Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-21

Twenty-Five People Killed and a Large
Number Hurt.

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Twenty-Five People Killed and a Large
Number Hurt.
The first section of the fast mail train
from New York for Jacksonville, Fla,
went through trestle at point seven
ty-tive miles south of Savannah on the
18th. The entire train except the en-
CINE was demolished. Twenty-Five per-
sons were killed and thirty-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 to be seriously iniur-
3D. George Gould and Mrs Gould were
slightly injured. Following is a list Of
the killed:
VIM. A. Martin, Union News Co.,
ali; G. A. Fulton, master Of transporta-
ton, Brunswick & Western Railway; F..
NJ. smith, Pullman conductor; John I.
Ray, Blackshear; L. f. Thompson, New
York; Mrs. g. w. Kelly, Palatka; w. A.
McGriff, Columbia; Mrs. w. A. Shaw
and daughter, Of Bethlehem, Pa;
Charles Pear, Vadosta; Coffee Williams;
Valdosta; Lloyd Dawson, Waycross,
Caesar Porter, 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-
dTu4ctor, dangerously wounded; J. A.
Thompson, editor Peoples Journal,
Jacksonville; Chas Brown, Savannah,
badly hurt; c. D. Helmboid, travelling
agent of Armour & 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, r. l., bad
ly; DR.. Booth, New York, E. P. Wilbur,
president Lehigh Valley Railroad, Beth
lehem, Pa; Miss Isabella Cox, Beth
lehem, Pa, internally; A. G. Bro
cloth, Waresboro, Ca; D.. Butterfeld,
New York; L. B. Mallard, Savan-
nah, arm broken and cut on the
head; T. B. Thompson and wife, New
Orleans; Capt. O. w. Wallace, travelling
agent Louisville & Nashville railroad,
dangerously injured internally; w. d.
McClink, Savannah; Henry Sneed, Sa-
vannab; G. E. Van Worst, Savannah; A.
G.. Hudson, Macon, badly hurt; John
Papy, Fernandina, Fla; Gen Ferrero
and wife, New York, badly injured; J.
Spirro, Newark, n. j.; Walter Good
year, Savannah; Sam Allen, Savannah,
badly injured; Fred Maynard, of New
York, reported killed, was from Utica,
n. Y, was not killed, but is slightly in
jurcd.
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
a miracle. Nv 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 I 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: II
expect to arrive at Fernandina in his
yacht in a day or two" Mrs. Gould
was unable to walk to the train, and was
carried to the car. The loss to George
Gould by the wreck will be $1,000. Mrs.
Gould lost ring valued at 81 900.
The accident was caused by broken
rail under the baggage car. The baggage
car got off the track about quarter Of a
mile before it reached the bridge at
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 trestle it gave way and
the entire train with the exception Of
the engine dropped through and with
the exception Of one car was completely
wrecked. The train consisted of COM
'b1nation car, three passenger cars.
smoking car, two Pullman sleepers
and private car Of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad. This private car
which was occupied by President
Wilbur Of the Lehigh Valley road, his
family and friends, survived the shock.
shear, mile distant, for assistance.
Soon all the physicians in the place
were present, besides many who were
ready to render assistance in getting
out the dead and rescuing the wounded.