New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
DEATH IN A COLLISION.
ELEVEN KILLED AND NINE WOUNDED.
ACCIDENT on THE GEORGIA PACIFIC RAILROAD To
BELArED PASSENGER TRAIN.
FAY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE


ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 15.-The East Tennes-
sec Company its trains over the Georgia Pacihc
track from Atlanta Ausel. si1teen miles, where they
strike Its line and branch of TO the right About
midway between Mabetown aud Austel, or one mile
south OF the latter station is tank where outgoing
trains stop ,or water The Georgia Pacific train No. 52
left Smpsost crossing at 1918 last night five minutes
late with orders to pass the sOuhbound East Tennessee
train No. H. which was thrty-fve minutes late, at Ma
bletown. The East Tennessee train No. IL left the
crossing l:o2 thirteen minutes lae. with orders to
pass No. IL at Concord, twelve miles out Both
trahs therefore Off their schedule time.
After passing East Tennessee train at Mabletown
the Georgia Pacific train moved down TO the tank w4ero
it stopped for water. While standing there the second
East Tennessee train flying around the curve. ana
went crashing into the OF the Georgia Pacific train
Engineer Owen aud the fireman OF No. IL saw No. ii too
late to avoid the collision The fireman Jumped from
tho cab but Owen remained his post, reversing the
engine and applying the brakes but he was unable to
check up.
No IL was mixed freight aud passenger train with
two combination The was telcscopod into
tho one In front OF 1t, and the locomotive
was forced into the last BY the breaking OF
the steam pipes tho interior Of tue car was hIled
with scaldng steam. The a-sengors were 50 pinned
down by The wreck mat they unable To stir ana the
escaping caused the death Of five or six The
cres OF the wounded rent the air As soon as psssibe
the broken engine backed from the wr ok and the
work OF removing the dead and wounded began. Word
wss sent to Auste whence came Doctors Meddock and
Westmorclaud. AMI many residents who did all IN their
power to render tho condition OF the wounded as com
Portable as possible
message wa. sent to Atlanta apprisng tho officials
Of the road OF the accident and asking
help Upon it, receipt a train started out at once
hearing physicians and several OF tho railroad
oilas Inc mie in quick time andui uion thelr
arrival tho physicians attended to the wounded passe-
while the officer, of the rod set to work to have
the track cleared ~ the wreck About 13O ~ ~ tram
lcft Au,tc Tor Atlanta. with the dead and injured ar
ryug here - 500. Tho killed wcro placed on brrs in
an undertaking establishment, and huudreds OF people
crowded its doors all day.
The dcIi are Bernard Pcyton. attorney o! the Geor-
ca Pacific formerly OF Charlottesville. Va but recently
.o' Birmingham. Ala; Nathan stanley, Of Admission.
Al. T.. y. Huie ot East Point. Ga; j. W. Pierce. OF
r.1as and a iit!c baby the Infant OF Jake aud Mary
Banks, who died in IT. mothers arms two little chil-
dren one baby. belonging TO b Bright Jake B'nN7'of
Furburu Ga. Mary BlnE,, tho vic Of Jake Banks,
ana IL. Bright. OF Fiiiburn.
Tie Injured are John Bryant. OF oxford Ala; A. Il.
Cook. of Tagburu. 60; W.J Grwo'i. ot Itc,son, Ca;
Carrie Bright wife OF B.i-Ht. ot IIrDurn, Ca: H. y
ELLISON. Of Riverside All; J. H. sink. Of -H,cn. Ala G.
N B.tou. bound FOR fl rJso. Texas Mr.. Jane Elzl
Brown bound for ClcvcianI County. Ala. and co.orcd
man. Jack Rogers, Mr-. Bish died tai, afternoon, and
..iou D.. r1pidly sinking, - - also Ars. Brown.
The blame for tho accident cannot yet be placed and
an luyc.t,aIn w.u D., u"crssa 10 sctti' U The Est
lp,y.u. tlr schedule aud hi- Erection, In fu. the
Georgia PA.luc conductor that hc had 40 ohcia
. kuuWlrdsc the might passenger tram
Of ihr Bat tennessee, aud I'm out as
bc Md aIwnvs done. The corpucrs inquest
ls hc,u rou. ni 40 day. I'm the examination Dr. Ray,
.nr.,, nr tIr Georgia Pucifc. siI mat when hc ar
rived tho engine had trl'sc"prd 'h' steep
u car ul ealing thiou sh lt. entire l-Lsth, WITHIN few
..t of tl. ed. ul water aud steam from the boll"r
s. ac turou.u aud Hooded the whole train. According
to ll. examination not = uya ono Of the dead died
from external injuries. hlt al met death by being
-c..lc,I ,uA from Inhalation of ~ .tu.