The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-18
An Axle HurIS a Train
From a TreStIe.
SORROW FOR SAVANNAH
FIVE FROM THIS CITY
COLD IN DEATH.

1ChOSS, oA.t hC loiot
mail train No. q leaving Savannah at
o'clock this morning went through the
Hurricane trestle, one and half miles east
Of Biackshear, at $50 o'clock this morning.
The entire train, consisting of the tender,
baggage car and smoker, one coach, the
Pullman sleeper Saxon and the private car
Minerva of E. P. Wilbur, President
of the Lehigh Valley road, is a
complete wreck. The accident was caused
probably by broken truck under the front
end of the baggage car, causing the train to
leave the track, and knock down the trestle,
The only car not actually broken into splin-
ters is that of President Wilbur. Thesc
beggars description.
The following is list of the killed and
wounded SO far as can be ascertained:
COLD IN DEATH.
The killed are:
WILLIAM A. MARTIN, of the Union News
Company.
W. B. GEIGER, a salesman for Mohr
Bros, of Savannah
c. A. FULTON, Master of transportation
Of the Brunswick and Western railway.
F. NJ SMITH, the Pullman conductor.
FRED MAYNARD, of New York.
JOHN T. RAY and daughter, of Black
shear
JOHN II. PATE, of Hawkinsville, Ga.
E. P. THOMPSON, of New YorK.
MRS. G. W. KELLY, of Palatka, Fla.
W. H MCGRIFF, of Savannah.
MRS W. A. SHAW aud daughter, oi
Jacksonville, Fla.
NJ. A. WILBUR, son of E. P. Wilbur, oi
Bethlehem, Pa.
J. Il. HURLBUT, of Philadelphia, Pa.
CHARLES PEAR, train hand, colored.
COFFEE WILLIAMS (colored), of Val
dosta.
LLOYD DAWSON (colored.
CESAR FOSTER (colored), of Waycross.
MOSES GATE colored), of Waycross.
Five unknown negro men.
THE INJURED.
The wounded are:
MILTON LAWRENCE (colored), slight.
WILLIAM GRIFFIN, conductor, danger
ously wounded.
J. A. THOMPSON, editor of the People
journal, of Jacksonville.
CHARLES BROWN. of Savannah tcolored)
badly hurt.
c. D. HELMBoLD, travelling agent of Ar
mour e. Co.
Miss LAURA JONES, of fThomasvi1le, slight
ly.
GEORGE J. GOULD and wife of New
York, slightly.
Mpc tx,cr, 1F pb;IaJalrbia iptar
nally.
MISS ALICE SIMPSON, of New York, in
ternally, badly.
SAMUEL AMEs and wife, of Providence
R. l., badly.
Mrs. AMEs is reported to have died sine
leaving the wreck.
DR.. BOOTH, of New York.
E. p. WILBUR, President of the Lehigt
valley railroad, of Bethlehem, Pa
W. a. WILBUR, of Bethlehem, Pa.
R. Ii. WILBUR, of Bethlehem, Pa.
MISS ISABELLA Cox, of Bethlehem, Pa.
internally.
A g. Broyle, of Bethlehem, Pa
a. j. FAIRcLoTH, of Waresboro.
+. BUrTERFIELD, of New York.
L. b. MALLARD, Baggage Master of tn
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
arm broken and cuts on the head.
T. b. THOMPSON and wife, Of New
Orleans
CAPT. o. W. WALLACE, Travelling Agen
OF the Louisville ard Nashville railroa
dangerously injured internally.
W. ID. MCCLUICH
AUSTIN, (colored) train handof Savan
nah.
HENRY SNEED (colored) of Savannah.
u L. VANvoRsT. of the Central railroad
A. G. HUDSON, of Macon, badly hurt.
4 FLAGMAN JOHN PAPY.
GEN. FERRERE and wife, of New York
badly injured
A D. SPIRRo, of Newark, N. J.
WALTER GOODYEAR, of Savannah.
Il oAM ALLEN a train hand, badly injured
Ihe citizens Of Blackshear turned out o
,nasse and rendered every assistance poss
DE to the wounded. TOO much praise car
not be given them for their tireless WORK
Inc scene at the wreck, with the groans c
'ne diving and mangled and tho corpses c
'ne dead, is one never to be forgotten.
eupt Fleming and his corps of assistant
ula everything that could be done for th
lehef Of the wounded and the care Of th
dead.