Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31
MANY KILLED AND MANY MORE
HURT IN WRECK AT TERRACOTTA,

ing down an embankment, where some-
ohc picked me up and found I was not
badly hurt. 1t was impossible to de-
scribe the scene. Women and children
were sh"ieking and ! could hear tho
sroans of the dying. Children were run
ming about crying for their parents and
mothers and fathers were rushing around
trying to find their children. The dead
ana injured were strewn along the track
for q distance of 4 mile
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O-Thirty-five
persons were killed and 100 injured in
a collision on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad at Terracotta. a station about
three miles from Washington. An ex-
press train ran into the Frederick To-
cal. Three cars of the local were COM
plctely demolished. The injured are
being brought to Washington, as fast
as they can be taken from the wreck.
Following is a partial list of the
dead:
Mary Leffold. so years old. employed
bureau engraving and printing, this
city.
George Higbie, 8 years old. Brook
land. d. c.
Elizabeth Pcarman. Takoma Park.
T. A. Kelly, Kensington Md.
d.. Z. Garther Harris. Washington.
Miss Kohl CA Y. NJ. G. a. card was
found in her pocket).
White girl, 10 years old, unidentified.
White girl. IS years ole unidentified.
Negro baby. unidentified.
White baby. unidentified.
Norman Rogers. white. Marion, Ind.
Mrs j. McCaghley and iler IA year
old son.
Edward NJ Belt, white, II years old.
address unknown.
Commodore Reed, Il years old, Falls
Church, Va.
Prof. King. organist Wesley Chapel,
Kensington. Md.
Two negro women, unidentified.
Two white women, about 30 years
old. unidentified.
White woman, IS years old, uniden-
tilted.
White child, unidentified.
Partial list of injured:
D. W. Baker, u. S. district attorney
for the District of Columbia; heel cut
off.
Harry Higbie, brother of George Hig-
Mrs. Edith Barnes. this city, back
sprained serious.
Estelle Barnes, daughter of Edith
Barnes. broken leg, scalp and forehead
injured f-
Cornelius Rekhardt. Kensington. au-
ditor of the Washington Evening Star,
seriously
Alfred York. WOODBURY..
Fred Hiser. Terracotta.
Henry Krebs. Terracotta.
Miss Peake, Braddock Heights. Va.
seriously.
John Ickens. address unknown, seri-
ously.
Miss Catherine Hughes. this city.
right hand broken, slightly injured
about the face.
John Dickens. Terracotta. scalp
wound. cut on the throat.
Quentin NJ. Moore. this city. left leg,
broken. injured internally.
Mrs Moore, wife Of Quentin Moore
slightly bruised.
John Dewitt Moore, five years old,
slightly.
Clarence Proctor. this city. left leg
crushed.
Proctor is Il well known amateur ball
player. .'
Mrs. Proctor. his wife. badly shaken
up.
Clarence Proctor, this city. seriously.
Al Chambers this city. slight.
r. +. Elgin. this city, slight.
V. S. Lcggce. this city. seriously.
Clinton l.. Moore this city.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Carr. Kcnsington, Md.
L. II. Moore, this city. slight.
Raymond J. Cooley. seriously.
Louis Baldwin. Washington, internally.
John c. kauIer, both legs broken. in
ternGlly injured: will die.
JOHN Wright, negro, Baltimore, Md,
shoulder and leg broken; will die.
~ G. Johnson, agent United States
Express Co. Washington, arm broken
and slightly injured about head.
Frank Bodlitz. Frederick, Nd. newspa-
per man. 90 years cid. injured slightly.
Roy Elder FOolesvillc. Nd, leg broken.
Edward Williams. negro. this city.
\. W. Washington. face lacerated.
John A. kundo. this city, leg broken
Fannie Austin. negro, this city.
G. J.. Pagan, Frederick Nd.
T. n. haywood, Alexandria County.
Va.
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