The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-02
SUBMITS FATAL CRASH.
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED, TWO DYING
AND MANY INJURED,

"A
Summit in the Train Orders Caused
the Collision-The Man Responsible
for TIE Accident Becomes a Raving
Maniac-r ach Train a Fast One.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. IA disas-
astrous collision occurred about l o'clock
Yesterday afternoon near Greenwood, Tenn,
between so-called "cannon-ball" trains
hound respectively north and south on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad. These trains
are the fastest in the South, making the
run between Cincinnati and Chattanooga, a
distance of $50 miles, in nine hours and
forty-two minutes. Owing to the fact that
the telegraph poles at the scene of the wreck
were prostrated or burned, it has been inn
possible to get details of the catastrophe
until to-day.
RUNNING LIKE THE WIND.
AT the time the collision occurred No 2,
the north-bound train, was running at the
rate of sixty miles an hour, and No. 1, the
south-bound train, at the rate of thirty-tiv
miles an hour and they came together with
a terrific shock. Fire at once broke out in
the wreck and three cars were entirely con-
sumed. The accident was caused by the
mistake of Conductor Shrum, of the north
train dispatcher.
BECOMES INSANE.
The order directed him to pass the south
bound train at Summit, hut he mistOok
that name for Somerset, which is a station
twenty-five miles farther north. He escaped
serious injury, but became insane as re-
suit of the accident and is now raving
maniac The persons instantly killed by
the accident were:
Lee Withrow, of Ludlow, KY, baggage
master.
Lawrence Callan, OF Ludlow, KY, bag
gagemaster.
". Bryan Powell, of Madisonville, O., a
Baltimore and Ohio express agent.
Fireman Cady, whose body was burned
up.
Miss Jessie Green, of Cincinnati, young
lady about % years Of age was fatally
scaided and died to-day She had been
days and was returning home. Two more
trainmen will probably die from their in
juries.
TEN PASSENGERS INJURED.
Ten passengers were seriously injured,
among them W. T. Roberts, of Riceville,
Tenn, mail agent, who had an arm and leg
broken. Both trains were totally wrecked.
and it seems almost miraculous that anyone
escaped alive. Trains on the road in the
vicinity of the accident were abandoned
until this morning, but the track has now
been cleared and trains are again moving.
TWO MORE DEATHS EXPECTED
James Severance, Jr., postal clerk, and
Patrick Taylor, engineer, are still alive,
but are probably fatally hurt
Michaels, engineer of the north-bound
train saw the south-bound train as he
emerged from the tunnel, and only fifty
feet away. He instantly put on the air
hro in, h
jumped down the embankment. Michels
arrived here tonight and is more seriously
injured than was at first reported. The
fireman escaped unhurt.
All the mail matter on the north-bound
train was destroyed, including two through
registered pouches. 1t is remarked as a
strange coincidence that the engine of the
north-bound train had in consequence of
four previous accidents, received the name
among the railroad men of fatal engine J.
and there was strong superstition against
running on it. 1t is now total wreck.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
LEXINGTON, KY. Jan. IA collision on
the Cincinnati Southern railroad took place
yesterday one mile south of Greenwood
KY, on a 60foot embankment, midway be.
tween tunnels and s. The following per
sons were killed:
Lee Withrow, baggagemaster, of Ludlow
Ky.
T. Candee, fireman, of Chattanooga, Tenn
Lawrence Callan. baggagemaster, of Lud
low, Ky.
jacksonville, o.
Miss Jessie Green, of Cincinnati.
SOME OF THE INJURED.
Among the injured are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery, of Covington, Ky.
were scalded and inhaled steam. They vii
both probably die. They were taken tC
Covington tonight
sam Sbrumm, conductor was internally
injured
l.. B. Gibson of Cincinnati, en- route
home from Florida, was badly scalded about
the face and hands, and it will probably
prove fatal
Joseph Nolan colored), porter on train
No. ., suffered laceration of the hip and
hand
William D. Michaels, engineer of trair
No. :, who jumped from the engine
sprained his ankle, had hand scalded and
cheek gashed
Pat Taylor, of Somerset, KY, engineer oi
train No. /. is bruised and suffering from
conclusion, and is badly hurt.
Pat Murphy, of junction City, KY, fire
man of train No. 1, had a leg broken.
W. 7. Roberts, of Riceville, Tenn, in the
mail service, had leg and arm broken.
w. E. jackson, of Ludlow, KY, express
messenger, had his hand, head and back
Sprained and bruised.
j. E. Sackett, of No Al Richmond street
Cincinnati, news agent, had his head, face.
back and legs bruised
j. c. Burch, of Sydney, o.. trav ling
passenger agent of the Chicago and Alton
railroad, is badly scalded, and his head
lace and hands are cut.
Joe Hepp, of Covington, KY, was scaldec
and bruised.
Dick Patton, Of Ludlow, KY, brake
man. was cut and scalded.
D. e. Campbell, of HanovertoH, o., wa
scalded ON the face neck and hands.
FIVE TAKEN TO CINCINNATI.
In addition to tho above train No. .
winch came north this evening, carried t'
cincinnati five or six badly injured paSsen
gers. These passengers We're in the boudoi
ear and the railroad officials refused
10 allow tho Associated Press reporte
access to thom or TO give their names or III
Jufles. DR.. Reddish, of Frankfort, il
Chafge OF the Greenwood coal mines, lef
Greenwood with the wounded and the body
et MISS Green for Cincinnati. A later trail
5ohowed, carrying all the dead except Mis-:
Green, VINO was left at Somerset. Very
shortly after the collision a wrecNing trair
lett Somerset in charge Of Supt
w. W. Wells, carrying DR.. j. il
DWens and all the SomerSe
-. a.. ~ gfar.