The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31


 killed It was awful I don't even know just how 1t happened.
 'The freight engine went through the entire train and 1t looked to me as f every one was killed in the last coach and many in the first. The freight en- zine must have run past a red target 1 can't explain the accident in any other way. I can hear the groans of the dying ringing in my ears now"
 Walks to Drug Store.
 United States District Attorney D. W. Baker, who was a passenger on the for ward car, suffered internal injuries. He was able to walk from the wreck to d drug store where his injuries were treated. He was later taken to his home in an automobile.
 When the news of the accident spread about Broolland, many citizens with their wives hastened to the scene to give their aid and comfort to the sd.
 Mrs. H. H. Fisher of this city, while responding to the call of sufferer, all most stumbled over the body of a 2-year- old child lying near the track. The baby was terribly bruised but was still alive. It was said that the mother of the infant had been killed.
 The ill-fated train runs only on Sun day for the benefit of many Washington ians who either have country places on the line, or go to their relatives. It leaves Fredrick at o'clock in the after noon and is scheduled to reach Washing ton at 6:25 o'clock.
 District Attorney Baker, who was ln- jured, in describing his experience, said:
 Passengers Describe Scene.
 q was in the second car from the end coming from my home in Germantown. l was four seats from the end of the car and just as the train left Terracotta station the crash came. We were car ried in the wreckage for some distance. I do not know how I got out of the wreckage, but MT. Darby. a groceryman from Washington, assisted me to the drug store"
 Frank P Bodlitz. a newspaper man of Frederick Md, who was slightly injured, in describing his experience, said: "I was in the car next to the smoker talking with a gentleman and his wife from Detroit. We were all standing. the car being crowded. Suddenly we heard an awful noise, and then crash. Women began screaming, and the next thing knew found myself rolling down an en- bankment, where some one picked me up and I found l was not badly hurt. It IS impossible to describe the scene. Women and children were shrieking and drowned the groans of the dying. Children were running about crying for their parents and mothers and fathers were rushing around trying to find their children. The dead and injured were strewn along the track for distance of mile" Walks With Heel Cut of. District Attorney Baker, despite his heel being cut off, walked the one and . quarter miles to Brookland and brought the first news of the wreck. He was com pletely exhausted. and after medical treatment was sent to tine city. George H. Burgess. brother of Mrs Barnes, had just put Mrs Barnes and her daughter on the train when the wreck occurred, and was one of the first to join in the rescue work. His sister and niece were among the first found in the wreck. age.
 Hospital Train Arrives. Shortly before midnight a hospital train which had been sent from Washington arrived at the wreck and the work oi taking on the injured and the bodies oi the dead was begun. The unidentified deaf
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