Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
greater degree of responsibility for acct
dents than they do the conductors.
Makes a Statement.


Makes a Statement.
Mr.. Shannahan yesterday afternoon
gave out a statement follows:
a careful investigation as to the cause
of the deplorable accident near Camp
Parole last night has been made by the
officials of this company. The investiga-
ton shows clearly that the accident was
due to the violation of plain written
order which amply provided for a safe
running of these cars.
The owners of this property have
spared no expense to eliminate ali ordi-
nary causes of danger to the travelling
public by building the very highest type
of interurban road and eliminating all
grade crossings, and adopted the most i'm
proved system of train management. as
we'll as selecting trainmen of ample expe-
rience and paying them the highest rate
OF wages in this state.
ITO protect us and our passengers
against injuries resulting from violation
by trainman of a plain written order.
which is just as necessary for his own
protection as for the protection of the
able extent. upon his having the same in
ferest of self-preservation that other men
have. II hot more So I presume of course
that there will be a full investigation int
the cause of this accident by the coroner,
and perhaps the above is about as full a
statement as ought to make In advance
of that inquiry"
1mpanels Jury of Inquest.
1T is my intention to see that the jury
has all the witnesses there are to be had
In order that they may place the blame
where it properly belongs" Magistrate
Davis said to a Star reporter tonight
If motorman is responsible for the ac-
cident 1t will be for the jury to say so, and
" he is not responsible 1t will be for the
jury to acquit him. l have made an effort
to select jury composed Of good. repu
table citizens of Annapolis. and when the
verdict is returned ] know the people will
be satisfied"
Those selected to serve on the jury are
Harry I. Leveley. assistant clerk of the
court. foreman Charles E. WerntE. in
struetor: John G. Wolfel merchant: Frank
Robert c. Brady. student: John l.. Beall.
messenger: j. Philip Guinot. hotel pro-
prietor;. George Davis. news agent, and
Frank S. Stinchcomb. Charles W. Kerr
and j w. kalmer clerks. Among the
witnesses for whom writs have been is
sued are Thomas Hausley and Benjamin
Macy. residing at Camp Parole: eyewit-
nesses of the accident; Joseph Harleton.
train dispatcher at Naval Academy juno
ton; p. C. Scott. operator at the same
place: Frank Markley. train dispatcher at
Annapolis; George Wadsworth. motorman
on the special car: Edward Bernasco.
said that about forty witnesses are likely
to be examined.
The hearing will begin at IL o'clock
Monday morning.
Interest in Outcome.
While the physicians at the Emergency
Hospital are giving their undivided atten-
ton to the care of the wounded the pee
pie here are greatly interested in the out
come Of the investigation to be started
Monday The witnesses will be placed
under oath and subjected to rigid ex-
animation by States Attorney Nicholas
Green. The latter has been consulted by
Magistrate Davis, and 1t Is his intention
to leave no stone unturned in his efforts
to bring to the attention of the jury all
the facts.
Residents of the city stood about street
corners in the hotel Hobbies and other
places tonight discussing the sad event
and suggesting remedies to prevent such
disasters in the future. 1t was the con-
sensus Of opinion that the abolition of the
single track road would be the only thing
that would reduce the danger to mini
mum. but II was realized that nothing
short OF an act of the legislature could
bring about such an improvement.
Taken to Baltimore.
William E. Slaughter general traffic
manager of the railway company, whose
daughter. Ruth. was killed. will be taken
to the Maryland University Hospital to-
morrow and operated on for the injury to
his lefA eye. The latter was so terribly
mashed that IL is a mere shell and will
have to be removed. The condition Of the
patient is such. the physicians state
tonight. that he will he able to stand be-
ing removed to Baltimore tomorrow. Sew
eral others Of the injured persons were
able TO leave the hospital this afternoon
and 50 to their homes or to the homes of
friends Mrs. Schultz was able to ac-
company the remains of her husband to
Baltimore. There was nobody to accom-
pany the body of Motorman O'Neil to
Schenectady. n. Y. his former home, but
persons who had remembered his many
kindnesses while on the road sent floral
remembrances. which were shipped with
the body. 1t Is stated that his wife was
due TO reach here today. but when she
received word he was killed she remained
at home to receive the body.
State Senator Peter j. Campbell his
wife and daughter. left the hospital this
is stated that several injured presons not
yet taken TO the hospital may go there
when there is room for them.
The death Of James l.. Mcdaniel occur
red under circumstances which were Pc
cul!arly sad. w. W. White one of the
members of the Mcdaniel party, said tina I
Mrs Mcdaniel would not have been in
Jured had II not been for her effort to
save her husband. Mr. White had been
chatting with friends and had just looked
at his watch. II was 40 o. clock he sa Id,
and a moment later a bareheaded man,
his face deathly pale. rushed through the
car as If something terrible were about
to happen. 1t did. Mr.. Mcdaniel died
while his injured wife held him in her
arms
Shower Of Flying Glass.
There was a shower of flying glass
and splinters. followed instantly by the
shrieks of terror-stricken women and
groans of the injured said Mr. White.
Mrs. Mcdaniel was able TO work herself
free as the car turned over but the rest
of US were penned. Mrs. Mcdaniel scram-
bled TO the rear. but returned. calling for
some one to get her husband free She
struggled herocially to extricate him. and
later / saw him breathe his last while his
head rested on the knee of his injured
wife
Meanwhile l was caught in a trap I'M
der the seat, where had stopped to avoid
some of the effects Of the crash 1t
seemed about fve minutes, when some
one cut through the window beside me
with an axe. l then made my escape
through the window. and tried to help
Out in the best way l knew how"
Has Strenuous Experience.
Miss Charlotte Smith, sister-in-law of
Prof Bonilla of the Naval Academy had
a strenuous experience. Some time after
the other victims had been brought TO the
city and placed in the hospital Miss Smith