The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-16
Frightrul Collision.

ATLANTA, Ca. December ia
frightful and fatal collision occurred
this morning shortly sfter-midnight on
the Georgia Pacific Railroad. about
fifteen miles from Atlanta, in which
eleven lives were lost aud three persons
30 badly injured that II Is thought
death will result. The circumstances or
the wreck are as follows. Tne East
Tennessee and Georgia Pacific Rail
roads use the same track, from Atlanta
to Austel, 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 both use the
same track. Just one mile east
of AuStell towards Atlanta is
water tank, used by the Georgia
Pacific. The nIgLt passenger tram
on the Georgia Pacific, leaves here at 10
o'clock and the East Tennessee tram
leaves at l0.45 O'Clock. Last night,
however, the Georgia Pacific was some
what delayed and when il stopped at
The tank it was on the East Tennessee
time. The East Tennessee passenger
train came flying around the curve, aud
without Il ,bOmeut'S warning went
crashing into the rear OF the GeO-V'a
Pac fic tram. Engineer Owen and the
fireman of tue E4.I tennessee tram saw.
tue Georgia Pacific tram. but too late
to avoid the collision. The fireman
jumped from the engine, but the engi
neer remained at his post, reversing tie
engine and applying the brakes but was
unable to avert the collision. The e.
gIne tore its way into the rear coach
and he rear coach relescoped the one in
front, which Was filed with passengers,
many whom wer~ so pinned down by
the wreck that they were unable 10 stir,
and the escaping steam caused the
death of five or six. The cries of the
injured rent the air; all was darkness,
and the statements of those who has
tened to the scene are to the effect that
words cannot describe the aWfulness OF
the situation. AS soon as possible the
East Tennesse train was backed from
the wreck. and the work of removing
the dead and wounded commenced. a
message was sent to Atlanta, appFising
the officials Of the accident, and asking
for help. At 225 am. a train left here
bearing physicians and several railroad
officials. The officers of the road inn
mediately set to work to have the track
cleared, and at $50 this morning this
had been completed. About 7.30 am.
train left Austell for Atlanta with the
dead and injured, arriving here at sos.
The killed were placed on biers
in an undertaking establishment and
hundreds of people have crowded its
doors all day. Following is the list of
the killed: Barnard PaytOn, attorney,
Georgia Pacific, formerly of Charlottes-
vile, Va, but recently of Birmingham,
Ala; Nathan Stanley, AnnestOn, Ala. {;
E. Y. HUE, East Point. Ga; J. w.
Pierce, Texas, and little baby, infant
of Jake and Mary Banks, who died in its
mothers arms; two little children, one
baby belonging to Mr.. Bright: Jake
Banks, of Fair burn. Ca; Mary Banks,
wife of Jake Banks; B. Bright, Fair
burn. The injured are: John Bryant,
Oxford. Ala A. B. Cooke. FairbUrn,
Ga. W. J. Irwo cd, Jackson, Ga; Carrie
Bright, wife of B. Bright, Fairburn; e.
N. Emerson. Riverside, Ala: J. II.
Sink. Salem, Ala; g. w. Bolton. bOur
for FL Paso, Texas; Mrs. Jane E liza
Brown, going to Cleveland County.
Ala; a colored man, Jack Ryan.
Mrs. Bright died this afternoon and
BelIon is rapidly sinking, as alsois Mrs.
Brown.
The blame for the accident cannot be
yet placed, and,an investigation will be
necessary to settle e. The East Ten
nessee conductor says he was on his
time and following the schedule, and
his directions were in full. The Georgia
Pacific conductor says he had no ottic
ial knowledge of the night passenger
train of the East Tennessee and ran out
as he had always done.
In the examination, DR.. Roy, surgeon
ofthe Georgia Pa Anc, said when he ar
rived on the scene the engine had tele-
scoped the sleeping coach, passing
through the entire length. of the car,
within a few feet of the end, and the
water and steam from the boiler gushed
through and flooded the whole ear. Ac-
cording to his examination. not single
one of the dead died from external in
lures, but all met death by being
scalded and from the inhaladon OF
steam.