The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
DERAILED ON A CURVE.
a Score of People Injured and Two
Cars Burned Near Toccoa.

Cars Burned Near Toccoa.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 12.--The north
bound passenger train of tie Atlanta and
Charlotte air line was completely wrecked
about II 80 O'Clock this morning six miles
north of Toccoa. The accident occurred on
a curve, and was caused by rail being i'm
properly spiked. A section gang was
replacing the old iron with new steel rails,
and, owing to the f2ct that one of the new
rails had not been firmly spiked, the track
spread. The entire train, with the excep-
ton of the locomotive, was thrown down an
emhankment About twenty people were
hurt Two of them, Route Agents Shumake
and Allison, are believed to be fatally hurt.
vEsTIBULE CAR IN FLAMES.
The Swananoa, a new vestibule car, con-
tanned eleven passengers, and as soon as 1t
turned over it caught fire from the stove.
The passengers say that in an instant the
car was enVeloped in sheet of flames. 1t
blazed like pile of loose cotton. The pas
sengers were thrown about in every direc-
tion. In their panic stricken condition,
some of them in their frantic efforts to get
out of the car were badly injured.
jesse d. Beale of Montgomery, with his
fists broke out a window through which he
and others escaped.
l.. Garnett, the porter of the sleeper, with
an ak cut the rear door from its hinges, and
held it On his shoulders while some of the
passengers escaped,
ANOTHER CAR ALSO BURNED.
The vestibale car and the first-class pas
senger coach were reduced to ashes. A lady
from Greenville, whose name was not
known, with great presence of mind broke
out window with her bare fists, through
which she and her three small children then
escaped. AS soon as they were safe she
turned her attention to the injured. Open
ing her valise procured pieces of clothing
which she tore in strips and with them
dressed the wounds of the injured passen-
gers.
PRAISE FOR THE TRAINMEN.
The passengers say that too much praise
cannot be accorded Conductor j. L. Dodge,
l.. Garnett the porter, and w. A. Peters
the waiter All of these men worked hard
to alleviate the sufferings of those who were
injured.
Among those who are worst hurt are:
HID. HEIGLER, CT No. 218 Front street,
Philadelphia, whose right arm is badly
hurt and knee sprained.
j. D. BEALE of Montgomery, brother-in-
law Of Sid Phelan of Atlanta. He had both
of his hands badly crushed and frlghtfully
burnt.
Mrs. JAMES McPhillips of Mobile had her
face cut aud bruised.
ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS.
E. L. RUSSELL of Mobile, attorney of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad and an elector on
the Cleveland and Thurman ticket, is badly
hurt. His right leg is terribly gashed and
both of his hands are cut and burned.
JAMES NJ WOOD of No. 113 Chambers
street, New Y ork, had his head cut and
bruised.
RICHARD E. SEILIGMAN of Galveston had
his head cut in several places.
Miss S. II. HOLMES of Atlanta was badly
bruised but not seriously injured.
JOE WAXELBAUM of Macon had his foot
and hand cut, and is, also badly bruised in
the left side.
WILLIAM HOLLAND, a commercial trav-
eler, is supposed to be fatally injured. He
is cut burned and internally injured.
WOULD HAVE BLEED TO DEATH.
Mr.. Beale would have bled to death from
an artery which was cut in his left arm had
not the blood been stopped by a woman,
who bound the arm tightly with piece of
string.
With the exception of Messrs. Beale and
Russell, who passed through this city to-
night on their way home, all of the other
passengers who were hurt were left at Toe
Goa.
DR.. w. Perrin Nicholson was sent up
from Atlanta and took charge of the
wounded people.
The injuries of the two route agents,
Shumake and Allison, are internal.
When the mail car rolled over, large
amount of mail matter fell upon them, and
when they were taken out they were
scarcely alive. At last accounts they were
both unconscious.