The Washington herald., 1908-02-28
Alexandria Trolley Turned
Over by Locomotive.
PANIC FOLLOWS WRECK
Smash-up Occurs at Southern
Railway Crossing.
Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Failed to Watch for Approaching
LOcOmOtfve-Injured Include Many
man of Car Seriously Injured.

Between fifteen and twenty persons
many from Washington, were injured
in Alexandria last night. when a north
bound Southern Railway engine crashed
into Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon electric car, bound for Washing
ton
The smash-up was at the corner OF
Cameron and Henry streets. Nearly every
occupant in the motor car OF the electric
train, which was the one struck by the
locomotive, was injured
The motor car was turned over to an
angle of about forty-tive degrees. All the
passengers were thrown to the floor or
against the windows
When the crash came. there was a mad
rush for an exit. Among the passengers
were a number of women and children,
several Of whom tainted.
partial list of the injured is as fol-
lows:
Partial List of Injured.
Miss Fossie BateuaR Washington. suffering from
shock and bruises about head.
James 5. Douglas. seventy two years Of age. los
Eighth street southeast. Washington. suffering from
shock and bruises.
NJ. 7. DUyer. Alexandria. painfully injured in
back
b sIspio and ycang son. IS L street northwest
Washington injured about hands and face.
H. T. Larooub. Washington, cgt about head
Conductor J.. II. Bean. cut about hand and ann
NlO-Orruau II rkofr rr1rn hoaT
DT. Peter Fireman. Washington. legs and elbow
cut.
John II. Trimyer. Braddock Heights Alexandra
County. leg injured and suffering from shock.
Arthur Meassria, Fort Myer. suffering from shock.
Thirty Passengers on Car.
There were about thirty passengers in
the front car Many before giving their
names went TO the Offices of nearby
physicians Practically every passenger
in the car was more or less injured.
The Southern Railway locomotive. in
charge OF Engineer John Harrington and
Fireman CONNER. was moving at ordinary
speed and the electric train was making
about ten miles when they came together.
The engine. which was on its way 20
the Potomac yards. is a heavy one. It
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motor car. Had the locomotive been
travelling rapidly the result would have
been much more serious
MotOrman Robey was imprisoned in
his car and had to be dragged out.
He is. perhaps. the most seriously in
jured Of any. The other members Of the
crew were i. II. Bean, conductor, and
Norman Dove. trolleyman.
None Hurt in Rear Car.
None Of the passengers in the rear car
was injured. All Immediately jumped
from the car and lent assistance to the
injured.
Il is said that the crews OF all electric
trains nave standing instructions TO stop
at all railroad crossings and flag the
train before passing. Tonight. however.
the train, it is claimed. proceeded without
stopping and was caught II Is said by
some that the tender Of the Southern en-
gine had no light on II. The bell, how
ever, was ringing at the time of the
crash.
As a result Of the accident. which hap
pened at 1915, traffic over the road was
delayed about an hour all north-bound
trains using the King street track.
The work of moving the wrecked car
required several hours.