Tragedy at Terra Cotta Station Kills Dozens in Crash
A rear end collision at Terra Cotta on the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad killed 38 people and injured over 80. Train No 66, crowded with Washington riders, was struck by six empty cars from a monster engine. Rescuers rushed to the scene as families searched for loved ones amid debris and fog.
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Metropolitan
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington
Terra Cotta Station
Brookland
No. 66
Frederick
Trme
Terra Cotta
Brunswick
Baltimore
Father A. M. Mark
St. Anthony’s Church
George Burgess
Mrs. Chase
South Brookland
Fred A. Wiltberger
Edith Barnes
Estelle Barnes
Benjamin Y. Maynard
Fostoria
Alexandria County
Virginia
Kensington
Maynard
Catherine Hughes
Corcoran Street
Maynart
Rock
Ile
Takoma
Terri Cotta
LF Cooley
New Jersey Avenue Northwest
Cooley
Ohio
R. B.eldent
Tom
Pittsburg
Chicago
The Identified Dead List Follows Morgue Identification Efforts
A long list of eight identified victims from Newark to Takoma Park and beyond is announced at the morgue. Names include Col Robert Alderson and Dr E Oliver Belt, with ages and addresses where known, plus several unidentified still. The article notes eight bodies at the morgue remain unidentified at early morning.
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Butts
Carrie
James Frank Butts
Chapin Street
Caher
Mary A
Compher
Samuel
Third Street
Cook
May
Baby
Washington
Daly
O. T
Newark
Ohio
Harris
E. Gaither
New York Avenue
Higbie
George
Brookland
D. Ct
Henry
George Higbie
Kelley
John T
Kensington
Kelly
T. A
Senate
Metze
Thomas E
New York City
Lippold
Mary
D. C
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Purman
Elizabeth
Takoma Park
Reading
Anna W
Seventh Street Northwest
Reeves
Rogers
Norman
Marion
Ind
Ruppert
Shrewelridge
Fifteenth Street
Wright
John
Stockholm Street
Baltimore
Train Wreck Near Terre Cotta Sparks Inquest
In a fog bound collision near Terre Cotta, engineer Hildebrand and crew faced arrest as coroner Nevitt ordered an inquest. Takoma Park signal failures and a red panel suspected, with 60 mph express colliding with a local. Crews report varying details while 800 workers cleared the line and rescue continued.
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Terre Cotta
Harry Hildebrand
Frank Hoffmier
J. 0. McCullum
Robert Rutter
W. A. Norris
Tenth Precinct
Nevitt
Takoma Park
Hildebrand
Dr Belt and Son Die in Wreck Tragedy
Dr EH Oliver Belt and his two sons St Clair and Edward perished when a wrecked train struck family returning from a day with relatives in Dickerson. Edward was killed, St Clair injured, Norvell hurt, and Dr Belt identified at the morgue by pocketbook.
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Oliver Belt
St Cleir
Edward
Dickergon
St. Clair
Belt
Connecticut Avenue
Farragut
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Episcopal Eye, Bar, and Throat Hospital
Norvell
M. J. Griffith
Dr Belt
Mayor Eckhardt Injured in Kensington Wreck
Cornelius Eckhardt mayor of Kensington and auditor of the Washington Evening Star lies in critical condition at Garfield Hospital after a wreck. He is about forty five, with serious internal injuries and external wounds. A well known Washington figure, he has a wife and five children.
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Cornelius Eckhardt
Kensington
Washington Evening Star
Les
Garfield Hospital
Little Hone
Eckhardt
Washington
Nicholas Eckhardt
Kauler
John C
Kriebs
Harry
Garfield Kunlo
Mes
Kumile
C J
F Street Northwest
Providence
Kunlo
C. J
P Street
John A
P Street Northwest
Lee
Pachy
Ining Am
Providence Fresp
Frederick Leigh
Tacoma
Terra Cotta
Ang
Leigh
The Lists of Injured Aboard a Train Disaster
A long list catalogs dozens of injured individuals from Washington and nearby areas. Names include Adler Roy of Poolesville Maryland with arm and nose injuries, Carr Don M of Kensington with multiple fractures, Eckhardt Cornelius mayor of Kensington fatally injured, and Proctor Clarence a Washington baseball player with a severely broken left leg. The report notes hospitals and treatments, with many in Providence and Garfield Hospitals, and mentions several missing and unidentified victims.
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Adler
Roy
Poolesville
Providence
Austin
Fannie
Baker
Daniel W
Washington
Brookland
D C
Barnes
Lincoln
Estelle
Fifth Street
Belt
Sinclair
E. Oliver Belt
Connecticut
Freedmen’s
Campbell
Lucille
H Street
Grim rail wreck scene described with scattered bodies
Police sorted terrible aftermath along the railroad banks after a wreck. Norman Rogers of Marion lay with a child in his arms while a baby smiling in blue survived. a fourteen year old girl and two women were found mangled. Commodore Brown’s card and small sums were recovered from his clothing.
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Norman Rogers
Marion
Phimp
Commodore PF. Brown
Bear calendars for 1907 issued by Washington Post
The Washington Post offers an attractive 1907 calendar featuring four sheets, three months per page, each month highlighted by one of Berryman the bear pictures. The calendar, measuring about fourteen inches, promises familiar illustrations to Post readers.
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Washington Post
Berryman
Post
Inquiry to Begin Today on Baltimore and Ohio Wreck
C W Galloway superintendent of transportation for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad said the cause of the wreck could not yet be determined. He cited the division’s modern block system but noted confusion from the collision and casualties. An inquiry will begin tomorrow in Baltimore, with operators to be questioned and results released to the public.
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C W Galloway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Freight rail crash jolts city with blind darkness
Willam C. Johnson of 1343 Girard Street NW, a United States Express Company agent, recalls the crash striking without warning as lights failed and cars collided. Jonason suffers serious injuries and is taken to Emergency Hospital amid the chaos.
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Willam C. Johnson
Girard Street
United States Express Company
Rt Jonason
Proctor Rumor Dismissed That He Was On Train Wreck
A circulated rumor claimed United States Senator Redfield Proctor died or was injured in a wrecked train. His secretary stated the Senator was duck hunting near the Dim Mal Swamp, not aboard the train, and that he had departed Washington with Perkis, Ford Pinchot, Commissioner Garfield, and Captain Sebree aboard a lighthouse boat for Norfolk.
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United States
Redfield Proctor
Perkis
Horror wreck recounts by injured brakeman Frederick Leigh
Frederick Leigh, a badly injured brakeman, describes the fatal crash near Terra Cotta as trains collided in fog. Passengers and a mother reportedly saved a baby from a window. rescue workers, doctors, and bystanders faced a scene of chaos as a second car telescoped and several people were injured or killed.
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Terra Cotta, D.C
Monster Engine
Alderson
Col
Robert
Newark, Ohio
Baldwin
Lewis W
DR. E. Oliver
Edward M
Bohrer
Corinne M
W. P. Bohrer
Thirty-third Street
Arlington Brewing Company
Brown
Commodore P
Dutschow
Silver Spring
Takome Park
Phillips
University Place
Terra Gotta
B. F. Vermillion
No 66
DR. Belt and Son
Chambers
Eleventh Street
Howell
Sqolsz
Raymond J
New Jersey Avenue
Cross
Miss C
Gross
Roselin
George Washington Hospital
Miss Ray
Seneca
Dickens
Cornelius
the Star
Bodler
Foolesville
Elgin
R. F
Fagan
C. F
Hagen
Charles T
M. Eamlin
Theodorhy
Herd
Heisha
Fred
Bemileer
Thomas C
Sensca
I Hughes
Catherine
Eugene Hughes
Johnson
William C
United States Express
Jones
Lysle
Kadumler
Lakik Frank
B. F
M Street
Freedmen’s Hospital
Martin
John P. Harpers Ferry
W .Va
Moore
Clinton L
G W
Shendan
J C
J. C
Providence Moose
Peake
Bertha
Braddock Heights
Mad
D. Braddock Heights
Takoma Bark
Elizabeth Purman
Proctor
Abner
Clarence
Kenneth
Jeanette
Reed
James M
Remsberg
Camden
Seggs
Smith
Adlie
Duns
Thiban
Thompson
H I
L Street
Thomas
Lee Wilkins
Williams
York
Alfred
Woodburn
Garfield
Nineteenth Street
Northwest
Freedmen's Hospital
Chase
Frank B
Bvarts Street
Stevenson
William C. Johnson
Fred Leigh
Tosa
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