New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
About Fifty Injured in Collision Baltimore & Ohio
Near Washington.
THREE CROWDED CARS DEMOLISHED.
IT, S. District Attorney Among Those Hut-Dead Train Said to
Have Run Past Signal In Thick Fog

scene of the wreck until the special train con-
veyed the dead and injured the city. An
earlier train. which had been dispatched TO Terra
Gotta brought in the injured. whose wounds had
been hastily dressed. and they were sent around
to the various hospitals. Three died on tho way
to the city. and one death occurred IN one Of
the hospitals.
The engine of the train is said TO be one
Of the largest and latest type of passenger en-
gines used on the road. The fact OF its sizs
probably saved Ii from total destruction. the
nrincipaI damage to it was confined TO the 'front.'
Of the engine. and because of this Harry Hide
brand the engineer. and his fireman escaped
with their lives. HiIdebrand Is said to have
been a substitute. He was later arrested, to-
sether with his fireman No formal charge has
been placed against them. but they will be held
pending investigation
The wrecked train composed OF an engine
a smoker and two day coaches. The two rear
coaches were reduced to kindling wood and the
rear OF the smoker was telescoped. So great was
the impact that fragments Of the local train
were scattered along the track for consider
able distance
Thaddeus T. Rodey, Iaborer az the Terra
Gotta works. one of the first of those not
on the train who became aware OF the accident
He ran out to the track and saw two women, ors
of whom alive. and whom he assisted to
her feet. 1t was only moment. he said. when
he many other bodies stretched along the
track He Immediately communicated by teis-
phone to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at
Washington.
MOST VICTIMS KILLED AT ONCE
From the appearance OF the bodies 1t is be-
lieved that nearly all the victims were killed OUT
right. or died within few minutes after the
cident OF the dead bodies some were buried
beneath debris. with thezKsSIlt that they were
found Wfti difficulty, sE,d Il was some time be--
fore they could be laid 1ut on the bank
Dr. E o. Bolt. one OF the most prominent 4
physicians of Washington. and his sons Edwin.
| seven years old and Sinclair. FIVE years old.
| were passengers on the train. Edwin killed
| and the father and other son are missing. and
1t is feared by their friends that they among
| the list of unidentified dead at the morgus-
| remarkable escape was that of DIR. Parker.
| of this city. 1t was said that he the only
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/ out a scratch. He was in the smoking asleep
at the time of the accident
| CAUSE OF WRECK UNCERTAIN
! C. ". Galloway. superintendent OF transpor-
| tation of the Baltimore & Ohio. said tonight
| that it was impossible yet to deterrnins the
cause of the wreck
| I'VE have on this division the most modern
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/ we are untabIe at this hour say. Because OF
the confusion incident to the collision ana OF the
| caring for the dead and injured. we have bean
| unable TO consider the proper causes. We have
| not yet interrogated the operators. and until
| we do so we cannot be certain what the sttua-
| tion was. We shall institute immediately
] inquiry into the causes OF the collision That
inquiry will begin tomorrow morning probably
In Baltimore. where all the train records are.
| We shall make the inquiry rigid possibls.
and shall give the results of 1t promptly to the
public through the press
The passengers in the forward coach who were
/ only slightly bruised. heard the groans OF the
dying and wounded and did what they could to
give aid a number of the passengers started
| to walk to Brookland. three-quarters OF mile
away.
The moment the first of the survivors reached
Brookland general call sent out for doc
tors and ambulances. DR.. r. W. Frischern. DIR.
stern and DR. j. H. Brooks OF BrookIand re-
sponded and were taken to the scene IN auto
mobiles
| One member OF the crew of the passenger
train. who hobbIed into drug store half an
| hour after the accident, said: II can't tell how
many have been killed. II is awful. I don't even
know just how it happened The freight engine
me as If every one killed in the last coach
| and many in the first. The freight engine must
have run past a red target, l can't explain the
| accident in any other way l can hear The
groans of the dying ringng in my now"
u W. Baker. United States District Attorney
| for the District of Columbia who was pas
| senger on the forward ear suffered slight in
| iuries He was able 20 walk from the wreck TO
| drug store. where his injuries treated.
He was later taken to his home in an ausomo-
bile. Mr. Baker returning from his farm
at Germantown. Md
When the news Of the accident spread about
| Brookland, many citizens. with their wives has
tened to the scene 70 give AID ard eognfcr-
TO the wounded
Mrs II. =. Fisher. Of this city. while re-