Evening star., 1942-09-24

had been cut of. He said workers
tried to get a jack for the engine,
but feared the man injured would
die Immediately If the engine were
lifted He said he joined workers
who had 10 small pumps in an effort
to keep fire, which was spreading
over the wreckage, from the injured
man. He said 1t was not certain
whether the men pinned under the
train were passengers or workmen.
Father Bifield, who reached the
scene of the accident about Is min
utes after Father Healy, said he ad-
ministered last rites to two who
were dying and aided as much as he
could in the rescue work.
II first heard Of the wreck when
the operator called me at my home
and asked that I come to the scene
Of the accident" Father Bifield said.
When I arrived at the scene the
injured had been laid out on
stretchers. I don't know how many
there were, but was told that some
already had been taken to the Fred
erick (Mdl) hospital.
Describes Impact.
II administered last rites to two
who were dying. They were con-
scious, but could not tell who they
were, or where they were from"
Father Bifield remained at the
scene Of the wreck for three hours
and said he did not believe as many
were killed as was first thought.
| At The hospital In Frederick
John Van Hamersyeld OF Cleveland
Heights, Ohio, was the only one Of
the injured under treatment there
who was In condition to talk to re-
porters.
Mr.. Hamersveld said that he and
his wife, who was in the Frederick
Hospital with back injuries, were on
the dining car Of the Cleveland
Night Express. The diner was the
third from the last car on the train.
Il felt the impact" he said. TT
sounded like thunder. The table
was driven into my stomach hard
and my wife was knocked over back
wards.
Doctors and Nurses Sent.
Il looked out of the window. Fire
broke out right away and covered
the whole area. We got on the
train and Started to 60 toward the
f1re, ! don't know why. Somebody
pulled us back on the train"
After the diner had been un-
coupled from the two derailed trains
behind 1t, the rest of the train pro-
ceeded to the next stop, he said
There the injured were removed in
ambulances to the Frederick Hos
pital.
A relief. train left Union Station
here at 1925 am. today carrying
some Is doctors and nurses.
Made up of several coaches and
baggage cars, piled high with
stretchers and cleared for the in
jured, the train arrived at the wreck
scene little over an hour later,
where the doctors were told that the
injured already had been trans
ported to various places.
Physicians From Capital.
Among doctors from Washington
who answered the emergency call
were six from Casualty Hospital,
DR.. James w. Braden, DR.. Warren
Fletcher, DR.. Frank Kadi, DR.. John
Dull and DR.. H. E. Newman. Four
of these, with a nurse, Miss Dona
Yates, make up the air raid squad
at Casualty. Casualty Hospital also
made arrangements to have four
ambulances at Union Station for
! the trains return.
Other doctors who made up the
emergency crew included: DR.. Luis
Vallarimo, private physician; DR.
/ j. w. Mankin, a surgeon for two
railroads and Emergency Hospital;
DR.. John Hazard, private physician;
DR.. r. N. Manganaro, a physician
for a railroad and Providence Hos
pital; DR.. Frank Gantz, private ply
sician; DR.. c. w. Camalier, jr., pri-
vate physician; DR.. William B. Mar
bury Emergency Hospital surgeon
and DR.. j. B. Bayne, terminal ply
sician. -Four physicians from Gal
linger Hospital did not arrive in
time to join the train, 1t was said
The Frederick CMd) Motor Corps
Of the Red Cross sent Is women to
the scene who joined In giving first
aid to the injured.
Canteen women from the Bethes-
da Red Cross served coffee and
sandwiches to f1remen and work
men who were trying to unscramble
the debris Of the wreck and release
bodies of the dead
Crash Was Terrific"
Among the others who arrived at
Union Station following the wreck
were Mrs. Nelson Wood, so, Fair
port, Ohio. and Miss Elaine Rigo
20, of Painesville, Ohio. They had
come here to see Mrs. Woods son
Pvt. Jimmy Wood, 81, of Fort Bel.
voir. Va. They were on the Cleve-
land Night Express.
I'VE had just finished our pan
cakes in the diner and had got back
to our seats in the coach, which
was three cars ahead Of the diner, ,
Mrs. Wood related, when there wa.
terrific crash"
After the crash she said she anc
Miss Rigo just sat still not know
ing what to do, but realizing some
thing terrible" had happened. There
was no screaming. no panic In Their
coach.
"A man sitting opposite us wa.
holding glass;" Miss Rigo said
The crash left him holding moth.
ing but the bottom of the glass. II
seemed funny"
Saw Twisted Car.
In a few minutes Miss Rigo 20
OF the train. She saw twisted cal
OF the freight train. the third trair
involved, that Was passing at thu
! time. In the rear was 4 tall towe,