Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
IN WRECK ON SOUTHERN
Many Residents of This City
Among the Injured.
NONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT
Train Thrown From Track and
Coaches Damaged by Fire.
BROKEN RAIL WAS THE CAUSE
Most of the Passengers Were Asleep
at the Time the Accident
Happened.
BROKEN RAIL WAS THE CAUSE

An express train known as the Chatta.
nooga and Washington Limited was de-
rallied and wrecked on the Southern railway
just north of Ryan's Siding. Va early yes
terday morning. More than thirty passen-
gers, many OF them Neutrality-suspicious.. wero
injured none, however. seriously. O. II
smith, conductor OF the train. resident OF
this city, was more severely Injured than
any one else, and he was taken to Char.
lottesville and removed to the hospital ae
the University OF Virginia
broken rail was the cause of the acct.
dent The entire train, consisting of n baR-
gage car, one day coach and three Puilman
slecpers, was thrown from the tracks and
the coaches We're subsequently badly DAM
aged by fire which had It's gin in one OF
the overturned PuIlmans The wreck block-
ed traffic for several hours and the WASH
ington passengers We're brought home on q
local train, which was closely following the
limited, reaching this city yesterday after
noon.
Local Residents Injured.
Among the injured were the following
Nashingtonians:
Police Lieut. Edward ]. Keefe forty-nine
about limbs.
Miss Nellie Keefe, daughter OF Lieut.
Keefe; injured about limbs
Mrs. c. W. Walden, 5l7 III street northeast:
hands and arms bruised.
Mrs. A. n. Hacker, 1olS Il street north
east, daughter OF Representative Brownlow
or tennessee and wife of A. y. HackeF Of
the Department of Commerce and Labor.
injured about body.
Bernadette Hacker, nine years DID, abra-
sion of arms.
G. w. Parker United States geological
survey; injured about limbs
G. r. Smith. conductor of the wrecked
train; bruised about body and limbs and
probably internally injured.
J. w. Simms, colored 847 Aclxer street
northeast, Pullman porter confusion of
right arm.
Others Who Were Hurt.
Others injured according to the official
report furnished by the Southern railway,
were:
II. Fl. Damron fagman of the train,
scratched left hand.
Mrs. H. w. Dickinson. Bristol, Tenn;
confused little finger :.
Marshall Oaklers. Pullman porter. Jersey
City. confused right shoulder
Two Italian laborers, each slightly
bruised.
b. b. Irby. aged forty six. Roanoke. Va,
destination Alexandria; confusion left side
chest slight.
Robert E. Wade. tr, aged two and one-
half years. Of New Haven Conn confusion
right side of head, slight.
Mrs. R. K. Wade, confusion of hand,
Crawford Sutton. colored. aged fifty. CuI>
peper, Va: confusion LETT hip and front Of
leg
Charles Kull. aged thirty-threa Pottsville,
Pa; laceratsd wounds, left hand confusion
of upper left leg.
Mrs. Charlton Davis. Keel. Va. destina-
tion, Atlantic City: nervous and frightened.
w. H. Geise. Pullman company, aged
thirtyeight Jersey City, saved Ey jumping
from window.
Miss NJ. F. Herbert. aged eleven. Alle-
Rheny, Pa: confusion LETT arm and hand.
RMS. Geofge oDhler Allegheny. Pa; con-
fusion left arm
Additional Victims.
Carl NJ. Campbell age seventeen months,
Allegheny, Pa; confusion left ear.
c. NJ. Davis, claim adiuster. Maryland
Casualty Company, Baltimore, aged twen-
ty years; feet bruised
w J.. Taylor lawyer aged forty years,
2223 North Calvert street Baltimore; abra-
sions and contusions.
c. II. DeI.inn. cotton broker. tw rnty-four
years old. Collins, Mass; strain of small Of
back.
W c. Fields, Sparta, y. c.. right foot
sprained.
w. c. Lawson. Roanoke. Va abrasion
ana toiltuSiDU ol IISlll fill h'''l' t94'li VI
left knee.
Joe Abrams. westfelds, Pa; confusion
left hand
6. f. Smith. conductor Of No. A.; strain
ed back, cut on hand.
James Wade. electrical engineer, twenty
five years old, Boston, Mass: abrasion left
leg.
B. F. Turner. baggaeemaster. thirty
three years, 10 King street, Alexandria;
strain Of back and neck.
ID. A. Walton, age forty-thrce years. New
Orleans: bruised
", ". Gennet. 10 West 3d street. Bay
onne. y. j.. fiftytw0 years old, destination
home: confusion of left knee.
Miss Eileen Guggan. Dallas, .ex.; contu.
sion of limbs.
Occurred in Deep Cut.
The wreck occurred In deep cut at n
point where the railway tracks skirt the
country place of Thomas F. Ryan OF New
York. about 100 miles from Washington.
Walls of rock tower for scores of feet
above the tracks. and when the wheels OF
t he locomotive ground into the defective
rail yesterday morning the whole train left
the tracks and topped over the embank-
ment. When the crash occurred nearly all
the passengers were asleep or DOING and
they were hurled over the backs of seats or
from their berths.
Broken glass from the windows showered
over all, and most of the Injuries received
were on account of the sharp particles and
OF the heavy jolting with which the cars
stopped. Great confuS on naturally enSucd,
but il only a few minutes before the
general scramble safety through open
doors and broken windows resulted In
motley gathering OF men, women and chill
dren IN all stages of dishabiile alongside
[ he tracks The crew of the train and a
volunteer corps Of Ten passengers who had
escaped with minor "Its and bruises went
( through the wrecled cars assisting less
fortunate ones ana gathering articles OF
clothing ard hla1kc's from tic bcrths for
the partially clad th'rong shivering in the
cold morning air.
Fire Starts in Pullman.
The fire spread raTid!y from tn" Pullman
sleeper and many OF the passengers lost
almost all OF their possessions. Several
erstwhile occupants OF Pullman car berths
reported the loss OF large sums Of money
Il I'D of teweiiy in the flames To add to
he general discomfort rain began to fall