Evening star., 1933-08-25
INQUEST IN WRECK
PLANNED AS BRIDGE
REPAIR IS RUSHED
Seven of 13 Released From
HospitaIs-Extra Force
on Rebuilding Job.
ENGINEERS BODY DUG
FROM DEEP MUD GRAVE
I. e. c. First Inquiry Results In
dicate No Negligence-Probe
Will Continue.
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presarations were made today for
eoroner's inquest in the wreck Of the
crack Crescent limited, as the Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad rushed equipment to
Washington from various division shops
to remove the wreckage and rebuild the
flood weakened bridge over the Eastern
Branch of tho Anacostia River.
In the meantime. seven Of the 13
men sent to Washington hospitals after
the crash had been released, and the
condition of only two of those remaining
WIS considered serious.
Myer Blackman. 40, Of Philadelphia,
who could not be moved to the X-ray
room yesterday, will be given an exam
ination today to determine whether his
spine had been factured. A possible
fracture was reported, along with severe
cuts and bruises.
Foreman's Condition Better.
Blackman and Benjamin johnson.
40 years old, were the most seriously
injured johnson, an assistant raod
foreman, had a narrow escape when he
was thrown from the cab of the en-
CINE and buried 50 deeply in the mud
that one Of the cars slid entirely over
him. He was reported in fair" con-
dition.
The body of A. H. Bryde, engineer Of
the tll-fated express. was recovered last
night from a mud grave under the
front trucks of the fifth car Of his train,
where it had been buried by the wreck
age. Four men in a boat discovered
the body yesterday afternoon, but
wrecking crews had considerable dini-
Guilty in removing it.
The body Of ]. H. Faye, fireman, who
with Bryde, were the only ones killed
in the wreck, Is still at Wright's under
taking establishment. It will be sent
to his home In Perryvlle, Nd. for
burial, this afternoon.
LC. C. Probe Continues.
As augmented railroad wrecking |
crews worked assiduously to clean up
the wreckage, Interstate Commerce
Commission inspectors continued their |
investigation. 1t probably will be 10
days before their report is submitted.
G. v. Lowering, inspector In charge
of the inquiry, however, after cursory
examination, said he found no indica-
ton of negligence He pointed out that
there is still lot of checking to DO,
especially at the bridge supports, which
gave way under the raging waters OF
the branch.
The date for the inquest has not yet
been set by Acting Coroner Macdonald
It probably will not be held Tor several
days.
Wrecking crews worked all night last
night under flood lights, but apparently |
made little progress in removing the |
Wreckage due to the difficulties under |
which the men are working Inc en- |
CINE and its tender and several cars |
are buried deep in the silt bordering |
the branch.
In an effort to speed up the work, |
an additional crane has been pressed |
into service, and a third crane carrying |
a pile driver arrived from the Will |
mington shops to aid In reconstruct
ing the trestle.
FIVE Days More Needed.
Railroad officials believe it will be
five days or longer before enough OF the |
Wreckage is cleared away to open the |
main line tracks into Washington. In |
the meantime. all traffic will continue |
to be diverted over the freight tracks
through Benning.
Plans have been made to rebuild the |
bridge, but until that is done, the |
tracks will be supported by tempor- |
a fracf1a The ayiStin0 mort n .hN1lnd |
trestle, which is sagging from the loss
of its center abutment. will be braced
by piles. A new temporary bridge will |
be constructed to carry the SOUTH
bound tracks which have been COM
pletely torn out.
During the night, the north end Of
the trestle on which rested the last two |
cars of the 10-car train, gave way. |
One of the cars which had been rest
ing on its right side, dropped into the
swollen waters Of the branch. The
other. an observation car, and the only
one to remain upright after the crash,
turned over and would also have fallen
into the stream had not it struck an
abutment. 1t is resting there now In
q precarious position.
Five Under Doctors Care.
Passengers on the train who are still
lllC ~d1C VI OOCIOlS o1C w Ahdm
H. Brown, 80, of Baltimore; A. H. Myers,
35, Of Thurmont, Md; Charles 8.
Kenny, "a, of Westminster. Md: An
thony Swano, 26, Of Philadelphia. and
Claude Smith, Al, Of Wading River.
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Doctors said that Smith had not suf-
fered fractured skull, as originally
feared, and that Myers leg had not
been fractured, as first reported.
Funeral services for Bryde will be
held tomorrow morning at $50 O'Clock
at; the William H. Sardo Funeral par
lors. F, Burial will be in the Fairview
Cemetery in Culpeper. Va. The Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen will con-
duct services at the grave.
Funeral arrangements for Faye have
not been completed. Burial, however,
will be in Perryville.
pP0PE nARTER'c Death