Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-11
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
The Late Accident on the SOuthweste,
Railroad.


The Late Accident the Southwestern
Railroad.
A telegram from Macon, published in
Saturdays MORNING News, announced
that the passenger train for Montgomery
on the Southwestern Railroad plunged
down an embankment near GEORGETOWN
on Friday afternoon. The Macon Tele-
graph of yesterday contained the follow
ing additional particulars:
Much excitement was caused last night
by the report that terrible accident had
occurred on the Southwestern Railroad.
and that several persons were killed and
wounded.
Our reporter repaired at once to head
quarters and obtained all the facts in the
possession of the railroad authorities,
which were willingly given. We were at
once shown dispatch from Mr.. c. Inc
Laughlin, agent at Eufaula, to Major
Shellman, which read as follows:
1.-The entire train is off the track and
down the embankment about one hun
dred yards from the track, just one mile
east OF Georgetown at the 140 mile post.
Every car turned completely over, and is
badly smashed up, Every person on the
train is more or less injured except the
engine crew. The mail agent, express
messenger and Nathan Williams are hurt
more than anybody else. | have procured
the best medical aid possible, and have
sent all the passengers to a hotel to be
taken care of, and will see that they re-
ceive every attention. The engine is off
the track, but not damaged. The tender
is turned over, and the track is torn up
for over two hundred yards. Supervisor
Clifton is at the wreck in charge, and
will bring his lumber train with all the
force possible, and will have the track
cleared
At the point where the run off occurred
is a thirt foot embankment, and adOWn
this high place the cars rolled, some of
them turning over twice in the descent,
The upsetting of the stoves threatened
to be serious matter, because of the ig-
milton OF the wood work, but the fire was
quickly put out, though not before a por-
tion of the mail in the mail car was
burned. The following is list of the in
jured:
Wiley Harris, mail agent, badly injured
on head and neck.
J. r. Cook, passenger, shoulder dislOca-
ted and spine injured,
f. NJ. EOles, express messenger, badly
cut in face, head and back.
G. W. Stokes, passenger, bruised and
cut between the shoulders.
IL. A. Clay, passenger, injured badly in
breast and head.
G. L. Williams, passenger, hurt in face
and knee.
W. W. Williams, passenger, badly hurt
in head, back and breast.
j. G. Mckay, passenger, badly bruised
and cut in hands.
I. G. Russell, conductor, cut in head
and face and injured in the small of his
back.
J, r. Jacobs, conductor of sleeping car.
cut in the head,
Porter of sleeping car, cut in the face
and head.
Nathan Williams, colored train hand.
seriously injured in the back, breast and
legs.
c. j. Teat, two daughters and son, pas
sengers, cut in faces apd hands.
Miss Clara Wells, passenger, slightly
bruised and burned by stove turning over.
j. II. Wash, baggage master, teeth
knocked cut and cut in face. s-re
Two colored women and a man cut
badly.
A train was instantly dispatched from
Eufaula, and the wounded people taken to
hotel and medical assistance procured.
The authorities at that point will show
them every possible attention.
The engineer, Mr.. Jord Kent. and fire.
man escaped without a scratch
Miss Wells was on her way to EufagIa
to visit her sister, Mrs, Bray. A tele-
gram WAS received from Mr. BRAY an
nouncing that her injuries were slight.