Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-13
company. made a statement concerning
the wreck saving:

company, mace StdteHieht eeiAAi'e
the wreck. saying:
1T is q standing order on this road that
In the event Of any accident the power be
Immediately cut OF from that part or the
ro,d where the wreck occurs. Within
Svo minutes after the accident occurred
today a message was sent to the dispatcn-
er at Naval Academy Junction ana the
electricity was shut of to prevent any one
from being injured by It,
were regular trains. running on their own
time, and should have met at Crowns
vile siding as matter or regular pro-
cedure. That they did not meet was not
the fault of the system. We have sys-
tenn Of steam-road dispatching which. al
though It would not be as effective on
road where there were many trains
day. affords this road ample protection.
We do not run enough trains daily TO
warrant the installation of block-signai
eystem IL any train should become dis
ebled and unable to proceed to Its destina-
tion the flag would be sent back. our rules
calling for the placing of torpedoes three
quarters Of a mile back of the train. with
the flag half q mile away
IF a car Is partly disabled and the mo
sorman is forced to 60 so slow that the
car behind would be able TO eaten MIN ne
Is provided with fusees. which answer the
same purposes as a block signal. These
fusees. with which every car is equipped
have a sharp spear point 10 SUCK III =
tie. They burn red for three minutes ana
green for five minutes, and car foiie"-
ing would see that it was SO many Hih-
utes behind disabled car
Story of Another.
r p. Rowles. real estate agent of
Durant. Okla. who was en- route 10 All
nano,is on the car from Academy juno
ton with his son Rupert, candidate Tor
the l.. S. Naval Academy. when seen last
Mac ND n.
rapoiis. said:
MS a miracle TO me that more tnan
half Of US were not killed outright Ihat
So few were injured is unusual was ON
sha back platform with my son. owing 10
the crowded condition OF the car. Wnen
the crash came. Strange TO say. put
minute or so before IL i was speculating
on the possibilities of wreck ever oc-
curing on the road With no small de-
gree of satisfaction. / realized that L ai,o
my boy were in the safest place snouid
head-on collision occur. Then. suooeh-
". saw the conductors face grow pale
he hest ed a moment. then grabbed the
trolley ropes desperately. puii'ng the
rrolleys off their wires. AS he feacneo
for the emergency brake l hne" SUN ane.
hurled against me with terrinc force.
Roth OF us are badly bruised and shaken
Up from the shock OF the collision
II think most Of the people were nurt
cne pinioned between seats. There Were
a number Of women on the car and their
bravery was remarkable. There were no
screams and wild shrieks OF despair ush-
ally associated with such accidents. no,
until we were all out Of the two wrecked
cars and the injured were being careu
for on the turf alongside the tracks were
there any evidences of hysteria. Then
a number of the women broke down.
Bravery Of Little Boy.
II was much impressed by the bravery
Of one little fellow, not more than ten or
eleven years old. His father had not
been taken from the wreck. His mother.
who was standing with him at the side
OF the car, was crying Historically for
her husband.
Never mind. mummy. he pleaded.
don't cry like that. 1t won't do any
good. They're doing all they can to help
father out. Don't cry; it won't help
any.
Another wonnan-at least sixty years
of age--who was bleeding profusely at
the nose almost provoked a laugh when
she exclaimed:
well. 1 might have known it would
have been my nose-it's the biggest thing
about me-
There were two young men on the
train who must have been physicians. for
their prompt work with the injured was
tcTtohiy UTO1cSclOndl Inc men, iuOSt
Of whom had travelling bags with them.
tore up their shirts and night clothes
for bandages and I saw one woman tear
up her underskirt into strips and pass
them to the two young men.
Our greatest hardship was lack of wa
ter. The ice coolers on both cars had
been smashed and the water spilled. After
what seemed an interminable wait one
Of the employees obtained two buckets
full from the nearest station.
We didn't reach Annapolis until 2:3O
o'clock. and We ought to have been in
by 1870. j believe. But under the cir
cumstances the arrival of the relief car
from Annapolis was fairly prompt"
1t Is said that the wreck would have
been much more serious had 1t not been
for the quick work and bravery displayed
ny +. l.. Christopher, motorman on the
limited Just before the collision oc-
Cured. 1t is stated, his car was moving al
the rate OF forty-dve miles an hour. and
vas not more than ! 900 feet from the
accommodation when he realized the dan
ger By his prompt work he succeeded in
reducing the speed to about fifteen miles
at the time the cara met