Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
ENGINEER OF FORMER
MOST SERIOUSLY INJURED
Crew on Chesapeake Beach Road
Cars Blame B, & o. Employees.
SAY THEY WERE NOT WARNED
Many Physicians, Hearing Exag-
gerated Reports of Wreck, Hasten
to Scene-Maryland Utilities
Commission to Investigate.


Several members OF a passenger train
on the Chesapeake Beach railroad and a
freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad We're injured this morning in n
head-on collision on the eastern outskirts
of Hyattsvilic, Md. r. l.. MorriSSctt. en-
cinecr of the passenger engine, and Pres
ton Marques, his brakeman, were so
riously injured that il was necessary to
end them to Il hospital. Others We're only
i-htly hurt, and We're able to go to
hom-1 after they had received
treatmerit.
Blame for the wreck will be fixed by
lie public utilities commission of Mary
:, nd in an investigation to be made later
the scene today members OF the crew
The passenger train blamed Baltimore
I'd Ohio employees for the collision. say
= they had not been warned of the ap-
zach of the freight.
s'he members of the crew OF the freight
ain We're: Albert YeageT, conductor; l..
Heck. engineer: George G.. Winemil-
=, fireman; w. II. Hodges, brakeman,
q. ID. Smith. brakeman. T ose in
tarse of the Chesapeake Beach pas-
n-er ira We're Charles Long. con-
lctor: L. f. Morrissett. engineer; Walter
onard, fireman.; Preston Marques,
Hikeman. Frank Darnell of Hyattsville
,e only passenger on the Chesapeake
'tcn tram, SuIered only Sl1gnt injuries.
Neither Running Fast.
either train was running at rate of
ed in excess of twenty miles an
ur. it is stated, and while the strength
the imIact was sufficient to demolish
fronts of the engines and derail one
them and the tenders. 1t was not Sc
e enough to throw the cars from the
Hold
ould have landed in the Eastern branch.
Hc accident happened only few yards
rom the home of Constable Thomas Gar
i:Son, and Morrissett and Marques were
taken there to be given first-aid treat
ment.
\ southbound freight train passed in
the direction of Shepherds shortly before
SO O'Clock, necessitating the taking Of
a siding by the passenger train that was
on its way to Hyattsville from Chesa-
reake Beach. a second train followed
the forward freight. but the crew of the
passenger train say they were not ad
NiSed OF its approach Two freight trains
passed there about the same time yester-
day, members of the crew stated but
then they were told Of the approach Of
the second train.
Not Time to Jump.
Soon after the first freight train had
cleared the siding the passenger train
started ahead. and 1t had gone only a
short distance when Engineer Morrissett
saw the heavy freight approaching on
the down grade. Fireman Leonard called
to Engineer Morr. ssett to jump. but be-
ore the latter could leave his engine the
rains had come together. and there was
& sili@tering of timbers and twisting of
See md iron.
~; neer Morr;ssett was pinned in his
.. o, md II others of
I7- crr~ to cut him from mis- periiouS
..- IN. His chest was badly crushed,
.'-t It sustained decorations of his body.
= uess received a severe injury to his
-sJ eye and his right leg was crushed
80 vas in the forward passenger coach
il had his hand on the knob of the
-ocr when the collision occurred. The
entire forward part of the car was de-
moished.
Crash Is Sudden.
Il hardly know what happened to
me- sad Marques. Il know l heard
the Baltimore and Ohio engine whistle
and ! was going to the platform to see
what the trouble was, but before / could
open the door the trains came together"
Marquess was thrown part the way
through the car. He was not able to
walk when taken from the car, but his
condition was not serious. Morrissett
was IN critlCdl condition, II was
thought. although the physicians believe
he will recover.
Engineer Heck of the Baltimore and
Ohio train remained at his post and was
not hurt Brakeman Hodges sustained an
injury to his forehead, and Fireman
Winemiller was slightly hurt by jumping.
Many Physicians Arrive.
Exaggerated reports of the extent of
the damage and the number OF injured
resulted in the summoning of a corps of
physicians to the scene. Drs. GUY w.
Latimer of Hyattsville and j. A. Bond of
Laurel were the first physicians to reach
the injured men. Later DR. r. V Nilhol-
land. assistant chief surgeon of the Bal
timore and Ohio. arrived with DR.. y l.
Wright one OF his assistants
DR. Floyd v. Brooks, chief surgeon of
the Chesapeake Beach railroad and Dr.
Lewis II. Walker. his assistant went
IN the scene of the wreck, as did DIR
Lewis J. Battle of this city, repre-
senting the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company.
Engineer Morrissett and Brakeman
Marques were brought to Casualty
Hospital this afternoon.
Members of wrecking crew from the
Baltimore and Ohio shops were at the
scene of the wreck early in the day l,
Sc probable that the tracks will be cleared
IN time for the afternoon train to Chesa
,.ake Reach to pass over the road.