Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-09
RAILROAD WRECK.
A Train Plunges Thirty Feet
to the Bed Of a Creek.
The Unfortunate Short Line
Again.
How Such Accidents Are Not Kept
a Secret.
The Names Of the Killed and
Wounded.

LOUISVILLE, September 9.--Meagre de-
tails Of an accident on the Shelby branch
Of the Short Line road reached the city
late tonight. 1t seems that the local pas
senger train, which left here at o'clock,
went down a high embankment, four
miles east Of Anchorage. 1t is said that
several people were killed and many in
iured. Among the former is w. T. Mat
tox, City Marshal Of Shelbyville. As the
railroad officers won't talk, 1t is hard TO
get anything definite
LOUISVILLE, September 6.-Rumors OF
the most fright ul railroad accident that has
occurred near Louisville for long time,
began to come in from Anchorage Station
on the unfortunate Short Line about 1880
last night. Dispatches were read calling
for the wrecking train for relief and for
DR.. Leber, surgeon Of the road, to attend
the injured in the wreck at the bridge
over Floyd's Fork on the Shelbyvlie
branch of the Short Line, about four or
FIVE miles from Anchorage, where the
branch tnrns off to Shelbyyille. No de-
tails are given, but there were rumors
that the whole train which left here at
FIVE o'clock for Shelbyville was wrecked
over an embankment, and that there were
many killed. One hundred persons were
on board, A wrecking train was at once
made ready and having DR.. Leber on
board started r the scene. A Courier
journal reporter, who got on the train,
to 20 to the scene, was not permitted to
accompany the expedition. The master
of transportation in charge of the train
refused to allow reporter to go under
any circumstance. Ten minutes later, two
reporters were dispatched TO the scene be-
hind fast horses. Inquiry TO the train
dispatcher's officea Short Line developed
the fact that they knew no details. There
is no night operator at Anchorage, and
the wrecking train took one up to report
the facts by wire. Several persons wht
had friends on the train, called to learr
particulars. At 230 O'Clock this morning
the wires, after much difficulty, were
opened, and the following dispatch WA
received at the offices here from the scen'
of the accident
ANCHORAGE, KY, September 8, 23C
am The entire train oftwo coaches, bag
gage car and engine, which left Louis
Vile at 5 o'clock, is in the creek. Il
struck a COW about fifty feet from the
west end of the bridge and threwAthe en-
gine off the track. II ran into the side Of
the bridge, knocking it down and ther
fell about thirty feet from the track Il
the bed of the creek. All the train is Q
total wreck.
The following is the list of the killed:
A stranger from California.
Mr.. Perry, bookkeeper at Applegate'
on Second rect, Louisville.
Colonel Fielding Neil, of Shelbyyille
Captain VIM. Maddox, marshal o.
Shelbyville.
Walter Scarce, of Shelbyyille.
Mr.. Jones, of Shelbyville.
Thomas Buchanan, of Louisville.
There are supposd to be two or three
others dead. Under the wreck, among
the seriously injured are Alex II. Afford
lawyer. 1lS Fifth street Louisville, and
the fireman on the engine, Gibson. Others
are more or less hurt. But few escaped
without any injury. Conductor Petty,
Engineer Honnaker, and Hamberton, bag
gage-master, are hurt, but not seriously.