Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-03
.TH|RTY-E|CHT HURT
IN WRECK ON W., B. "a
Rear-End Collision In Fog Near
Pumphrey Station.
PASSENGERS CAMP wORKMEN
None Seriously Hurt Cut Several We're
Compelled To Go To Hospital
For Treatment,

Thirty-eight persons ere injured,
three seriously. and two steel cars
wrecked early yesterday in a rear
end collision on the Washington. Bal
tlmore and Annapolis Electric line
near Humphreys Station, about seven
miles from Baltimore, during the
heavy fog.
Some of the injured were taken to
Camp Meade. at Admiral. for treat
ment
Blames Second MOtOrman.
Three of the injured are now cen
fined TO the University Hospital, Ball
timore. suffering from contusions and
decorations and shock. The remain
: ing persons were treated at the hos
pital and We're later removed to their
! homes.
In an announcement made a short
time after the accident James J.
Doyle, vice-president and general
manager of the Electric Line, stated
that the wreck was due to the care
lessness" of the motorman on the
second train. II is understood, ac-
cording to the railroad officials, that
he was running at an excessive rate
of speed" during the fog, at the same
time knowing that there as a train
just a short distance ahead of his car.
According to the officials of the
line, Motorman Hartzhorn, of Balti-
more. was in charge of the train
which crashed into the rear end of
the first train.
The accident occurred during
heavy fog near Patapsco Flats, just
short distance from Humphreys
Station Both trains were carrying
workmen to Camp Meade. There
were over 200 on board
Conductor Ahead Gave Warming.
The first train, in charge of Motor
man Cook, Conductor Crieghan, and
Brakeman Kerr, left Baltimore at 5.55,
and the second train, in charge of
Motorman HartZhorn, Conductor Sny-
der, and Brakeman Duran, left seven
minutes later
According to the passengers on the
; first train, it was proceeding at mod
crate rate of speed When but
short distance from Humphreys Sta
tion, Conductor Creighan heard the
approach of the second train and i'm
mediately gave the warming A sec
ond later there was a tremendous
crash, followed by the splintering of
windows in the rear part of the first
train and in the first car of the sec
end train.
General Manager Doyle, who lives
but a short distance from the scene
of the accident, was Immediately sum-
moned and took charge of removing
the injured to Baltimore. Two of the
trains on the line, bound from Wash
ington. were tagged and the majority
of the injured were placed on board
and taken to the University Hospital
Eight others proceeded to Camp
Meade, where they were treated at the
camp hospital.
The other passengers injured were
given treatment and later taken to
their homes.
Traffic on the line was tied up for
several hours after the accident.
General Manager Doyle gave out
the following statement for the com
pany:
''Motorman HartZhorn should have
been more careful From what
have learned of the accident, up to
J the present time, he is apparently at
I fault, as he was travelling at an ex-
| cessive rate of speed in a heavy fog.
l have censored him and will make
an official report on the accident
tcday'
MOtOrman Estimates Low Speed.
In reply to the statement issued by
General Manager Doyle concerning
the accident, Motorman Hartzhorn, in
| report to the trainmaster at the
Naval Academy Junction, declared
that his train was running at rate
of thirty miles an hour He declined
| to make any statement in reference
| TO his apparent carelessness" in run
ming at a rapid rate of speed through
the fog, knowing that another train
was just ahead.