The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-09-07
WESTERN MD. r. r. TROUBLES.
Wrecks at AvondaIe, ST. Georges and
and Other Places.

Two wrecks, which occuEed on the West
ern Maryland Railroad Saturday afternoon
between four and o clock, caused the entire
disarrangement OF the schedule for the trains
on the railroad, and the holding up of pas,
senger train and of the Pen Mar Express at a
point above Westminster for an hour. Another
passenger train near Glyndon was also held
for considerable time. No trains, either
freight or passenger, arrived at Hillen Station
over the main line after 4. 55 p. m, and the
first train TO come in after that time was from
Gettysburg, which was due at Hilen Station
at 6. Is p. M, and did not arrive until 10. 30
clock The first train to arrive in this city
was at 2. 30 a. IN.
1t was not known when the wreck near
| Westminster would be cleared up sufficiently
| to permit the passage TO Baltimore of the pas
senger train and the Pen Mar express held ut
that point.
The first wreck occurred about p. III. at
| Avoudale, u small station above Westminster,
which was caused by the front trucks of car
| load of ballast to jump the track aud run along
on the ties about 100 yards.
The wreeking crew, which was on its way TO
| Union Bridge, was right back of the local
freight and cleared the track up in about 3
| hours.
| The second wreck occurred about g. As
| o clock, at point between Glyndon and ST.
| Georges, the next station toward Baltimore.
and was caused by the derailment The through
passenger express train from Baltimore. This
train left Baltimore at 40 o. clock. The de-
railment occurred at place below Glyudon,
| where a double track is being laid. At this
| point there is a deep cut, which has Just been
| made, and at one side of the cut Is a steep
embankment The engine and four coaches
of the train jumped the tracks; but, fortunately,
/ they left the rails toward the cut, and not on
| the enbankment side. 1.-THE train bad Jumped
| on the other side, the engine and coaches
would have probably rolled down the steep
| enbankment. and there would have been con-
siderable loss of life. The damage consisted
| of about $50 ties and thAt much track torn up.
| The passengers, although badly shaken up and
| somewhat bruised, were not injured. Some
of them remained at the scene of the wreck
| and others walked back 10 GlyndoR and there
| boarded the trolley CARS aud came back to
| Baltimore Those who remained were brought
to Baltimore on the special that vas seut out
! for that purpose. The holding up Of the trains
| at the scene Of the first wreck caused consider
| able discomfort to those aboard. On the Pen
| Mar express were q number of lsdles and
| g number of children, and the time wore
/ away and It WAS seen that there was no hope
| OF getting through to Baltimore for some hours,
| the distress OF the passengers became acute,
4 especially among those who bad smSii children
/ With them. These two wrecks causs-i great
/ deal OF anxiety among the people Of the this
| city. Rumors we're that the express Jumped
| the track and rolled down ~ embankmsut
near Glyudon. and as a grea, many people
/ from this city travel on that train attracted a
/ large crowd TO the station to wait and hear of
| the outcome Of the wreck.
IL u said that the Western Maryland Rail
road Company IN August paid over 90 the
/ Pusiofice Department S7Sotn 6nrs for failure
| TO make connections promptly a. Hagrrsfnwu
/ With southern mali trains. Il u understood
/ the railroad company, according 30 Is agree
I ruenl with the Government. : required % pay
/ = fne Of SIS for every umc southern con
neciion IS not made. The fast mail srSvicc
I belWren EageFsioEn and Baltimore for several
/ months hss been very poor, aud many com
1 plants have heea lodged ~tih the postal ~.
thnrliIes.
/ A ueslhonnd frsieh; train on the Western
Maryland railroad Jumped the track Al Pc
I iuulac Valley junction. near WiiliamsPort.
I "Wednesday afternoon, blocking two tracks
! and delaying the ias, msil 10 this esIy p
Enurs.
The Blue Nouaisin exyrr,s that leaves this
/ city Al s - q "a. Jumped the track A. Ftaks
| hs,rE yesterday. tearing ~ The track tnr about
/ COO irei and smashing ile Tender 1T isr en-
I rIu~ Tbs accident delayed al trains tus,a
/ 3 10 huars "a ihls city.