Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-13

Eleven persons were injured and a num-
Der of others thrown from their seats and
shaken up in a collision on the Washing
ton. Baltimore and Annapolis electric rafl-
way about noon yesterday. Five Of the
patients. two OF them residents Of this
city, were taken to the Emergency Hos
pital at Annapolis. Only one, however.
sustained serious hurt. He is Milton r.
Colburn, sixty-one years Of age. an en-
gineer on the steam road leading from
Annapolis. His condition 10 SO serious, 1t
10 stated, that the hospital physicians fear
he will not recover. although they did not
regard his case - absolutely hopeless.
It II believed the accident was ths result
Of q Misunderstanding Of orders, Z new
schedule having become effective yester-
day. The coliSion occurred between one
Of the heavy cars filled with passengers
from this city and Baltimore going to An
napolis and an accommodation car run
ming from Annapolis to Academy juno
ton, the cars meeting short distance
south Of Brownsville station.
At the place where the accident oc-
CURED there II q single track. and, II 10
stated, the accommodation should have
side-trached at Iglehart's station and per-
not made there however. and the collision
followed. Harry Basil, motorman on the
accommodation car, shut on the current
and made an effort to move his car back
ward when he saw the fast-moving car
bearing down on him. He succeeded in
stopping his cor. but not in backing 1t out
Of the way OF the limited. The notorman
on the limited could not see the accom-
mediation until his car rounded the curve
In the direction Of Crownsville- Then he
shut of the current. applied tho brakes
and made every effort to prevent a col
lision. Most Of the passengers. realizing
that an accident could not be averted.
hurried toward the rear door. When tha
limited struck against the accommodation
those who were In the aisle were thrown
toward the door.
Cars Slightly Telescoped.
Both cars we're slightly telescoped. but
the trucks did not leave the tracks. A
message was sent to Annapolis for as
sistance. and Drs. James J. Murphy, Wal
ton II. Hopkins and Oliver Purvis were
hurried to the scene on a steam train.
First aid was rendered, and Colburn, Bell.
Mcknight, Leonard and Purdy were re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital. An
napolis. AS soon as the accident occurred
q member OF the crew OF one OF the cars
communicated with officials Of the road
at Academy junction and had the cur
rent cut of to prevent the possibility OF
further accident. The debris was cleared
away and traffic was resumed shortly
after o'clock In the afternoon. II is be-
lieved that the damage to the cars Will
amount to 5000.
c. F. Gladfelter. treasurer Of the COM
pany. said last night that the motormen
stuck TO their posts and that ono OF them
was slightly injured. He added: There
was a head-on collision on the Annapolis,
Washington and Baltimore division OF the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis
electric railway about 1 O'Clock today. IN
which seven passengers were injured.
meeting point at Brownsville and col
lded with train No. 11S. westbound. about
a mile east OF this point. There was an
extra train on the siding at Brownsville.
No. 113 mistook the extra for the regular
train. which they were to meet at that
point.
Statement by q Passenger.
Mr.. H. c. Bell Of Omaha, one of-thoee
cared for at the hospital. spoke Of the af-
fair last night, saying:
I'VE must have been going at least
thirty miles an hour. and just as / saw
the other train round the curve knew
that it was all up. 1 had been In An
napolis all the informing and was on my
way to Washington. Things went along
all right until we were within a mile OF
Brownsville. when l happened to walk UP
toward the front OF the car and had a
good view Of the track ahead. 1t so hap
peAed that turned around to speak 10
q friend. and again turned to look out
the front window. No sooner had done
this when the train from Baltimore, bound
east, shot around the curve Both trains
were then within q hundred yards of each
other. and both going very fast I then
yelled, Lookout, boys. we are going TO
have an accident and started toward the
back Of the car. But I only got half way.
for all OF a sudden I felt myself being
hurled toward the door. and when the
car came to q stop L was I'm a semi-con-
sciOus condition"
Mr. Geyer said he was seated with his
son-.n-law. Harry Armstrong. and had
discussed the question of an accident IN
the road. He spoke of what a terrible
thing il would be for cars TO meet on the
single track. and had hardly spoken the
words when the crash occurred.