Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-01-09

Washington, D. c., Dec. 31.-An ap
paliing disaster occurred last might
at o'clock on the Baltimore and
IOhio railroad at Terra Gotta, about
three miles from this city, in which
labout twenty-nine persons were
killed and more than sixty injured,
some of them so seriously that they
will die. The accident was causeu
by the collision of train No &c, due
here at 6:25 p. m. from Frederick,
Nd, known as the Frederick special,
with a deadhead passenger equip
ment special of eight cars. More
than 200 passengers were aboard eae
Inflated train. The railway Of
fcials late tonight were unable to
assign any cause for the collision.
Find Dead Beside Track.
AS soon as the news of the wreck
reached this city all ambulances
available with as many physicians
as could be assembled were sent to
the scene. The dead bodies were
found lying beside the track for a
considerable distance.
The wreck occurred at 6.39 D. m.
A dense fog prevailed and made OBJ
jects perceptible but a few feet
ahead It was impossible at first to
determine the exact extent of tue
catastrophe.
List of the Dead.
The dead so far as known, are:
Mary Leffold, 80 years old. en-
ployed in the bureau of engraving
and printing, this city.
George Higbe, years old,
Brookland, d. C.
I Elizabeth Pearmau, Takoma Park
T. A. Kelly, Kensington, Md
DR.. E Garther Harris, Washington.
Miss Koll. a Young Woman's Chris
tian association card found in her
pocket
White girl, 10 years old, unidenti-
fed.
White girl, IS years, unidentified.
Negro baby, unidentified.
White baby, unidentified
Norman Rogers, white, Marion, Ind
Mrs. ]. McCaghley, and her IA
year old son.
Edward M. Belt, white, IA years of
age, address unknown.
Commodore P Brown, so years of
age, address unknown
Prof. King, organist, Wesley chapel,
Kensington, Md.
Lee Rowe, Washington
L. Rupert, Washington, merchant.
Henry Higbie. Brookland, father
of George Higbie.
Theodore Mertz, New York.
Mrs. S. w. Shrewbridge and baby.
Washington.
May Cook and baby, washington.
Two negro women, unidentified.
Two white women, about 80 years
of age unidentified
White woman, 25 years of age, I'M
identified
White woman. 20 years OF age. I'M
identified
White child, unidentified.
The Injured.
The injured so far as known num-
bered about sixty with the posi-
Ibility that the number may be in
creased when the wreck Is cleared
away
Those passengers in the forward
coach. who were but slightly bruised.
heard the groans of the dying and
wounded and did what they could to
give aid A general call was sent
out for doctors and ambulances.
Dr.. r, w Frischorn, DIR. Stern and
DR. J. H. Brooks of Broikland re-
spondeo and were taken TO the scene
In automobiles.
One member of the crew of the pas
senger train who hobbled into a drug
store half hour after the accident,
said:
The freight engine went through
the entire train and II seemed to me
as If every one was XII led in the last
coach and many in the first The
freight engine must run past a
red target. I can't explain the &C
cident in any other way. can hear
the groans of the dying ringing In
my ears now"
! United States District Attorney d
W Baker, who was a passenger on
the forward car, suffered injuries He
was able to walk from the wreck to
I a drug store. where his injuries were
treated. He was later taken to his
home in an automobile.
Mrs H. F Fisher of this city, while
re. p, uding to calls of a sufferer, al
most stumbled over the body of a
two year-old child lying near the
track The baby was terribly
bruised. but was still alive 1t is
said that the mother of the infant had
been killed
Cars Were Crowded.
District Attorney Baker, who was
injured, in describing his experience
said
II was in the second car from the
end coming from my home in Ger
mantown. was four seats from
the end of the car and just rs tins
{ ain left Terra Gotta station The
crash came We were carried II
the wreckage for some distance.
, do not know how l got out of tht