Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-29
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

Seven Men Instantly Killed, Two Locomo-
tives Demolished and Cars Wrecked by a
Collision on the Louisville s. Nashville
Road Between an Accommodation Train
and a Wild Engine-The Victims.
NASHVILLE, Tenn July 21.-One OF
the most terrible accidents that ever oc-
Cured on Tennessee railroad, resulting
in the loss of seven lives, took place one
mile north of Duck River Station, on the
Decatur division of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, last night, being caus-
ed by a collision between a wild engine
and the Columbia passenger accommo-
dation train.
The accommodation, which had about
one hundred passengers on board, lett
this city at ten m inutes past four O'Clock
yesterday afternoon in charge of
M. A. Kidd, conductor pro tenn.
1t ran at the rate of twen-
tY-fye miles an hour, and at
Gals neared Duck River station, when the
wild engine, which belonged to the Nash
vile & Florence railroad and was being
taken to Nashville to be repaired, dashed
into it with terrible force as the train was
entering cut not far from the Ruther-
ford creek bridge. The shock was ter
rife. and created the greatest consterna-
ton among the people on the passenger
train. The tender of the latter was driven
nearly through the baggage car, and both
locomotives were totally wrecked. The
escaping steam rendered it almost i'm
possible for the passengers to see the en-
gines, but an investigation was quickly
made.
1t was found that seven men had been
instantly killed and that the coaches were
greatly damaged.
The locomotive of the accommodation
train was in charge of Henry E. Lanman,
engineer, who was assisted by r. p.
Brown, Jr., fireman. Both were discov-
cred dead under the cab.
The wild engine was manned by Thad-
deus d. Beech, engineer, and Patrick
King, fireman, who were also dead when
the SearcherS came upon them.
Besides Beech and King, Mr.. Thorn
ason, section boss on the Nashville &
Florence railroad, and Albert B. Robin
son, travelling passenger agent of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago rail-
road, were on the eng ine, and all per-
ished.
Monroe w. Wilson, baggage-master
was dead when discovered.
Rev. w. NJ. Green, of Columbia, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
in that city, was severely STAINED.
Among the passengers were Leslie E.
Drake, Southern passenger agent of the
Missouri Pacific railroad, and Cliff Ken
needy, travelling passenger agent OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road. These gentlemen did not sustain
any in iury.
Intelligence of the disaster was tele-
graphed to superintendent Geddes, who
at once sent the wrecking Car to the
scene.
When the news reached Columbia the
widest excitement prevailed, and every
available horse and vehicle in the city
and vicinity was soon on the way to
Duck River Station.
The bodies of the victims were re-
moved from the wreck and taken to
Columbia, where they are cared for by
friends.
THE KILLED.
Henry E. Lanman, engineer OF the ac-
comodation train. forty-seven years old,
leaves a widow, who resides in Columbia.
r. p. Brown, Jr., fireman of the ac-
commodaton train, twenty three years
of age and single.
Thaddeus D. Beech, engineer of the
wild engine, thirty-seven years of age,
single.
Patrick King, fireman on the wild en-
CINE, twenty-three years old, single.
Monroe w. Wilson, baggage-master on
the accommodation train, was tv7enty-six
years old, single.
Albert Z. Robinson, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago. Railroad (Monon route,)
twenty-seven years.
Mr.. Thompson, section boss of the
Nashville Elcrauca RAILROAD
Mr.. Beech was considered one of the
most reliable engineers in the employ of
| the company, and the officials are at
loss to account for the accident. 1t is
supposed that Beech had failed to con-
suit the tme-card or his watch. He
should have sde-tracked his engine and
waited for the train to pass.
The dead men were we'll known and
popular, and their untimely fate has
caused deep regret.
LATER-Dispatcbes received from the
wreck state that the boiler of the wild en-
CINE exploded when the collision &C.
cured, and that all except Lanman were
so horribly scaded and burned that they
could scarcely be identified.