The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-19
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
THE following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday



| The following items of news appeared 10 our
Second Edition of Sunday.l
A Frightful Railway Accident.
| SAVANNAH, Ga, March 17.-The first section
/ of the fast 10 all train from New York for Jack
| sonvIlle went through trestle st point seven
| ty-fve miles south OF Savannah this morning
The entire train, except the engine. IS demol-
| ished. Nineteen people are reported TO have
/ been killed. and between thirty and forty in
| jured, ten of whom expected to die. The
/ private OF President Wilbur. Of the Lehigh
| Valley railroad. with Mr. Wilbur and George
| Gould and wife and others in it. was one of the
| train. President Wilbur is reported TO be se-
riously injured George Gould is unhurt. and
| Mrs. Gould slightly injured Relief trains have
gone ont with physicians. Following Is . list or
the killed:
CHARLES PEAROE, train hand.
WM. MARTIN, news agent.
G. A. FULTON, master of transportation, Bruins
wick & Western railroad.
w. B. GTEGER, savannah.
FRED MAYNARD, New York.
F. n SMITH. Pullman conductor
MERRITT A. WILBUR, son Of the president of
the Lehigh Valley railroad
JOHN E. RAY, Dales Ml Ga.
COFFY WILLIAMS, colored, OF Valdosta.
Maj. j. II. PATE. Hawkinsville Ga.
LLOYD CARSON, colored.
COLSON FOSTER colored, Wayeross.
E. P. THOMPSON North Carolina.
Five negro mon names unknown.
The Injured are:
Milton Lawrence, colored; W. L. Griffin, con-
ductor; j. W. Thomson, Jacksonville. Fla;
Charles Brown, Savannah; C. ". Humbolt. Sa-
vanuah: Laura Jones, Townsville. Ga; Mrs.
McClinch, Philadelphia; Alice Simpson, New
York; Samuel Obes and wife, Providence r. l.;
DR.. Boothe and wife, New York; e. P Wilbur,
pany; w. A. Wilbur, son of the president
of the Lehigh Valley railroad P Fl. Wilbur.
of the president of tbs Lehigh Valley railroad;
Mas Cox. A g. Boyle, A. j. Faircloth, Wares
boro. Ga: Miss Matte Ray Dales Mill. Ga; J.
p. Thompson and wife, New Orleans; O. W.
Wallace. travelling passenger agent of the Lou
isvlIle 81 Nashville railroad: L. B. Mallard, bag
gage master; - Austin. colored, Waycross;
Henry Shook, colored, Savannah; C. e. Van
Vorlt, Savannah; A5C. Hudson, Macon Ga; J.
Papy fagman; g. NJ. Feredo and wife. New
York; j. Spiro, New York; Mrs. Hulburt New
York; Samuel Allen, train hand, Savannah;
Walter Goodrich, train hand, Savannah; e. But
terfield. New York.
Another list of the killed and wounded agrees
with the one already sent, except that it onntts
the names of Major Pate and Moses Gale. and
gives instead those of Mrs. Marion g. Shaw and
daughter Matte, of Jacksonville, Fla. It also
says George Gould escaped uniujured, but that
Mrs. Gould was badly shaken up 4 number of
doctors left Jacksonville for the scene OF the
cidsnt on special train at o'clock this after
noon.
The accident was caused by broken rail I'M
der the baggage car The baggage car got off
the track about quarter of mile before it
reached the ridge at Hurricane river. The bag
eaRe-car mounted the track, but the train
passed safely over the bridge. Immediately
on the other side OF the bridge there is tressle
everal hundred feet in length When the bag
gagecar struck this trestle-work it gave way,
and the entire train, with the exception of the
engine. dropped through. and. with the excep-
ton of one car, completely wrecked The
train consisted of combination car, three bag
gage cars. smoking car. one coach. two
Pullman sleepers. and private ear
of the Lehigh Valley road. The
private car was occupied by President Wilbur,
of the Lshigh Valley road, his family and
friends Tho second engine ran at once TO
Blackshear, mile distant. for assistance Soon
all the physicians in tho place were present, be-
anca in getting ont the dead and rescuing
the q wounded The superintendent of
the Savannah. Florida e. Western
road, Mr.. Fleming as he heard of the
accident, left Savannah for the scene Of the
wreck with physicians and nurses. All
the afternoon and evening he had a full
About 400 feet OF trestle earrid away. It
will take couple Of days to repair the track.
In the meantime passenger traffic will be over
the East Tennessee. Virginia & Georgia road.
and the Brunswick g. Western The second
section of the fast mail to-day went to Jackson
vile via Brunswick and Waycross. Up to mid
night the only communication with the scene of
tho wreck has been through the railroad officials.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March IA represent
alive of the Tirnes-Union arrived at Waycross,
near the scene of the accident. and found tbs
town wild with excitement The number of
dead aggregates 25, about equally divided 10
color. Nineteen persons were killed outright at
the wreck, and six died at Waycross during the
Afternoon. The wounded are being cared for in
Waycross and Blsckshear Several more are
expected to die.
A later dispatch from the Times Union COR
respondent at Waycross SAYS George Gould
was injured 10 the face. and Mrs. Gould 10 the
side, both slight injuries. Theodore BuGterfeld,
general passenger agent of the Roms, Water
town 90 Ogdensburg railroad was slightly In
jured and is overcome by the excitement and
exertion OF aiding the wounded. He il now
ar Waycross. President Wilbur, of the LehiRh
Valley railroad, has very severe scalp wound
A. A. Wilbur, of President Wilbur. has a
flesh wound On the chin. is cut deeply but not
seriously. r. 81. Wilbur, another son of Presi-
dent Wilbur, has his left wrist sprainad and
is bruised in the side. not serious General
Ferribo. of Tammany Hall. had his left hand
severely injured and suffered . confusion Of
the right side. His wife is severely in iursd on
the left side. and is suffering considerably.
All these are a. WaYeross. under treatment.