Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
INCIDENTS OF WRECK
RELEASE OF STATION AGENT
HOLDING TRAIN CREW.

Mr. Milton w. Phillips, station agent al
Takoma Park. who was detained in the
witness room at the tenth precinct station
was released about $50 o'clock last evening
and permitted to go to his home. A few
minutes previous to that time Mr.. Angus
Lamond of Lamond's Station. D. c., shor,
distance north of the scene of the wreck
appeared at the station house and handed
bond in the sum of $4,000 to Capt. Ell
lott who thereupon permitted Mr.. Phillips
to depart.
Application was made earlier in the day
by Mr. Lamond to Assistant United States
Attorney Harvey Given for the release OF
Phillips on bond. A request was made that
the bond be made in the sum Of $1,000, but
Mr.. Given declined to accept any sum under
$4,000. Mr.. Phillips left the station In
company with Mr.. Lamond and his son, Mr..
Clyde Lamond.
Mr.. Phillips resumed his duties as station
agent at Takoma Park this morning.
Train Crew Under Arrest.
The members of the crew of No. 212O,
which crashed into train No. 66 last Sun
day evening at Terra Gotta. are still at the
tenth precinct police station. where 1t is
probable they will remain for several days.
The men have all been assigned separate
cells, but take their meals together in one
of the ante-roomS.
The trainmen were placed under arrest
and taken to the station house Sunday night
about II 30 O'Clock. The crew was COM
posed of Harry H. Hidebrand. ma rried, en-
gineer residing at lO7 West Ostend street;
Ira c. McClelland, single, nreman 49,
liam street; Ralph RutteE. marie
man. 50 East 4tn avenue: Fran If
meier. married. conductor. H.. Wilkins
street. and William A. Norris. married, bag
gagemaster. 1907 South Charles street. al
of Baltimore, Md. The charge entered on
the blotter opposite each name is neld for
investigation
Escaped Uninjured.
A peculiar incident in connection with the
disaster is that neither the engineer nor
fireman of the deadhead equipment train
received a scratch McClelland stated to a
Star reporter that after the big engine had
completed its work in splitting open the
Frederick train he found two heavy beams
clutched about his head and throat, which
penned him in the cab.
Every pane of glass in the cab was
smashed, but he was not cut by any OF
the flying pieces. Hildebrand also came
off lucky and had little difficulty in climbing
out of his seat after the accident.
Department of Justice Employe.
Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Reed, who was killed
in the wreck, was employed as a clerk in
the Department of Justice for the past five
years. She was the widow Of Colin
F. Reed of Pittsburg, and a cousin
of Tom Patterson, a lawyer Of that city.
Mrs. Reeds mother. Mrs Sturges, and
her daughter Jeanet Reed, who is in a Sc
rious condition at Providence Hospital suf-
fering with a fractured leg and internal in
juries, survive her.
The remains of Mrs. Reed were removed
to the undertaking establishment of w. r.
Speare, where they are to be prepared for
shipment to Washington, Pa, tomorrow
evening.
Mrs Reed, her daughter and Miss Annie
Reading who was also killed, had been in
the suburbs taking dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan, and were returning to this
city when the accident happened.