Evening star., 1942-09-30
Brother Identifies
Articles in Wreck
Debris as Haegard' S
Burned Watch, Razor
Token os Evidence Of
War Dept. Aides Deoth

A watch and fob and razor, ruined
by fire, but identified as the property
of w. w. Haggard, SO, missing War
Department engineer, today led
members of his family and friends
to conclude that he had been killed
in the Baltimore & Ohio wreck at
Dickerson Thursday and that his
body was destroyed by flames that
swept the wreckage.
The identification of Mr.. Hag-
CARDS personal effects was made by
his brother, Francis L. Haggard OF
Detroit, and son, w. L. Haggard
The son arrived by plane from Cali
fornia to assist in the search for
Mr.. Haggard, who, it was thought
might have wandered from the
scene of the wreck in daze. They
were certain, it was said, that the
watch would have been on his per-
son and for that reason feel that
he must have lost his life.
It was believed possible that q
man who had gone from the wreck
to seek assistance might have beer
Mr.. Haggard, but residents of the
farmhouse at which that individual
made telephone call examined 6
picture of Mr.. Haggard yesterday
and said there was no resemblance.
IL Dead Now Identified.
The identified dead from the
wreck still stood at II today, ane
there is one body unidentified. II
is believed, however, that the death
list actually totaled l8.
The wreck virtually has beer
cleared up. One freight car, loaded
with debris, Is to be moved to 6
location where the accumulation car
be carefully sifted in a further hunt
for clues to supposed victims.
In the mainline. at Baltimore
railroad officials and representative.
of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission were continuing their in
quiry into the wreck, which involved
two passenger trains and a freight
Giving testimony today were mem
bers of the crews of the cracl
Ambassador from Detroit. which
rammed the rear end of the Cleve.
land Night Express. stopped on &C.
count of engine trouble, and tossee
Pullman from the latter agains
passing freight train.
Two crewmen of the Ambassador
testified that they saw no warning
fusees either before or after thei
train plowed into the Cleveland
night express, the Associated Pres
reported.
Was Running Through Fog.
John P. McCurdy, "a, Diesel elec.
trio supervisor on the Ambassador
added that the windshield wipers al
the front of the locomotive were
not working at the time. and thai
the train was running through
patches of fog.
Mr.. McCurdy was the first witnes.
at the resumption today of hear.
ing into causes of the triple trair
wreck. r. K. Partee, Baltimor,
district supervisor of the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad. is conducting tn,
hearing.
Conductor William F. Campbell
SO. riding in the fourth car from>th,
front on the Ambassador, said h
did not notice any braking or re
duction in speed of the Ambassado
when 1t passed a yellow signal SOM
| distance from the wreck, addin,
however, that he was very busy" a
| the time
1t was explained at the hearin,
that an engineer is required to re
duce speed by half, or to a maxi
mum of 80 miles per hour. when h.
comes upon yellow signal. The Ell
gineer on the Ambassador earle
had told officials he had reduce,
speed at that signal.
Mr.. Campbell testified he saw n
fusees at the scene.
The flagman aboard the Cleve
land Express was killed in the wreck