Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-18
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\ FEARFUL RAILROAD DISASTER

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec ia frightiul
and fatal collision occurred this mora
ing shortly after midnight on ihe
Georgia Pacific railroad, about fifteen
miles from Atlanta, in which eleven
lives were lost and three persons so
badly injured that it is thought death
wreck are as follows: The East Ten
nessee and Georgia Pacific roads use
the same track from Atlanta to An
stell, where they diverge, one gong
west, the other north. They, however,
leave the city from differen depots
and meet just outside tae city limits
and from there they both use the same
track TO Austell. Just one mile east
of Austell, to wards Atlanta is water
tank used by the Georgia Pacific. The
night passenger train Of the Georgia
Pacific leaves here at 10 o'clock and
the East Tennessee train leaves at
10 As o'clock. Last night, however.
the Georgia Pacific train had been
somewhat delayed and when it stop
ped at the water tank was on the
East Tennessee trains lime. The
East Tennessee passenger train came
flying around the curve near
the water tank and without a me
ment's warning went crashing into
the rear of the Georgia Pacific train.
Engineer Owen and his fireman OF the
East Tennessee train saw the Georgia
Pacific train but too late to avoid a
collision. The fireman jumped from
the engine but the engineer
REMAINED AT HIS POST
reversing the engine and applying
the brakes, unable, however, to avert
collision. The engine tore its way
into the rear of the coach and the rear
coach telescoped the one in front
which was forced into the one ahead of
that. The rear coach was filled with
passengers many of whcm were pinned
down by the wreck that they were un-
able to stir, and the escaping steam
soon caused the death of i've or six.
The cries OF the injured rent the air
Sll was darkness, and the statements
OF those who hastened to the scene
are 10 the effect that words cannot
describe the awfulness of the sltua-
ton. As soon as possible the East
Tennessee was backed from the wreck
and the work of removing
the dead and wounded was com
menced. From Anstell a message
was sent to Atlanta apprislng the
officials of the accident, and asking
for help. AT 2:25 a. m. the train left
here, bearing physicians and several
railroad officials. The officers of the
road Immediately set to work TO have
the track cleared, and at $3.50 this
morning this had been completed.
About 80 a. IN. train from Austell
started for Atlanta. with the dead and
injured, arriving here at 8:O5. The
killed were placed on biers in an un-
dertaking establishment, and hun
dreds of people have crowded its doors
all day. The following is
CORRECTED LIST OF THE KILLED.
Bernona Preytan attorney for the Georgia
Pacific, formerly of Charlottesville, Va, but re-
Gently of Birmingham.
Nathan Stanley, OF Admission, Ala.
f. Y Huie, of East Port, Ga.
T. W. Pierce, Of Texas and little baby in
fant Of Jake and Mary Banks, who died in its
mothers arms and two little children, one
baby belonging to Mr.. Bright.
Jake Banks and wife Of Fairburn, Ga.
The injured are:
John BRYANT of oxford, Alabama.
A B. Cooke, of Fairburn Georgia.
W. J. Irwood, Ct Jackson Georgia.
Carrie Bright, wife of B. Bright of Fairburn
E. 4. Ellison of Riverside, Alabama.
j. H. Link of Salem, Alabama.
c. w. Betos bound for FL Paso, Texas
Mrs. Jane Eliza Brown, going 10 Cleveland
county, Alabama.
A coiored man named Jack Rogers.
Mrs. Bright died this afternoon and
Belton is rapidly sinking, as is also
Mrs. Brown. The blame for the ac-
cident cannot yet be placed and an
investigation will be necessary to set
tie the question. The East Tennessee
conductor says he was on his train
and following the schedule and his
directions in full.
The Georgia Pacific conductor says
that he had no official knowledge OF
the night train on the East Ten
nessee AID ran out as he had always
done. The coroner's inquest has been
going on all day. In tie examina-
,tion, DR.. Roy, surgeon of the Georgia
Pacific road, said that when he arriv-
ed on the scene the engine lad tela-
scoped the sleeping coach, passing
through the entire length.