Smyrna times., 1907-01-02
THIRTY-EICHT DEAD
IN B. & 0. WRECK
Frederick Special Crashes Into Train
of Empty Passenger Cars.
OVER SIXTY PERSONS INJURED

ONO railway at 1erra COLLd, dDOuU |
three miles from this city, in which 3S
persons were killed and over 60 were
injured, some of them so seriously that
they will die. The accident was caused
by the collision of train No. sc, from
Frederick. Md, known as the Fred
erick special, with a dead-head pas
senger equipment special of eight |
cars. Over 200 passengers were on |
board the Inflated train. The railway |
officials are unable to assign any |
cause for the collision.
The Dead.
Following is a partial list of the
dead: Mary Leffold, employe bureau
engraving and printing, this city;
George Higbie, years old, Brookland,
d. c.; Elizabeth Pearmon, Takoma
Park; t. T. Nelly, Kensington, Md;
Dr. E. Gather Harris. Washington;
Miss Kohl "a Y. M. G. A. card was
found in her pocket; white girl, 13
years old, unidentified; white girl, is
years old, unidentified; negro baby,
unidentified: white baby, unidentified;
Norman Rogers, white, Marion, Ind;
Mrs. j. McCagley and her 14-year-old
son; Edward NJ Belt, white, IA years
old, address unknown; Commodore P.
Brown, 60 years lold, address un-
known; Professor King, organist of
Wesley Chapel, Kensington, Md; two
negro women, unidentified; two white
women, about 80 years old, unidenti-
fed; white woman, 25 years old, uni
IDENTIFIED; wifte woman, 20 years old,
unidentified; white child, unidentified:
The Injured.
Following is partial list of the in
jured: D.NW. Baker, U. S. district at
torney for the District of Columbia,
heel cut off; Harry Higbie, brother of
George Higbie; Mrs. Edith Barnes,
Washington; Estelle Barnes, daugh-
ter of Edith Barnes; Louis Baldwin,
Washington; John c. Kauler, both legs
broken, internal injuries, will die;
John Wright, negro, Baltimore, Md.
shoulder and leg broken, will die; w
C. Johnson, Washington; Frank Bod
litz, Frederick, Md; Roy Elder, Pooles
vile, Md; Edward Williams. negro
Washington; N. w. Washington; ]. A
Kundo and Fannie Austin, negress, botl
of Washington; c. F. Pagan, Freder
ick, Md; B. N. haywood, Alexandria
Va. Miss G. Cross, B. S. Seggs, Lucille
Campbell, Mrs. A. Moose, all of Wash
ington; Mrs. D. Reake, Braddocl
Heights, Md; Miss Janette Reid ad
dress unknown; Catherine Hughes
Washington; Jannette Reed, IL year
old, Falls Church, Va; Fannie Austin
Washington; Lucille Compton; Clal
ence Proctor, AL Chambers, r. F. e
gin, " S. Legge, Clinton l.. Moore a.
of Washington; Mrs. d. M. Carr, KeI
sington. Nd; E. M. Moore, Washing
(ton; Cornelius Eckhardt, auditor {
the Washington Evening Star, ser
ously; Alfred York, Woodburn, Md
Fred Hiser, Terra Gotta; Henry Kreb
Terra Gotta; Miss Peake, Braddoc
Heights, Va; Miss Catherine Hughe
Washington; John Dickens, Teri
Gotta: Quentin NJ Moore, Mrs. Moor
wife of Quentin M. Moore; John d
Witt Moore, years old; ClarenC
Proctor, Mrs. Proctor, his wife, a
of Washington.
The dead bodies were found lyir
beside the track for considerable di
tance. A dense fog was prevailing al
made objects perceptible but few fe
ahead. 1t was impossible at first
determine the extent of the catastr
phe. The passengers in the forwa
coach who were but slightly bruis
heard the groans of the dying al
wounded and did what they could
give aid. A number of the passenge
started to walk to Brookland, thre
fourths of a mile away.
The moment the first of the survi
ors reached Brookland a general c.
was sent out for doctors and ami
lances.
1t has been proved that the dams
signal at Takoma Park, short d
tance from the scene of the accide
was set when the train of empt
passed. The train was going at
rate of go miles an hour and Engine
Hildebrand stated that on account
the heavy fog he could not see the
nal. His train ran into the Freder
train just as it was pulling out
Terra Gotta, where it had stopped
to take on four or five passengt
Two of these we're among the killed
One member of the crew of the p
senger train. who hobbled into q
store a half hour after the accld
said: II can't tell how many nj
been killed. 1t is fearful. | don't e.
know just how it happened
freight engine went through the
tire train and it seems to me as
every one was killed in the last co
and many in the first. The freight
CINE must have run past a red tar
| can't explain the accident in
other way. / can hear the groans
the dying ringing in my ears now.
United States District Attorney
w. Baker, who was passenger on
forward car, suffered slight in1ul
He was able to walk from the WI
to drug store, where his inlu
were treated.