Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29
TERRIFIC EXP. OslOe
OF a LOCOMOTIVES Falling g Train
at Full Speed.
Three hen Killed, Seyeral Wounded,
and q Stud Of Horses Killed
and Crippled.

The following special and accompany
ing local comments appeared in the
Nashville American Of yesterday, and
will be found more explicit and accurete
than the press report:
BOWLING GREEN, ky September IL
The locomotive attached to train No. 10,
freight, which left this station for Louis.
vile last night, exploded at a point Just
north Of Rocky Hill station about 9
o'clock, hurrying three souls into eternity
aud Gripping and woundipg seven
others. The accident occurred at the
end of q deep cut and where an embank.
ment some twelve feet high commences
in the road. The engine, as LEARN from
a party who visited the scene this morn
Jog, seemed to split open and divide
itself on both sides of the road down the
bank and tearing up the track, caused
the train of some thirteen cars to be
thrown in a mass of death-work, burying
beneath them the men, horses and cattle
which were on the train.
The conductor, whose name is Church,
was considerably hurt, but managed to
flag the south bound train which he
would have met at the next station be.
yond, and, as soon as the train men aud
passengers on that train could do 90.
they extricsted the suffering persons
from their perilous positions aud did
everything to relieve them. The three
dead men, who were Wilson, the engi-
neer, his fireman named Carey and the
rear brakeman named Mccormack, we're
taken to Glasgow junction. Physicians
we're procured from Glasgow junction
and Mumfordsville, who did all in their
power to relieve those who were hurt
There we're several cars of cattle with
attendants on the train. A good many
OF the cattle were killed. Linek's stud
Of horses we're also aboard. Several of
them were killed A negro had his wrist
mashed. S. B. Glenn, the agent at this
station, went up to the scene with the
wrecking train and a corps Of assistants
to render all the aid possible.
Wilson, the engineer, was an old
employe Of the company, and had the
reputation OF being a very reliable and
skillful engineer. he wal a native of
Louisville, and had almost grown up on
the road.
1t was q very fortunate thing for the
passenger train that Conductor Church
was able to flag and stop them, or there
might have been a double catastrophe to
report.
Early yesterday morning, Mr.. George
Darden, secretary Of the Nashville
Blood Horse Association, received the
following:
GLASGOW JUNCTION, September 27.-
Three horses killed dead; Satinet, Grip.
pied badly, cannot tell how much; Bur.
gamot is hurt; Will Knox and Abram
Gaunt badly hurt; train wrecked three
miles south Of here. THEo. ALcooK."
Satiuet and Trinket we're the property
OF Mr.. Darden, aud Burgamot, Sazerac
and the mare belonged to Mr.. Linck.
The car which contained the animals
had been secured by Messrs. Darden and
Linck, the former paying $45 for their
shipment to Louisville and return.
The cattle killed were sent from Nash
vile stock-yards.
Willie Leslie, given in the press dis.
patch as W. Knox, John Bilbo and Alb
ram Grant we're brought down on the
morning train. Leslie is badly bruised
in the leg, face and breast, with a severe
cut in the hand. he had nearly fallen
asleep when he was suddenly aroused by
the noise.