Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-16
a TERRIBLE CRASH.



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fr1znftul end fasal collision occurred
tins nssrning shortly after midnight
en- tn deorrk Pacfiir railroad. abaut
fifteen rnilss from Atlanta. IA which
eleven lives wgre lost ami three per-
scns 81 Daddy injured that it is thournt
destn vii result. Ths circumstances
Of tss wreck ara ss follow Tho East
1ennessee xnd Georgia Pacific roads
use the same tracks from Atisuta
70 Austel, where thsy diyeree, one
gosMwesi and the other north. They.
however, leave the city from different
dsPsts and nsesi Just At the city limits,
and from there they both use the same
tsxck o. Austell. just one mile east OF
Anstsll, toward Atlanta, is q water
sxnf used by the Georgia Pasiiic. The
nirat passenger train OF the Georzis
Pacific leaves mere q 10 o'clock. ana
the Ezst Tennessee tram n IG.l5.
Las nighs, however, tine tieorgia Pa
ciflc was somewhat DELAYED. ana whsn
II stepped a. the water-tank was on the
Lxs. TENNESSEE tune.
a FRIGHTFUL CRASH.
The East Tennessee passenger tram
CAM Tying around the curve near tine
watu-tsnk, and without 3 momsnt's
warning went era shrng into tn rear Of
the georgia Pacific tram Engineer
Owen and the fireman OF tn EAst Ten
nessee tram saw the tteOrgis Pacific
train. but too late % aveSu tho- COLI
SION Tine fireman jumped fron the
en-ine, but the sngIaeeT remained al
has posi-. reversing the engine znd Al
plying the brakes. Hs Wa unable.
however, 70 avert the collision. The
engine tore it way INTO the rear coach.
and the rear coach teaescoDsG the ont
II front o. Il, winch was forced into one
ahekd Of Il. The rear coach wa flied
with passengers, many o. whon were
50 pinned down by the wreck that they
were unaoie o. str, snd the escaping
stszn s0on caussI the dsath Of five o.
sIx. The crleS o. the wounded rent
the Az.
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AL was darkness. and the statements
Of those VINO hastsned o the scene are
10 the effect th1t words cannot describe
the awfuiness Of the situation. As
soon a. possible the las, tennessee
tran was backed iron the wrecl.. and
the WORK Of removing the dead and
WOUNDED commenced. From Austell a
message was sent o. Atlanta Spprising
the officials o. the road Of tn accident
and asking for heip. Al 81 Il. ". q
tran left here, bearing physicians am
severz o. the railroad otlclalS the
officers Of the road Immediately SCI O.
woTk o nave the tr1ok cleared. and a.
:3D o'clock tins morning. this mad beeu
done About 80 l. n. a tran left
Austell for Atlanta witt the dead ind
wounded. arriving mere a. c:05. Tae
kilied were placed Oh biers u A. IT.
dertakinE establishment. and hunireds
Of people nave crowded it doors al
day.
TIL DEAL AND WOUNDED.
The dead arr Bernard Peyton, AZ
torney OF the t,e0rgia Pacific formerly
81 Charlottesville, w., bu. recently Of
birmingham. Ala. Nathan Stzniy. Or
Annistor. Ala. L. 7. lime. Of Eas,
Point, ira. y. v. Pierce, OF Texas,
and one little Oaby, mizn; OF JAKE and
Mar bank VINO died II IT. mother
ara two little children lone q BABY
belonging O. Brizht JAKE bank. Of
faIrburE, 6a Mar Bznks tEite Of
JAKE BANKS and L. bright. Of Earrhurn
The wounded are JON Bryan. o.
Gzfsru Ai@. a.. J.. COok, Of Fair-
bum. ia. v. q irwOod, OF Jack
SOL. ia. Carrie brlgn.. wife Of j.
bright. Of tGIrhurn tiz /. X. Eli
son. o. Riverslie, Ala j. l.. Sink. o.
Salen., ala. {. ". Bslton, bound TO,
T. paso Texas Mrs. Jane ElIza
Brown. bound for Cleveland county,
Ala, arr ooloreG man nance JACK
Roger Mrs, Bright died thIs after
neon and Bolton Is rapidly sinking a
l. also Mrs Brown.
WHO Il IT, BLAIIEs
The blame for the accident cannot
We be placed. 1uL Al investigation viii
De necessary O. settle il. Tn las
Tennessee conductor say n va OF
M time am following the schedule anu
hIs direction II iuL. The tfeorgla
Pacific conductor says ina he mac n
oficlal kHoEisdge Of tn nigng pASssn-
ger tram Of the Ezst Tennessee and
RAJ ont a. ne hAd always done. the
coronsr's inquest ma been gong OF al
day u the examination.
HOW THEY DIED.
Dr Roy. surgeon Of the Georgia Pa
cifiC ROAD. said ina when nc arrived OF
the scene the engine mad tslescoped the
slespIng-coGch passing through the en-
tIre length OF the ca within a few leet
Of tn enc, and the water 1Ild steam
from the boiler gushed through aud
flooded the whole tram. According O.
his examination, not 3 SIngle one Of the
dead died from external INJURIES. MT
al met Meath Dy beng scaided Or from
inhalation of steam.
National ssuarti Association.