Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-11
WRECKS ON THE RAIL.
An Engineer Killed and Five Men Badly
Injured at LRarange.

An Engineer Killed and Five Men Badly
Injured at Laarange.
LAGRANGE, GA, Dec. 10-Last night
as the south-bound freight was running
between LAGRANGE and West Point, when
near Long Cane, the engine and three cars
came uncoupled, and ran some distance
before the engineer discovered 1t. As
soon as he saw that his train was loose,
he stopped and detached the engine from
the three cars, and the engine was run
about a mile farther and stopped TO await
the coming of the balance OF the train.
After waiting some time without hearing
the train. he started back at a very rapid
rate TO see about IL, and met it at the bot
tom of a grade, when the engine ran
into the cars with such force that the
reverse lever was thrown forward, and
the engine bounded forward, breaking
loose from the tender. Engineer John
Knott was thrown from the cab under the
tender, and dragged about a hundred
yards with the tender and cars, killing
him instantly. His arms and legs were
crushed. and q large hole was torn in bis
body. Fireman Morris was badly injured,
having received internal injuries that, it
is feared, will prove fatal. Mr.. Knott
had been an engineer on the Atlanta and
West Point road several years. He leaves
a wife and four children.
KILLED By BRIDGE.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 100. p.
Knox, yard conductor OF switch en-
CINE on the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad, this morning while
on top OF his train passing under Nc Dan
iel street bridge struck his head against a
beam Of the bridge, the blow taking the
top of his head of. He was killed in
stantly. The jury rendered a verdict In
accordance with the facts. The wound
was about seven inches in length, expos
Ing his brain. Knox had no family, and
had been in the employ Of the East Ten
nessee road for considerable time.
WRECKED ON A TREsTLE.
One mile south Of Roseland, a station
about two miles south Of Atlanta on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad, last night, freight train was
wrecked on a trestle. No one was injured,
but several cars we're lrreparably dam
aged. and the financial loss 10 the road
will be considerable. Tramps, who had
been refused a ride, are believed 10 nave
caused the accident.
BRIDGES GIVE WAY.
ST. JOHN, N. b., Dec. 10.-While an
east bound freight train on the New
Brunswick railway was passing over
a bridge across the north branch OF the
Oremocto river, to-day, the bridge
gave way and the engine fell into the
river. Fortunately the engine be-
came detached from the train, and the
cars remained on the track, one hanging
partly over the gap. The engineer os-
capped with slight Injuries, but the fire.
man was killed. The night express
from Boston soon afterwards passed
over the South branch bridge, and the en-
gineer, learning ofthe disaster, attempted
To back his train down 20 Fredericton
junction. 10 was then discovered that the
supports or the south branch bridge had
given way, and that the train had very
narrow escape from n dreadful disaster.
An trains west have been Cancelled On &c
count OF the accident. Both bridges have
been un0ergoihk repairs.