The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
MANY KILLED
In Appalling Railroad Disaster
Near Washington c.
'OF TRAINS.

COLLISION 'OF TRAINS.
| At Terra Gotta, and Many Persons Wait.
ing at the Station to Board the
Train Either Killed or
Injured While
Waiting.
Another appalling disaster occurred
about seven o'clook Sunday night on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
Terra Colts, about three miles from
Washington, D. c., in which thirty
eight persons were killed outright and
over sixty injured. many OF than SO
seriously that they sill die. The &C
c!dent wss caused by the collision OF
train No. 66, que at Washington at
G 25 o. M, from Frederick, Mo-,
known as the Frederick Specisl, with
deadhesd passenger equipment spe-
cal OF eight cars. Over 200 passengers
we're aboard the ill-fated train. As
soon IS the news Of the wreck reached
Washington sll anbulsncss syailaole
with as may physicians as could be
assembled were sent to the scene.
OF the injured seven were tsken 10
Freedmans hospitsl, Is to the Uniteo
States Soldiers Home hospital, and 20
were brought into Washington on q
special train to be carried to various
hospitals. Among the injured was
District Attorney Baker Of Washing.
ton, sho, despite his injuries, walked
almost two miles to B-ookland and
brought the first news of the wreck.
BE was completely exhausted snd a.
tor me6icsl treatment. was sent to n
city.
Describing his experiences Mr.. Ba-
ker said: 4 vas in the second car
from the engine coming from my
home in Germantown. I was four
seats from the end Of the car, and just
as the train left Terra Gotta station
the crash came. We were carried In
the wrecksge for some distance. l do
not know hcw got out Of the wreck
sge, but Mr.. Darby, OF Washington,
sssisted me to the drug store. Frank
P. Bcdlitz, newspaper man OF Fred
er:ok, Mo, who was slightly ipj red.
sn describing bis experience said:
IT was in the csr next TO the
smoker talking with q gentleman sno
his wife from Detroit, Mich. We were
Eli standing up, the csr being croEd-
ad. Suddenly we heard sn awful
noise and then . crash. Women BE-
gan screaming and the next thing l
knew l found myself rolling down an
enbanknent where some one picked
me up and I found I was not badly
hurt. Is is impossible to describe the
scane. Women and children we're run
airg about crying for their parents,
and mothers and fathers were rushing
a,ound trying to find their children.
The dead and injured were St eWn
along the track tor q distance OF a
mile"
The dead bodies were found lying
beside ths track for constderaols
! distances. The wreck occurred ct 6:39
o. n. A denss fog Ms prevailing ano
made objects percepsibie but 3 lev
feet shead. It v-ss im po tsible st nrst
to determine the exact extent OF the
;sts?tropae. TIE NOM ant the hrse
OF the survivors reached Brookland q
general call wss sent on: for doctors
and anbulsnces. Dr.. r. w. FITS
ahorn, Dr.. Stern and DR.. J. q, BROOKS
or Brooklsnd responded snd were
taken to the scene X: sutono0lles.
One member Of the Gre OF the pas
senser train, who hobblad into drug
store 8 halt hour sitter the scci lent
said: tI csn't tell how many nav
been killed. It ID awful. I don't eve!
know just how il happened. IN
freight engins went through the en-
1 tire train and it seems to me IS !
| every one was killed in the last coacl
! and many in the first.
+ When the news Of the acclden
! spread through Brooklsnd, nsy clSl
zens with their wives hasteneo TO tn
scena to give their sid and confors t
the wounded. Mrs. q. F. Fishe
e while responding to the call OF 8 SUI
s erer, almost stumbled over the bod
8 OF two.year.o'd child lying nesr GO
track, The baby was terribly bruls
ed, but was still alive. 1t was Sal
Il that the mother OF the infant ia
j been killed.
. The Inflated tratn runs only Q
is Sunday for the benefit OF Wasn1ns
:. tonisns who either have country pla
s. es on the line or 60 to visit relative
It It leaves Frederick at 4 O'Clock IN Il
Is afternoon and Is scheduled &c resc
!. Washington at 6;25 o'clock. q. v
It Galloway, superintendent OF tran
b portstion OF the Baltimore and Ontt
.e stated that it was impossible yet
e determine the csuse Of the wreck.
u It is stated that the danger sign
q at Tskoma Park, short distance 1ro
70 the scene Of the accident, was g
g. when the train Of empties passet
Q. The trsin was going sc the rate OF
ID miles sn hour and Engineer HID
70 brand stated that on account OF q
Sc hesvy fog he could not see the signs
q. His train ran into the Frederick ira
We just as it was pulling out OF Ter
at Gotta, where it had stopped to ta
6. on four OF five passengers. Two
be these we're among the killed.
be Both Engineer Hilbebrand and t
ut fireman on the train OF the emp
n. cars ware placed under arrest q
les brought to Washington in the char
;er of cf6cscs. One Of the worst festul