The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-29
STORM BRINGS DEATH
Causes Wreck in Which Six
teen Lives Are Lost.
ALL ENGLAND IS SUFFERING
Nine Frozen in London and Ten Fa-
tulities from Cold Reported from
and Traffic Is Virtually Suspended.
blizzard General over EurOp..

Aberdeen. Scotland. Dec. Z9-As the re-
suit of a rear-end collision Friday night
between "a local and express train from
Aberdeen 10 ArbrOath. sixteen persons
We're killed, and thirty-seven were serI-
ously, some Of them fatally. injured, while
scores Of other passengers suffered Sc
verely from exposure 20 the cold before
they were finally rescued
The accident occurred a few miles from
Arbroath. where the local train was snow
bound. The signals, becoming clogged
with snow, refused 10 work and a clear
track was set for the express, whfch fol
lowed IN the wake, The enginect OF the
express kept his train running at a high
rate Of speed, and not until he was close
upon the rear end OF the accommodation
was he aware that collision was in
evitable. lie Immediately put on the
air brakes, but they had no effect, and in
an instant the two trains met.
Blizzard Retnrds Reseuers.
Relief trains were at once dispatched
10 the scene from Aberdeen and Ar
broath but the blizzard which had been
raging for the past forty-eight hours
greatly retarded the work OF the res
cuers.
The dead and wounded were extricated
from the wreck as quickly as possible
and the wounded were given temporary
relief by the physicians who accompanied
the relief trains. They were then put
on trains and taken to Aberdeen and
Arbroath. where they were placed in
hospitals. It is feared that several Of
them will not survive their injuries
4 temporary morgue was erected near
the scene of the wreck. where those who
were killed were placed.
As soon as the dead and injured had
been taken care Of. the work of rescuing
the other passengers was taken up, but
not until they had suffered severely from
exposure to the cold aad snow.
Both trains were total wrecks. The
road was blocked for several hours.
Nine Frozen to Death.
London. Dec. 2S.-Nine persons have
been found frozen TO death on roads in
England during the past twenty-four
hours.
The list doubtless viii be much length
ened when communication with localities
now snowbound is restored.
The continuing snowfall has created
practically an unprecedented situation.
the worst known in thirty years in Great
Britain, and the conditions existing here
apparently are general throughout
Europe.
From all parts of Great Britain come
stories of trains buried in snowdrifts.
Forty to fifty women had narrow es-
capes from death to-day owing 10 the
collapse of the snow-laden roof of a
Covent Garden warehouse, but most Of
them were rescued from the wreckage
with only slight injuries. There was nc
loss of life.
Ten Deaths in Cornwall
Penzance. Cornwall, is isloated. Ten
deaths, due to exposure, have been regis
tered. 1t is still showing.
In Perthshire this morning the snow
drifts were fifteen feet deep in places. and
railway traffic is practically suspended.
The main lines between Perth, Aberdeen.
and Dundee are entirely blocked A train
that left Aberdeen for London last night
was showed up at Montrose
Member OF Parliament Hurt.
Among the injured is AIexs nder