mr.. Barnes ex,
lot, a,,I /
the toothache yesterday that l was not
with them at the time the accident hap
pened'
Saw the Collision.
Mrs Barnes and her daughter left the
home of her parents in time to catch the
train to return home. being accompanied to
Stott station by George Burgess, a brother
Of Mrs. Barnes, and friend of the young
man. After putting his sister and niece
aboard the train George Burgess started to
return home, his friend accompanying him.
They had gone only a short distance when
the fast moving 'dead-head' train came
laundering along. George realized that
there was danger ahead and turning to his
friend, he remarked: My God! Mary and
Estelle are gone For an instant it seemed
as If his heart positively refused to beat. He
stood there on the road until he heard the
crash.
It's all over" he remarked to his COM
panion.
turning MS race IN the direction OF the
city, he ran over the muddy road and down
the railroad tracks until he reached the
wrecked cars. At the scene of the wreck
the young man found his dying sister in
the ditch on the east side of the tracks. He
took off his coat and covered her and then
he looked for Estele
Soon Found Girl.
II knew Estelle couldn't be far away"
he said afterward, land 1 was not long
finding her I W a fO mir bar md
carry her to the house of Mr. Wiltberger
Then l got assistance and took my sister
there"
While carrying the child to the house it
was necessary for the uncle to remove the
clotted blood from her mouth in order to
prevent her from being asphyxiated The
child does not seem to know she in
jured in a railroad wreck 1t is stated that
she has not cried since she received her in
juries. her only trouble seeming to be the
absence of her mother. The child sustained
a fracture of one leg her face is cut and
she has bruises about her body. Should
the child survive il is likely that the fu-
neral Of her mother will take place Thurs
day from the home of the mother of the
deceased at Woodburn. In event of the
death of Estelle however. the funeral Of
the mother will be postponed.
Chief Clerk Macy of the general land Of
fee dumfounded this morning to
Don NJ. Carr. his stenographer, appear at
the door leading into the chief clerks room
and walk over to his desk. Mr.. Carr was
just bit pale. but otherwise looked him
self. Mr. Macy had read in a morning
newspaper that Don c. Carr was among
the killed in the Terra Gotta wreck, and,
presuming the report correct, had made
requisition for another stenographer
Mr.. Carr stated that his wife had beer
in the wreck, suffering from a fracture OF
the ankle and a few cuts about the head
and face, but otherwise was wholly unin-
Jured. He could not understand how his
name came to be coupled with the Balti-
more and Ohio disaster.
Mr.. Macy said he never felt so much re-
neved in his life as when Mr.. Carr ap-
peared.