Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
HORROR NEAR
WASHINGTON
Thirty-eight Killed in Terra Gotta
D. C.. Seventy Hurt in Rail-
road Collision.
THREE CROWDED CARS SMASHED
Wreck So Close to National Capitol
That Dead and Injured Were Taken
There by Relief Trains-Frederick
Local Had Stopped at Way Station
and Other Train Came up From
Behind-Engineer is Under Arrest.

| WASHINGTON. Dec. 81. = Thirty
eight people were killed and seventy
injured in collision on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad at Terra Gotta, a
station about three miles from Wash
ington. An express train ran into the,
Frederick local. Three cars of the To-
cal were completely demolished. The
injured were brought to Washington
as fast as they were taken from the
wreck.
Following is partial list of the
dead: Elizabeth Pearman, Takoma
Park; r. A. Kelly. Kensington, Md.:'
Mary Leffold, thirty years old, of
Washington: George Higbie. eight
years old, BroolSland. ID. c.; DR.. e.
Garther Harris, Washington; Miss
Koll (Y. NJ. C. A. card was found in
her pocket; white girl, thirteen years
old, unidentified white girl, eighteen
years old, unidentified; negro baby,
unidentified white baby, unidentified;
Norman Rogers, Marion, Ind; Mrs. ].
McCaghey and her fourteen-year-ol
son. Edward NJ Belt, white, fourteen
years old; Commodore p. Brown, six
| ty years old.
Clarence Proctor of this city had his
leg crushed. Proctor is well known
amateur ball player Mrs. Proctor, his
wife was badly shaken up. w. G.
johnson, agent of the United States
Express company, Washington, had
his arm broken and was slightly in
| jured about the head Frank Bodlitz
Frederick, Md. newspaper man, thir-
ty years old. was injured slightly. Roy
Elder, Poolesville, Md, had leg bro
ken.
Upon the relief train coming into the
city an unknown white boy, about
twelve years old, and an unknown me-
gro, about thirty-fve years old, died.
The report that Senator Proctor of
Vermont was among those killed in
the wreck at Terra Gotta was incor-
rect. Senator Proctor was not on the
train.
| The Frederick train had stopped at
Terra Gotta station and was crashed
into by freight, the rear cars of the
into by the express, the rear cars of
the passenger train being telescoped.
The wreck occurred in dense fog.
! United States District Attorney ID.
w. Baker was among the injured and
sustained internal injuries.
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 completely exhausted and aft
er medical treatment was sent to the
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
to be found in the wreckage.
The wreck is said to have been ca,is-
ed by the telegraph operator at Silver
Springs letting two trains in on one
block. The engineer of the Frederick
train bas been arrested.
Many dead bodies were found lying
beside the track for considerable dis
tance. A dense fog was prevailing
and made objects pereeptible but
few feet ahead. 1t was impossible at
first to determine the exact extent OF
the catastrophe
Mrs. H. Il. Fisher of this city while
responding to the call of Il sufferer
almost tumbled over the body Of u
two-year-old child lying near the
tracks. The baby was terribly bruis
ed, but was still alive.
1t was said that the mother of the
infant had been killed N
Frank p. Bodlitz, a newspaper man
of Frederick, Md. who was slightly in
Jured, in describing his experience said
Il was in the car next to the smoker
talking with a gentleman and his wife
from Detroit, Mich. We were all
standing up, the. car being crowded
Suddenly we heard an awful noise and
then crash. Women began screaming
and the next thing knew found my
self rolling down an einbankment
where some one picked me up, ard ]
found | was not badly hurt 1t was
impossible to describe the scene. Wo
men and children were shrieking. and
could hear the groans of the dying.
Children were running about crying for
their parents. and mothers and fathers
were rushing around trying to finG
were strewn along the track for dis
tance of mile"
oegin the New Year at Trainers
School and be happy
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