Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-06

speedily possible to the Emergency
Hospital at Annapolis. after first aid had
been rendered on the scene And not in
its entire history has the Annapolis Elmer
gency Hospital ever presented such q
scene as il did last night. when persons
injured in the wreck were received. There
was not a single available foot of space
that was not occupied by cot on which
lay some man or woman suffering from
innumerable cuts and bruises or from
shock or internal injuries. In one room
woman lay, deiirious. writhing with
jain, and in entire ignorance of the fact
that her husband lay dead nearby. The
dead were removed from the wreckage
and the bodies placed alongside the track
until everything possible had been done
for those who still lived. Owing to the
confusion at the hospital and the work
that was required of the physicians and
nurses available. there was a great deal
of difficulty in securing the names and
addresses of the patients.
The condition of William f. Slaughter.
the traffic manager of the railway COM
pany. was at first thought to be serious
but not necessarily fatal. Late this after
noon. however. telephone inquiries at the
hospital resulted in statement from
one of the physicians that Mr.. Slaughter
cannot recover. The seven-year- old boy,
Willie Slaughter. was not seriously hurt.
but his three-year-old sister. Ruth. was
killed outright. Mrs. Slaughter was not
with her husband and children, being con-
rlned to her home by Illness. Otherwise
she would have joined the little family
party in the intended visit to the home
OF her father-in-law. Washington Slaugh-
ter, short distance from Annapolis.
Details Of the Tragedy.
James l. Mcdaniel of Baltimore was
still alive when taken from the wreck, al
though il was realized that he could live
only a short while. He was hurried to
the hospital. where he soon died The
hospital was crowded that his body
had To remain on the porch until il could
be removed by an undertaken. Drs Hop
klns and Murphy in the Emergency Hos
plfal were assisted by several physicians
from the Maryland University Hospital
baltimore, and by corps of efficient
nursec
Seated in the Inflated car with Mr.. and
Mrs. James l.. Mcdaniel were William w
White and Miss Elsie Wood on St Louis
Mr.. White had been "A boarder at the
Mcdaniel home. 1903 North Broadway.
and Miss Wood was there on a visit Ia
Mrs. Mcdaniel They were on the wa,
TO attend the hop at the academy anG
were discussing the affair when the crasf
occurred without instant's warning
and they found themselves being tossed
about in the overturned car. Another
lady residing in the Mcdaniel home lac
arranged to go to the hop. but at the last
minute changed her mind and went to .
nearby resort instead. returning home
about midnight only to learn of the dealt
OF Mr.. Mcdaniel and of the terrible ex-
Ierience OF the others in the party. Mr.
Mcdaniel WIS in the lumber business.
Guests of Midshipman.
\. II. Schultz. who lost his life. was ac
companieo by his wife. Mrs. Henry Ruhl
sister of Mrs. Schultz. being a membe
of the party. He was paying teller il
the big establishment of the Crown Corl
and Seal Company and was taking hi
wife and siSter-in-law to the hop by in
Vitation of their brother in-law, Midshp
man Alexander Herbert Ruhl When i
was announced at the academy tina
there had been an accident those in at
tendance at the academy were great,
disturbed by the news. Many of then
feared friends had been caught in tn,
wreck. and a number made investigations
Midshipman Ruhl soon found the bod,
OF Mr.. Schultz and later saw his othe
relatives.
Thu cries of Mrs. Mcdaniel excited Thu
sympathy of all within hearing. Will
the physicians and nurses were dressin,
her injuries she made repeated request
OF them 10 tell her where her husban,
was and. while those in attendance knew
his remains had been removed to a,
undertaking establishment, il was no
until morning that they mustered courage
sufficient TO tell her SO.
The members of the Schultz and O; he
parties were given assistance by severa
sailors who were passengers on the car
The sd lorS occupied the seats in the rea
end and We're not injured They wer
warmly praised for the part they too
in the work OF rescuing the victims an,
giving first aid 10 the injured
Surgeons Busy All Night.
Ii was nearly daybrsak before any o
the physicians had a breathing spell Tn,
work of dressing the wounds and attend
ing 10 the injuries sustained by many o
the victims did not require much time
and the physicians and nurses recalle.
that those who had not been seriousi,
hurt were careful 10 insist that the NOR,
seriously injured be attended first.
And. one of the physicians remarked
1t vas highly gratifying. Usually in
tured persons are selfish. but such wa:
not the case this time.
When State Senator Campbell had re
ceived surgical treatment ard VAS as
sured that his wife and daughter were
lot seriously injured he made a state
Eent:
1T was too quick for anybody to know
anything he said but I understand
the collision was due TO a mix-up in trail
orders. From wha, heard, we wer,
making the trip on regular train bu
the other train which figured in III,
wreck was special on which the mo