The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-26
TWO ". N. r. r. FREIGHT TRAINS
MEET HEAD-ON
Accident Occurred On q Bridge 50
Foot High
ENGINEER AND CONDUCTOR On THROUGH
FREIGHT LOSE HEAD AND RUN
BY MEETING POINT

The largest wreck. and the most
disastrous. since The Ransom wreck
In 1sgg. occurred At what Il known rs
Raven Bridge. point between EdE-
mont and smilhabnfg. on the Western
Maryland railway. about So o'clock.
Monday night I Naa 4 head-on col
lisen. eastbodnd engine 204 aud west
bound engine g27 Five men were
killed and four injured.
After Tie inaneat held Tuesday
afternoon Charles B. EIeheIbergar
and Lewis s. HoneHond. englneman
and CONDUCTOR Of The eastb0nnd tfaIn.
we're held responsible for The wreck
On the Western Maryland Railroad
Monday night. near E1gemont. tle
Jury bringing IN verdict Ihat HarTY
n Gieana and .. l. fouke came -
their death b the criminal negli-
genee and gross safeleasnesss of
HeneNood and Eiehslhargef.
The chafge Of manHiaughtef WIS
preferred against HopeW0od md
EieheIberKef. who we're held faf the
action Of the November grand jury
b. Justice Hoffman. Upon giving
s500 baii The prisoners we're released.
The dead are
Il L. Gigous, HagerstoHu. fireman
on through freight 2o4. east. jumped
from engIne skull crushed and IN
atantly KILLED.
D. L. Fonke. HaKersfoWn. head
brakeman on extra freight GIT. vest
jumped over the bridge. struck an
abutment broke several RIBS and
punetnred lungs.
Clayton Koontz. kinEHHala. Pa.
stealing ride On eaaLbound train %.
Roy Messner. ThurmnnI. stealing
ride On train 204.
i L. rox. HnsefatoNn. fireman Of
train 627 jumped from bride. striking
head against pier. crushing his HkulI.
The injured are
T. 4. EIeheIberEer. HagefatoNH.
engineer Of through freight: had
eut. not serious.
+. L. nufeee. HagersloNn head
brakeman Of through freight. hufI
about haad. not serious.
0. :. LINN, HageratoRn. engineer
NeaLhannd traIn e.. enI aud bruised
about head and badly shocked.
G. u. Roaeh. HagerstaNn. eondne=
tor On extra c.. head ent and finT
ers mashed. not serious.
George l. MeKane. HagefHIpNn.
fagman IN extra CT. slightly brniE-
ID.
y. : FieIeh. train dispatcher \
HaeerHtoHn. testified he Eaxe orders
10 the easfbonnd ffaIn II meet the
Wealhouna train u smIthzbufe. Tie
orders we're received h conductor
HoneWooa. who signed them and feaa
the cory to the engineman.
Brakeman Jacob Y Shelley Of the
eeastbonna train. testified he had noI
seen the orders. but the IraIn stopped
at GhewEVIlIe After lie wreck In
gIneman EIehelbergef and Conductor
HopeW0od told hin fheY had forgot
ten the orders to naHa the Hesthound
train aI smIIhabnfg.
Conductor HonaNDo1 IN his teaII=
mony acknowledged he had forgotten
his orders lie testified that after he
got his orders At Ghewssille he took
them Tnfu the eabooae and read them
to the other members of the crew.
They we're al talking together when
Ihey discovered the train md pnHEed
the meeting point. He started Over
the train toward the engine. Hhen he
saw the headlight o. the Yestbonnd
train flash into view He signed the
orders n the presence Of bis brake
man.
EngIneman EIeheIberger testified
he had received orders to pass the
other train at smIthgburg, but hlg
mind had been diverted because hIz
engine vas not working properly
and hY naY brakeman. and hs
thought the passing point saH Edge
mont Instead eI smIthHDurg. TIaEz
nan George MeKane said h Ind not
seen the orders The rules are for
every member of the train crew 10
see the orders Conductor 9. u.
Roach. If the Weatsonnd train. tesIIz
fed he was running in conformity
10 orders received At nIehIleld 10
pass the eastbound train at Smiths
burg.
Iohn &. nongherty. Of Baltimore.
operator n GheHssille. testified h
received the orders and Conductor
HoneWood signed the order
Justice HofImanl insffueIIne he
Jury. said there WnH positive proof
the engIneman aud conductor Of the
east bound frain we're guilty of neEII=
gence and should be punished.
Dn. J. Mcpherson Scott. the com
uany.s Ioeal surgeon. vas assisted N
caring for the Injured men.
EasIbound freight % eoIlI1ed
IEMU@0n VIII HEHIIuIM0 AIE1EMI -
On the nIgh Dridge across Raven RoeE
run. at the foot Of South Mountain
Both engines we're deraIled. buI
neither vent over the bridge. Tie
trucks we're pulled from under sever.
n Of the cars. nnI none oT the earH
vent over.
There Is a deen enI near the bridge.
which i 30 feet hIgh and Io0 feel
long. which prevented the engineers
o. both trains from seeing the aD=
nroaeh Of each other until the IraIns
we're comparatively close.
The crews we're made aware oI I'm
pending danger b. the IoII caused By
The throwing On 81 Ihe emergency
brakes not knowing they we're N
InE BRIDE. and - he nIgI1 US 1ark.
most oI the IraInm61 Jumped 70 ave
themselves. IuI Il 10Ing . several