Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31


Injured.
baby of Mrs Thomas. but in speaking OF
the affair last night he said he did not re-
member how the baby came into his arms.
His explanation of how the portion of the
train which he was in came to be so far
away from the scene of the wreck. he
said was due to the efforts of the engineer
of the local. who pulled up his train and
started down grade, racing away from the
train which had caused the damage.
Miss Ada Smith, who was also on the
Frederick train, had her foot badly
crushed.
Condition of Mr.. Eckhardt.
Mr. Cornelius Eskhardt. mayor of Ken
sington, Md. and auditor of The Evening
Star Newspaper Company, is at Garfield
Memorial Hospital in a serious condition
but according to the statements of the ply
sicians there this afternoon he has an even
chance of recovery. During. the morning
and early afternoon there was a continuous
stream of callers inquiring after Mr.. Eek
hardt aud anXiousiy asking as to his
chances for recovery. In speaking of Mr.
Eckhardt's condition Dr.. Wayne F. Gowan
of the hospital staff. said at noon today:
1.-The condition of Mr. Eckhardt is much
improved His pulse is good. He has come
rapidly forward in the matter of improve
ment during the morning and if no internal
injuries have been sustained he has a fine
chance to recover.
Mr. Eckhardt's right side is badly bruised
according to the physicians and four ribs
are broken en- that side. The physicians
have not made a minute examination. pre-
ferring to have Mr. Eckhardt become
stronger before that is done. At the crest
of the hip there is a deep cut. apparently
caused by a flying splinter. There are also
several deep decorations upon the back of
his head and upper part of the scalp. His
right foot IS also bruised.
Miss Bertha R Peake of RraddOck
Heights. Va, also at Garfield Hospital, has
a wrenched back. but no broken bones
She has also several deep scalp decorations
and is suffering from the shock sustained
John Dickins. Fred Hiser and Henry
Krebs. three young men. thirty, twenty
five and twenty-four years old. respectively,
Who are employed at the Terra Gotta works
are confined to wards in the same institu-
ton, suffering from minor injuries.
Mayor Eckhardt Found.
While searching for bodies about the
wreck last night Policeman j. A. Sullivan
of the tenth precinct and Mr. Howard Fisk
found an overcoat. Upon Investigation a
pair OF gloves and two cigars were found
in one pocket. and in the other a page of
correspondence for today's issue OF The
Evening Star. Mr.. Fisk at once recognized
the initials at the bottom of the copy as
those of Miss Annie Eckhardt daughter of
Mr.. Cornelius Eckhardt, mayor of Kensing-
ton. Md, and auditor of The Evening Star
Newspaper Company. The search was con-
tinued and upon inquiry 1t was learned
that Mr., Eckhardt. seriously injured. had
been removed to Garfield Hospital. A few
minutes later Mr. b. A Chaplin also of
Kensington, Nd, appeared on the scene
and identified the overcoat as belonging
to Mr.. Eckhardt. He said that he had left
Mayor Eckhardt earlier in the evening at
the station
HE was just going into town to mail
1nft Mr. mar oil
there are no mail, collections at Kensing-
ton Sunday evenings, and 1 was looking for
his early return"
Mr.. Chaplin at once communicated the
news to friends and relatives in Kensing-
ton. Mayor Eckhardt several months ago
lost his wife by death. His six daughters
were at home during his absence.
The details OF the finding OF Mr.. Eek
hardt were learned from Mr.. Paul Hiser
who resides at Terra Gotta, and was per-
sonally acquainted with the mayor
Il heard some one groaning on the pat
form near the station and l immedia ely