Evening star., 1942-09-25
Il Bodies Taken
From Wreck;
Engineer Held
Stote's Attorney Sees
Gross Negligence in
Dickerson Crash
Pictures on Page A-6.)

While crewmen and rescue
workers continued today to clear
away the wreckage left by yes
terday's three train crash near
Dickerson, Md, in which 20 per-
sons are believed to have per-
ished, four separate investiga-
tlons were being carried on by
county, Federal and railroad Of
flcials In an effort to determine
what caused the catastrophe.
Only IL bodies had been recov-
cred up to noon today. A mass
OF bones, believed to represent
the bodies of as many as four
other persons, was collected by
rescue crews.
Inquiries were being conducted by
Montgomery County ofiificials, in
cluding the police, the coroner's
office and the States attorney and
by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission ana the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, whose trains were involved
in the crash about IS miles from
Washington.
Bodies Badly Burned.
Most of the II bodies taken from
the wreckage were so badly burned
that positive Identification of only
flve had been established up to noon
today They were:
Clay P. Ameral, a Brazilian, who
died with half of his body pinned
under the debris shortly after
Catholic priest had administered the
last rites.
Humphrey Morris, address un.
known, believed to be a railroad con-
ductor.
J. M. Gilhart OF Baltimore. A flag.
man on the Washington bound
Cleveland night express, which was
rammed from the rear by the Am.
bassador, also en- route to Wash.
ington.
T. F. Hill of Catonsville, Nd.
Hal Galsen of Atlanta.
10 In Frederick Hospital.
Ten injured survivors were still
IN the Frederick Md Hospital,
Dozens of others. it was reported.
were treated at the scene by doctors
ana nurses sent out from Washing.
ton.
Virtually all the wreckage except
the DleSel-powered locomotive that
plougned into the other passenger
train had been cleared of the tracks
today. About 800 trainmen and
rescue workers. including soldiers,
Red Cross workers, State police and
Maryland Minute Men, worked
throughout the night under ths
glare Of powerful arc lights in their
search for the bodies OF those who
were trapped when the debris burst
into flames few minutes after the
crash.
The charred and mutilated bodies
were taken to the funeral home of
w. Reuben Humphrey in Rockville
when the last of the debris was
cleared from the tracks. Railroad
omcials in Baltimore said Is per
sons altogether were believed to
have been trapped in one car. Only
three o. the twenty-one In the car
escaped. Salvage workers found
several deposits Of ashes beneath
the wreckage and 1t was believed
that several persons, not yet ac-
counted for, may have been burned
so completely that not even bones
were left.
Engineer Released on Bond.
Montgomery County officials, were
still trying to learn whether criminal
negligence was involved.
Raymond r. McClelland of Balti-
more, engineer of the crack Am
bassador which struck the Cleveland
Express in cut just outside OF
Dickerson, already has been charged
with manslaughter and was released
under $4,000 bond. Mr.. McCielland
is charged specifically with the death
of Mr.. Gi]hart. A hearing on the
technical manslaughter charge has
been set for October Is.
John E. McCurdy of Pittsburgh,
mechanic on Mr.. McClelland's
engine, was released under $500 bond
as material witness.
States Attorney Ben Wilkinson Of
Montgomery County, who questioned
both Mr.. McClelland and Mr.. Nc
Curdy for several hours yesterday
(See WRECK, Page A-e.)