New-York tribune., 1907-01-01
FIFTY-THREE DEAD.
WRECK HORROR GROWS.
Scores of People injured IN b. 6 o.
Disaster Still in Hospitals or Homes.

Washington, Dec 3l.-The Baltimore & Ohio
wreck at Terra Gotta last night grows in mag
nitude as tho hours pass. The most conserva-
tive estimate Of the dead might Is fifty three.
with threescore OF injured In the hospitals or at
their homes. suffering from wounds and fractures
sustained IN the rear-end collision which COM
pletely demolished the two day coaches and the
smoker attached to the local Frederick, Md, ex-
press, No GG Several of the most seriously In
tured are expected 10 die during the night. and
the death list may yet reach sixty or more
HesrtrendinE and pitiful we're the scenes at
the city porgue to-day. where hundreds ef p~r-
focked TO assist the police In the identihca
ton OF the dead.
The list OF identified dead follows:
AUsTIN Fannie Negro Washington
BAILEY. oun l. thirty Eve years old. Newark. Ohio
BALDWIN. Levi, W uboa, forty year. old East
BALDWIN Mary e. Warrington.
BARNES. Mrs. l. A. Terra Gotta, d Z.
SHt 6eGp. P S 2s Ear WaioPFsa aa Tafas ef a as ~ s
f5r Baltimore & ohio Railroad
BELT, Edward NJ. seven years old. son u Dr. Be!i
BELT clair
BoHRER, MIS-. coriane ". nineteen years Old wash
iuEton. mililu-I.
BoHRER. Mary Alice Washington
BOND. J. a, address unknown.
BOND. s, l.. address
hEoWS ToS1 G0P4Sd9,f r5St9 dfs Fl Washington '0"Po Gov
BROWN. Mr.. wife Of commoaore-|p Brown.
BUTTE Me- s' III ,ns wa.aas,s si5 s'T nea G @ St
CAHEh ;;r1 Mary A. Washington. identified by da-
CHASE sIrs. Frank Y. South Brookland D. c
CHASE ---. lafant child Of Mrs.
COLE. Mics Nellie York Penn.
CoMPhaE Ne;tie Lee, thirty years old. WashIrs;on.
COOK mis-. May. Washington.
COOK infant child Of May Cook
CoRNwEl.I- Carrie. twenty-five cid. Washington.
CROSS M,ss Ros1le. years Washington.
CtNLo Francs eighteen months old Washington
DAILY, Oliver l., Washington.
GARRETT Edward l.. i've ysar, Old Washing. ..,a
HARRIS. Or Z. Gather. dentist. Washington
HIGBIE. Henry. BrooklanG .. g.
HIGRIE. Gror.e years old. o, Henry Hisar
klNG. T }. kensinston. Sd. orsaHist Wesl~ysn
tician, OF United s'str- Naya obscr' stary.
KOLn. Luu Y. twenty five wears old Washington.
LEIGH Frederi'k Washington Junction Md. brakeman
poe Bureau q Engraving r''' and Erin. Il Ing
LOWE. A. Lee Washington clerk.
a,im9se I'm rief ge5E to Genera sue9n' Rent
MEEKIING, Minnie B.. twenty years Wash
MERIT Theodore New York stree, ear coaiuc.o-.
METZ Thomas. twent;tw years old. Nj.
MfIIIcAN Lucy Butts. pcanwood- d. G.
PEARMAN Mrs T. G., washington.
READING. Miss Anna ". Washington
REEVES. Mics. Tnkoma D.. G.
REID. Elizabeth Washington.
ROGERS Norman thirty years old Marion md
local trat1o manager for the Central Union Tele-
RUPERT. washington: merchant.
STURGEON. Mabel twenty years old. Washington
STURGEON. Raymond. infant.
WHITE. Otis. B"ooklnnd H.. ..
WRIGHT, John Negro. Baltimore died IN hospital
WRIGHT, Masdalene. years old. Negro Baltimore
Unidentified Negro. at Providence Hospital
Women. girls. and men with iron nerves
shrieked, sobbed and tainted their relatives
friends found among the thirtytwo
corpses strewn about the floor. Collins. wicker
baskets and winding sheets were found all
sides 1t day never to be forgotten.
Officials of the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad are
conducting an investigation OF the wreck IN Bal
tinore. for the purpose OF placing the RESPONSE
bility for the terrible disaster. General Superin
tendent Todd exonerated Milton Phillips the op-
orator a: the Takoma block station. the last
signal station that the equipment train passed
before crashing into the passenger train at Ter
ra Gotta. The superintendent declared that
Phillips was obeying the Instructions when he
went home at $3.50 o'clock. leaving the double
green signal burning While making no posi-
tive charge Superintendent Todd intimated that
the burden of the blame would fall upon the
engineer and of the extra. The five mem
bers of the crew. who were arrested after
the accident, are now being held to await the
result OF the official investigation They are
Harry H. Hildebrand. engineer: Ira c. McCiel
land fireman; Frank F. Horneir. conductor;
Ralph Rutter. brakeman. and William A Nor
ris, baggage master
Gazing vacantly between the iron bars of his