A RAILWAY WRECK.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3338, 7 April 1881, Page 3

A RAILWAY WRECK.

Three Men Killed and Fifteen

Wounded near Baltimore.

Baltimore, March 5,

A collision occurred about 2 o'clock this afternoon near Severn station, 14 miles south of this city, on the Baltimore and Potomac Koad, between the second section of the fast train north, which left Washington at 1.10 p.m., and a traiu of empty pasfencer cars, drawn by two engines, going south to Washington. The tiain from Washington was made up of four Pullman sleeping-cars next to the engine and tender. Tho lirst, which was a special car chartered by J. Wyman Young, of Shamokin, Pa., contained the friends of Young aud citizens ot Shamokin and vicinity ; the next three contained the Cleveland city troop?, which acted as a special escort to President Gariield from Cleveland to Washington, nud wero returning as a special escort to ex-President Hayes. The fifth coach contained ex-President Hayes and family and friends. The fifth coach was a special car, in which were James Mason, counsel of tbe Lftke Shoro road, and A. C. Armstrong, an officer of the same road, from Clevclaud. It contained, also, the families of these gentlemen and their friends, and was followed by a baggage car. Next came the special car of Daniel P. Eels, l'rcaideutof the Ohio Central road aud President of the Commercial Bank of Cleveland, in which wero liis family aud friends. This coach was followed by a car containing twelve horses of the Cleveland troops, and made up the train. At tho time of the collision the north-hound traiu was going at a rapid rate. The first Pullmaii car, which was thespocialcarchartcrcd by Young of tjhamokin, received the shock of the collision and was partially telescoped into the necond car, containing the members of the Cleveland troops. Young was instantly killed and tifieeu persons wore injured. As boou as information of the collision was received heic a wrecking train was sont out with surgeons to attend the wounded, which returned to Baltimore with all the passeDgors and wouuded, reaching the Union depot betwocn 5 and 6 o'clock. The wounded are being properly cared for, and most of tho passengers aro at tho hotels. Kx-President Hayes and family are at 5-amuel M. Shoemaker's. None of the cars were damages except the first and socoud Pullman cars. All three engines ard badly wrecked. The olliccra of the Baltimore and Potomac road state that the empty train, drawn by two engines, first started for Washington with express instructions to lie over onasidiugat Severn station until the second section of the fast train from Waihington had passed. That order was disobeyed and tho collision resulted.