The Penn's Grove record., 1908-06-12
CARS COLLIDE, KILLING EIGHT
Twelve Others Injured in an Ac-
cident Near Annapolis, Md.
Woman and Two Men i'm Evening
Dress Going to Naval Academy
Ball Among Dead.

Annapolis, Md.-Two cars of the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapo-
is Electric Company, while running
1t high speed, met head on near
camp Parole, two miles from Annap-
Ills, and were completely wrecked.
Six men, one woman and the little
laughter of the general manager of
he railroad company were killed.
Fourteen persons were injured.
The Dead.
Green, George W., Jr., supposed to
Ne of Baltimore.
Mcdaniel, j. W, railroad company
,mploye.
Norton, william, of Baltimore, an
smploye of Armour & Co.
O'Nea1, James, motorman, of Bal
:imore; said to have come from New
York State.
Schriner, , railroad company
4atchman.
Schultz, A. H., of Baltimore, enl-
.ployed by the Crown Cork and Seal
Company.
Slaughter, Ruth, three-year-old
daughter of William E. Slaughter,
general manager of the railroad COM
pany.
Woman, unidentified, about twen-
ty-ive years of age, and reported to
have lived in Baltimore.
The Injured.
State Senator Peter J. Campbell.
IF Baltimore, cut about the legs and
face; Mrs. Campbell, his wife, slight
ly hurt about the head; Miss Mignon
Catherine Campbell, their daughter,
ankle broken and slightly cut about
the head; William Fine, of Annapo-
lis, cut about the body; Harry Jacob
son, of Baltimore, ankle sprained;
Mrs. McDaniels,of Baltimore, bruised
about the body; Mrs. A. H. Shultz, of
Baltimore, cut about the body; Will
lam E. Slaughter, general passenger
agent of the w. B. A. R. R. Co.,
with headquarters in Baltimore, Sc
riously hurt about the head and body,
and death regarded as probable; Miss
Van Meter, of Martinsburg, w. Va,
leg broken and cut about the face and
arms; w. w. White, of Baltimore, cut
about the head; Mrs. White, of Bal
timore, hurt about the body; B. B.
Williams, of Baltimore, slightly cut
about the arms; Thomas Williams, OF
Baltimore, cut about the head and
face; Thomas Wilson, of Annapolis,
bruised about the legs.
The dead woman and two of the
men were evidently on their way to
attend the June ball at the Naval
Academy, and they presented a pitt
full sight lying dead on the track,
dressed for the ballroom.
The responsibility for the accident
has not been determined, but there
appeared to be confusion in the or.
ders as to where the cars should pass
The cars were both specials, from
Baltimore and the other from Annap.
oils. The accident occurred about tel
minutes to s p. m. 1t is said that or
ders had been issued for the Balti
more car to wait at Best's Gates
three miles from Annapolis, where
there is a long siding, but in some
understood and the car continued to,
ward Annapolis.
Just as a curve had been rounded
trees obscuring the view, the two
cars dashed together.
William Hardesty, who lives neal
Camp Parole, was at his home anC
looking toward the track when thu
collision took place. He said tina
the cars approached each other at
high rate of speed, but that the mo
torman on one Of them ~undoubtedl.
tried to check his car, as he heard thu
noise of the brake tightening.
The car came together so soon af
ter the curve had been rounded it i
probable that lone of the passenger!
had even a seconds notice of thei
danger.
Both cars were turned over OF
their sides and a number of the pas
sengers were caught underneath, blu
fortunately none of the injured wa
so held that there was much difficult,
in releasing them.