Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-06
And Score Injured In Co..
|ision at Annapolis.
Special EIeciTics, Running 10
Naval Academy, Meet.
lesldent Due to Confusion Of Or.
ders...Mere Deaths Expected.

Annapolis. Md, June Sin a head
IN collision between two special cars
n the Washington, Baltimore & An
napolis Electric Co.. shortly before 8
o'clock tonight, eight persons We're
killed outright and score of others
we're seriously injured, some of them
nerhaps fatally. The collision was due
N confusion of orders, as the line
has been running several extra cars
Zach way in connection with the Com
n,encement at the National Academy.
The dead:
Richard Norton. 25 years old, Baltf-
more: A. H. Schultz, 40 years old, Bal
t,more; Police Patrolman Shriber. 40
wears old, employed by the Railway
n at Academy Junction, unidentified
white woman, apparently about 25
vears old, said to be from Baltimore
and dressed in ball costume, Zach
NNeal, % years old, New York, motor
man Of one of the wrecked cars; Ruth
slaughter, six years of age, daughter
NJ General Traffic Manager William
r. Slaughter of the road; ]. A. Nc
naniel. Baltimore; George White, Bal
timore.
The collision occurred just beyond
Camp Parole, which Is the first station
after leaving this city. Both the
wrecked cars were specials. one of
them bound from Baltimore for An
napolis the other running from this
civ for Washington The latter car
ried few passengers, while the An
napolis- bound car was well filled. The
,mnact was terrific and both cars We're
wrecked. that bound for this city be-
ing thrown from the rails. AS quickly
as nossible aid was sent from here and
the dead and injured were brought to
this CITY. OF the injured General
Traffic Manager William E. Slaughter
of the Washington. Baltimore & An
napolis is the most serious.
The others more or less seriously
injured are:
Thomas Williams. B. B. Williams,
Harry Jacobson, Mrs. A. H. Schultz.
Mrs. Daniels, State Senator P. ].
Campbell. his daughter. Miss Mignon
Campbell w. W. White. and Mrs.
White. Fred w. Schulens and ]. H.
Dennis. coored, all of Baltimore;
Judge James R. Brashears, Thomas
Wilson and William Fine of this city;
Miss Van Meter of Martinsburg, w.
Va and Wadsworth, motorman of one
of the cars.
The unidentified woman who was
killed is believed to be a Miss Harris
Of Philadelphia. She and several OF
those injured were on their way to TINS
city to attend the graduation ball at
the Naval Academy.
The wreck occurred on a curve Whlcn
prevented the motormen of the cars
from seeing more than a short distance
ahead. It is said that the car from
Baltimore was ordered to wait on a
siding at Best's Gate, the station De
You'd Camp Parole. for the other car
to pass. Why these orders were not
carried out has not been ascertained.
The dead were laid beside the track
by those first on the scene and the IN
jured were taken from the wreck as
rapidly as possible and brought to the
emergency hospital.
Members of the train crew express
the belief that the list of dead VIII pe
increased by one or two, perhaps more
when daylight enables a closer inspec-
ton of the wrecked and twisted cars
and the bushes near the tracks.