The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-16
DEADLY RAILWAY COLLISION
An East Tennessee Locomotive Dashes
IntOthe Rear of a Stationary Train.
Eleven Persons Killed and Three Others Nor
tally lnjured-The Dead and Wounded
Cause Of the Accident Not Known.

collision occurred this morning, shortly after
midnight on the Georgia Pacific railroad,
about fifteen miles from this city, in which
eleven lives were lost and three persons go badly
injured that it is thought death will result The
circumstances of the wreck were as follows:
The East Tennessee and the Georgia Pacific
roads use the same track from Atlanta to Austill.
where they diverge, 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 Austill. Just one mile from Austil
towards Atlanta, is a water tank used by the
Georgia Pacific. The night passenger train of
the Georgia Pacifcsleaves here at 10 o'clock, and
the East Tennessee train leaves at 10:45 Last
night however, the Georgia Pacific was
somewhat delayed and when it stopped
at the water-tank. was on the East
Tennessees time. The East Tennessee
passenger train came flying around curve near
the watertank and without moments warn
ing. went crashing into the rear of the Georgia
Pacific train. Engineer Owen and the fireman
of the East Tennessee train saw the Georgia
The fireman jumped from the engine, but the
engineer remained at his post, reversing the en-
CINE and applying the brakes. He was unable,
however to avert the collision. The CINE 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 it. The rear
coach was filled with passengers, many of whom
were 80 pinned down that they could not STIR
All was darkness, and the statements of those
who fastened to the scene to the effect THAT
words cannot describe the awfulness of the sit
uation.
AS soon as possible, the east Tennessee train
was backed from the wreck and the work of
removing the dead and wounded commenced.
From Austill message was sent to Atlanta ap
prising the officials of the road of the disaster,
and asking help. AT 22O A. NJ. special train
was started, with physicians and officials on
board. About 7:30 A. NJ, train left Austll for
Atlanta with the dead and injured arriving
here at $50 The killed were placed on biers in
an undertaker's establishment and hundreds of
people have crowded its doors all day. The fol-
lowing is list of the killed:
BERNARD PEYToN, attorney for the Georgia
Pacific formerly of Charlottesville, Va, but
recently of Birmingham, Ala
NATHAN STANLEY, of Admission, Ala.
E. Y. HEIsE, of East Point Ga
j. w. PIERCE, of Texas, and little baby, tbs
infant of Jake and Mary Banks, who died in
its mothers arms.
Two little children, one baby, belonging to Mr.
Bright.
JACOB BANKS, of Fairburn.
MARY BANKS. wife of Jacob Banks.
B. BRIGHT, of Farburn.
The injured are: John Bryant, of Oxford,
Ala; A. B. Cooke, of Fairburn. Ca; W. J. In
wood, of Jackson, Ca; Carrie Bright, wife of B.
Bright of Fairburn Ga. E. n. Ellison of Riv-
erside. Ala; B. FL. Sank, of Salem, Ala; G. W.
Bolton. bound for Ell Paso, Tex; Mrs Eliza
Brown. going to Cleveland county, Ala col
ored man, named Jack Rogers. Mrs. Bright died
this afternoon and Bolton is rapidly sinking, as,
also, is Mrs. Brown.
Investigation will be necessary to settle the
question as to where the blame lies for the dis
aster. The coroner's inquest has been going
on all day. In the examination Dr. Ray, sur
geon Of the Georgia Pacific, said that, when he
arrived on the scene, the engine had telescoped
the sleeping coach, passing through the entire
length of the car within few feet of the end,
and water and steam gushed through and flooded
the whole train According to his examination
not single one Of the dead died from external
injuries, but were either scalded to death or died
from inhaling steam.