The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-11
MANY KILLED
In Appalling Railroad Disaster
Near Westinghouse. c.
COLLISION ,OF TRAINS.

AT Terra Gotta, and Many Persons, Walt
Ing at the Station to Board the
Train Either Killed or
Injured While
Waiting.
Another appalling disaster occurred
about seven O'CLOCK Sunday night on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
Terra Gotta, about three miles from
Washington, d. O., in which thirty.
eight persons we're killed outright and
over Rixty injured. many Of them &c
seriously that they gill die. The 40
cldent was oaused by the collision OF
train No. 86, uue at Washington at
6 rs p. M, from Frederick, Md.
known rs the Frederick Special, with
8 deadhead passenger equipment spe.
olal of eight Cars. Over 200 passengers
were aboard the Inflated train. AS
soon as the news OF the wreck reached
Washington oil amhulanCes available
with as maay physicians as could be
assembled were sent to the n
OF the injured seven were taken to
Freedman's hospital, Is to the United
States Soldiers Home hospital, and 20
we're brought into Washington on o
special train to DO carried to various
hospitals. Among the injured was
District Attorney Baker Of Washing
ton, who, despite his injuries, walked
almost two miles to Brookland and
brought the first news of tho wreck.
He was completely exhausted and af.
tor medical treatment. was sent to tn
city,
Describing his experiences Mr.. Ba-
ker said, II VAS in the second car
from the engine coming from my
home in Germantown. l was four
seats from the end Of the car, and just
as the train left Terra Gotta station
the crash came. We we're carried in
the wreokage for some distance. l do
not know how l got out OF tho wreok.
age, but MI. Darby, Of Washington,
assisted me to the drug store" Frank
P. BodlitZ, q newspaper man of Fred.
eriok, Md, who was slightly I'M red,
In describing his experience said:
II was In the car next to tie
smoker talking with q gentleman and
his wife from Detroit, Mich. We were
oil standing up, the car being crowd
cd. Suddenly we heard an awful
noise and then o crash. Women be-
gan soreaatng and the next thing i
Snev~1 found myself .roiliag down an
embankmenS where some one picked
me up and / found I was not badly
hurt. Ia Is impossible to describe the
scene. Women and children we're rum
ming about crying for their parents,
and mothors and fathers were rushing
around trying to find their children.
The dead and injured were at ewn
along the track for D distance of q
mile"
The dead bodies were found lying
beside the track for q considerable
distance. The wreck occurred 1T $3.50
p. m. A dense fog Was prevailing and
made objects perceptiblo but o few
feet ahead. 1t Wis impo5 siblo at first
to determine the exact extent of the
catastrophe. The moment the frat
Of the survivors reached Brookland a
general call was sent out for doctors
and ambulanoes. DR.. n. w. Fris.
ohorn, DR.. Stern and d.. j. II, Brooks
II Brookland responded and we're
taken to the soene III automobiles.
One member of the Grew of the pas
senger train, who hobbled into q drug
store D half hour after the acCi lent,
said: II can't tell how many have
been killed. Ii 80 awful. l don'6 even
know just how 1t happened. The
freight engine went through the en-
tire train and 1t seems to me as II
every one was killed in the last coach
and many in the first"
When the news Of the accident
spread through BroOkland, may citi.
Gems with their wives hastened to the
scene to give their aid and oomforb 30
the wounded. Mrs. II. E. Fisher
while responding to the call Of q suff.
erer, almost stumbled over the body
Of q two.year.o(d child lying nea the
track. The baby was terribly bruis
ed, but was still alive. 1t was said
that the mother OF tho infant had
been killed.
The Inflated train runs only on
Sunday for the benefit OF Washing.
toniana who either have country plao-
es on the line or 60 to visit relatives.
1t leaves Frederick at 4 O'Clock In the
afternoon and Is scheduled to reach
Washington at 6;26 O'Clock. O. w.
Galloway, superintendent Of trans.
p0rtation OF the Baltimore and Ohio,
stated that Ii WAS impossible yet &c
determine tho oBuse Of the week.
1t ia stated that the danger signal
at Takoma Park, q short distance from
tho aceno Of the accident, was act
when the train OF emptios passed .
The train was going at the rate OF SO
miles an hour and Engineer Hide.
brand stated that On account Of the
heavy fog he could not see the signal,
His train ran into the Frederick train
just as 1t vas pulling out OF Terra
GOTTA, whore 1t had stopped to take
on four or five passengers. Two OF
theae were among she kiilod.
Both Engineer Hilbebrand and the
hreman IN the train Of the empty
oars wore placed under arrest ant
brought to Washington In tho charge
OF officers. One OF the worst features
Of the catastrophe was enacted al thu
station Of Terra Gotta. Hers Is mum
bel CT Q passengers were waiting Il
take the train into the oity when til,
collision occurred. or the large mum
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