The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-24
A HORROR IN GEORGIA.
A Sleeping Car Telescoped by Loco
motive and Twelve of the In
mates Scalded to Death.
-Four Others Fatally and Ten Seriously
Injured -Rending Scenes
at the Wreck.
Atlanta (Ga.) telegram.


A frightful collision occurred on the
Georgia Pacific Railroad, about fifteen
miles from Atlanta. Thirteen lives were
lost, and three persons were SO badly in
jured that it is thought death will result.
The East Tennessee and Georgia Pacific
Roads use the same track from Atlanta to
Auste1l, where they diyerge, one going
west and the other north. They, however,
leave the city from different depots and
meet Just at the city limits, and from there
they both use the same track to Austell.
Just one mile east of Austell, toward At
lanta, is water tank used by
the Georgia Pacific. The night pas
senger train OF the Georgia Pacific
leaves here at 10 o'clock and the East
Tennessee train leaves at 10:45 o'clock.
Last night, however, the Georgia Pacific
was somewhat delayed, and when it stopped
at the water-tank it was on the East Ten
nessee time. The East Tennessee passen-
ger train came flying around curve near
the water-tank, and, without moments
warning, went crashing into the rear of the
Georgia Pacific train. Engineer Owen and
the fireman of the East Tennessee train saw
the Georgia Pacific train, but too late to
avoid collision. The fireman jumped.
The engineer remained at his post, revers-
ing the engine and applying the brakes.
He escaped without serious injury, while
the fireman is suppos ed to be fatally hurt.
The engine tore its way into the rear of the
coach, and the rear coach telescoped the
one in front of it, which was forced into
the one ahead of that again. The rear
coach was filled with passengers, many of
whom were SO pinned down by the wreck
that they were unable to stir, and the escap-
ing steam soon caused the death of five
or six.
AS soon as possible the East Tennessee
train was backed from the wreck and the
work of removing the dead and wounded
begun. The killed are: Bernard Peyton,
attorney for the Georgia Pacific, of Bir-
mingham, Ala; Nathan Stanley, of Annis-
ton, Ala; L. Y. HUE, of East Point, Ga;
j. w. Pierce, of Texas; Jake and Mary
Banks, of Fairburn, Ca, and their baby,
who died in its mothers arms; G. w. Bel
ton, bound for Ell Paso, Texas; two little
children, one baby, belonging to Mr..
Bright; Mrs. Jane Eliza Brown, Cleveland
County, Ala; b. Bright, of Fairburn, Ga;
Mrs. Carrie Bright, Fairburn, Ga.
The blame for the accident cannot be
yet placed, and an investigation will be
necessary. The East Tennessee conductor
says that he was on his time and following
the schedule and his directions. The
Georgia Pacific conductor says that he had
no official knowledge of the night passen-
ger train of the East Tennessee, and ran
out as he had always done. The Coroners
inquest has been going on all day. In the
examination DR.. Roy, surgeon of The Geor-
gia Pacific, said that when he arrived on the
scene the engine had telescoped the sleep
ing coach, passing through the entire length
of the car. Water and steam from the
boiler gushed through and flooded the whole
train. According to his examination not a
single fatality occurred from external inju-
ries, but all met their deaths from scalding
or inhalation of steam.