Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

He WAS MAKING lime.
But Lost Three Lives in the Attempt
A Fatal Collision.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 6.-News has
reached here of a frightful accident on the
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific
Railroad at Pine Knot, this State. Ii oc-
CURED on Sunday afternoon, and resulted
in the killing Of one man, the fatal in jur-
ing of another and the serious wounding of
others, besides the damage 10 the railroad.
The killed and injured are: Fireman John
Adams. of Lexington, killed outright, body
still under cars; Sol Perkins, tramp, in
jured internally, will die; Conductor Green
Porch, of this place, badly bruised about
the face; Engineer L. B. Murray, leg
broken; Brakeman James Gossell, hip
Joint dislocated; Brakeman William Jones,
leg fractured. The blame is placed on
Conductor Taylor and Engineer Muir
raw, of freight No. 20 who it seems,
attempting 10 run from State Line to
Pine Knot ahead of time. Conductor
Greenporch had orders to run to State Line
on freight No. Is, regardless If No. %.
When No. 20 was within a mile of Pine
Knot, Porchs train dashed from beyond a
curve, and went crashing into him before
the men on either train had time 10 jump
The engines were shattered into frag-
ments On the rebound, ten cars toppled
over the embankment and were shattered
into splinters. Doctors /. S. Warner and
George Perkins, OF this place. were wired for
and went down on the wrecking train TO
relieve the wounded. Taylor is a new man
and came here highly recommended. Porch
is from this place and is one Of the best con-
ductors on the road. Porch had orders to
run TO State Line, regardless of No. ~.
Taylor tried TO make Pine Knot on five
minutes time, and the above frightful ca
tastrophe WAS the result
A Famous sugar Planters Opinion.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Claus Spreck-
els, the famous sugar planter of san Fran
CISCO who is east for the purpose of select
ing location for q mammoth sugar re-
finery, was seen al the Continental Hotel
by q reporter. Mr. Spreckles, when asked
his opinion of the effect of the proposed re-
duction Of duty on sugar. replied: AS f.
as am concerned it makes no differe'
whether there is any change in the dut,
not. But am inclined to think il wou
injure the Louisiana planters; though i 10
not really know. The best sugar industry,
which am endeavoring TO promote, hav..I e
now q factory in course of erection in Cali
| fornia, may or may not be affected. / do
not think the consumer will get his sugs
any cheaper any how, as the retail price /,
regulated more by supply and demand
than by tariff Whether reduction at thi,
time would injure the best industry or not
| i soy ohhAi piO-
gress further. If my factory does not pay
I'll shut it up and lose the money have
expended"
"ls the rumor true that yen and several
Others have organized to fight the present
sugar trust?"
mo. l am entirely independent OF
trusts and intend TO remain so. ! an.
going to run my new refinery for all il is
worth and sell for what can get withou,
regard 10 any other organization"
'What do you think of the proposed
tariff bill'''
Il have not given il enough attention 70
answer that question, but I think things
we cannot produce in this country should
be free do not believe in any other re-
duction."
1t is said that Mr.. SPreckles is going to
give the trust a good deal of trouble-in
fact, break that organization up.
That the coast planter IS a fighter needs
no further testimony to prove. His whole
attitude has been one of antagonisrn OF
combines, and he has always refused to en-.
ter into any of them, though great induce
ments have been offered him to join. He
has numerous agents working for him al
over the East, and when he starts in thi
trusts might as well dissolve.