The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-06

AS--S5 ySSCSA Odg q scene OF
gayety incident TO the commence
ment exercises of the Naval Acad
emy, is today a center Of mourning.
Sorrow-stricken relatives of the
victims Of last nights wreck arrive
by every train, and are bending over
the biers Of a dead friend or over
the bedside Of a sick one.
Two More May Die.
Among the most seriously injured
who may yet be added 70 the list OF
the dead is General Manager VIII
liam E. Slaughter, who lost a little
daughter and Harry Jacobs, for
whom hope has practically been
, abandoned. It was said at the hos
ital at noon that Mr.. Slaughter
would in all probability lose one Of
his eyes, and hiE condition on the
whole is very serious.
Company Hides Wreekage.
Until the investigation is com
pleted the officials OF the road
here are averse TO discussing the
accident 1t is only known that
the regular train from Baltimore.
carrying a largs number Of persons
out 10 Annapolis 20 attend the hop.
dashed into an extra up-going train
as the two rouroai the curve above
Camp Parole. Officials Of the com
pany last night took steps to re-
move the wreekage and that portion
not removed was hurriedly covered
with bushes and small trees cut for
that purpose early this morning.
Guards Of the company prevent any
minute inspection Of the debris. but
( it is plainly diseernibIe that the
force Of the impact between the two
cars was so great that they are
nothing but a mass OF twisted wood
and iron. Parties who witnessed
the collision are Of the opinion that
the speed was in excess Of thirty
miles an hour, and state that the
two motormen failed to see each
other until within Iifty yards.
Shortly after noon teday the body OF
the unknown woman was identified as
that of Mrs George Greene fir Of
Washington All during the morning the
O1y had been viewed at TaylOr'g under
taking establishment, and this afternoon
the Identification was confirmed Ar
Tangements viii probably he made IN
remove both the body OF Mrs Greene
and that OF her husband, which lay be-
SIDE her to Washington this afternoon.
Tells Of Crash.
State Senaf or Campbell tells a dramatic
story OF the manner in which the cars
met, and also how General Manager
Slaughter, seeing the imp Nuding danger,
made a vain effort 70 sac his little
daughter
The cars seemed eInast to1etber D.
said Senator CamcS-.l, when I saw
the motOrman Of our car apply the
brakes, and endeavCr 20 rush back into
the car.
At the same momsnt Mt Slaughter
Strengthened up AMI tried to grasp
both his daughter anG little son. A
second later the crash came, and when
next / saw the trio Mr.. Slaughter was
seriously injured and his daughter
dead; the. son being the only one TO
escape injury
Helps Dying Husband.
Mrs. Mcdaniel, herself seriously in
jured. went back into the wrecked car
after being extricated. end finding her
dying husband. took his head in her
lap. He died in her arms, and the two
were later found In this posture BY the
rescueTs- Mrs Mcdaniel will recover.
William Wood. a merchant having a
store overlooking the scene Of the wreck,
said this afternoon:
The cars were less than a hundred
yards apart, when 1 heard a rasping
sound as both mOtOruan ATTEMPTED 10
apply their brakes. In a second almost
the crash came and I started on the
run down the hill.
so stunned were the people by the
impact that when I reached the car not
a sound was 20 be heard from within
either Of them Finally the cries OF the
injured became louder and louder. as
the nature Of the occurrence was real
iZed, and a scene of understandable hor-
ror as dead and injured were dragged
from beneath the debris followed
The wreck was caused by uisuuder- 4
standing Of orders. The road is almost
entirely single track. and to this is at
tributed the primary cause Of the acci-
dent When the two cars, one empt