Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-19
.As far as could be gathered the fol.

arm, sore, but not seriously hurt.
VIM. Whinock, engineer, left arm
broken in two places, other cuts and
bruises and fears OF internal injuries.
James Woodward, fireman, badly
Jared and bruised. ~
John Denton. baggage master,
bruised and badly hurt, suffering with
his back and knee. 3--
David King, brakeman, foot
mashed and otherwise bruised about
the body, but no serious injury. He
was in the coach which rolled down
into the bed of the stream and escaped
narrowly.
Charles w. Cochran, express mes.
senger, cut in the head and bruised,
but not serious. aa-la 4
w. 7. Lowery and Fred Phillips,
postal clerks. both bruised up some, bat
nothing dangerous. -
Passengers.-The following Knox.
vile people were injured in the wreck:
Mr.. G. s. Newman, of the queensware
house Of Callen & Newman, was bruis,
ed and rendered unconscious. He was
able to go home, but there was some
fear Of internal Injuries, and the extent
could not be determined last night.
Mr.. Martin Shea, proprietor of the
Knoxville brewery, one rib broken,
not hurt badly elsewhere. a
Tim Shea, ofthe stove and tia house
of ehea & Donahoe, cut about the head
and body. badly bruised and fears of
internal injuries. t-sf .-s--
Capt. 6. B. Burleson, of our police
force, bruised, but only slightly.
or the other passengers there were
Jacob and Joseph Hecht, clothiers, of
Columbus, Ga. Jacob had some ugly
gashes about the head and neck, and
suffered much from bruises about the
body. Joseph was only slightly hurt.
DR.. w. E. Coleman, Of Nashville,
was pretty badly bruised up, but not
seriously. sefssl vim sfg s :,
Three gentlemen, of Philadelphia,
Pa. were more or less hurt, but none se>
rious, apparently. n st
Capt. Battle, of Charlottesville, Va,
received very serious Injuries, one
foot and ankle being badly 'mashed
up, besides other cuts and bruises
about the body. arf d.
The only fatality, as has been men,
toned, was little May Battle, daughter
of Capt. Battle. His family, wife
all in the same Car, among the rub
bish, and strange to say they escaped
unhurt. He and family were put
aboard the train going east and went
on. The.corpse was brought back to
the city, and properly buried, as is
mentioned elsewhere. 70. '."' .-
Besides this list, some others whose
names we could not gather, had slight
hurts, but received medical attention,
and went on their way. Some of the
gentlemen who lent assistance were
hurt slightly, also, but not worthy OF
mention. -.
All the injured ones above mem
toned were brought to Knoxville.
The strangers were taken to the Atkin
house and comfortably and attentively
cared for by the gentlemanly propri.
etors, and by Capt. Sam Adie, vino was
detailed for that duty. He was the
right man for the place, aud also did
noble work at the wreck. Residents
in Knoxville were taken home, and al
latest accounts all were getting along
as we'll as could be expected. 80 -asf
r. This wreck exceeds anything In tht
history of this road, and since the ad-
ministration Of Col. McGhee, vice
president, it is the first passenger that
!, has been killed on the line, except by
his or her own neglect. The loss is s
heavy one to the company, and rough
estimate fixes it at not less than SIS, 900
The engine, No. 10, had just come from
the shop, from being overhauled. 1t
as well as the coaches, are complet,
wrecks as could possibly be imagined
, While the loss is great, and taken
, all together it is bad enough, still
it ;. was one of the mes
, remR rkab!e escapes we have eve
heard of. 1t seems almost incredible
to glance at the wreck of thos
coaches, splintered almost into kind
ling wood, and think about so man.
persons being taken therefsom, m n,
/ not hurt at all. It was also wonder
ful to behold what power had beel
) exerted by the water, great bowlder
from the butment were wasned as ia
as 100 yatds down the sire 70, an,
j the whole thing completed under
: mined. This was consider d faf
as any bridge on the line. It too
f the test in the flood Of 1874, but thi
e water spout was Unprecedented.
Col. Young had on his train "a pas
8 sengers, besides train men. or thes
] 10. were. in the sleeper "Iuks," {
8 which Capt. S. E. Jones Is conductor
: He, among others, rendered good sci
! vice la the wreck. There were abou
I. Sorin the Pullman car, the others wer
e in the coaches. E ---,,
4 The scene was visited by gres
n many people from the city. Messrs
d Lloyd Branson and T. 81. Lindse.
photographers. went up and procure
: negatives for several splendid picture