The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-03
FFTY-THREE KILLED
List Of Dead Appalling Brakeman Tells His
Story, Then Dlss...Ro One 10 10
Spared for Blame.

'i"'' ~ Wv '"' VI NlN'A nii'N ~
= hour nm cngiuc drawing eight cmpt,
freight cars, ran into the rear en-,
of heavily loaded Baltimore a
Ohio passenger train last night ncaI
Washington, u. G., sending fifty
three souls into eternity and inlur
ing rs many more
The catastrophe happened at Ter
ra Gotta. "a little block signal station
three miles out OF the capital city
The passenger train had just pulled
out Of the station and was not fal
| distant when the freight train OF
empties Flew past Terra Gotta and
according TO The operator was GOING
at a rate of fifty or sixty miles an
houy. \ few minutes afterward a
crash was heard and Il was known
that tho two trains had come to-
sother
Engineer iildcrbrand, who was In
charge OF the dead train aud who
was arrested shortly after the dis
aster, declared that on account of
the dense fog nc was unahle to dis
tinguish the signal light at Lakoma
Park. a block station. Tower OBJ
orator Philips declared that the
danger signal was In proper place
and that Engineer Hilderbrand's
train passed the tower station at n
terrific rate OF speed
Officials of the Baltimore & Ohio
unable 10 fix the responsibility for
the disaster last night, will begin
an investigation at Baltimore. today
to determine the cause OF the dis
aster Engineer HilderTand and
the fireman OF The dead engine, Tow
er Operator Phillips and all others
in any way connected with the op-
Grafton Of the train will be exam
ined.
DEATH LIST
Following is a revised list of the
dead:
Colonel Robert Andersen, Newark
OlIin T.. Bailey, minister, Newark
Ohio
Ohio,
Lewis Baldwin, West Orange, NJ
j.
Mrs. l.. a, Barnes, Terra Gotta,
d. G.
DIR. Il. oliver Belt surgeon for B.
& 0.
Edward Belt, his sou 1.tltl
Miss Connie NJ. Bohru, Wash
lngton.
j. \. Bond, address unknown.
$. l.. Bond address unknown.
Commodore +. Brown, Washing
ing,
Mrs SaIIie V. Butts, wife of j. f..
Butts, Washington health depart
ment.
Mrs. Frank II. Chase and infant
child, South Brookiand, d. c.
Mss. Wary a. Cahcr, Washington.
Nellie Lee Compiler, Washing
ton.
Carrie CornweiI, Washington,
Mrs. May Cook, Washington.
Infant child of Mrs. Cook.
Annie Cunlo, Washington
EDWARD l.. Garrett. Washington
Dr.. Gather Harris, Washington.
Henry Higbic, Brockland, u. C.I
and 7-year old son.
n. a. Kelly, Kensingtbn, Nd. en-
gineer United States capitol
Professor Y. }. King, Kensipgton,
Md, statist&ian United states naval
service,
Lulu kolb, Washington.
Miss Kohl.
Mary Iisfold, Brooklyn, employe !
bureau OF engraving, Washington.
A. y. lee Washington, clerk.
Frederick Leigh, Washington, D.
G., brakeman.
McCaghey, son Of ]. A. McCaghey
of Baltimore, chief clerk to Gen
eral Superintendent Bent of Bald
more.
Theodore Nlcrtz, New York, street
car conductor.
Thomas Mctz, Germantown, Md.
Mrs. Minnie u. Mn'lding, address
unknown.
D. c.
Lucy Butts NIilIican, Deadwood.
Mrs. $. G. Pulman.
Miss Reeves. Tacoma. d. G.
Miss Anna Reading. Washington
Norman Roberts, Marion, Ind.
local traffic manager Central Union
Telegraph COMPANY
Miss Rosalic, Washington,
Rupert, Washington, mer-
chant
Mrs. s. -.en,bti,lgc, Wash
ngton vd.
& Mabg Dgton.