The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-24

The first section of the fast mail train
from New York for Jacksonville, Fla,
went through trestle at a point seven
tN-hNe miles south OF Savannah on the
18th. The entire train except the en-
CINE was demolished. TWENTY-FIVE per-
sons were killed and thirtv-two Injured
Ten of the latter are expected to die.
The private car of President Wilbur. of
the Lehigh Valley road, with Mr.. VIII
bur and George Gould and wife and
others in it, was in the train. President
Wilbur is reported 10 be seriously injur-
ed. George Gould and Mrs Gould were
slightly injured. Following is list of
the killed:
VIM. \. Martin, Union News Co,
Bridgeport, Ohio; w. b. Geiger, Sava-
nah; {. A. Fulton, master of transporta-
ton, Brunswick 4 Western Railway: F.
VI. smith, Pullman conductor; John T.
Ray, Blackshear; f. f. Thompson, New
York; Mrs. O. W. Kelly, Palatka; w. A.
McGriff, Columbia; Mrs. w. A. Shaw
and daughter, of Bethlehem. Pa;
Charles Pear Naldosta; Coffee Williams,
Naldosta; lloyd Dawson, Waycross ;
Caesar Forter, Waycross; Moses Gate.
WayCross; five unknown colored men.
The following is a revised list of the
injured; Milton Lawrence, Savannah,
slightly; VIM. T. Griffin, Savannah, con-
ductor, dangerously wounded; j. A.
Thompson, editor Peoples Journal,
Jacksonville; Chas. Brown, savannah,
badly hurt; G, d. Helmbold, travelling
agent of Armour x Co.; Miss
Laura Jones, Townsville, slight
ly; George j. Gould and wife, New
York, slightly; Mrs. McClinch, Philadel-
phia, internally; Miss Alice Simpson,
New York, internally and badly; Samuel
Ames and wife, Providence, X. T., bad
ly; Dr. Booth, New York. E. p. Viii
bur, president Lehigh Valley Railroad,
Bethlehem, Pa: Miss Isabella Cox,
Bethlehem Pa, internally; A. G.
Broyie, Bethlehem, Pa; A. ] Fair
cloth, Waresboro, ga; E. Butterfeld,
New York; l.. B. Mallard, Savan-
nah, arm broken and cut on the
head; I. B. Thompson and wife, New
Orleans; Capt. 0. W. Wallace, travelling
agent Louisville d Nashville railroad,
dangerously injured internally; w. d.
McClink, Savannah; Henry Sneed, Say
annah; {. +. Van Worst, Savannah; A.
Q. Hudson Macon, badly hurt; John
Papy, Fernandina, Fla; Gen. Ferrero
and wife, New York, badly injured; J.
Spirro, Newark, n. j.; Walter Goodyear,
Savannah; Sam Allen, Savannah; badly
injured; Fred Maynard, of New York,
reported hilled, was from Utica, n. Y,
was not killed, but is slightly injured.
George Gould and wife arrived at
Jacksonville next day at . p NJ. Mr..
Gould said: Neither myself nor my
wife is much injured, but our escape was
miracle. My wife, although not seri-
ously injured, is very stiff from the
shaking up caused by the sudden
stop and turning over of the coach.
The only injury | received was a
slight cut on one ear and one on the
forehead which did not amount to any
thing" Asked as to the object of his
visit to Florida, Mr.. Gould said: 81
came down to meet my father whom |
expect to arrive at Fernandlna in his
yacht in day or two" Mrs. Gould was
unable to walk to the train, and was car
ried to the car. The loss to George
Gould by the wreck will be $1,000. Mrs.
Gould lost ring valued at 81 600.
The accident was caused by a broken
rail under the baggage ear. The baggage
car got off the track about quarter of a
mile before it reached the bridge at
Hurricane river. The baggage car
mounted the track and the train passed
safely over the bridge. On the other side
of the bridge there is a trestle several
hundred feet long. When the baggage
car struck this trestie it gave way and
the entire train with the exception of
The engine dropped through and with
tie exception of one car was completely
wrecked. The train consisted of com
bifation car, three passenger cars,
smoking car, two Pullman sleepers and
a private car of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad. This private car
which was occupied by President
Wilbur of the Lehigh Valley road, his
family and friends survived the shock.
The second engine ran at once to Black
shear, mile distant, for assistance.
Soon ali the physicions in the place
were present, besides many who were
ready to render assistance in getting out
the dead and rescuing the wounded.